Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS); 1997

Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 1997

**Within the past 12 months have you experienced any wheezing?**
(Weighted Column Percents)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Yes		22.6	30.3	18.1	21.4	23.5	25.7	21.3
No		77.0	69.4	81.4	78.2	76.5	74.3	77.8
Don't know/Not sure		.4	.3	.5	.4	.1		.7
Refused		.0						.2
Male	Yes	23.3	31.8	17.9	24.4	23.4	22.6	22.2
	No	76.5	68.2	82.1	75.0	76.4	77.4	77.8
	Don't know/Not sure	.2			.6	.1
Female	Yes	22.0	28.7	18.3	18.5	23.5	28.7	20.6
	No	77.4	70.6	80.7	81.4	76.5	71.3	77.8
	Don't know/Not sure	.5	.7	.9	.1			1.2
	Refused	.1						.3
Denominator is: All survey respondents

**Within the past 12 months have you experienced any wheezing?**
(Unweighted Frequencies)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Total		3308	292	607	750	592	391	676
Yes		720	74	112	154	132	101	147
No		2578	217	494	594	459	290	524
Don't know/Not sure		9	1	1	2	1		4
Refused		1						1
Male	Total	1399	153	273	327	241	170	235
	Yes	310	41	47	76	52	40	54
	No	1087	112	226	250	188	130	181
	Don't know/Not sure	2			1	1
Female	Total	1909	139	334	423	351	221	441
	Yes	410	33	65	78	80	61	93
	No	1491	105	268	344	271	160	343
	Don't know/Not sure	7	1	1	1			4
	Refused	1						1
Denominator is: All survey respondents

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