Table 1.

Reliablity and Validity of English and Spanish Candidate Scenarios and Total Test

Scenario		Number of Items	Reliability:Cronbach α	*Validity: Pearson r**
* Correlation of scenario score and score on criterion (ie, Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults, Spanish Version).
† This scenario (nutrition label) was selected as the single best scenario, and is the content of the Newest Vital Sign – Spanish.
English
1.	Prescription for headache medication	3	0.23	0.43
2.	Consent form for angiography	4	0.40	0.51
3.	Self-care instructions for heart failure	5	0.38	0.20
4.	Nutrition label from ice cream^†	6	0.76	0.59
5.	Instructions for tapering prednisone	3	0.66	0.35
	Total	21	0.78	0.64
Spanish
1.	Prescription for headache medication	3	0.37	0.38
2.	Consent form for angiography	4	0.37	0.55
3.	Self-care instructions for heart failure	5	0.33	−0.01
4.	Nutrition label from ice cream^†	6	0.69	0.49
5.	Instructions for tapering prednisone	3	0.39	0.37
	Total	21	0.69	0.59