Percentage of Adults with Diagnosed Hypertension on Two or More Different Visits

Subpopulation Unweighted Frequency Weighted Percentage Standard Error Lower 95% Confidence
Limit		 Upper 95% Confidence
Limit
TOTAL 1019 18.5 0.6 17.3 19.8
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SEX . . . . .
Male 373 17.8 1.0 15.8 19.8
Female 646 19.3 0.8 17.7 20.8
AGE GROUP . . . . .
18-24 years 3 1.2 0.8 0.0 2.8
25-34 years 28 5.8 1.2 3.4 8.2
35-44 years 85 11.6 1.3 9.0 14.2
45-54 years 173 19.9 1.5 17.0 22.8
55-64 years 239 33.0 1.9 29.3 36.8
65+ years 488 41.2 1.6 38.1 44.3
ETHNICITY . . . . .
Hispanic 26 7.5 1.7 4.2 10.8
Non-Hispanic 991 19.5 0.7 18.2 20.8
RACE . . . . .
White Only 914 18.8 0.7 17.4 20.1
Black Only 52 27.8 4.0 20.0 35.7
Other Race Only 32 11.1 2.4 6.4 15.8
More than One Race 19 24.5 6.6 11.7 37.4
EDUCATION . . . . .
Less than High School 88 18.4 2.5 13.5 23.2
High School Graduate or G.E.D. 365 20.8 1.2 18.4 23.2
Some College 280 17.3 1.2 15.1 19.6
College Graduate 284 17.6 1.1 15.5 19.7
ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME . . . . .
Less than $15,000 120 25.2 2.8 19.8 30.6
$15,000 - $24,999 208 22.7 1.8 19.2 26.2
$25,000 - $34,999 138 20.8 1.9 17.0 24.6
$35,000 - $49,999 156 18.9 1.6 15.7 22.1
$50,000+ 233 14.9 1.0 12.9 16.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS . . . . .
Employed for Wages / Self-Employed 419 13.7 0.7 12.3 15.1
Out of Work 22 9.8 2.4 5.1 14.6
Homemaker / Student 49 9.0 1.5 6.0 12.0
Retired 461 41.4 1.7 38.2 44.7
Unable to Work 66 39.3 4.8 29.9 48.7
AVERAGE HOURS WORKED . . . . .
None 458 30.8 1.4 27.9 33.6
1-19 Hours 41 16.7 2.9 11.0 22.5
20-39 Hours 96 12.7 1.5 9.7 15.7
40 + Hours 322 14.2 0.8 12.5 15.8
MARITAL STATUS . . . . .
Married / Member of Unmarried Couple 530 18.3 0.8 16.8 19.9
Divorced / Separated 179 25.1 1.8 21.5 28.7
Widowed 238 40.5 2.2 36.2 44.8
Never Married 71 7.3 1.2 4.9 9.6
DISABILITY STATUS . . . . .
Living with a Disability 413 35.1 1.8 31.5 38.6
Living without a Disability 604 14.5 0.6 13.3 15.8
POPULATION DENSITY . . . . .
Frontier 51 17.4 2.8 11.9 22.9
Rural 131 21.4 1.9 17.7 25.2
Densely-settled Rural 172 19.9 1.7 16.6 23.2
Semi-urban 233 22.1 1.5 19.0 25.1
Urban 431 16.4 0.9 14.6 18.1
SELF-PERCEIVED HEALTH STATUS . . . . .
Fair or Poor 303 40.1 2.3 35.7 44.5
Excellent to Good 711 15.3 0.6 14.1 16.5
HEALTH INSURANCE STATUS . . . . .
Uninsured 54 7.8 1.2 5.4 10.2
Insured 963 20.2 0.7 18.9 21.6
DIABETES STATUS . . . . .
Has Diabetes 203 51.9 3.1 45.8 58.0
No Diabetes 816 16.2 0.6 14.9 17.4
HYPERTENSION STATUS . . . . .
Hypertension 1019 80.5 1.4 77.8 83.3
No Hypertension 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
ASTHMA STATUS . . . . .
Current Asthma 95 26.6 2.9 20.8 32.3
No Current Asthma 921 18.0 0.7 16.7 19.3
ARTHRITIS STATUS . . . . .
Has arthritis 555 35.7 1.4 32.9 38.6
No arthritis 460 12.3 0.7 11.1 13.6
MENTAL HEALTH INDICATOR . . . . .
14+ days mental health not good 110 27.4 2.9 21.8 33.0
<14 days mental health not good 895 17.8 0.7 16.5 19.1
SMOKING STATUS . . . . .
Current Smoker 140 15.1 1.5 12.2 17.9
Non-Smoker 877 19.3 0.7 17.9 20.7
WEIGHT CATEGORY . . . . .
Normal or Underweight (BMI <25) 243 10.8 0.8 9.2 12.3
Overweight (25 <= BMI < 30) 374 19.6 1.1 17.5 21.8
Obese (BMI >= 30) 349 30.9 1.7 27.6 34.2
LEISURE TIME PHYSICAL ACTIVITY . . . . .
Participates in leisure time physical activity 675 17.1 0.7 15.7 18.5
Does not participate in leisure time physical activity 344 23.3 1.5 20.4 26.1
RECOMMENDED LEVEL OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY . . . . .
Meets Recommendations 361 15.1 0.9 13.4 16.8
Insufficient 394 19.5 1.1 17.4 21.6
No Activity 226 28.7 2.0 24.7 32.6

Numerator: Respondents reporting they had been told by a doctor or
health care professional that they have high blood pressure on two or more different.
to a doctor or other health care professional
Denominator: All respondents, excluding unknowns and refusals.
 
On Questionnaire Split B