Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS); 1996

Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 1996

**Has a health care provider ever told you that you have asthma?**
(Weighted Column Percents)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Yes		11.4	12.4	12.5	12.6	10.6	10.4	9.7
No		87.9	87.2	87.0	86.5	88.6	89.0	89.4
Don't know/Not sure		.4	.4	.4	.1	.7	.6	.5
Refused		.3		.2	.7			.4
Male	Yes	8.1	10.2	7.7	10.9	8.0	6.6	4.5
	No	91.2	89.0	92.3	87.8	91.6	93.4	94.5
	Don't know/Not sure	.2	.8			.4		.5
	Refused	.4			1.4			.5
Female	Yes	13.8	14.3	16.0	13.9	13.0	13.1	12.6
	No	85.4	85.7	83.1	85.6	85.9	85.9	86.5
	Don't know/Not sure	.6		.7	.2	1.1	1.0	.6
	Refused	.2		.3	.2			.3
Denominator is: All survey respondents

**Has a health care provider ever told you that you have asthma?**
(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		332	32	66	88	58	34	54
No		2562	225	460	604	484	291	498
Don't know/Not sure		13	1	2	1	4	2	3
Refused		8		1	5			2
Male	Total	1233	118	222	294	262	136	201
	Yes	100	12	17	32	21	9	9
	No	1125	105	205	258	240	127	190
	Don't know/Not sure	3	1			1		1
	Refused	5			4			1
Female	Total	1682	140	307	404	284	191	356
	Yes	232	20	49	56	37	25	45
	No	1437	120	255	346	244	164	308
	Don't know/Not sure	10		2	1	3	2	2
	Refused	3		1	1			1
Denominator is: All survey respondents

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