1999 Adult Behavioral Risk Factor Data

Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 1999

In the past 12 months, has a health professional
explained to you about getting exercise?
(Weighted Column Percents)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Yes, and you understand completely		87.3	31.1	74.1	86.0	85.8	90.9	89.5
Yes, but you are still confused by this		1.4			4.8	5.2
No, no one has explained this to you		11.3	68.9	25.9	9.2	9.1	9.1	10.5
Male	Yes, and you understand completely	85.8		78.6	80.4	83.4	91.1	87.7
	Yes, but you are still confused by this	2.5			7.8	12.1
	No, no one has explained this to you	11.7	100.0	21.4	11.8	4.5	8.9	12.3
Female	Yes, and you understand completely	88.4	50.0	71.4	90.5	87.1	90.8	90.8
	Yes, but you are still confused by this	.5			2.4	1.3
	No, no one has explained this to you	11.1	50.0	28.6	7.1	11.6	9.2	9.2
Denominator is: All survey respondents who were told by their doctors that they had diabetes.

In the past 12 months, has a health professional
explained to you about getting exercise?
(Unweighted Frequencies)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Total		349	3	21	37	64	85	139
Yes, and you understand completely		306	1	18	31	55	77	124
Yes, but you are still confused by this		5			2	3
No, no one has explained this to you		35	2	3	4	5	8	13
Don't know/Not sure		2				1		1
Refused		1						1
Male	Total	135	1	8	15	25	32	54
	Yes, and you understand completely	112		6	12	20	29	45
	Yes, but you are still confused by this	3			1	2
	No, no one has explained this to you	18	1	2	2	2	3	8
	Don't know/Not sure	1				1
	Refused	1						1
Female	Total	214	2	13	22	39	53	85
	Yes, and you understand completely	194	1	12	19	35	48	79
	Yes, but you are still confused by this	2			1	1
	No, no one has explained this to you	17	1	1	2	3	5	5
	Don't know/Not sure	1						1
Denominator is: All survey respondents who were told by their doctors that they had diabetes.