Told More Than Once By Health Professional That You Have High Blood Pressure

State of Hawaii, BRFSS 1997

Demographic Characteristics	More than once   N          %        95% C.I.	Only once        N          %        95% C.I.	Total
TOTAL	411     80.1     (75.7-83.8)	96     19.9     (16.2-24.3)	507
AGE GROUP
18-24 Years	7     50.5     (24.5-76.3)	7     49.5     (23.7-75.5)	--
25-34 Years	21     57.6     (40.4-73.2)	18     42.4     (26.8-59.6)	--
35-44 Years	48     59.7     (46.6-71.6)	28     40.3     (28.4-53.4)	76
45-54 Years	81     81.1     (70.1-88.8)	15     18.9     (11.2-29.9)	96
55-64 Years	90     92.7     (85.7-96.4)	11      7.3     ( 3.6-14.3)	101
65+ Years	162     89.4     (83.1-93.6)	17     10.6     ( 6.4-16.9)	179
Unknown/Refused	-	-	--
GENDER
Male	182     77.6     (71.0-83.1)	52     22.4     (16.9-29.0)	234
Female	229     82.7     (76.7-87.4)	44     17.3     (12.6-23.3)	273
ETHNICITY
White	121     79.6     (70.9-86.1)	28     20.4     (13.9-29.1)	149
Hawaiian	48     70.8     (56.2-82.1)	17     29.2     (17.9-43.8)	65
Filipino	38     78.6     (63.1-88.8)	11     21.4     (11.2-36.9)	--
Japanese	142     84.1     (76.4-89.6)	24     15.9     (10.4-23.6)	166
Others	62     81.3     (70.1-88.9)	16     18.7     (11.1-29.9)	78
MARITAL STATUS
Married	220     80.9     (75.4-85.4)	57     19.1     (14.6-24.6)	277
Unmarried	191     78.3     (70.6-84.5)	39     21.7     (15.5-29.4)	230
Unknown/Refused	-	-	--
EDUCATION
<High School	57     85.3     (70.3-93.4)	7     14.7     ( 6.6-29.7)	64
High School	129     75.5     (67.6-82.1)	42     24.5     (17.9-32.4)	171
Some College	103     86.0     (77.0-91.9)	16     14.0     ( 8.1-23.0)	119
College	122     78.6     (70.0-85.3)	31     21.4     (14.7-30.0)	153
Unknown/Refused	-	-	--
EMPLOYMENT
Employed	184     74.7     (67.9-80.4)	62     25.3     (19.6-32.1)	246
Unemployed	14     90.0     (66.4-97.6)	-	--
Student/homemaker	20     63.0     (42.8-79.4)	12     37.0     (20.6-57.2)	--
Retired/Can't Work	193     89.7     (84.0-93.6)	20     10.3     ( 6.4-16.0)	213
Unknown/Refused	-	-	--
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
<$15,000	79     72.2     (59.8-81.9)	21     27.8     (18.1-40.2)	100
$15,000-24,999	78     84.8     (74.4-91.4)	14     15.2     ( 8.6-25.6)	92
$25,000-49,999	113     79.3     (70.3-86.1)	27     20.7     (13.9-29.7)	140
$50,000-74,999	55     75.5     (62.3-85.1)	17     24.5     (14.9-37.7)	72
>=$75,000	44     85.4     (73.8-92.4)	11     14.6     ( 7.6-26.2)	55
Unknown/Refused	42     88.0     (74.5-94.9)	6     12.0     ( 5.1-25.5)	--
COUNTY
Honolulu	262     80.1     (74.8-84.5)	65     19.9     (15.5-25.2)	327
Hawaii	53     75.7     (62.1-85.6)	14     24.3     (14.4-37.9)	67
Kauai	48     84.7     (69.0-93.2)	7     15.3     ( 6.8-31.0)	55
Maui	48     82.9     (68.7-91.5)	10     17.1     ( 8.5-31.3)	58

The symbol -- means cell size less than 50. The symbol - means cell size less than 5.

N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, 95% C.I. = Confidence Interval at 95 percent probability level.

Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.