2001 Adult Behavioral Risk Factor Data

Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 2001

**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		50.6	38.9	43.5	60.9	51.6	70.6	42.0
No		49.4	61.1	56.5	39.1	48.4	29.4	58.0
Male	Yes	47.0	34.9	47.1	58.6	47.6	54.5	40.0
Male	No	53.0	65.1	52.9	41.4	52.4	45.5	60.0
Female	Yes	54.8	46.4	38.2	64.1	56.1	77.9	42.9
Female	No	45.2	53.6	61.8	35.9	43.9	22.1	57.1
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		184	33	39	46	29	22	15
Yes		94	13	19	26	14	15	7
No		87	19	20	19	14	7	8
Don't know/Not sure		2	1		1
Refused		1				1
Male	Total	92	22	18	27	15	6	4
	Yes	43	7	9	15	7	3	2
	No	46	14	9	11	7	3	2
	Don't know/Not sure	2	1		1
	Refused	1				1
Female	Total	92	11	21	19	14	16	11
	Yes	51	6	10	11	7	12	5
	No	41	5	11	8	7	4	6
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.