Codes and Frequencies
An 'X' indicates the category is available for that sample
| Code | Label |
74
|
|---|---|---|
| 0 | NIU | X |
| 1 | Never | X |
| 2 | All the time | X |
| 3 | Often | X |
| 4 | Once in a while | X |
| 5 | Other | X |
| 6 | Not advised to take/stopped taking | X |
| 9 | Unknown | X |
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Description
For sample persons age 17 and over who have ever been told by doctor that they had hypertension, who were ever prescribed medicine by a doctor for their hypertension, and who are now taking prescribed medicine for hypertension, HYPMEDASDIR reports the frequency of taking medicine as directed.
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Universe
- 1974: Sample persons age 17+ who have ever been told by doctor that they had high blood pressure/hypertension, who were ever prescribed medicine by a doctor for their high blood pressure/hypertension, and who are now taking prescribed medicine for high blood pressure/hypertension.
Availability
- 1974
Weights
- 1974 : SAMPWEIGHT
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