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 how and when to test 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		76.7	62.2	79.6	81.1	64.7	83.8	76.0
Yes, but you are still confused by this		6.7			10.1	17.2	4.5	4.2
No, no one has explained this to you		16.6	37.8	20.4	8.8	18.0	11.7	19.8
Male	Yes, and you understand completely	79.4		92.9	84.3	59.3	85.7	80.3
	Yes, but you are still confused by this	5.3			7.8	18.1		4.6
	No, no one has explained this to you	15.2	100.0	7.1	7.8	22.6	14.3	15.0
Female	Yes, and you understand completely	74.7	100.0	71.4	78.6	67.7	82.2	72.6
	Yes, but you are still confused by this	7.6			11.9	16.8	8.3	3.8
	No, no one has explained this to you	17.6		28.6	9.5	15.5	9.5	23.6
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 how and when to test 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		273	2	19	31	42	71	108
Yes, but you are still confused by this		18			3	8	2	5
No, no one has explained this to you		55	1	2	3	13	11	25
Don't know/Not sure		3				1	1	1
Male	Total	135	1	8	15	25	32	54
	Yes, and you understand completely	104		7	13	14	27	43
	Yes, but you are still confused by this	6			1	3		2
	No, no one has explained this to you	24	1	1	1	7	5	9
	Don't know/Not sure	1				1
Female	Total	214	2	13	22	39	53	85
	Yes, and you understand completely	169	2	12	18	28	44	65
	Yes, but you are still confused by this	12			2	5	2	3
	No, no one has explained this to you	31		1	2	6	6	16
	Don't know/Not sure	2					1	1
Denominator is: All survey respondents who were told by their doctors that they had diabetes.