Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS); 1996

Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 1996

**If you had a teenager who was sexually active, would you encourage him or her to use a condom?**
(Weighted Column Percents)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Yes		89.9	94.6	92.1	89.7	89.2	84.7
No		1.0	.4	1.1	.7	1.3	1.2
Give other advice		7.5	3.9	6.0	7.2	8.1	12.2
Don't know/Not sure		1.1	1.2	.8	1.3	.9	1.5
Refused		.5			1.1	.5	.3
Male	Yes	89.6	95.8	92.8	87.8	87.4	87.5
	No	1.5		1.8	1.4	1.9	1.5
	Give other advice	7.3	3.4	4.5	7.8	9.2	10.3
	Don't know/Not sure	1.0	.8	.9	1.7	.4	.7
	Refused	.7			1.4	1.1
Female	Yes	90.2	93.6	91.5	91.1	90.8	82.7
	No	.6	.7	.7	.2	.7	1.0
	Give other advice	7.6	4.3	7.2	6.7	7.0	13.6
	Don't know/Not sure	1.2	1.4	.7	1.0	1.4	2.1
	Refused	.4			1.0		.5
Denominator is: All survey respondents less than 65 years old.

**If you had a teenager who was sexually active, would you encourage him or her to use a condom?**
(Unweighted Frequencies)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Total		2358	258	529	698	546	327
Yes		2121	244	487	626	487	277
No		23	1	6	5	7	4
Give other advice		176	10	32	50	44	40
Don't know/Not sure		26	3	4	9	5	5
Refused		12			8	3	1
Male	Total	1032	118	222	294	262	136
	Yes	925	113	206	258	229	119
	No	15		4	4	5	2
	Give other advice	75	4	10	23	24	14
	Don't know/Not sure	10	1	2	5	1	1
	Refused	7			4	3
Female	Total	1326	140	307	404	284	191
	Yes	1196	131	281	368	258	158
	No	8	1	2	1	2	2
	Give other advice	101	6	22	27	20	26
	Don't know/Not sure	16	2	2	4	4	4
	Refused	5			4		1
Denominator is: All survey respondents less than 65 years old.

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