sex of the respondent
1 = male
2 = female

age group
1 = 18-27
2 = 28-37
3 = 38-47
4 = 48-57
5 = 58+

religion of the respondent
1 = orthodox
2 = muslim
3 = protestant
4 = catholic
5 = others

ethnicity of the respondent
1 = amhara
2 = oromo
3 = tigre
4 = gurage
5 = others

marital status of the respondent
1 = single
2 = married
3 = separated
4 = divorced
5 = widowed
6 = other

educational status of the respondent
1 = illitrate
2 = primary school(1-8)
3 = secondary school(9-12)
4 = college or university
5 = post graduate and above

family history of hypertension
0 = no
1 = yes

days:drinking alcohol
1 = daily
2 = 3-5 times/weeek
3 = 1-2 times/week
4 = 1-2 times/month
5 = less than once/month

days per week :feed fruits
1 = daily
2 = 3-5 days
3 = 1-2 days
4 = less than one day

oil type
1 = vegetable oil
2 = cereal oil
3 = one or more of the above

butter type
1 = animal product
2 = vegetable product
3 = do not use

amount of salt consume
1 = too much
2 = much
3 = right amount
4 = little
5 = too little
6 = not used

systolic blood pressure cat
1 = -139(normal)
2 = 140-159(elevated)
3 = 160+(raised)

diastolic blood pressure cat
1 = -89(normal)
2 = 90-99(elevated)
3 = 100+(raised)

blood pressure
0 = no
1 = sbp or dbp
2 = both

body mass index cat
1 = -18.5(underweight)
2 = 18.50-24.99(normal)
3 = 25.00-29.99(overweight)
4 = 30.00+(obesity)

0 = normal
1 = sbp/dbp
2 = both
3 = antihyp med

final BP
0 = normal
1 = hypertensive