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SURVEY TITLE: Behavioral Risk Factor Survey - Oregon
ACRONYM: BRFS - OR
SPONSOR: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, United States Department of Health and Human Services.
SURVEY PURPOSE: The CDC’s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System has helped state and local areas survey U.S. adults to gather information about a wide range of behaviors that affect their health. The primary focus of these Behavioral Risk Factor Surveys has been on behaviors that are linked with the leading causes of death—heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes, and injury—and other important health issues. These behaviors include: 1) not getting enough physical activity, 2) being overweight, 3) not using seatbelts, 4) using tobacco and alcohol, and 5) not getting preventive medical care that can save lives, such as flu shots, mammograms, Pap smears, and colorectal cancer screening tests.
LOCATION SAMPLED: Oregon.
YEARS SEXUAL ORIENTATION DATA COLLECTED: 1996-98, 2000, 2002-03.
SAMPLE SIZE:
METHOD OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION DATA COLLECTION: Telephone.
SEXUAL ORIENTATION QUESTIONS:
1996, 1997, 1998, 2000: (see 1996 Questionnaire):
ONLY IF MALE UNDER 50: Have you had sex with another male in the past year?
2002, 2003:
Now I'm going to ask you about your sexual orientation. Do you consider yourself to be:
Heterosexual (straight), Homosexual (gay or lesbian), Bisexual, Other (specify).
RESULTS:
DATA ACCESS: www.ohd.hr.state.or.us/chs/brfss.cfm orwww2a.cdc.gov/nccdphp/brfss2/coordinator.asp
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