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Hypertension Module

Question 12: Were you told on two or more visits to a doctor or other health professional that you had high blood pressure?

Response Categories

2004
% (95% CI)

2005
% (95% CI)

2006
% (95% CI)

Yes

 NA

82.2 (794-84.9)

 NA

Yes, but female only during pregnancy

 

0.1 (0.0-0.4)

 

No

 

17.1 (14.4-19.8)

 

Told borderline or pre-hypertensive

 

0.6 (0.1-1.1)

 

Percentage among respondents ever told had high blood pressure, excluding unknown and missing

 

Response Categories

2007
% (95% CI)

2008
% (95% CI)

2009
% (95% CI)

Yes

NA    

Yes, but female only during pregnancy

     

No

     

Told borderline or pre-hypertensive

     

Percentage among respondents ever told had high blood pressure, excluding unknown and missing


Table Type

Question response frequency

Denominator:

Respondents who were ever told they had high blood pressure

Abbreviations:

n = number of respondents

 

% = weighted percent of respondents giving this response

 

95% CI = confidence intervals

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