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Yes | Yes, during pregnancy | No | Borderline high or pre-hypertensive | |||||||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
TOTAL | 2,121 | 1,001 | 42.6 | 39.9-45.2 | 25 | 1.4 | 0.9- 2.2 | 1,062 | 54.6 | 51.9-57.3 | 33 | 1.4 | 0.9- 2.2 |
GENDER | |||||||||||||
Female | 2,121 | 1,001 | 42.6 | 39.9-45.2 | 25 | 1.4 | 0.9- 2.2 | 1,062 | 54.6 | 51.9-57.3 | 33 | 1.4 | 0.9- 2.2 |
RACE | |||||||||||||
African American | 2,121 | 1,001 | 42.6 | 39.9-45.2 | 25 | 1.4 | 0.9- 2.2 | 1,062 | 54.6 | 51.9-57.3 | 33 | 1.4 | 0.9- 2.2 |
HISPANIC | |||||||||||||
Hispanic | 40 | 7 | 10.0 | 3.9-23.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 33 | 90.0 | 76.5-96.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
-English Speaking | 11 | 5 | 31.4 | 10.9-63.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 6 | 68.6 | 36.7-89.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
-Spanish Speaking | 29 | 2 | 5.3 | 1.1-23.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 27 | 94.7 | 77.0-98.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Non-Hispanic | 2,081 | 994 | 43.8 | 41.2-46.4 | 25 | 1.5 | 0.9- 2.3 | 1,029 | 53.3 | 50.6-55.9 | 33 | 1.5 | 0.9- 2.3 |
AGE | |||||||||||||
18-24 | 128 | 12 | 9.8 | 4.7-19.2 | 8 | 3.8 | 1.8- 7.7 | 108 | 86.4 | 77.4-92.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
25-34 | 341 | 55 | 16.6 | 12.3-22.0 | 9 | 3.6 | 1.7- 7.4 | 275 | 79.5 | 73.6-84.3 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.3 |
35-44 | 445 | 134 | 29.1 | 24.3-34.5 | 3 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.5 | 303 | 68.8 | 63.4-73.8 | 5 | 1.4 | 0.4- 4.0 |
45-54 | 435 | 248 | 60.0 | 54.3-65.4 | 3 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.8 | 176 | 38.3 | 33.0-43.9 | 8 | 1.2 | 0.6- 2.4 |
55-64 | 361 | 248 | 65.8 | 59.4-71.8 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 1.9 | 102 | 30.0 | 24.3-36.2 | 10 | 3.9 | 1.7- 8.7 |
65-74 | 237 | 187 | 77.2 | 69.7-83.2 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.1 | 45 | 20.7 | 14.9-28.0 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.7- 6.0 |
75+ | 160 | 114 | 73.9 | 65.5-80.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 43 | 24.7 | 17.9-33.0 | 3 | 1.4 | 0.4- 4.5 |
EDUCATION | |||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 414 | 278 | 62.4 | 55.9-68.5 | 3 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.4 | 131 | 36.5 | 30.4-43.1 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.1- 2.9 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 732 | 354 | 42.6 | 38.0-47.2 | 6 | 0.7 | 0.3- 2.0 | 361 | 55.3 | 50.6-60.0 | 11 | 1.4 | 0.6- 3.1 |
Some Post-H.S. | 526 | 193 | 32.7 | 28.1-37.6 | 10 | 2.6 | 1.3- 5.1 | 313 | 62.9 | 57.9-67.7 | 10 | 1.8 | 0.8- 3.9 |
College Graduate | 444 | 173 | 36.2 | 30.8-42.1 | 6 | 2.1 | 0.9- 4.6 | 256 | 60.2 | 54.3-65.7 | 9 | 1.5 | 0.7- 3.2 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 463 | 259 | 48.6 | 43.0-54.3 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.8 | 195 | 50.1 | 44.4-55.8 | 6 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.8 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 511 | 240 | 47.5 | 42.2-53.0 | 8 | 1.9 | 0.8- 4.4 | 255 | 48.6 | 43.2-54.0 | 8 | 2.0 | 0.8- 4.8 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 317 | 129 | 36.3 | 30.2-42.9 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.7- 5.3 | 179 | 61.1 | 54.4-67.4 | 4 | 0.7 | 0.2- 1.8 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 218 | 88 | 37.0 | 29.5-45.1 | 2 | 1.3 | 0.3- 4.9 | 128 | 61.8 | 53.7-69.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
$50,000-74,999 | 162 | 65 | 42.0 | 32.5-52.0 | 2 | 0.9 | 0.2- 3.8 | 89 | 54.5 | 44.6-64.0 | 6 | 2.6 | 1.0- 6.6 |
$75,000+ | 132 | 46 | 30.2 | 22.1-39.9 | 3 | 3.3 | 1.0-10.1 | 79 | 62.4 | 52.4-71.4 | 4 | 4.1 | 1.3-12.1 |
DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||||||||
Yes | 760 | 496 | 63.3 | 58.7-67.6 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.4- 2.7 | 246 | 34.0 | 29.7-38.5 | 13 | 1.7 | 0.8- 3.6 |
No | 1,267 | 474 | 32.8 | 29.7-36.1 | 20 | 1.7 | 1.0- 2.9 | 754 | 64.2 | 60.8-67.4 | 19 | 1.3 | 0.7- 2.2 |
VETERAN STATUS | |||||||||||||
Veteran | 72 | 19 | 22.0 | 13.3-34.2 | 2 | 3.4 | 0.8-12.8 | 49 | 72.8 | 59.9-82.8 | 2 | 1.8 | 0.4- 7.1 |
Non-Veteran | 2,043 | 980 | 43.3 | 40.6-46.0 | 23 | 1.4 | 0.8- 2.2 | 1,009 | 54.0 | 51.2-56.7 | 31 | 1.4 | 0.9- 2.2 |
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^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = 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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