Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS); 1996

Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 1996

**What are your chances of getting infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS?**
(Weighted Column Percents)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
High		1.4	1.9	.6	1.6	1.6	1.5
Medium		3.9	7.8	5.5	3.6	2.7	.9
Low		32.9	40.7	36.9	31.8	33.0	22.3
None		60.8	48.8	56.3	61.0	61.9	74.9
Don't know/Not sure		.7	.4	.8	1.3	.4	.3
Refused		.3	.4		.7	.4
Male	High	1.4	3.4	.9	1.4	1.1	.7
	Medium	4.5	9.3	6.3	3.4	3.1	2.2
	Low	35.9	45.8	41.0	33.3	38.5	19.9
	None	57.0	39.8	50.9	59.9	56.1	77.2
	Don't know/Not sure	.5	.8	.9	.3	.4
	Refused	.8	.8		1.7	.8
Female	High	1.4	.7	.3	1.7	2.1	2.1
	Medium	3.5	6.4	4.9	3.7	2.5
	Low	30.5	36.4	33.9	30.7	27.8	24.1
	None	63.7	56.4	60.3	61.9	67.3	73.3
	Don't know/Not sure	.9		.7	2.0	.4	.5
Denominator is: All survey respondents less than 65 years old.

**What are your chances of getting infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS?**
(Unweighted Frequencies)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Total		2358	258	529	698	546	327
High		33	5	3	11	9	5
Medium		92	20	29	25	15	3
Low		775	105	195	222	180	73
None		1433	126	298	426	338	245
Don't know/Not sure		17	1	4	9	2	1
Refused		8	1		5	2
Male	Total	1032	118	222	294	262	136
	High	14	4	2	4	3	1
	Medium	46	11	14	10	8	3
	Low	371	54	91	98	101	27
	None	588	47	113	176	147	105
	Don't know/Not sure	5	1	2	1	1
	Refused	8	1		5	2
Female	Total	1326	140	307	404	284	191
	High	19	1	1	7	6	4
	Medium	46	9	15	15	7
	Low	404	51	104	124	79	46
	None	845	79	185	250	191	140
	Don't know/Not sure	12		2	8	1	1
Denominator is: All survey respondents less than 65 years old.

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