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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 May 30.
Published in final edited form as: Public Health Nurs. 2010 Sep 22;27(6):537–543. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1446.2010.00881.x

Table2. Health and Health Care Characteristics of Participants (N = 33).

Characteristic n %
Have health insurance 18 55
Have a usual source of care 24 73
Known family history of hypertension 20 61
Known diagnosis of hypertension 22 67
On antihypertensive medication 14 42
Diagnosed with diabetes 9 27
Diagnosed with heart disease 5 15
Smoking status
 Never smoked 22 67
 Current smoker 3 9
 Past smoker 8 24
Self-reported health status
 Excellent 2 6
 Very good 4 12
 Good 8 24
 Fair 17 52
 Poor 2 6

Note. Owing to rounding, percents may not add up to 100.