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Table 31a
Adults who have had their blood pressure measured within the preceding 2 years and can state whether their blood pressure was normal or higha, by race, United States, 2003
Population group Total Single race Multiple races
White Black Asian NHOPI AI/AN
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 insuranceb, 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 or poor 86.1 0.7 84.9 0.9 89.7 1.2 83.7 4.6 * * * * 89.3 3.3
Near poor/low 87.2 0.6 86.8 0.7 90.0 1.3 80.9 5.0 * * * * 89.9 4.7
Middle 90.6 0.5 90.4 0.5 93.1 0.9 86.6 3.1 * * * * 89.1 3.9
High 93.7 0.4 93.5 0.4 95.9 1.2 93.4 1.9 * * * * 86.4 0.7
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 or 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.

* 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.

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