Percentage of Adults with Diagnosed Hypertension

Subpopulation Unweighted Frequency Weighted Percentage Standard Error Lower 95% Confidence
Limit		 Upper 95% Confidence
Limit
TOTAL 666 30.8 1.8 27.2 34.3
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SEX . . . . .
Male 276 35.6 5.6 24.7 46.6
Female 390 26.1 1.7 22.8 29.5
AGE GROUP . . . . .
18-24 years 9 29.0 9.3 10.8 47.3
25-34 years 39 12.4 1.9 8.6 16.1
35-44 years 81 17.3 4.2 9.1 25.6
45-54 years 154 34.4 6.0 22.7 46.1
55-64 years 154 39.1 2.9 33.4 44.7
65+ years 217 55.6 5.2 45.5 65.8
ETHNICITY . . . . .
Hispanic 169 15.3 0.8 13.8 16.9
Non-Hispanic 497 31.9 1.4 29.3 34.6
RACE . . . . .
White Only 233 32.3 1.4 29.5 35.2
Black Only 293 31.8 1.8 28.2 35.4
Other Race Only 118 18.8 6.2 6.6 31.1
More than One Race 21 21.7 2.3 17.3 26.1
EDUCATION . . . . .
Less than High School 147 35.0 8.9 17.6 52.4
High School Graduate or G.E.D. 219 36.6 2.5 31.7 41.4
Some College 160 29.6 1.8 26.0 33.2
College Graduate 135 25.1 3.2 18.8 31.4
ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME . . . . .
Less than $15,000 101 26.8 5.5 16.0 37.6
$15,000 - $24,999 174 39.5 8.5 22.8 56.2
$25,000 - $34,999 118 32.8 7.4 18.3 47.4
$35,000 - $49,999 96 39.9 3.9 32.3 47.4
$50,000+ 109 18.9 2.0 15.0 22.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS . . . . .
Employed for Wages / Self-Employed 306 24.9 1.2 22.6 27.2
Out of Work 28 42.2 23.3 0.0 87.8
Homemaker / Student 38 10.8 1.6 7.7 13.8
Retired 215 50.7 4.6 41.6 59.7
Unable to Work 77 58.0 8.4 41.6 74.5
AVERAGE HOURS WORKED . . . . .
None 195 44.3 2.9 38.6 49.9
1-19 Hours 23 36.1 9.6 17.2 54.9
20-39 Hours 52 16.5 3.2 10.1 22.8
40 + Hours 245 25.2 3.5 18.4 32.0
MARITAL STATUS . . . . .
Married / Member of Unmarried Couple 329 28.2 2.9 22.6 33.8
Divorced / Separated 140 30.7 5.3 20.3 41.0
POPULATION DENSITY . . . . .
Frontier 24 27.3 8.6 10.5 44.2
Rural 36 43.5 9.9 24.2 62.8
Densely-settled Rural 78 33.2 7.5 18.6 47.9
Semi-urban 71 34.5 4.9 24.8 44.2
Urban 453 27.0 3.7 19.8 34.2
SELF-PERCEIVED HEALTH STATUS . . . . .
Fair or Poor 235 43.4 2.5 38.5 48.3
Excellent to Good 430 28.0 2.5 23.0 33.0
DIABETES STATUS . . . . .
Has Diabetes 172 70.5 4.7 61.2 79.7
No Diabetes 493 27.6 1.4 24.8 30.4
ASTHMA STATUS . . . . .
Current Asthma 69 44.5 12.5 20.0 68.9
No Current Asthma 594 29.6 3.1 23.5 35.6
MENTAL HEALTH INDICATOR . . . . .
14+ days mental health not good 88 38.9 5.6 27.9 49.8
<14 days mental health not good 565 29.8 1.9 26.1 33.5
WEIGHT CATEGORY . . . . .
Normal or Underweight (BMI <25) 142 17.8 1.7 14.3 21.2
Overweight (25 <= BMI < 30) 222 29.7 2.7 24.3 35.0
Obese (BMI >= 30) 241 50.4 10.6 29.5 71.2
RECOMMENDED LEVEL OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY . . . . .
Meets Recommendation 228 25.0 1.8 21.4 28.6
Insufficient 268 35.3 3.8 27.8 42.7
No Activity 143 36.4 5.1 26.4 46.4

Numerator: Respondents reporting they had been told by a doctor or
health care professional that they have high blood pressure.
Denominator: All respondents, excluding unknowns and refusals.