Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS); 1997

Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 1997

**Blood cholesterol is a fatty substance found in the blood. Have you ever had your blood cholesterol checked?**
(Weighted Column Percents)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
yes		71.6	35.4	48.7	71.1	85.2	91.3	91.5
no		25.4	55.3	47.1	27.3	13.6	7.9	5.7
Don't know/Not sure		3.0	9.3	4.2	1.6	1.2	.8	2.8
Male	yes	69.5	39.2	46.0	70.2	82.5	87.8	90.9
	no	28.5	57.6	51.2	28.5	16.5	11.2	6.2
	Don't know/Not sure	2.0	3.1	2.8	1.3	1.0	1.0	2.8
Female	yes	73.6	31.3	51.5	72.0	87.9	94.6	91.8
	no	22.4	52.9	42.8	26.1	10.7	4.7	5.3
	Don't know/Not sure	4.0	15.8	5.7	1.9	1.5	.7	2.8
Denominator is: All survey respondents

**Blood cholesterol is a fatty substance found in the blood. Have you ever had your blood cholesterol checked?**
(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		2445	97	326	547	503	357	615
no		771	169	260	190	80	31	41
Don't know/Not sure		92	26	21	13	9	3	20
Male	Total	1399	153	273	327	241	170	235
	yes	989	54	142	236	195	151	211
	no	378	93	122	85	42	18	18
	Don't know/Not sure	32	6	9	6	4	1	6
Female	Total	1909	139	334	423	351	221	441
	yes	1456	43	184	311	308	206	404
	no	393	76	138	105	38	13	23
	Don't know/Not sure	60	20	12	7	5	2	14
Denominator is: All survey respondents

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