Table 31c 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 family incomeb, United States, 2003 |
Population group |
Total |
Negative/poor |
Near poor/low |
Middle |
High |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
90.4 |
0.2 |
86.1 |
0.7 |
87.2 |
0.6 |
90.6 |
0.5 |
93.7 |
0.4 |
Age (not age adjusted) |
18-44 |
88.0 |
0.3 |
83.8 |
1.1 |
84.2 |
1.0 |
88.7 |
0.7 |
92.7 |
0.5 |
45-64 |
92.4 |
0.3 |
88.1 |
1.3 |
88.7 |
1.2 |
91.2 |
0.8 |
95.2 |
0.4 |
65 and over |
94.3 |
0.4 |
93.1 |
1.2 |
93.6 |
0.9 |
94.9 |
0.7 |
96.1 |
0.7 |
Race |
AI/AN only |
89.1 |
3.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Asian only |
87.1 |
1.4 |
83.7 |
4.6 |
80.9 |
5.0 |
86.6 |
3.1 |
93.4 |
1.9 |
NHOPI only |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Black only |
92.0 |
0.5 |
89.7 |
1.2 |
90.0 |
1.3 |
93.1 |
0.9 |
95.9 |
1.2 |
White only |
90.3 |
0.3 |
84.9 |
0.9 |
86.8 |
0.7 |
90.4 |
0.5 |
93.5 |
0.4 |
Multiple races |
89.4 |
1.9 |
89.3 |
3.3 |
89.9 |
4.7 |
89.1 |
3.9 |
86.4 |
0.7 |
Ethnicity |
Hispanic (all races) |
83.2 |
0.7 |
79.0 |
1.5 |
81.2 |
1.3 |
85.1 |
1.4 |
92.7 |
1.2 |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
91.7 |
0.2 |
88.5 |
0.9 |
89.4 |
0.7 |
91.4 |
0.5 |
93.8 |
0.4 |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
92.1 |
0.5 |
89.5 |
1.3 |
90.3 |
1.3 |
93.3 |
0.9 |
95.8 |
1.2 |
Non-Hispanic, White |
91.9 |
0.3 |
88.3 |
1.1 |
89.5 |
0.8 |
91.5 |
0.5 |
93.6 |
0.4 |
Gender |
Female |
93.0 |
0.2 |
90.1 |
0.7 |
91.0 |
0.7 |
93.7 |
0.5 |
95.2 |
0.5 |
Male |
87.7 |
0.3 |
80.4 |
1.4 |
82.8 |
1.1 |
87.5 |
0.7 |
92.3 |
0.6 |
Health insurancec, age 18-64 |
Private |
92.6 |
0.3 |
91.1 |
1.6 |
89.5 |
1.0 |
91.7 |
0.5 |
93.9 |
0.4 |
Public |
93.1 |
0.5 |
92.8 |
1.0 |
92.6 |
1.2 |
95.0 |
1.1 |
94.1 |
2.1 |
Uninsured |
77.6 |
0.7 |
73.4 |
1.6 |
79.5 |
1.3 |
79.3 |
1.5 |
82.2 |
2.3 |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare and private |
95.1 |
0.4 |
96.7 |
1.8 |
93.5 |
1.2 |
95.3 |
0.8 |
95.8 |
0.8 |
Medicare and public |
94.8 |
0.9 |
96.2 |
1.2 |
94.3 |
2.2 |
91.2 |
3.1 |
97.9 |
1.3 |
Medicare only |
91.7 |
0.9 |
85.8 |
3.2 |
93.5 |
1.5 |
95.0 |
1.6 |
96.1 |
1.8 |
Education (age 25 and over) |
Less than high school |
82.9 |
0.7 |
80.6 |
1.4 |
82.6 |
1.4 |
83.4 |
1.6 |
90.0 |
2.6 |
High school graduate |
90.8 |
0.4 |
88.3 |
1.3 |
87.3 |
1.2 |
92.0 |
0.7 |
93.2 |
0.7 |
At least some college |
93.7 |
0.2 |
89.9 |
1.4 |
92.1 |
0.8 |
92.5 |
0.5 |
95.2 |
0.3 |
Residence location |
Urban |
90.2 |
0.3 |
86.8 |
0.8 |
86.4 |
0.7 |
90.2 |
0.5 |
93.4 |
0.4 |
Rural |
91.1 |
0.5 |
84.3 |
1.6 |
89.1 |
1.3 |
91.4 |
0.9 |
94.6 |
0.8 |
a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population, except where indicated.
b 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.
c 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.
* 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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