Table 3.

Prevalence of hypertension among various categories.

Categories	Sample size	Hypertensive	95% CI (%)
	Number	Number (%)
Gender
Male	4079	1900 (47)	45–48
Female	6088	2404 (39)	38–41
Religion
Hindu	9388	3929 (42)	41–43
Minorities	779	375 (48)	45–52
Dwelling
House	4427	1861 (42)	41–43
Hut	5740	2443 (43)	41–44
Education level
A: Not been to school	1529	659 (43)	41–46
B: Class X or less	4820	2046 (42)	41–44
C: More than Class X	2739	1198 (44)	42–46
Income
A: <Rs 5000	2567	886 (35)	33–36
B: Rs 5000–10,000	4032	1846 (46)	44–47
C: Rs 10,000–30,000	2703	1240 (46)	44–48
D: Above Rs 30,000	376	193 (51)	46–56
Tobacco users: smokers and/or tobacco chewers
Yes	3425	1909 (56)	54–57
No	6742	2395 (36)	34–37