1999 Adult Behavioral Risk Factor Data

Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 1999

In the past 12 months, has a health professional explained
how to adjust your food choices to help manage your blood glucose?
(Weighted Column Percents)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Yes, and you understand completely		70.2	31.1	59.9	68.3	66.7	73.7	72.4
Yes, but you are still confused by this		9.5	37.8	8.8	19.4	6.6	9.4	7.4
No, no one has explained this to you		20.3	31.1	31.3	12.2	26.8	16.9	20.2
Male	Yes, and you understand completely	72.8		64.3	76.5	53.3	80.4	75.7
	Yes, but you are still confused by this	7.9	100.0		7.8	9.0	5.4	8.1
	No, no one has explained this to you	19.3		35.7	15.7	37.7	14.3	16.2
Female	Yes, and you understand completely	68.3	50.0	57.1	61.9	74.2	68.2	69.8
	Yes, but you are still confused by this	10.8		14.3	28.6	5.2	12.7	6.8
	No, no one has explained this to you	21.0	50.0	28.6	9.5	20.6	19.1	23.4
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
how to adjust your food choices to help manage your blood glucose?
(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		252	1	15	25	44	62	105
Yes, but you are still confused by this		31	1	2	6	5	7	10
No, no one has explained this to you		65	1	4	6	14	16	24
Don't know/Not sure		1				1
Male	Total	135	1	8	15	25	32	54
	Yes, and you understand completely	95		5	11	13	25	41
	Yes, but you are still confused by this	10	1		1	2	2	4
	No, no one has explained this to you	29		3	3	9	5	9
	Don't know/Not sure	1				1
Female	Total	214	2	13	22	39	53	85
	Yes, and you understand completely	157	1	10	14	31	37	64
	Yes, but you are still confused by this	21		2	5	3	5	6
	No, no one has explained this to you	36	1	1	3	5	11	15
Denominator is: All survey respondents who were told by their doctors that they had diabetes.