Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS); 1997

Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 1997

At your last visit to your health care provider, did someone ask you if you smoked,
either by questionnaire or in person?
(Weighted Column Percents)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Yes		54.9	56.1	65.2	59.9	54.3	48.7	42.5
No		39.6	40.5	29.6	34.0	40.5	43.4	52.3
Don't know/Not sure		5.4	3.5	5.1	6.1	5.1	7.8	5.1
Refused		.1		.1		.1		.1
Male	Yes	54.9	51.3	60.4	61.6	54.9	51.6	43.7
	No	38.4	45.2	32.7	30.0	37.0	41.7	51.0
	Don't know/Not sure	6.7	3.4	6.7	8.3	7.9	6.6	5.3
	Refused	.1		.2		.3
Female	Yes	54.9	61.1	70.1	58.3	53.7	45.9	41.7
	No	40.8	35.4	26.5	37.9	44.0	45.1	53.2
	Don't know/Not sure	4.3	3.5	3.4	3.9	2.3	9.0	4.9
	Refused	.0						.2
Denominator is: All survey respondents

At your last visit to your health care provider, did someone ask you if you smoked,
either by questionnaire or in person?
(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		1833	174	394	459	330	195	281
No		1289	105	178	245	235	169	357
Don't know/Not sure		183	13	34	46	26	27	37
Refused		3		1		1		1
Male	Total	1399	153	273	327	241	170	235
	Yes	773	86	165	201	136	89	96
	No	525	60	87	97	88	68	125
	Don't know/Not sure	99	7	20	29	16	13	14
	Refused	2		1		1
Female	Total	1909	139	334	423	351	221	441
	Yes	1060	88	229	258	194	106	185
	No	764	45	91	148	147	101	232
	Don't know/Not sure	84	6	14	17	10	14	23
	Refused	1						1
Denominator is: All survey respondents

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