Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS); 1997

Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 1997

**Do you currently take any vitamin pills or supplements?**
(Weighted Column Percents)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Yes		59.7	40.5	54.8	62.0	63.6	65.2	66.5
No		40.1	59.5	45.2	38.0	36.1	34.8	33.1
Don't know/Not sure		.1				.1		.2
Refused		.1				.2		.2
Male	Yes	52.5	38.8	41.9	57.3	56.8	57.8	59.4
	No	47.5	61.2	58.1	42.7	42.9	42.2	40.6
	Don't know/Not sure	.0				.2
Female	Yes	66.6	42.3	68.0	66.6	70.5	72.2	71.7
	No	33.2	57.7	32.0	33.4	29.2	27.8	27.6
	Don't know/Not sure	.1						.4
	Refused	.1				.3		.3
Denominator is: All survey respondents

**Do you currently take any vitamin pills or supplements?**
(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		2054	121	353	470	386	267	457
No		1249	171	254	280	204	124	216
Don't know/Not sure		3				1		2
Refused		2				1		1
Male	Total	1399	153	273	327	241	170	235
	Yes	747	55	127	189	134	100	142
	No	651	98	146	138	106	70	93
	Don't know/Not sure	1				1
Female	Total	1909	139	334	423	351	221	441
	Yes	1307	66	226	281	252	167	315
	No	598	73	108	142	98	54	123
	Don't know/Not sure	2						2
	Refused	2				1		1
Denominator is: All survey respondents

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