Description
PRELIMINARY VARIABLE: Variable description not yet updated.
[Placeholder variable description: Ever take prescribed medicine to lower blood pressure].
Comparability
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- 1974: Sample persons age 17+ who have ever been told by a doctor that they had high blood pressure or hypertension.
- 1985; 1990: Sample persons age 18+ who have ever been told they had high blood pressure not related to pregnancy and who are not now taking medication for high blood pressure (or for whom it was unknown whether they were now taking medication for high blood pressure).
- 1991: Sample persons age 18+ who have ever been told they had high blood pressure or borderline high blood pressure (not related to pregnancy) or for whom it was unknown whether they had high blood pressure.
- 1993: Half of sample persons age 18+ in quarters 3 and 4 (excluded from AIDS supplement) who have ever been told they had high blood pressure or borderline high blood pressure (not related to pregnancy) or for whom it was unknown whether they had high blood pressure.
- 1994: Half of sample persons age 18+ (excluded from AIDS supplement) who have ever been told they had high blood pressure or borderline high blood pressure (not related to pregnancy) or for whom it was unknown whether they had high blood pressure.
- 1998; 2003: Sample adults age 18+ who were ever told they had high blood pressure not related to pregnancy (or for whom it was unknown whether their high blood pressure was pregnancy-related).
- 1999: Sample adults age 18+ who were ever told they had high blood pressure.
- 2008: Sample adults 18+ who were ever told they had high blood pressure that was not related to pregnancy or Ref/DK if high blood pressure was pregnancy related.
Codes and Frequencies
Availability
- 1974, 1985, 1990-1991, 1993-1994, 1998-1999, 2003, 2008
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Weights
- 1974, 1985, 1990-1991, 1998-1999, 2003, 2008 : SAMPWEIGHT
- 1993-1994 : SUPP2WT
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