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 the importance of testing 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		79.5	100.0	74.1	82.4	70.2	83.6	80.1
Yes, but you are still confused by this		9.0		17.7	10.6	17.0	10.1	4.1
No, no one has explained this to you		11.5		8.2	6.9	12.8	6.3	15.8
Male	Yes, and you understand completely	83.0	100.0	78.6	84.3	71.4	89.3	82.7
	Yes, but you are still confused by this	5.0				21.1	5.4	2.3
	No, no one has explained this to you	12.0		21.4	15.7	7.5	5.4	15.0
Female	Yes, and you understand completely	76.9	100.0	71.4	81.0	69.5	78.7	78.0
	Yes, but you are still confused by this	12.0		28.6	19.0	14.6	14.2	5.5
	No, no one has explained this to you	11.1				15.9	7.1	16.5
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 the importance of testing 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		280	3	18	32	44	71	112
Yes, but you are still confused by this		27		1	3	9	7	7
No, no one has explained this to you		37		2	2	9	6	18
Don't know/Not sure		4				1	1	2
Refused		1				1
Male	Total	135	1	8	15	25	32	54
	Yes, and you understand completely	110	1	6	13	17	28	45
	Yes, but you are still confused by this	7				4	2	1
	No, no one has explained this to you	17		2	2	3	2	8
	Don't know/Not sure	1				1
Female	Total	214	2	13	22	39	53	85
	Yes, and you understand completely	170	2	12	19	27	43	67
	Yes, but you are still confused by this	20		1	3	5	5	6
	No, no one has explained this to you	20				6	4	10
	Don't know/Not sure	3					1	2
	Refused	1				1
Denominator is: All survey respondents who were told by their doctors that they had diabetes.