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 had your blood cholesterol checked?**
(Weighted Column Percents)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
W/in year		62.2	50.5	56.2	51.6	54.2	75.2	77.0
W/in 2 years		16.1	18.1	16.0	18.7	21.5	11.5	11.2
W/in 5 years		13.2	23.1	17.2	18.7	13.5	8.3	6.3
5+ years ago		7.2	6.4	9.7	10.0	9.8	4.0	3.0
Don't know/Not sure		1.4	2.0	.8	1.0	.8	1.0	2.5
Male	W/in year	61.0	44.1	59.7	49.3	49.6	73.2	83.1
	W/in 2 years	15.9	13.4	10.7	21.8	24.0	11.4	8.2
	W/in 5 years	14.0	31.2	21.6	16.2	14.9	8.0	4.8
	5+ years ago	7.8	8.8	7.5	11.1	11.5	5.2	2.2
	Don't know/Not sure	1.3	2.5	.4	1.6		2.2	1.7
Female	W/in year	63.3	58.9	52.9	53.8	58.6	76.9	72.6
	W/in 2 years	16.2	24.3	20.9	15.7	19.1	11.6	13.4
	W/in 5 years	12.4	12.2	13.2	21.0	12.3	8.5	7.3
	5+ years ago	6.6	3.1	11.8	9.0	8.3	3.0	3.6
	Don't know/Not sure	1.5	1.4	1.2	.5	1.6		3.1
Denominator is: All survey respondents who have had their cholesterol checked within the last year

**About how long has it been since you last had your blood cholesterol checked?**
(Unweighted Frequencies)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Total		2445	97	326	547	503	357	615
W/in year		1490	50	170	265	275	260	470
W/in 2 years		405	21	55	107	104	44	74
W/in 5 years		335	15	61	111	78	33	37
5+ years ago		175	8	35	59	41	16	16
Don't know/Not sure		40	3	5	5	5	4	18
Male	Total	989	54	142	236	195	151	211
	W/in year	584	29	74	109	92	107	173
	W/in 2 years	167	8	18	54	50	19	18
	W/in 5 years	140	9	36	41	31	13	10
	5+ years ago	83	6	13	29	22	8	5
	Don't know/Not sure	15	2	1	3		4	5
Female	Total	1456	43	184	311	308	206	404
	W/in year	906	21	96	156	183	153	297
	W/in 2 years	238	13	37	53	54	25	56
	W/in 5 years	195	6	25	70	47	20	27
	5+ years ago	92	2	22	30	19	8	11
	Don't know/Not sure	25	1	4	2	5		13
Denominator is: All survey respondents who have had their cholesterol checked within the last year

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