Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS); 1997

Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 1997

**About how long has it been since you last visited a doctor for a routine checkup?**
(Weighted Column Percents)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
W/in 6 months		67.6	64.9	59.7	58.3	67.4	81.0	80.3
W/in 2 years		12.4	13.0	15.0	16.5	11.3	6.6	9.3
W/in 5 years		9.3	14.0	11.3	10.6	9.9	5.4	4.8
4		8.4	3.7	10.9	12.4	9.9	5.5	4.4
Don't know/Not sure		.8	2.2	1.2	.8	.3		.5
Never		1.4	2.2	2.0	1.3	1.1	1.4	.6
Refused		.0					.1	.2
Male	W/in 6 months	58.9	59.5	45.4	48.6	55.3	75.8	81.0
	W/in 2 years	13.5	14.2	17.4	15.6	15.2	9.2	6.9
	W/in 5 years	13.1	16.1	17.1	15.0	14.0	6.6	7.2
	4	12.1	6.3	16.1	18.3	13.5	7.5	4.4
	Don't know/Not sure	.9	.9	2.0	1.2	.3		.3
	Never	1.5	3.0	2.1	1.2	1.8	.7	.3
	Refused	.0					.2
Female	W/in 6 months	75.9	70.6	74.4	67.8	79.8	86.0	79.7
	W/in 2 years	11.4	11.6	12.4	17.5	7.5	4.3	11.0
	W/in 5 years	5.7	11.7	5.3	6.3	5.8	4.2	3.0
	4	5.0	1.0	5.6	6.6	6.3	3.6	4.5
	Don't know/Not sure	.7	3.7	.4	.4	.3		.6
	Never	1.3	1.3	1.9	1.5	.4	2.0	.8
	Refused	.1						.3
Denominator is: All survey respondents

**About how long has it been since you last visited a doctor for a routine checkup?**
(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
W/in 6 months		2259	181	375	443	406	306	548
W/in 2 years		405	41	83	127	65	30	59
W/in 5 years		292	42	64	73	57	26	30
4		278	14	65	91	55	24	29
Don't know/Not sure		27	6	7	7	3		4
Never		45	8	13	9	6	4	5
Refused		2					1	1
Male	Total	1399	153	273	327	241	170	235
	W/in 6 months	797	82	122	156	125	122	190
	W/in 2 years	205	26	48	56	40	18	17
	W/in 5 years	177	25	42	45	35	15	15
	4	180	12	47	62	35	13	11
	Don't know/Not sure	15	2	6	5	1		1
	Never	24	6	8	3	5	1	1
	Refused	1					1
Female	Total	1909	139	334	423	351	221	441
	W/in 6 months	1462	99	253	287	281	184	358
	W/in 2 years	200	15	35	71	25	12	42
	W/in 5 years	115	17	22	28	22	11	15
	4	98	2	18	29	20	11	18
	Don't know/Not sure	12	4	1	2	2		3
	Never	21	2	5	6	1	3	4
	Refused	1						1
Denominator is: All survey respondents

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