Objective　To understand the basic medical literacy status of Chongqing residents in 2016 and it’s influencing factors. Methods　From August to December of 2016

multi-stage stratified cluster random sampling and PPS method were used to extract 15-69 years permanent residents from 34 counties in Chongqing to investigate residents' status and influencing factors of basic medical literacy by paper questionnaire survey

and SPSS 21.0 software was adopted for data analysis

and multi-factor logistic regression analysis was used for main result. Results　The basic medical literacy level of Chongqing residents was 10.59% in 2016. 8 217 people were surveyed and 8 214 valid questionnaires for this analysis were completed. The ratio of urban and rural population was 0.43∶1 and sex ratio was 1.02∶1. Multi-factor logistic regression analysis showed that education level was an important factor affecting the basic medical literacy of residents. Conclusion　The basic medical literacy level of Chongqing residents in 2016 is still at a low level

and the education and region are the main influencing factors

so it is necessary to carry out targeted health educational and health promotion activities.