2000 Adult Behavioral Risk Factor Data

Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 2000

In your opinion, how easy is it for minors to buy cigarettes
and other tobacco products in your community?
(Weighted Column Percents)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Very easy		31.8	30.6	26.8	27.7	33.4	37.6	38.5
Somewhat easy		35.6	38.7	35.5	35.3	34.5	34.7	35.5
Somewhat difficult, or		23.6	22.1	26.2	26.9	24.5	20.6	17.7
Very difficult		9.0	8.5	11.5	10.0	7.6	7.1	8.2
Male	Very easy	31.7	34.7	27.4	25.2	32.5	39.0	38.1
	Somewhat easy	33.1	34.2	31.4	35.1	31.7	30.6	35.2
	Somewhat difficult, or	26.0	22.7	29.0	29.4	28.3	22.7	18.7
	Very difficult	9.2	8.4	12.2	10.3	7.5	7.6	7.9
Female	Very easy	31.9	26.3	26.2	30.2	34.3	36.2	38.8
	Somewhat easy	38.1	43.6	39.9	35.6	37.5	38.8	35.7
	Somewhat difficult, or	21.1	21.4	23.1	24.5	20.6	18.4	17.0
	Very difficult	8.8	8.7	10.7	9.7	7.6	6.7	8.5
Denominator is: All survey respondents.

In your opinion, how easy is it for minors to buy cigarettes
and other tobacco products in your community?
(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 easy		1,520	150	244	292	345	227	262
Somewhat easy		1,710	186	344	381	359	205	235
Somewhat difficult, or		1,117	112	240	287	233	124	121
Very difficult		410	42	95	104	70	43	56
Don't know/Not sure		900	19	110	145	173	153	300
Refused		33	2	3	4	9	7	8
Male	Total	2,270	218	445	483	490	292	342
	Very easy	609	70	109	104	135	95	96
	Somewhat easy	660	75	137	153	141	73	81
	Somewhat difficult, or	506	47	117	127	114	53	48
	Very difficult	167	17	40	41	30	19	20
	Don't know/Not sure	315	8	41	56	66	50	94
	Refused	13	1	1	2	4	2	3
Female	Total	3,420	293	591	730	699	467	640
	Very easy	911	80	135	188	210	132	166
	Somewhat easy	1,050	111	207	228	218	132	154
	Somewhat difficult, or	611	65	123	160	119	71	73
	Very difficult	243	25	55	63	40	24	36
	Don't know/Not sure	585	11	69	89	107	103	206
	Refused	20	1	2	2	5	5	5
Denominator is: All survey respondents.