Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS); 1997

Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 1997

**About how long have you had this particular health care coverage?**
(Weighted Column Percents)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Less 12 months		17.7	33.7	27.3	19.4	13.0	11.1	8.4
Less 2 years		12.1	15.6	16.9	13.1	13.8	7.5	6.7
Less 3 years		8.8	4.8	18.1	9.6	7.8	6.6	4.8
Less 5 years		10.7	10.9	11.9	12.6	9.7	8.3	9.7
5+ years		50.3	33.2	25.7	45.1	55.4	65.9	70.1
Don't know/Not sure		.4	1.8		.2	.2	.6	.2
Refused		.0						.1
Male	Less 12 months	17.5	26.3	27.3	21.2	13.3	8.8	9.0
	Less 2 years	12.0	16.9	20.4	13.9	11.3	4.0	5.3
	Less 3 years	8.5	5.8	13.8	10.0	7.7	7.4	5.1
	Less 5 years	10.2	11.4	12.1	10.2	10.7	10.4	7.4
	5+ years	51.4	37.8	26.5	44.5	57.0	69.3	72.9
	Don't know/Not sure	.2	1.8		.1
	Refused	.1						.3
Female	Less 12 months	17.9	41.6	27.4	17.7	12.8	13.2	8.0
	Less 2 years	12.1	14.2	13.7	12.2	16.1	10.8	7.7
	Less 3 years	9.1	3.7	22.1	9.2	7.9	5.8	4.6
	Less 5 years	11.1	10.3	11.7	15.0	8.8	6.3	11.4
	5+ years	49.3	28.3	25.1	45.6	53.9	62.7	68.0
	Don't know/Not sure	.5	1.9		.3	.4	1.1	.3
Denominator is: All survey respondents who answered yes to the question do you have medical coverage

**About how long have you had this particular health care coverage?**
(Unweighted Frequencies)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Total		2978	230	518	655	537	364	674
Less 12 months		515	80	146	133	69	43	44
Less 2 years		344	40	88	83	64	29	40
Less 3 years		262	13	85	66	44	24	30
Less 5 years		313	22	60	85	51	30	65
5+ years		1531	70	139	286	308	236	492
Don't know/Not sure		12	5		2	1	2	2
Refused		1						1
Male	Total	1235	121	221	285	217	156	235
	Less 12 months	212	37	56	59	28	16	16
	Less 2 years	149	21	46	41	21	7	13
	Less 3 years	109	8	33	28	18	10	12
	Less 5 years	124	11	27	29	22	16	19
	5+ years	636	41	59	127	128	107	174
	Don't know/Not sure	4	3		1
	Refused	1						1
Female	Total	1743	109	297	370	320	208	439
	Less 12 months	303	43	90	74	41	27	28
	Less 2 years	195	19	42	42	43	22	27
	Less 3 years	153	5	52	38	26	14	18
	Less 5 years	189	11	33	56	29	14	46
	5+ years	895	29	80	159	180	129	318
	Don't know/Not sure	8	2		1	1	2	2
Denominator is: All survey respondents who answered yes to the question do you have medical coverage

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