2000 Adult Behavioral Risk Factor Data

Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 2000

In the past 12 months, has a health professional
explained to you about getting exercise?
(Weighted Column Percents)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Yes, and you understand completely		83.4	100.0	100.0	83.1	78.3	91.7	79.5
Yes, but you are still confused about this?		2.2				3.8		3.4
No, No one has explained this to you		14.4			16.9	17.9	8.3	17.1
Male	Yes, and you understand completely	89.4	100.0	100.0	97.1	83.6	96.1	86.2
	Yes, but you are still confused about this?	.4				1.3
	No, No one has explained this to you	10.2			2.9	15.1	3.9	13.8
Female	Yes, and you understand completely	77.1	100.0	100.0	63.8	68.4	88.1	74.0
	Yes, but you are still confused about this?	4.0				8.5		6.3
	No, No one has explained this to you	18.8			36.2	23.1	11.9	19.7
Denominator is: All survey respondents who were told by their doctors that they had diabetes.

In the past 12 months, has a health professional
explained to you about getting exercise?
(Unweighted Frequencies)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Total		333	7	9	31	71	90	125
Yes, and you understand completely		275	6	9	25	54	82	99
Yes, but you are still confused about this?		6				3		3
No, No one has explained this to you		48			5	13	8	22
Don't know/Not sure		2			1			1
Refused		2	1			1
Male	Total	133	2	3	14	38	32	44
	Yes, and you understand completely	116	2	3	12	31	31	37
	Yes, but you are still confused about this?	1				1
	No, No one has explained this to you	15			1	6	1	7
	Don't know/Not sure	1			1
Female	Total	200	5	6	17	33	58	81
	Yes, and you understand completely	159	4	6	13	23	51	62
	Yes, but you are still confused about this?	5				2		3
	No, No one has explained this to you	33			4	7	7	15
	Don't know/Not sure	1						1
	Refused	2	1			1
Denominator is: All survey respondents who were told by their doctors that they had diabetes.