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2003 BRFSS Survey Results: Nationwide Data

Hypertension Awareness

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  Total
Respond.#
Yes Yes, during pregnancy No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
All Participants 265829 77,124 25.8 25.5-26.1 2,868 1.2 1.1- 1.3 185837 73.0 72.7-73.3
Alabama 3,333 1,245 33.1 31.3-34.9 35 1.0 0.7- 1.5 2,053 65.9 64.0-67.7
Alaska 2,660 630 20.8 18.8-23.0 48 1.9 1.2- 2.8 1,982 77.3 75.0-79.4
Arizona 3,230 921 22.7 20.7-24.7 20 0.5 0.3- 0.9 2,289 76.9 74.8-78.8
Arkansas 4,201 1,432 30.5 29.0-32.1 50 1.1 0.8- 1.5 2,719 68.4 66.8-69.9
California 4,474 1,137 23.4 22.0-24.9 169 3.6 3.0- 4.2 3,168 73.0 71.4-74.5
Colorado 4,064 909 19.8 18.5-21.1 54 1.3 1.0- 1.8 3,101 78.9 77.5-80.2
Connecticut 5,301 1,345 24.2 22.9-25.5 57 0.9 0.7- 1.3 3,899 74.8 73.5-76.1
Delaware 4,033 1,215 27.7 25.9-29.6 36 0.8 0.5- 1.1 2,782 71.5 69.7-73.3
District of Columbia 2,037 487 25.2 22.9-27.8 20 1.1 0.7- 1.9 1,530 73.6 71.1-76.0
Florida 5,028 1,666 29.3 27.5-31.3 28 0.5 0.3- 0.9 3,334 70.2 68.2-72.0
Georgia 7,636 2,561 28.0 26.6-29.4 88 1.1 0.8- 1.4 4,987 70.9 69.6-72.3
Hawaii 5,982 1,504 23.6 22.3-24.9 218 3.4 2.9- 4.0 4,260 73.1 71.7-74.4
Idaho 4,986 1,326 23.1 21.8-24.5 63 1.3 1.0- 1.7 3,597 75.6 74.2-77.0
Illinois 5,261 1,378 24.4 22.9-26.0 51 0.8 0.6- 1.1 3,832 74.8 73.2-76.3
Indiana 5,468 1,621 27.0 25.7-28.3 64 1.0 0.8- 1.4 3,783 72.0 70.7-73.3
Iowa 5,000 1,453 25.1 23.8-26.5 32 0.8 0.5- 1.2 3,515 74.1 72.7-75.5
Kansas 4,607 1,240 23.3 22.0-24.7 34 0.7 0.5- 1.0 3,333 76.0 74.6-77.3
Kentucky 7,620 2,844 29.8 28.3-31.3 48 0.6 0.4- 1.0 4,728 69.5 68.0-71.0
Louisiana 5,072 1,655 29.0 27.6-30.4 45 0.9 0.6- 1.2 3,372 70.1 68.7-71.5
Maine 2,387 660 26.0 24.1-28.0 26 1.0 0.6- 1.4 1,701 73.0 71.0-74.9
Maryland 4,430 1,211 25.0 23.4-26.6 46 0.9 0.7- 1.3 3,173 74.1 72.5-75.7
Massachusetts 7,563 1,856 23.1 22.0-24.4 94 1.1 0.8- 1.3 5,613 75.8 74.6-77.0
Michigan 3,544 1,096 26.8 25.2-28.5 30 0.8 0.5- 1.1 2,418 72.4 70.7-74.0
Minnesota 3,870 979 22.2 20.8-23.6 34 0.8 0.6- 1.1 2,857 77.0 75.6-78.4
Mississippi 4,414 1,662 33.4 31.8-35.0 42 0.9 0.6- 1.2 2,710 65.7 64.1-67.3
Missouri 4,249 1,354 27.5 25.7-29.4 31 0.9 0.6- 1.4 2,864 71.5 69.7-73.3
