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2000 Adult Behavioral Risk Factor Data

Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 2000

Weighted Column Percents Unweighted Frequencies
About how long has it been since you
last visited a doctor for a routine checkup?
(Weighted Column Percents)

Total Age Groups
18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+
Within the past 6 months 66.9 58.0 59.3 58.8 67.2 75.0 82.6
Within the past year 13.5 16.6 16.0 16.1 13.1 12.5 7.7
Within the past 2 years 9.0 13.6 11.3 11.8 9.5 5.2 3.5
Within the past 5 years 8.8 7.6 11.0 11.2 9.1 6.5 5.5
Never 1.7 4.2 2.4 2.2 1.1 .9 .7
Male Within the past 6 months 56.2 42.7 44.1 47.0 58.4 69.2 79.4
Within the past year 15.8 21.2 19.2 17.5 14.0 13.9 9.3
Within the past 2 years 12.5 19.2 15.4 15.4 12.3 8.2 4.5
Within the past 5 years 13.0 10.3 18.3 16.7 13.7 7.9 6.3
Never 2.5 6.6 3.0 3.5 1.6 .7 .4
Female Within the past 6 months 74.2 70.4 71.3 66.6 73.4 78.5 84.3
Within the past year 12.0 12.9 13.4 15.1 12.5 11.7 6.8
Within the past 2 years 6.7 9.1 8.2 9.4 7.5 3.3 3.0
Within the past 5 years 5.9 5.4 5.3 7.5 5.8 5.6 5.1
Never 1.2 2.2 1.9 1.4 .8 .9 .8
Denominator is:
All survey respondents.

About how long has it been since you
last visited a doctor for a routine checkup?
(Unweighted Frequencies)

Total Age Groups
18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+
Total 7,703 696 1,436 1,605 1,561 1,048 1,357
Within the past 6 months 5,103 391 843 937 1,041 784 1,107
Within the past year 1,032 112 227 256 203 131 103
Within the past 2 years 689 92 161 188 147 54 47
Within the past 5 years 668 51 156 178 141 68 74
Don't know/Not sure 76 22 14 11 11 2 16
Never 132 28 34 35 17 9 9
Refused 3
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Male Total 3,092 307 630 641 646 403 465
Within the past 6 months 1,724 129 275 299 375 279 367
Within the past year 484 64 120 111 90 56 43
Within the past 2 years 385 58 96 98 79 33 21
Within the past 5 years 400 31 114 106 88 32 29
Don't know/Not sure 22 5 5 5 4
3
Never 76 20 19 22 10 3 2
Refused 1
1



Female Total 4,611 389 806 964 915 645 892
Within the past 6 months 3,379 262 568 638 666 505 740
Within the past year 548 48 107 145 113 75 60
Within the past 2 years 304 34 65 90 68 21 26
Within the past 5 years 268 20 42 72 53 36 45
Don't know/Not sure 54 17 9 6 7 2 13
Never 56 8 15 13 7 6 7
Refused 2


1
1
Denominator is:
All survey respondents.