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2001 Adult Behavioral Risk Factor Data

Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 2001

Weighted Column Percents Unweighted Frequencies
Are you currently (Employment Status):
(Weighted Column Percents)

Total Age Groups
18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+
Employed for wages 52.4 54.4 68.5 70.4 64.6 46.3 5.9
Self-employed 9.8 4.7 7.4 12.0 16.5 12.0 3.8
Out of work > year 1.1 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.6 1.2 .2
Out of work < year 3.8 9.0 5.3 4.0 3.5 1.7 .4
Homemaker 7.2 4.9 11.4 7.3 5.1 5.5 8.0
Student 4.2 24.3 4.9 2.1 .3 .1 .1
Retired 18.1
.1 .1 3.0 26.0 78.5
Unable to work 3.5 1.4 1.2 2.9 5.5 7.2 2.9
Male Employed for wages 58.1 58.1 80.0 77.4 66.2 47.1 5.3
Self-employed 11.3 4.2 7.6 13.2 19.3 15.1 5.4
Out of work > year .9 1.2 1.5 .7 .9 .7
Out of work < year 4.4 13.2 5.3 4.1 3.4 1.2 .6
Homemaker .2
.7 .2 .4

Student 3.7 22.0 3.4 1.3 .2
.3
Retired 17.9
.2 .3 3.3 28.1 86.2
Unable to work 3.6 1.3 1.2 2.9 6.2 7.7 2.2
Female Employed for wages 47.0 50.6 56.4 63.7 63.0 45.6 6.4
Self-employed 8.2 5.3 7.2 10.8 13.6 9.0 2.6
Out of work > year 1.3 1.4 .6 1.4 2.3 1.7 .4
Out of work < year 3.2 4.5 5.4 3.9 3.6 2.2 .3
Homemaker 13.8 10.1 22.6 14.2 9.7 10.8 13.9
Student 4.7 26.7 6.5 2.9 .3 .1
Retired 18.4


2.6 24.0 72.9
Unable to work 3.4 1.4 1.2 3.0 4.7 6.7 3.5
Denominator is:
All survey respondents.

Are you currently (Employment Status):
(Unweighted Frequencies)

Total Age Groups
18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+
Total 6,305 600 1,114 1,286 1,275 893 1,137
Employed for wages 3,285 337 754 901 809 414 70
Self-employed 629 27 80 157 211 110 44
Out of work > year 73 8 11 15 25 10 4
Out of work < year 223 44 58 52 47 17 5
Homemaker 448 31 130 89 60 46 92
Student 243 143 64 29 5 1 1
Retired 1,155
1 2 40 228 884
Unable to work 238 9 14 39 75 67 34
Refused 11 1 2 2 3
3
Male Total 2,658 287 473 564 539 386 409
Employed for wages 1,518 169 380 428 344 175 22
Self-employed 330 12 37 82 109 66 24
Out of work > year 24 4 6 4 7 3
Out of work < year 100 31 21 23 18 5 2
Homemaker 6
3 1 2

Student 95 66 19 7 2
1
Retired 476
1 2 19 105 349
Unable to work 106 4 6 17 36 32 11
Refused 3 1

2

Female Total 3,647 313 641 722 736 507 728
Employed for wages 1,767 168 374 473 465 239 48
Self-employed 299 15 43 75 102 44 20
Out of work > year 49 4 5 11 18 7 4
Out of work < year 123 13 37 29 29 12 3
Homemaker 442 31 127 88 58 46 92
Student 148 77 45 22 3 1
Retired 679


21 123 535
Unable to work 132 5 8 22 39 35 23
Refused 8
2 2 1
3
Denominator is:
All survey respondents.