Description

For sample persons age 17 and over who have ever been told by a doctor that they had high blood pressure or hypertension, HYPTOLDTP reports the time (months or years) since he or she was first told he or she had hypertension by a doctor. HYPTOLDTP should be used in conjunction with HYPTOLDNO, which reports the corresponding number of units.

Please use the IPUMS NHIS drop down menu and search functions for related variables.

Comparability

There are no comparability issues.

Universe

Availability

• 1974

Weights

• 1974 : SAMPWEIGHT