Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS); 1996

Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 1996

**Some people use condoms to keep from getting infected with HIV through sexual activity. How effective do you think a properly used condom is for this purpose?**
(Weighted Column Percents)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Very		37.8	40.7	41.4	37.4	38.1	30.3
Somewhat		50.3	53.1	49.9	50.3	49.3	50.2
Not at all		4.5	3.9	3.4	5.4	4.8	4.6
Don't know		6.7	1.9	5.3	5.6	7.1	14.1
Don't know method		.3	.4		.4	.2	.6
Refused		.4			.9	.5	.3
Male	Very	42.3	44.9	45.9	41.8	40.8	38.2
	Somewhat	45.3	51.7	41.9	45.2	45.8	44.9
	Not at all	3.6	1.7	4.5	4.4	3.4	2.2
	Don't know	7.9	1.7	7.7	6.8	9.2	14.0
	Don't know method	.2			.3		.7
	Refused	.6			1.4	.8
Female	Very	34.3	37.1	38.1	34.2	35.6	24.6
	Somewhat	54.1	54.3	55.7	54.0	52.5	53.9
	Not at all	5.3	5.7	2.6	6.2	6.0	6.3
	Don't know	5.7	2.1	3.6	4.7	5.3	14.1
	Don't know method	.4	.7		.5	.4	.5
	Refused	.3			.5	.4	.5
Denominator is: All survey respondents less than 65 years old

**Some people use condoms to keep from getting infected with HIV through sexual activity. How effective do you think a properly used condom is for this purpose?**
(Unweighted Frequencies)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Total		2358	258	529	698	546	327
Very		892	105	219	261	208	99
Somewhat		1185	137	264	351	269	164
Not at all		107	10	18	38	26	15
Don't know		157	5	28	39	39	46
Don't know method		7	1		3	1	2
Refused		10			6	3	1
Male	Total	1032	118	222	294	262	136
	Very	437	53	102	123	107	52
	Somewhat	468	61	93	133	120	61
	Not at all	37	2	10	13	9	3
	Don't know	82	2	17	20	24	19
	Don't know method	2			1		1
	Refused	6			4	2
Female	Total	1326	140	307	404	284	191
	Very	455	52	117	138	101	47
	Somewhat	717	76	171	218	149	103
	Not at all	70	8	8	25	17	12
	Don't know	75	3	11	19	15	27
	Don't know method	5	1		2	1	1
	Refused	4			2	1	1
Denominator is: All survey respondents less than 65 years old

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