Montana 4,021 1,047 21.3 19.8-23.0 48 1.0 0.7- 1.5 2,926 77.6 75.9-79.2
Nebraska 4,973 1,346 23.5 22.3-24.8 29 0.5 0.3- 0.7 3,598 76.0 74.6-77.2
Nevada 2,958 813 23.6 21.5-25.8 27 1.0 0.5- 1.7 2,118 75.5 73.2-77.5
New Hampshire 5,030 1,248 22.5 21.3-23.8 45 0.8 0.6- 1.1 3,737 76.6 75.3-77.9
New Jersey 11,290 3,172 25.6 24.7-26.6 110 1.0 0.8- 1.2 8,008 73.4 72.4-74.3
New Mexico 5,492 1,378 21.1 19.9-22.4 40 0.8 0.5- 1.1 4,074 78.1 76.9-79.3
New York 5,536 1,504 25.3 24.0-26.7 62 1.0 0.8- 1.3 3,970 73.7 72.3-75.0
North Carolina 9,446 3,188 28.6 27.3-30.0 104 1.1 0.8- 1.4 6,154 70.3 68.9-71.7
North Dakota 3,015 842 24.0 22.4-25.6 20 0.6 0.4- 0.9 2,153 75.4 73.8-77.0
Ohio 3,819 1,086 26.3 24.6-28.0 38 0.9 0.6- 1.2 2,695 72.9 71.1-74.6
Oklahoma 7,618 2,503 28.0 26.9-29.2 77 1.0 0.8- 1.3 5,038 71.0 69.8-72.1
Oregon 4,006 1,073 24.0 22.6-25.5 30 0.6 0.4- 0.9 2,903 75.4 73.9-76.8
Pennsylvania 3,667 1,053 26.5 25.0-28.2 30 0.8 0.5- 1.2 2,584 72.6 71.0-74.2
Rhode Island 4,046 1,252 28.9 27.4-30.6 59 1.5 1.0- 2.1 2,735 69.6 67.9-71.2
South Carolina 5,917 1,856 28.8 27.5-30.2 64 1.0 0.8- 1.3 3,997 70.2 68.8-71.5
South Dakota 5,255 1,562 24.8 23.5-26.1 29 0.6 0.4- 0.9 3,664 74.6 73.3-75.9
Tennessee 2,580 873 30.3 28.3-32.3 23 0.8 0.5- 1.3 1,684 68.9 66.9-70.9
Texas 6,026 1,658 24.6 23.4-25.8 80 1.2 0.9- 1.5 4,288 74.2 73.0-75.5
Utah 4,048 942 18.8 17.3-20.3 45 1.1 0.8- 1.6 3,061 80.1 78.5-81.6
Vermont 4,240 1,097 23.1 21.7-24.5 31 0.7 0.5- 1.1 3,112 76.2 74.8-77.6
Virginia 5,429 1,581 24.4 23.0-25.9 60 1.1 0.8- 1.5 3,788 74.5 73.0-76.0
Washington 18,573 5,135 23.8 23.1-24.6 174 0.9 0.7- 1.0 13,264 75.3 74.6-76.1
West Virginia 3,342 1,251 33.6 31.8-35.3 19 0.4 0.2- 0.6 2,072 66.1 64.3-67.8
Wisconsin 4,043 1,090 24.3 22.8-25.9 40 0.8 0.6- 1.2 2,913 74.9 73.3-76.4
Wyoming 4,000 1,064 23.8 22.4-25.3 37 0.9 0.6- 1.3 2,899 75.3 73.8-76.7
Guam 805 180 22.1 19.0-25.5 20 2.0 1.2- 3.3 605 76.0 72.5-79.1
Puerto Rico 4,164 1,394 27.3 25.7-29.0 29 0.7 0.5- 1.2 2,741 71.9 70.2-73.6
Virgin Islands 2,040 549 24.8 22.5-27.3 35 1.5 1.1- 2.3 1,456 73.6 71.1-76.0

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+ Only participating states or terretories are presented here.

#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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