Codes and Frequencies
An 'X' indicates the category is available for that sample
| Code | Label |
74
|
|---|---|---|
| 0 | NIU | X |
| 1 | No | X |
| 2 | Yes | X |
| 9 | Unknown | X |
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Description
For sample persons age 17 and old who have ever been told by a doctor that they had high blood pressure or hypertension and whose high blood pressure was not cured, HYPSYMPTOMS reports if the person can tell when his or her blood pressure is high (that is, he or she has hypertensive symptoms).
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Universe
- 1974: Sample persons age 17+ who have ever been told by doctor that they had high blood pressure or hypertension and whose high blood pressure was not cured.
Availability
- 1974
Weights
- 1974 : SAMPWEIGHT