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HYPCHECKWKUS
Received blood pressure screening at work

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Description

For sample persons or adults age 18 and over who had a screening test for blood pressure available at the workplace (HYPCHECKWK), HYPCHECKWKUS reports whether the person received the test in the past year.

Comparability

Apart from changes in the universe, there are no comparability issues.

Universe

  • 1994: Half of sample persons age 18+ (excluded from AIDS supplement) who were employed last week in the private sector or in federal, state, or local government, who worked at a location or facility with 50+ employees, and whose employer offered screening test for blood pressure.
  • 1998: Sample adults age 18+ who last week were working at a job or business or temporarily absent from a job, who were employed for pay in a private company or for state, local, or federal government in a workplace with 50+ employees, and who had a screening test for blood pressure available at their workplace within the past year.

Availability

  • 1994, 1998

Weights