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2001 Adult Behavioral Risk Factor Data

Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 2001

Weighted Column Percents Unweighted Frequencies
How long since you last smoked cigarettes regularly?
(Weighted Column Percents)

Total Age Groups
18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+
Within the past month 2.4 14.7 1.0 3.5 1.1 3.4 .7
Within the past 3 months 1.6 5.2 4.2 4.5
.5 .5
Within the past 6 months 2.8 13.7 3.2 2.7 3.5 .3 1.8
Within the last year 3.9 28.8 8.0 4.1 2.3
1.6
Within the last five years 16.6 29.2 33.5 27.6 13.5 10.6 8.9
Within the last fifteen years 24.8 2.1 40.8 28.2 28.2 26.5 18.2
15+ years ago 45.2
2.5 24.0 49.6 55.4 68.3
Never smoked regularly 2.8 6.1 6.8 5.5 1.8 3.2
Male Within the past month 1.7 14.3
3.1
2.6 .9
Within the past 3 months 1.8 8.6 2.6 7.0

.9
Within the past 6 months 2.7 11.4 4.5 1.5 3.8
2.7
Within the last year 2.7 5.7 6.5 4.6 2.9
1.8
Within the last five years 17.6 42.9 33.5 31.4 12.7 13.0 9.8
Within the last fifteen years 24.8
43.9 27.1 28.6 25.0 18.0
15+ years ago 45.0
5.2 15.2 49.5 56.2 66.1
Never smoked regularly 3.6 17.1 3.9 10.1 2.4 3.1
Female Within the past month 3.2 15.0 1.9 3.8 2.6 4.6 .4
Within the past 3 months 1.4 3.3 5.7 1.9
1.3
Within the past 6 months 2.9 15.0 1.9 3.8 3.1 .7 .9
Within the last year 5.2 41.7 9.6 3.5 1.6
1.3
Within the last five years 15.4 21.7 33.5 23.7 14.5 7.2 7.9
Within the last fifteen years 24.7 3.3 37.8 29.4 27.6 28.7 18.5
15+ years ago 45.4

33.2 49.6 54.4 70.9
Never smoked regularly 1.8
9.6 .6 1.0 3.3
Denominator is:
All survey respondents who have smoked 100 cigarettes in their lifetimes and do not currently smoke regularly.

How long since you last smoked cigarettes regularly?
(Unweighted Frequencies)

Total Age Groups
18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+
Total 1,037 43 100 169 229 208 288
Within the past month 27 8 1 5 3 8 2
Within the past 3 months 16 2 5 6
2 1
Within the past 6 months 25 5 3 5 7 1 4
Within the last year 35 9 9 7 6
4
Within the last five years 174 14 31 49 33 21 26
Within the last fifteen years 249 1 41 45 60 50 52
15+ years ago 474
2 43 114 118 197
Don't know/Not sure 4 1

1
2
Never smoked regularly 33 3 8 9 5 8
Male Total 479 18 40 73 113 107 128
Within the past month 10 3
2
4 1
Within the past 3 months 7 1 1 4

1
Within the past 6 months 12 2 2 1 4
3
Within the last year 13 1 3 3 4
2
Within the last five years 85 7 12 24 16 14 12
Within the last fifteen years 115
18 18 29 26 24
15+ years ago 216
2 13 56 60 85
Don't know/Not sure 2 1

1

Never smoked regularly 19 3 2 8 3 3
Female Total 558 25 60 96 116 101 160
Within the past month 17 5 1 3 3 4 1
Within the past 3 months 9 1 4 2
2
Within the past 6 months 13 3 1 4 3 1 1
Within the last year 22 8 6 4 2
2
Within the last five years 89 7 19 25 17 7 14
Within the last fifteen years 134 1 23 27 31 24 28
15+ years ago 258

30 58 58 112
Don't know/Not sure 2




2
Never smoked regularly 14
6 1 2 5
Denominator is:
All survey respondents who have smoked 100 cigarettes in their lifetimes and do not currently smoke regularly.