1999 Adult Behavioral Risk Factor Data

Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 1999

Have you ever been told on more than one occasion
that your blood pressure was high?
(Weighted Column Percents)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
More than once		77.5	49.4	56.1	74.8	79.7	82.9	80.9
Only once		22.5	50.6	43.9	25.2	20.3	17.1	19.1
Male	More than once	76.3	47.8	62.3	70.2	77.2	84.6	81.1
Male	Only once	23.7	52.2	37.7	29.8	22.8	15.4	18.9
Female	More than once	78.6	50.0	45.8	80.0	82.8	81.5	80.8
Female	Only once	21.4	50.0	54.2	20.0	17.2	18.5	19.2
Denominator is: All survey respondents who have had their blood pressures checked and have been told that their blood pressures were high.

Have you ever been told on more than one occasion
that your blood pressure was high?
(Unweighted Frequencies)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Total		828	12	65	130	189	145	287
More than once		630	7	32	95	151	119	226
Only once		187	5	33	35	37	24	53
Don't know/Not sure		11				1	2	8
Male	Total	332	4	31	65	85	54	93
	More than once	248	3	17	44	64	45	75
	Only once	82	1	14	21	21	8	17
	Don't know/Not sure	2					1	1
Female	Total	496	8	34	65	104	91	194
	More than once	382	4	15	51	87	74	151
	Only once	105	4	19	14	16	16	36
	Don't know/Not sure	9				1	1	7
Denominator is: All survey respondents who have had their blood pressures checked and have been told that their blood pressures were high.