Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS); 1996

Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 1996

**Within the past 12 months have you experienced any wheezing?**
(Weighted Column Percents)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Yes		18.8	22.9	18.7	18.8	18.7	20.2	16.2
No		80.8	76.7	81.1	80.5	81.0	79.8	83.1
Don't know/Not sure		.2	.4			.4		.4
Refused		.3		.2	.7			.4
Male	Yes	16.0	24.6	13.1	13.9	17.6	16.9	14.4
	No	83.4	74.6	86.9	84.7	81.7	83.1	85.1
	Don't know/Not sure	.2	.8			.8
	Refused	.4			1.4			.5
Female	Yes	20.8	21.4	22.8	22.3	19.7	22.5	17.1
	No	78.9	78.6	76.9	77.5	80.3	77.5	82.0
	Don't know/Not sure	.1						.6
	Refused	.2		.3	.2			.3
Denominator is: All survey respondents

**Within the past 12 months have you experienced any wheezing?**
(Unweighted Frequencies)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Total		2915	258	529	698	546	327	557
Yes		547	59	99	131	102	66	90
No		2355	198	429	562	442	261	463
Don't know/Not sure		5	1			2		2
Refused		8		1	5			2
Male	Total	1233	118	222	294	262	136	201
	Yes	197	29	29	41	46	23	29
	No	1028	88	193	249	214	113	171
	Don't know/Not sure	3	1			2
	Refused	5			4			1
Female	Total	1682	140	307	404	284	191	356
	Yes	350	30	70	90	56	43	61
	No	1327	110	236	313	228	148	292
	Don't know/Not sure	2						2
	Refused	3		1	1			1
Denominator is: All survey respondents

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