2000 Adult Behavioral Risk Factor Data

Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 2000

**Has a doctor or other health care professional ever advised you to quit smoking?**
(Weighted Column Percents)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Yes		51.9	31.7	59.0	52.1	58.9	49.2	62.9
No		48.1	68.3	41.0	47.9	41.1	50.8	37.1
Male	Yes	43.9	28.1	50.0	58.1	42.9	33.3	33.3
Male	No	56.1	71.9	50.0	41.9	57.1	66.7	66.7
Female	Yes	61.5	41.2	71.6	47.3	77.4	62.5	100.0
Female	No	38.5	58.8	28.4	52.7	22.6	37.5
Denominator is: All survey respondents who currently smoke cigarettes and who were not advised to quit smoking the last time they visited a health care professional.

**Has a doctor or other health care professional ever advised you to quit smoking?**
(Unweighted Frequencies)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Total		180	27	46	51	30	16	10
Yes		93	10	25	25	19	7	7
No		82	16	20	26	11	8	1
Don't know/Not sure		5	1	1			1	2
Male	Total	80	15	23	17	14	6	5
	Yes	37	5	10	11	7	2	2
	No	38	9	12	6	7	3	1
	Don't know/Not sure	5	1	1			1	2
Female	Total	100	12	23	34	16	10	5
	Yes	56	5	15	14	12	5	5
	No	44	7	8	20	4	5
Denominator is: All survey respondents who currently smoke cigarettes and who were not advised to quit smoking the last time they visited a health care professional.