Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS); 1996

Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 1996

**Has a doctor or other health professional advised you to stop smoking?**
(Weighted Column Percents)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Yes		58.0	45.8	55.7	58.7	56.7	73.6	60.3
No		41.4	54.2	43.6	40.2	42.7	26.4	39.7
Don't know/Not sure		.6		.7	1.1	.7
Male	Yes	51.1	37.1	50.8	43.4	51.3	78.6	63.0
	No	48.2	62.9	49.2	55.3	47.4	21.4	37.0
	Don't know/Not sure	.7			1.3	1.3
Female	Yes	63.5	54.1	59.7	69.0	62.2	70.5	58.3
	No	36.0	45.9	39.0	30.1	37.8	29.5	41.7
	Don't know/Not sure	.5		1.3	.9
Denominator is: All survey respondents who have smoked 100 cigarettes in their life and now smoke every day or some days

**Has a doctor or other health professional advised you to stop smoking?**
(Unweighted Frequencies)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Total		686	72	140	189	150	72	63
Yes		398	33	78	111	85	53	38
No		284	39	61	76	64	19	25
Don't know/Not sure		4		1	2	1
Male	Total	305	35	63	76	76	28	27
	Yes	156	13	32	33	39	22	17
	No	147	22	31	42	36	6	10
	Don't know/Not sure	2			1	1
Female	Total	381	37	77	113	74	44	36
	Yes	242	20	46	78	46	31	21
	No	137	17	30	34	28	13	15
	Don't know/Not sure	2		1	1
Denominator is: All survey respondents who have smoked 100 cigarettes in their life and now smoke every day or some days

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