Adults who had their blood pressure measured within the preceding 2 years and could state whether their blood pressure was normal or high,a by race, United States, 2003 |
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Total | White | Black | Asian | NHOPI | AI/AN | Multiple races | |||||||||
Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | |
Total | 90.4 | 0.2 | 90.3 | 0.3 | 92.0 | 0.5 | 87.1 | 1.4 | * | * | 89.1 | 3.0 | 89.4 | 1.9 | |
Age, not age adjusted | 18-44 | 88.0 | 0.3 | 87.7 | 0.4 | 90.6 | 0.8 | 86.4 | 1.8 | * | * | 87.0 | 4.5 | 88.1 | 2.7 |
45-64 | 92.4 | 0.3 | 92.4 | 0.4 | 93.8 | 0.7 | 86.4 | 2.6 | * | * | 91.4 | 4.1 | 93.3 | 2.5 | |
65 and over | 94.3 | 0.4 | 94.6 | 0.4 | 92.5 | 1.2 | 91.3 | 3.4 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Gender | Female | 93.0 | 0.2 | 93.0 | 0.3 | 93.9 | 0.5 | 89.9 | 1.5 | * | * | 89.7 | 3.4 | 91.9 | 2.1 |
Male | 87.7 | 0.3 | 87.6 | 0.4 | 89.5 | 0.9 | 83.9 | 2.3 | * | * | 88.2 | 4.2 | 86.7 | 3.4 | |
Health insurance,b age 18-64 | Private | 92.6 | 0.3 | 92.5 | 0.3 | 94.7 | 0.6 | 88.9 | 1.6 | * | * | 91.1 | 4.0 | 90.5 | 2.8 |
Public | 93.1 | 0.5 | 92.7 | 0.7 | 94.4 | 0.9 | 90.5 | 4.0 | * | * | * | * | 91.7 | 3.6 | |
Uninsured | 77.6 | 0.7 | 76.4 | 0.8 | 83.6 | 1.5 | 74.2 | 4.1 | * | * | 85.1 | 4.8 | 87.6 | 3.8 | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare and private | 95.1 | 0.4 | 95.2 | 0.5 | 95.3 | 1.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Medicare and public | 94.8 | 0.9 | 95.9 | 0.9 | 93.0 | 2.1 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Medicare only | 91.7 | 0.9 | 92.3 | 0.9 | 90.0 | 2.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Family incomec | Negative/poor | 85.9 | 0.7 | 85.0 | 0.8 | 89.7 | 1.2 | 81.9 | 4.3 | * | * | * | * | 87.7 | 3.4 |
Near poor/low | 87.1 | 0.6 | 86.8 | 0.7 | 89.8 | 1.3 | 79.2 | 4.6 | * | * | * | * | 90.3 | 4.3 | |
Middle | 90.2 | 0.5 | 90.0 | 0.6 | 92.5 | 1.0 | 86.5 | 3.0 | * | * | 94.3 | 3.4 | 85.2 | 4.2 | |
High | 93.2 | 0.4 | 93.1 | 0.4 | 95.6 | 0.9 | 91.3 | 1.9 | * | * | * | * | 93.5 | 3.9 | |
Education, age 25 and over | Less than high school | 82.9 | 0.7 | 82.1 | 0.8 | 87.8 | 1.5 | 83.7 | 5.1 | * | * | * | * | 88.0 | 4.2 |
High school graduate | 90.8 | 0.4 | 90.9 | 0.4 | 91.7 | 0.9 | 82.1 | 3.8 | * | * | * | * | 84.5 | 4.4 | |
At least some college | 93.7 | 0.2 | 93.5 | 0.3 | 95.5 | 0.6 | 91.6 | 1.4 | * | * | 97.5 | 1.6 | 94.5 | 1.6 | |
Residence location | Urban | 90.2 | 0.3 | 90.0 | 0.3 | 92.2 | 0.5 | 86.8 | 1.4 | * | * | 85.4 | 3.8 | 89.6 | 2.0 |
Rural | 91.1 | 0.5 | 91.1 | 0.5 | 91.2 | 1.4 | * | * | * | * | 95.7 | 2.7 | 87.1 | 5.1 |
a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population, except where indicated.
b A small number of persons who were covered by both public and private health insurance plans were included in the "private health insurance" category only.
c Negative/poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, over the poverty line to just below 200 percent of the poverty line; middle, 200 percent to just below 400 percent of the poverty line; and high, 400 percent of the poverty line and over. Missing values for family income were imputed using multiple imputation methodology. A small number of persons were excluded because their family income could not be imputed.
* Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality or confidentiality.
Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; SE: standard error.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey.