Johnston, David W.; Propper, Carol; Shields, Michael A. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
focus is on hypertension, which is the most prevalent health condition in Western countries. Using data from the Health … that they have hypertension as a chronic health condition compared to that from repeated measurements by a trained nurse …. Around 85% of individuals measured as having hypertension do not report having it as a chronic illness. Importantly, we find …