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 the long-term consequences of diabetes?
(Weighted Column Percents)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Yes, and you understand completely		82.3	70.8	100.0	72.9	75.1	92.1	82.6
Yes, but you are still confused about this?		2.5	8.3		6.1	.9	5.4	.5
No, No one has explained this to you		15.2	20.9		20.9	24.0	2.4	16.9
Male	Yes, and you understand completely	87.4	50.0	100.0	86.1	79.6	100.0	87.4
	Yes, but you are still confused about this?	1.5			8.3	1.3
	No, No one has explained this to you	11.1	50.0		5.6	19.1		12.6
Female	Yes, and you understand completely	76.9	85.7	100.0	53.6	66.7	85.6	78.7
	Yes, but you are still confused about this?	3.5	14.3		2.9		9.9	.9
	No, No one has explained this to you	19.6			43.5	33.3	4.4	20.4
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 the long-term consequences of diabetes?
(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		272	4	9	22	51	82	104
Yes, but you are still confused about this?		9	1		2	1	4	1
No, No one has explained this to you		49	1		7	18	3	20
Don't know/Not sure		1					1
Refused		2	1			1
Male	Total	133	2	3	14	38	32	44
	Yes, and you understand completely	115	1	3	12	29	32	38
	Yes, but you are still confused about this?	2			1	1
	No, No one has explained this to you	16	1		1	8		6
Female	Total	200	5	6	17	33	58	81
	Yes, and you understand completely	157	3	6	10	22	50	66
	Yes, but you are still confused about this?	7	1		1		4	1
	No, No one has explained this to you	33			6	10	3	14
	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.