Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 1996
Weighted Column Percents Unweighted Frequencies
Blood cholesterol is a fatty substance found in the blood. Have you ever had your blood cholesterol checked?
(Weighted Column Percents)
|
Total |
Age Groups |
| 18-24 |
25-34 |
35-44 |
45-54 |
55-64 |
65+ |
| Yes |
88.5 |
|
75.0 |
83.3 |
88.9 |
93.8 |
87.3 |
| No |
8.5 |
|
25.0 |
16.7 |
11.1 |
3.1 |
7.3 |
| Don't know/Not sure |
3.1 |
|
|
|
|
3.1 |
5.5 |
| Male |
Yes |
84.3 |
|
66.7 |
83.3 |
77.8 |
85.7 |
89.5 |
| No |
13.7 |
|
33.3 |
16.7 |
22.2 |
7.1 |
10.5 |
| Don't know/Not sure |
2.0 |
|
|
|
|
7.1 |
|
| Female |
Yes |
91.1 |
|
100.0 |
83.3 |
94.4 |
100.0 |
86.1 |
| No |
5.1 |
|
|
16.7 |
5.6 |
|
5.6 |
| Don't know/Not sure |
3.8 |
|
|
|
|
|
8.3 |
| Denominator is: All survey respondents who were told by their doctor that they had diabetes |
Blood cholesterol is a fatty substance found in the blood. Have you ever had your blood cholesterol checked?
(Unweighted Frequencies)
|
Total |
Age Groups |
| 18-24 |
25-34 |
35-44 |
45-54 |
55-64 |
65+ |
| Total |
130 |
|
4 |
12 |
27 |
32 |
55 |
| Yes |
115 |
|
3 |
10 |
24 |
30 |
48 |
| No |
11 |
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
| Don't know/Not sure |
4 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
3 |
| Male |
Total |
51 |
|
3 |
6 |
9 |
14 |
19 |
| Yes |
43 |
|
2 |
5 |
7 |
12 |
17 |
| No |
7 |
|
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
| Don't know/Not sure |
1 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
| Female |
Total |
79 |
|
1 |
6 |
18 |
18 |
36 |
| Yes |
72 |
|
1 |
5 |
17 |
18 |
31 |
| No |
4 |
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
2 |
| Don't know/Not sure |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
| Denominator is: All survey respondents who were told by their doctor that they had diabetes |
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