Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 1996
Weighted Column Percents Unweighted Frequencies
A breast self-exam is when a woman feels her own breasts for lumps. How often do you do a breast self-exam?
(Weighted Column Percents)
|
Total |
Age Groups |
| 18-24 |
25-34 |
35-44 |
45-54 |
55-64 |
65+ |
| Female |
Once/week |
14.5 |
15.0 |
9.8 |
9.9 |
16.9 |
16.8 |
20.5 |
| 2-3 weeks |
5.0 |
4.3 |
2.9 |
4.7 |
6.0 |
5.8 |
6.2 |
| Monthly |
34.1 |
24.3 |
33.9 |
36.9 |
38.7 |
35.6 |
30.6 |
| 2-3 months |
13.3 |
12.1 |
15.0 |
16.6 |
12.0 |
12.0 |
10.4 |
| 1-3 times/year |
10.3 |
10.7 |
10.4 |
12.6 |
9.5 |
8.4 |
9.0 |
| Rarely |
6.2 |
6.4 |
7.8 |
6.4 |
4.6 |
6.3 |
5.6 |
| Never |
1.2 |
|
1.0 |
.5 |
.7 |
2.1 |
2.8 |
| Don't know/not sure |
14.6 |
26.4 |
17.6 |
11.9 |
11.3 |
12.0 |
14.3 |
| Refused |
.8 |
.7 |
1.6 |
.5 |
.4 |
1.0 |
.6 |
| Denominator is: All female survey respondents |
A breast self-exam is when a woman feels her own breasts for lumps. How often do you do a breast self-exam?
(Unweighted Frequencies)
|
Total |
Age Groups |
| 18-24 |
25-34 |
35-44 |
45-54 |
55-64 |
65+ |
| Female |
Total |
1682 |
140 |
307 |
404 |
284 |
191 |
356 |
| Once/week |
244 |
21 |
30 |
40 |
48 |
32 |
73 |
| 2-3 weeks |
84 |
6 |
9 |
19 |
17 |
11 |
22 |
| Monthly |
574 |
34 |
104 |
149 |
110 |
68 |
109 |
| 2-3 months |
224 |
17 |
46 |
67 |
34 |
23 |
37 |
| 1-3 times/year |
173 |
15 |
32 |
51 |
27 |
16 |
32 |
| Rarely |
104 |
9 |
24 |
26 |
13 |
12 |
20 |
| Never |
21 |
|
3 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
10 |
| Don't know/not sure |
245 |
37 |
54 |
48 |
32 |
23 |
51 |
| Refused |
13 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Denominator is: All female survey respondents |
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