2000 Adult Behavioral Risk Factor Data

Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 2000

How important is it that communities keep stores
from selling tobacco products to minors?
(Weighted Column Percents)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Very important		86.9	79.1	89.3	87.1	87.0	86.7	89.3
Somewhat important		10.7	17.3	8.8	10.4	10.8	10.2	8.6
Not very important		1.3	2.1	1.1	1.0	1.1	1.7	1.1
Not important at all		1.2	1.4	.7	1.6	1.1	1.4	1.1
Male	Very important	83.3	72.4	86.9	82.8	85.3	83.1	86.2
	Somewhat important	13.1	23.7	10.4	12.9	12.3	11.4	10.2
	Not very important	1.8	2.1	1.8	1.4	1.3	3.1	1.7
	Not important at all	1.9	1.9	.9	3.0	1.1	2.5	1.9
Female	Very important	90.2	86.4	91.8	91.3	88.7	90.2	91.4
	Somewhat important	8.4	10.5	7.2	7.9	9.4	9.1	7.4
	Not very important	.8	2.1	.5	.6	.9	.3	.6
	Not important at all	.6	1.0	.6	.2	1.0	.4	.6
Denominator is: All survey respondents.

How important is it that communities keep stores
from selling tobacco products to minors?
(Unweighted Frequencies)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Total		5,690	511	1,036	1,213	1,189	759	982
Very important		4,863	395	912	1,054	1,014	647	841
Somewhat important		608	87	96	126	137	78	84
Not very important		65	11	13	11	11	10	9
Not important at all		62	9	9	10	12	12	10
Don't know/Not sure		56	5	4	9	6	7	25
Refused		36	4	2	3	9	5	13
Male	Total	2,270	218	445	483	490	292	342
	Very important	1,835	150	375	398	400	236	276
	Somewhat important	321	55	54	67	72	36	37
	Not very important	40	5	10	7	5	8	5
	Not important at all	41	6	5	8	6	9	7
	Don't know/Not sure	16		1	2	2	2	9
	Refused	17	2		1	5	1	8
Female	Total	3,420	293	591	730	699	467	640
	Very important	3,028	245	537	656	614	411	565
	Somewhat important	287	32	42	59	65	42	47
	Not very important	25	6	3	4	6	2	4
	Not important at all	21	3	4	2	6	3	3
	Don't know/Not sure	40	5	3	7	4	5	16
	Refused	19	2	2	2	4	4	5
Denominator is: All survey respondents.