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Health > High cholesterol (vs) Health > High blood pressure

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Health > High blood pressure (%)
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	27	Health > High cholesterol (%)	38

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Strength of correlation (R squared): 0.286 (this correlation is weak)

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Variable:	Health > High cholesterol	Health > High blood pressure
Plot Display:	Logarithmic (base 10)	Logarithmic (base 10)
Definition:	Adults who have had their blood cholesterol checked and have been told it was high. Percent respondents who answered yes.	Adults who have been told they have high blood pressure.
Source:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Data. Atlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2004.	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Data. Atlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2003.
Correlations:	Labor > Percent of Civilian Employed People Who are Private Wage and Salary Workers Health > Medicare as % of Health Care Spending Health > High blood pressure Health > Percent of Women with Arthritis Economy > GSP > Compensation of Employees > Mining, except oil and gas	Health > Percent of Women with High Blood Pressure Health > SSDI Beneficiaries as % of Population Health > Diabetes per 100 Adults Health > Heart Disease Death Rate per 100,000 Health > Retail Rx Drugs Per Capita
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