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Table 1.31: National Screening for High Blood Pressure, 1998
| Proportion of persons age 18 and over who have had blood pressure measured within preceding 2 years and can state whether their blood pressure is normal or high, United States, 1998 a |
| |
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|
| Population group |
Percent |
Standard error |
| Total |
90.1 |
0.2 |
| Age (not age adjusted) |
| 18-44 |
88.8 |
0.3 |
| 45-64 |
91.5 |
0.3 |
| 65 and over |
92.1 |
0.4 |
| Race |
| American Indian or Alaska Native |
88.5 |
2.2 |
| Asian or Pacific Islander |
86.4 |
1.5 |
| Asian |
86.4 |
1.7 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander |
DSU |
DSU |
| Black or African American |
92.2 |
0.5 |
| White |
90.1 |
0.3 |
| Ethnicity |
| Hispanic |
83.6 |
0.7 |
| Total, non-Hispanic |
91.0 |
0.2 |
| Black or African American |
92.3 |
0.5 |
| White |
91.0 |
0.3 |
| Gender |
| Female |
92.7 |
0.3 |
| Male |
87.5 |
0.3 |
| Health insurance |
| Persons under age 65 |
92.2 |
0.2 |
| Private |
92.2 |
0.3 |
| Public |
91.7 |
0.7 |
| Uninsured |
77.3 |
0.8 |
| Persons age 65 and over |
92.1 |
0.4 |
| Medicare + any private |
93.4 |
0.5 |
| Medicare + any public |
90.1 |
1.2 |
| Medicare only |
89.0 |
1.0 |
| Family income |
| < 100% of poverty level |
86.0 |
0.7 |
| 100-199% of poverty level |
87.0 |
0.6 |
| 200-399% of poverty level |
90.4 |
0.4 |
| >=400% of poverty level |
93.9 |
0.3 |
| Unknown |
87.9 |
0.6 |
| Education (persons age 25 and over) |
| Less than high school |
83.7 |
0.7 |
| High school graduate |
89.6 |
0.4 |
| At least some college |
92.9 |
0.3 |
| Residence location |
| MSA |
90.1 |
0.2 |
| Non-MSA |
90.2 |
0.5 |
a Measure is age adjusted.
Race categories represent "primary" race (persons reported only one race or more than one race and identified one race as best representing their race).
DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.
NA - Not applicable.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey.
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