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 how and when to test your blood glucose?
(Weighted Column Percents)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Yes, and you understand completely		74.8	100.0	79.9	64.6	71.1	86.9	71.0
Yes, but you are still confused about this?		2.8		10.1	1.2		6.0	2.7
No, No one has explained this to you		22.4		10.1	34.2	28.9	7.1	26.4
Male	Yes, and you understand completely	78.5	100.0	100.0	72.7	70.4	96.1	74.2
	Yes, but you are still confused about this?	.9						2.6
	No, No one has explained this to you	20.6			27.3	29.6	3.9	23.2
Female	Yes, and you understand completely	71.0	100.0	63.6	53.6	72.6	79.5	68.3
	Yes, but you are still confused about this?	4.9		18.2	2.9		10.8	2.7
	No, No one has explained this to you	24.2		18.2	43.5	27.4	9.7	29.0
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 how and when to test your blood glucose?
(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		248	6	7	20	48	79	88
Yes, but you are still confused about this?		9		1	1		4	3
No, No one has explained this to you		69		1	8	21	7	32
Don?t know/Not sure		5			2	1		2
Refused		2	1			1
Male	Total	133	2	3	14	38	32	44
	Yes, and you understand completely	103	2	3	10	26	31	31
	Yes, but you are still confused about this?	1						1
	No, No one has explained this to you	26			2	12	1	11
	Don?t know/Not sure	3			2			1
Female	Total	200	5	6	17	33	58	81
	Yes, and you understand completely	145	4	4	10	22	48	57
	Yes, but you are still confused about this?	8		1	1		4	2
	No, No one has explained this to you	43		1	6	9	6	21
	Don?t know/Not sure	2				1		1
	Refused	2	1			1
Denominator is: All survey respondents who were told by their doctors that they had diabetes.