Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS); 1996

Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 1996

**About how long has it been since you last visited a doctor for a routine checkup?**
(Weighted Column Percents)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
W/in year		67.2	59.7	59.5	62.0	66.7	73.7	81.0
W/in 2 years		13.0	17.1	16.3	14.3	11.7	12.5	7.7
W/in 5 years		8.4	13.6	10.6	10.2	8.2	5.2	3.9
5+ years ago		9.6	5.8	11.7	10.9	11.7	8.0	6.8
Don't know/Not sure		.3	.8	.6	.6
Never		1.5	3.1	1.3	2.0	1.6	.6	.5
Male	W/in year	57.3	54.2	44.6	50.0	53.8	66.2	82.6
	W/in 2 years	15.2	17.8	18.9	18.0	14.5	15.4	6.5
	W/in 5 years	10.5	21.2	14.9	10.2	10.3	6.6	3.0
	5+ years ago	14.4	4.2	19.4	17.7	17.9	11.0	8.0
	Don't know/Not sure	.3		1.4	.3
	Never	2.1	2.5	.9	3.7	3.4	.7
Female	W/in year	74.4	64.3	70.4	70.8	78.5	79.1	80.1
	W/in 2 years	11.3	16.4	14.3	11.6	9.2	10.5	8.4
	W/in 5 years	6.9	7.1	7.5	10.1	6.3	4.2	4.5
	5+ years ago	6.1	7.1	6.2	5.9	6.0	5.8	6.2
	Don't know/Not sure	.3	1.4		.7
	Never	1.0	3.6	1.6	.7		.5	.8
Denominator is: All survey respondents

**About how long has it been since you last visited a doctor for a routine checkup?**
(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
W/in year		1958	154	315	433	364	241	451
W/in 2 years		378	44	86	100	64	41	43
W/in 5 years		246	35	56	71	45	17	22
5+ years ago		281	15	62	76	64	26	38
Don't know/Not sure		9	2	3	4
Never		43	8	7	14	9	2	3
Male	Total	1233	118	222	294	262	136	201
	W/in year	707	64	99	147	141	90	166
	W/in 2 years	188	21	42	53	38	21	13
	W/in 5 years	130	25	33	30	27	9	6
	5+ years ago	178	5	43	52	47	15	16
	Don't know/Not sure	4		3	1
	Never	26	3	2	11	9	1
Female	Total	1682	140	307	404	284	191	356
	W/in year	1251	90	216	286	223	151	285
	W/in 2 years	190	23	44	47	26	20	30
	W/in 5 years	116	10	23	41	18	8	16
	5+ years ago	103	10	19	24	17	11	22
	Don't know/Not sure	5	2		3
	Never	17	5	5	3		1	3
Denominator is: All survey respondents

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