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Hypertension Module

Question 1: Have you ever been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that you have high blood pressure?

Response Categories

2001
% (95% CI)

2002
% (95% CI)

2003
% (95% CI)

Yes

24.1 (22.3-25.9)

25.0 (23.3-26.7)

24.0 (22.4-25.6)

No

75.9 (74.1-77.7)

73.6 (71.8-75.3) 

 75.4 (73.8-77.1)

Yes, pregnant only

 

1.4 (0.9-1.9)

0.6 (0.3-0.8) 

Percentage among all respondents, excluding unknown and missing


Response Categories

2004
% (95% CI)

2005
% (95% CI)

2006
% (95% CI)

Yes

 NA

23.3 (21.9-24.8)

NA 

No

 

75.9 (74.4-77.3)

 

Yes, pregnant only

 

0.8 (0.5-1.1)

 

Borderline High or Pre-Hypertensive      

Percentage among all respondents, excluding unknown and missing

 

Response Categories

2007
% (95% CI)

2008
% (95% CI)

2009
% (95% CI)

Yes

 26.0 (24.5-27.4)

 

 

No

 72.0 (70.5-73.5)

 

 

Yes, pregnant only

 0.7 ( 0.3- 1.1)

 

 

Borderline High or Pre-Hypertensive 1.3 ( 1.0- 1.7)    

Percentage among all respondents excluding unknown and missing


Table Type

Question response frequency

Denominator:

All respondents

Abbreviations:

n = number of respondents

 

% = weighted percent of respondents giving this response

 

95% CI = confidence intervals

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