Stephen Black
Challenging a Statistic: Why should we accept that 60 percent of adult Australians have low health literacy?
University of Technology Sydney
paper briefly considers australias national health survey published australian bureau statistics abs 2008 widely referenced within health sector main issue discussed use criterion level level 3 determine point nearly 60 percent australian adults considered inadequate health literacy argument made criterion level arbitrary statistically unjustified yet serves purpose presenting health literacy crisis demanding action turn represents interests dominant groups globalised neoliberal era