1999 Adult Behavioral Risk Factor Data

Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 1999

If you had a teenager who was sexually active, would
you encourage him or her to use a condom?
(Weighted Column Percents)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Yes		89.3	94.4	91.2	91.3	86.0	82.4
No		2.8	1.0	.8	3.4	4.0	4.8
Would give other advice		7.9	4.6	8.0	5.3	9.9	12.8
Male	Yes	88.3	92.3	90.2	91.0	85.0	81.6
	No	3.3	2.0	.7	2.4	4.8	8.3
	Would give other advice	8.4	5.6	9.1	6.7	10.3	10.1
Female	Yes	90.3	96.5	92.3	91.6	87.2	83.2
	No	2.3		.9	4.3	3.3	1.4
	Would give other advice	7.4	3.5	6.8	4.0	9.6	15.4
Denominator is: All survey respondents less than 65 years old.

If you had a teenager who was sexually active, would
you encourage him or her to use a condom?
(Unweighted Frequencies)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Total		1,448	183	344	342	368	211
Yes		1,281	172	312	310	316	171
No		35	1	4	10	11	9
Would give other advice		107	7	24	16	34	26
Don't know/Not sure		17	3	4	3	5	2
Refused		8			3	2	3
Male	Total	642	91	155	152	160	84
	Yes	560	83	136	137	137	67
	No	19	1	2	3	6	7
	Would give other advice	50	4	14	8	15	9
	Don't know/Not sure	10	3	3	2	1	1
	Refused	3			2	1
Female	Total	806	92	189	190	208	127
	Yes	721	89	176	173	179	104
	No	16		2	7	5	2
	Would give other advice	57	3	10	8	19	17
	Don't know/Not sure	7		1	1	4	1
	Refused	5			1	1	3
Denominator is: All survey respondents less than 65 years old.