2000 Adult Behavioral Risk Factor Data

Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 2000

If you were trying to quit smoking, how helpful do you think it would be
to have assistance such as a nicotine patch or nicotine gum or a smoking cessation program?
(Weighted Column Percents)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Very helpful		37.2	18.0	41.5	46.4	42.5	31.4	31.0
Somewhat helpful		30.9	42.7	28.2	27.3	28.0	34.0	25.8
Not very helpful		11.0	13.5	11.7	11.8	5.5	16.5	4.2
Not helpful at all		21.0	25.8	18.6	14.4	24.0	18.0	39.0
Male	Very helpful	33.2	12.7	41.0	41.7	41.8	19.4	28.6
	Somewhat helpful	31.1	39.6	26.3	29.3	27.2	37.9	28.6
	Not very helpful	14.2	16.2	12.4	16.6	7.5	21.8	7.1
	Not helpful at all	21.5	31.5	20.2	12.4	23.4	21.0	35.7
Female	Very helpful	41.4	24.8	42.0	50.9	43.2	48.1	31.7
	Somewhat helpful	30.7	46.6	30.6	25.4	29.0	28.7	25.0
	Not very helpful	7.6	10.1	10.8	7.4	3.1	9.3	3.3
	Not helpful at all	20.4	18.5	16.6	16.3	24.7	14.0	40.0
Denominator is: All survey respondents smoke every day or on some days.

If you were trying to quit smoking, how helpful do you think it would be
to have assistance such as a nicotine patch or nicotine gum or a smoking cessation program?
(Unweighted Frequencies)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Total		829	117	175	217	169	88	63
Very helpful		289	24	67	92	64	26	16
Somewhat helpful		225	44	47	55	42	24	13
Not very helpful		84	16	21	23	9	12	3
Not helpful at all		159	28	29	32	37	15	18
Don?t know/Not sure		63	4	10	14	15	10	10
Refused		9	1	1	1	2	1	3
Male	Total	356	54	81	82	86	39	14
	Very helpful	103	8	27	29	29	7	3
	Somewhat helpful	96	17	22	23	19	13	2
	Not very helpful	47	9	11	12	6	8	1
	Not helpful at all	74	16	14	11	21	8	4
	Don?t know/Not sure	30	3	6	6	9	3	3
	Refused	6	1	1	1	2		1
Female	Total	473	63	94	135	83	49	49
	Very helpful	186	16	40	63	35	19	13
	Somewhat helpful	129	27	25	32	23	11	11
	Not very helpful	37	7	10	11	3	4	2
	Not helpful at all	85	12	15	21	16	7	14
	Don?t know/Not sure	33	1	4	8	6	7	7
	Refused	3					1	2
Denominator is: All survey respondents smoke every day or on some days.