TABLE 2—

Age-Adjusted Rates for Hypertension and Overweight, by Race/Ethnicity and Average Annual Income: Women in the United States Aged≥20 Years, 1988–1994

	Hypertension,%			Overweight, %
Income Level	White	Black	Mexican American	White	Black	Mexican American
All (ages 20–74 only)	19.3	34.2	22.0	32.5	53.3	51.8
Poor	30.2	39.9	24.5	42.0	55.0	54.9
Near poor	23.9	35.9	22.4	36.6	51.0	48.7
Middle/high income	20.2	30.0	25.2	30.0	52.4	45.3

Source. National Center for Health Statistics.85