1999 Adult Behavioral Risk Factor Data

Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 1999

**When did you have your last sigmoidoscopy or a colonoscopy?**
(Weighted Column Percents)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Within past year		30.5			30.6	33.9	26.0	31.7
Within 2 years		17.2			17.5	12.2	17.9	18.9
Within 5 years		23.1			26.3	31.2	19.4	21.3
5 or more years ago		29.2			25.6	22.8	36.7	28.1
Male	Within past year	32.6			35.7	37.7	28.9	32.0
	Within 2 years	16.2			14.3	16.4	13.7	18.4
	Within 5 years	19.3			21.4	23.8	18.7	17.0
	5 or more years ago	31.9			28.6	22.1	38.7	32.5
Female	Within past year	28.5			18.7	30.4	22.7	31.4
	Within 2 years	18.1			25.0	8.3	22.4	19.2
	Within 5 years	26.6			37.5	38.0	20.3	24.4
	5 or more years ago	26.8			18.7	23.3	34.6	25.0
Denominator is: All survey respondents who are over 39 years old and have had a sigmoidoscopy.

**When did you have your last sigmoidoscopy or a colonoscopy?**
(Unweighted Frequencies)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Total		398			25	85	105	183
Within past year		115			6	23	27	59
Within 2 years		67			4	12	20	31
Within 5 years		95			7	29	19	40
5 or more years ago		118			8	21	39	50
Don't know/Not sure		3						3
Male	Total	165			16	37	46	66
	Within past year	48			4	11	13	20
	Within 2 years	26			2	6	7	11
	Within 5 years	33			4	10	7	12
	5 or more years ago	56			6	10	19	21
	Don't know/Not sure	2						2
Female	Total	233			9	48	59	117
	Within past year	67			2	12	14	39
	Within 2 years	41			2	6	13	20
	Within 5 years	62			3	19	12	28
	5 or more years ago	62			2	11	20	29
	Don't know/Not sure	1						1
Denominator is: All survey respondents who are over 39 years old and have had a sigmoidoscopy.