Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS); 1996

Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 1996

**In the past 12 months, have you used any medication for breathing problems such as inhalers like Primatene Mist, Alupent, or Ventolin or taken pills such as Theo-Dur or Solbid?**
(Weighted Column Percents)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Yes		12.3	12.0	11.5	11.9	11.2	11.3	15.3
No		86.9	87.6	87.7	86.8	88.5	87.5	84.2
Don't know/Not sure		.5	.4	.6	.6	.4	1.2	.2
Refused		.3		.2	.7			.4
Male	Yes	11.2	10.2	9.0	9.9	11.5	8.1	17.9
	No	87.8	89.0	90.1	88.4	88.5	90.4	81.1
	Don't know/Not sure	.6	.8	.9	.3		1.5	.5
	Refused	.4			1.4			.5
Female	Yes	13.1	13.6	13.4	13.4	10.9	13.6	13.8
	No	86.3	86.4	86.0	85.6	88.4	85.3	86.0
	Don't know/Not sure	.5		.3	.7	.7	1.0
	Refused	.2		.3	.2			.3
Denominator is: All survey respondents

**In the past 12 months, have you used any medication for breathing problems such as inhalers like Primatene Mist, Alupent, or Ventolin or taken pills such as Theo-Dur or Solbid?**
(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		358	31	61	83	61	37	85
No		2534	226	464	606	483	286	469
Don't know/Not sure		15	1	3	4	2	4	1
Refused		8		1	5			2
Male	Total	1233	118	222	294	262	136	201
	Yes	138	12	20	29	30	11	36
	No	1083	105	200	260	232	123	163
	Don't know/Not sure	7	1	2	1		2	1
	Refused	5			4			1
Female	Total	1682	140	307	404	284	191	356
	Yes	220	19	41	54	31	26	49
	No	1451	121	264	346	251	163	306
	Don't know/Not sure	8		1	3	2	2
	Refused	3		1	1			1
Denominator is: All survey respondents

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