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2000 Adult Behavioral Risk Factor Data

Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 2000

Weighted Column Percents Unweighted Frequencies
How long since you last smoked cigarettes regularly (i.e., daily)?
(Weighted Column Percents)

Total Age Groups
18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+
W/in past month 1.6 5.4 2.2 3.3 1.3 1.3 .2
W/in past 3 months 1.7 8.5 4.8 1.4 .7 1.7 .4
W/in past 6 months 2.3 8.5 8.3 2.0 1.2 1.4 .8
W/in last year 3.5 17.2 8.2 4.6 3.7 1.3 .6
W/in last five years 17.9 51.8 39.3 23.7 14.8 12.5 7.5
W/in last fifteen years 23.0 5.3 28.0 32.9 20.9 23.4 19.2
15+ years ago 47.6
2.3 28.7 55.2 57.6 70.3
Never smoked regularly 2.3 3.3 6.9 3.4 2.3 .7 1.0
Male W/in past month 1.8 6.5 1.8 5.3 1.0 1.5
W/in past 3 months 1.7 10.5 4.1 1.4 .5 1.9 .4
W/in past 6 months 3.0 10.5 12.2 2.8 1.0 1.7 1.1
W/in last year 3.2 17.0 6.3 3.7 4.0 1.2 .9
W/in last five years 17.3 50.3 38.3 29.5 12.3 12.2 5.8
W/in last fifteen years 21.7 5.2 27.2 35.5 20.0 21.6 15.3
15+ years ago 49.3
2.3 18.6 58.7 59.9 75.9
Never smoked regularly 2.0
7.7 3.2 2.3
.6
Female W/in past month 1.4 4.4 2.8 1.3 1.6 1.2 .5
W/in past 3 months 1.7 6.5 5.6 1.3 .9 1.5 .5
W/in past 6 months 1.4 6.5 3.3 1.1 1.4 .9 .5
W/in last year 3.9 17.4 10.5 5.6 3.2 1.5 .2
W/in last five years 18.5 53.2 40.5 17.8 17.8 12.9 9.5
W/in last fifteen years 24.7 5.4 29.0 30.1 22.0 26.0 24.1
15+ years ago 45.6
2.3 39.1 50.8 54.3 63.4
Never smoked regularly 2.8 6.5 5.9 3.7 2.3 1.8 1.5
Denominator is:
All survey respondents who have smoked 100 cigarettes in their lives and do not currently smoke regularly.

How long since you last smoked cigarettes regularly; that is, daily?
(Unweighted Frequencies)

Total Age Groups
18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+
Total 2,172 79 239 365 470 423 596
W/in past month 31 4 5 8 6 7 1
W/in past 3 months 40 8 13 5 3 8 3
W/in past 6 months 44 7 14 8 5 6 4
W/in last year 87 15 25 19 19 5 4
W/in last five years 383 37 96 76 76 54 44
W/in last fifteen years 506 5 67 115 103 98 118
15+ years ago 1,025
6 118 248 239 414
Don't know/Not sure 5

1
3 1
Never smoked regularly 51 3 13 15 10 3 7
Male Total 971 31 114 147 210 197 272
W/in past month 14 2 2 5 2 3
W/in past 3 months 19 4 6 2 1 5 1
W/in past 6 months 26 3 10 5 2 3 3
W/in last year 35 7 7 7 9 2 3
W/in last five years 169 13 46 41 29 24 16
W/in last fifteen years 208 2 31 49 43 40 43
15+ years ago 478
3 32 120 119 204
Don't know/Not sure 2

1
1
Never smoked regularly 20
9 5 4
2
Female Total 1,201 48 125 218 260 226 324
W/in past month 17 2 3 3 4 4 1
W/in past 3 months 21 4 7 3 2 3 2
W/in past 6 months 18 4 4 3 3 3 1
W/in last year 52 8 18 12 10 3 1
W/in last five years 214 24 50 35 47 30 28
W/in last fifteen years 298 3 36 66 60 58 75
15+ years ago 547
3 86 128 120 210
Don't know/Not sure 3



2 1
Never smoked regularly 31 3 4 10 6 3 5
Denominator is:
All survey respondents who have smoked 100 cigarettes in their lives and do not currently smoke regularly.