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The relationship between income, education and hypertension

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

Alan M. Sear ,
Martin Weinrich ,
James E. Hersh  and
Jan Jan Lam
Alan M. Sear
Affiliation:
School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
Martin Weinrich
Affiliation:
School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
James E. Hersh
Affiliation:
School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
Jan Jan Lam
Affiliation:
School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
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Summary

A sample survey was conducted in South Carolina to determine how income and education relate to hypertension, independently of age, race and sex. The results indicated that there was a significant inverse relationship between income and hypertension for Whites (P < 0·0001), but not for Blacks. There was also a statistically significant inverse relationship between education and hypertension for Whites (P < 0·0001) and for Blacks (P < 0·001).

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 14 , Issue 2 , April 1982 , pp. 213 - 221
Copyright
Copyright © 1982, Cambridge University Press

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