Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS); 1997

Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 1997

**Has a doctor or other health care professional ever advised you to quit smoking?**
(Weighted Column Percents)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Yes		47.6	32.4	46.0	47.6	54.3	65.6	52.7
No		51.4	67.6	54.0	48.1	45.7	34.4	47.3
Don't know/Not sure		1.0			4.3
Male	Yes	39.8	20.9	26.7	47.2	59.7	70.7	50.0
	No	59.4	79.1	73.3	49.9	40.3	29.3	50.0
	Don't know/Not sure	.8			2.9
Female	Yes	57.1	64.9	65.7	48.4	49.3	62.6	54.2
	No	41.6	35.1	34.3	44.9	50.7	37.4	45.8
	Don't know/Not sure	1.3			6.7
Denominator is: All survey respondents who currently smoke cigarettes and who were not advised to quit smoking the last time they visited a health care professional

**Has a doctor or other health care professional ever advised you to quit smoking?**
(Unweighted Frequencies)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Total		341	48	85	82	59	38	29
Yes		170	20	40	37	32	26	15
No		168	28	45	42	27	12	14
Don't know/Not sure		3			3
Male	Total	166	34	43	44	24	12	9
	Yes	71	12	13	19	13	9	5
	No	94	22	30	24	11	3	4
	Don't know/Not sure	1			1
Female	Total	175	14	42	38	35	26	20
	Yes	99	8	27	18	19	17	10
	No	74	6	15	18	16	9	10
	Don't know/Not sure	2			2
Denominator is: All survey respondents who currently smoke cigarettes and who were not advised to quit smoking the last time they visited a health care professional

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