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1999 Adult Behavioral Risk Factor Data

Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 1999

Weighted Column Percents Unweighted Frequencies
If you had a child in school, at what grade
do you think he or she should begin receiving
education in school about HIV infection and AIDS?
(Weighted Column Percents)

Total Age Groups
18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+
1 7.5 4.5 7.8 5.7 9.7 10.0
2 2.6 3.1 2.8 2.0 2.6 3.0
3 11.6 11.8 13.2 10.3 11.0 12.7
4 12.4 12.2 14.3 14.7 8.9 10.4
5 17.4 22.6 15.8 18.5 16.2 14.4
6 20.6 20.0 22.1 18.2 21.9 21.6
7 10.8 12.5 7.1 14.1 9.2 10.5
8 4.2 3.3 2.2 5.0 4.3 6.5
9 3.0 2.9 3.3 2.9 3.5 2.3
10 1.6
1.5 2.1 2.5 1.3
11 .4
.6 .3 .1 .8
12 .9
1.6 1.3 1.0

Kindergarten 4.8 5.1 6.1 3.2 5.8 3.8
Never 2.1 1.9 1.5 1.6 3.2 2.7
Male 1 6.3 4.7 4.6 5.7 8.6 8.7
2 2.6 2.6 3.4 2.5 3.5

3 10.0 13.0 13.3 6.9 8.8 9.4
4 11.9 12.1 13.9 13.9 7.8 11.0
5 17.9 17.5 14.1 23.3 15.5 16.9
6 22.5 21.3 25.5 16.1 26.8 25.2
7 11.2 13.1 7.6 13.7 10.0 11.4
8 5.3 4.7 1.9 6.9 6.3 6.3
9 3.4 2.1 6.1 3.3 2.0 3.1
10 2.4
2.7 3.5 2.9 1.6
11 .3
1.1



12 1.2
.8 2.0 2.0

Kindergarten 3.0 5.2 2.7 1.2 4.5 2.4
Never 2.1 3.7 2.3 .8 1.2 4.1
Female 1 8.6 4.2 11.2 5.7 10.9 11.3
2 2.6 3.7 2.2 1.5 1.8 5.6
3 13.3 10.6 13.1 13.6 13.2 15.7
4 12.9 12.4 14.7 15.6 10.0 9.8
5 17.0 28.0 17.6 13.7 16.9 12.1
6 18.7 18.7 18.6 20.2 17.0 18.3
7 10.4 11.9 6.6 14.5 8.4 9.8
8 3.1 1.8 2.6 3.1 2.2 6.7
9 2.6 3.7 .3 2.5 5.0 1.5
10 .8
.3 .6 2.1 1.0
11 .5

.6 .3 1.5
12 .7
2.6 .6


Kindergarten 6.5 5.0 9.6 5.2 7.1 5.1
Never 2.2
.6 2.5 5.2 1.5
Denominator is:
All survey respondents less than 65 years old.

If you had a child in school, at what grade
do you think he or she should begin receiving
education in school about HIV infection and AIDS?
(Unweighted Frequencies)

Total Age Groups
18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+
Total 1,448 183 344 342 368 211
1 111 10 27 18 36 20
2 33 4 10 7 8 4
3 165 24 43 34 38 26
4 164 22 46 47 28 21
5 223 37 50 59 50 27
6 271 34 64 59 76 38
7 135 18 23 43 30 21
8 56 6 8 16 14 12
9 38 5 9 11 9 4
10 24
6 7 9 2
11 4
1 1 1 1
12 8
2 3 3

Kindergarten 66 8 19 12 19 8
Don't know/Not sure 107 12 31 16 29 19
Never 29 2 4 5 12 6
Refused 14 1 1 4 6 2
Male Total 642 91 155 152 160 84
1 43 6 7 8 15 7
2 15 2 5 4 4

3 60 12 17 11 13 7
4 70 11 21 20 10 8
5 102 16 21 31 21 13
6 131 19 31 25 39 17
7 60 8 11 18 14 9
8 31 4 3 10 9 5
9 20 2 8 6 2 2
10 16
5 6 4 1
11 1
1



12 6
1 2 3

Kindergarten 18 3 4 2 7 2
Don't know/Not sure 47 5 16 7 12 7
Never 14 2 3 1 3 5
Refused 8 1 1 1 4 1
Female Total 806 92 189 190 208 127
1 68 4 20 10 21 13
2 18 2 5 3 4 4
3 105 12 26 23 25 19
4 94 11 25 27 18 13
5 121 21 29 28 29 14
6 140 15 33 34 37 21
7 75 10 12 25 16 12
8 25 2 5 6 5 7
9 18 3 1 5 7 2
10 8
1 1 5 1
11 3

1 1 1
12 2
1 1


Kindergarten 48 5 15 10 12 6
Don't know/Not sure 60 7 15 9 17 12
Never 15
1 4 9 1
Refused 6

3 2 1
Denominator is:
All survey respondents less than 65 years old.