Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS); 1997

Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 1997

**What are your chances of getting infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS?**
(Weighted Column Percents)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64
High		1.3	.9	.9	2.2	1.2	1.0
Medium		4.1	7.5	6.0	3.6	2.4	1.2
Low		29.8	40.8	36.2	29.1	27.3	13.7
None		64.1	50.3	55.4	64.5	68.6	84.0
Not applicable		.0			.1
Don't know/Not sure		.6	.5	1.1	.4	.5	.2
Refused		.1		.4
Male	High	1.2	.9	.4	2.9	.9
	Medium	5.2	13.1	7.6	3.1	2.3	2.1
	Low	30.9	43.6	39.2	28.9	26.4	14.7
	None	61.9	42.4	50.2	65.0	69.9	83.1
	Don't know/Not sure	.6		2.0	.1	.4
	Refused	.2		.7
Female	High	1.5	1.0	1.3	1.6	1.5	1.9
	Medium	3.0	1.5	4.5	4.2	2.5	.3
	Low	28.7	37.8	33.2	29.3	28.1	12.7
	None	66.2	58.5	60.9	64.0	67.2	84.8
	Not applicable	.1			.2
	Don't know/Not sure	.6	1.1	.2	.7	.7	.4
Denominator is: All survey respondents less than 65 years old

**What are your chances of getting infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS?**
(Unweighted Frequencies)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64
Total		2632	292	607	750	592	391
High		36	3	6	15	7	5
Medium		107	21	36	29	16	5
Low		819	121	234	232	172	60
None		1652	145	324	470	393	320
Not applicable		1			1
Don't know/Not sure		14	2	4	3	4	1
Refused		3		3
Male	Total	1164	153	273	327	241	170
	High	14	2	2	8	2
	Medium	55	17	17	11	6	4
	Low	382	67	112	107	66	30
	None	704	67	136	200	165	136
	Don't know/Not sure	6		3	1	2
	Refused	3		3
Female	Total	1468	139	334	423	351	221
	High	22	1	4	7	5	5
	Medium	52	4	19	18	10	1
	Low	437	54	122	125	106	30
	None	948	78	188	270	228	184
	Not applicable	1			1
	Don't know/Not sure	8	2	1	2	2	1
Denominator is: All survey respondents less than 65 years old

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