Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS); 1997

Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 1997

**About how many times in the last year has a health professional checked your feet for any sores or irritations?**
(Weighted Column Percents)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
1		26.2		28.4	22.2	17.1	45.5	21.8
2		15.3			23.3	11.2	8.0	18.8
3		1.1		9.7			3.4
4		9.5			13.3	4.8		15.3
5		2.6				2.6	10.9
6		4.6					15.2	3.8
8		3.8			7.1		7.5	2.6
10		1.0						2.2
11		.4				2.6
12		2.8			7.1		2.7	2.4
20		.7						1.6
50		.6			3.3
Don't know/Not sure		1.2						2.8
Never		30.1		61.9	23.6	61.5	6.7	28.7
Male	1	22.0		60.0	6.6	11.7	48.8	18.3
	2	20.4			36.8	11.1	7.1	24.1
	3	1.4					7.1
	4	11.0			26.5			14.1
	6	3.3					10.5	2.7
	8	5.6					15.7	5.4
	12	2.3					5.6	2.7
	20	1.4						3.3
	50	1.2			6.6
	Don't know/Not sure	1.2						2.7
	Never	30.2		40.0	23.4	77.2	5.2	26.6
Female	1	30.0		21.9	37.9	22.5	42.4	25.1
	2	10.7			9.6	11.4	8.9	13.7
	3	.9		11.7
	4	8.3				9.4		16.5
	5	5.0				5.2	21.0
	6	5.9					19.6	4.7
	8	2.3			14.3
	10	1.8						4.4
	11	.8				5.2
	12	3.2			14.3			2.2
	Don't know/Not sure	1.2						2.8
	Never	30.1		66.4	23.9	46.3	8.0	30.6
Denominator is: All survey respondents who were told by their doctor that they had diabetes and have seen a health professional in the past twelve months about diabetes

**About how many times in the last year has a health professional checked your feet for any sores or irritations?**
(Unweighted Frequencies)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Total		142		8	20	22	27	65
1		39		3	5	5	12	14
2		21			5	3	3	10
3		2		1			1
4		13			1	1		11
5		3				1	2
6		7					4	3
8		3			1		1	1
10		2						2
11		1				1
12		4			1		1	2
20		1						1
50		1			1
Don't know/Not sure		2						2
Never		43		4	6	11	3	19
Male	Total	61		2	10	10	14	25
	1	16		1	1	2	8	4
	2	12			4	1	1	6
	3	1					1
	4	5			1			4
	6	2					1	1
	8	2					1	1
	12	2					1	1
	20	1						1
	50	1			1
	Don't know/Not sure	1						1
	Never	18		1	3	7	1	6
Female	Total	81		6	10	12	13	40
	1	23		2	4	3	4	10
	2	9			1	2	2	4
	3	1		1
	4	8				1		7
	5	3				1	2
	6	5					3	2
	8	1			1
	10	2						2
	11	1				1
	12	2			1			1
	Don't know/Not sure	1						1
	Never	25		3	3	4	2	13
Denominator is: All survey respondents who were told by their doctor that they had diabetes and have seen a health professional in the past twelve months about diabetes

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