2001 Adult Behavioral Risk Factor Data

Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 2001

**About how long has it been since you last visited a doctor for a routine checkup?**
(Weighted Column Percents)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Within the year		65.5	53.4	58.6	58.5	64.5	73.6	83.4
Within 2 years		15.3	22.7	18.0	16.6	15.2	11.9	9.2
Within 5 years		9.6	14.1	11.9	11.8	10.1	6.4	3.9
5+ years ago		8.1	7.2	9.4	11.4	9.1	7.3	2.9
Never		1.5	2.7	2.1	1.8	1.1	.7	.6
Male	Within the year	56.7	38.8	47.2	48.0	56.3	68.8	83.6
	Within 2 years	17.6	27.1	19.4	19.3	17.9	13.3	8.9
	Within 5 years	12.5	20.4	16.5	13.8	12.1	7.8	4.7
	5+ years ago	11.2	10.5	13.8	16.4	12.1	8.9	2.3
	Never	2.0	3.2	3.2	2.5	1.7	1.2	.4
Female	Within the year	73.9	68.5	70.6	68.5	72.7	78.3	83.2
	Within 2 years	13.2	18.1	16.6	14.0	12.6	10.6	9.4
	Within 5 years	6.8	7.5	7.0	9.9	8.1	5.0	3.3
	5+ years ago	5.1	3.8	4.8	6.6	6.1	5.9	3.3
	Never	.9	2.2	1.0	1.1	.5	.2	.8
Denominator is: All survey respondents.

**About how long has it been since you last visited a doctor for a routine checkup?**
(Unweighted Frequencies)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Total		6,305	600	1,114	1,286	1,275	893	1,137
Within the year		4,166	317	669	760	823	662	935
Within 2 years		932	125	198	208	192	103	106
Within 5 years		575	87	116	147	127	56	42
5+ years ago		491	39	100	139	114	64	35
Don't know/Not sure		62	17	12	13	7	2	11
Never		79	15	19	19	12	6	8
Male	Total	2,658	287	473	564	539	386	409
	Within the year	1,494	108	225	272	296	263	330
	Within 2 years	461	74	94	104	98	51	40
	Within 5 years	317	58	69	72	66	31	21
	5+ years ago	305	27	68	95	67	36	12
	Don't know/Not sure	35	11	5	10	4	1	4
	Never	46	9	12	11	8	4	2
Female	Total	3,647	313	641	722	736	507	728
	Within the year	2,672	209	444	488	527	399	605
	Within 2 years	471	51	104	104	94	52	66
	Within 5 years	258	29	47	75	61	25	21
	5+ years ago	186	12	32	44	47	28	23
	Don't know/Not sure	27	6	7	3	3	1	7
	Never	33	6	7	8	4	2	6
Denominator is: All survey respondents.