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2001 Adult Behavioral Risk Factor Data

Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 2001

Weighted Column Percents Unweighted Frequencies
What is your race? (A single race from multiple races and a primary race is reported)
(Weighted Column Percents)

Total Age Groups
18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+
White only 88.9 81.4 82.1 87.7 92.6 93.1 94.7
White (primarily) 2.2 3.8 1.8 1.8 1.4 2.5 2.5
Black only .9 .6 1.6 1.1 .6 .2 1.1
Black (primarily) .1 .7

.1

Asian only 1.5 2.6 2.9 1.7 1.4 .3 .2
Asian (primarily) .1 .2 .2 .1 .1

Native Hawaiian-Pacific Islander .5 1.1 .5 1.0 .2 .2
NH or PI (primarily) .1
.3 .0


American Indian-AK Native 1.6 2.2 2.6 1.7 .7 2.1 .6
AI-AN (primarily) .5 .5 .4 .5 .6 .6 .2
Other only 3.5 6.2 7.3 3.9 2.2 1.0 .6
Other (primarily) .2 .6 .2 .4 .2 .1 .1
Male White only 87.2 78.2 81.8 85.1 92.0 92.9 92.7
White (primarily) 2.2 2.4 1.7 2.4 1.4 3.0 2.8
Black only 1.1 .8 2.0 1.2 .5
1.9
Asian only 1.4 2.8 1.7 2.0 1.3 .3 .3
Asian (primarily) .1 .5 .2 .1


Native Hawaiian-Pacific Islander .5 1.4 .7 .7 .1

NH or PI (primarily) .0
.1



American Indian-AK Native 1.9 3.3 3.5 2.1 .6 1.5 .9
AI-AN (primarily) .6 1.1 .5 .2 1.0 .9 .1
Other only 4.5 8.6 7.5 5.6 3.1 1.1 1.0
Other (primarily) .4 1.1 .2 .5
.3 .1
Female White only 90.5 84.7 82.3 90.3 93.1 93.3 96.1
White (primarily) 2.2 5.3 2.0 1.2 1.5 2.0 2.3
Black only .7 .4 1.2 1.0 .6 .4 .5
Black (primarily) .2 1.5

.2

Asian only 1.6 2.5 4.2 1.5 1.4 .2 .2
Asian (primarily) .1
.1 .2 .2

Native Hawaiian-Pacific Islander .5 .9 .3 1.2 .3 .3
NH or PI (primarily) .1
.6 .1


American Indian-AK Native 1.2 1.0 1.7 1.2 .8 2.6 .4
AI-AN (primarily) .4
.4 .7 .2 .2 .3
Other only 2.4 3.7 7.1 2.3 1.3 1.0 .2
Other (primarily) .1
.1 .3 .3

Denominator is:
All survey respondents who gave more than one response to 'What is your race' .

What is your race? (A single race from multiple races and a primary race is reported)
(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
White only 5,565 485 913 1,127 1,163 816 1,061
White (primarily) 130 19 19 21 20 23 28
Black only 57 4 17 15 8 2 11
Black (primarily) 3 2

1

Asian only 89 19 30 21 14 2 3
Asian (primarily) 7 1 2 2 2

Native Hawaiian-Pacific Islander 25 5 5 10 3 2
NH or PI (primarily) 5
4 1


American Indian-AK Native 93 12 28 20 11 15 7
AI-AN (primarily) 30 3 4 5 9 6 3
Other only 169 34 59 39 22 8 7
Other (primarily) 14 3 2 5 2 1 1
Don't know/Not sure 47 8 14 9 8 4 4
Refused 71 5 17 11 12 14 12
Male Total 2,658 287 473 564 539 386 409
White only 2,300 223 388 481 491 349 368
White (primarily) 60 6 9 13 8 12 12
Black only 27 2 8 7 3
7
Asian only 37 11 8 11 5 1 1
Asian (primarily) 3 1 1 1


Native Hawaiian-Pacific Islander 11 3 3 4 1

NH or PI (primarily) 1
1



American Indian-AK Native 47 8 16 10 4 5 4
AI-AN (primarily) 16 3 1 1 6 4 1
Other only 90 20 24 24 13 4 5
Other (primarily) 9 3 1 3
1 1
Don't know/Not sure 20 3 5 5 3 2 2
Refused 37 4 8 4 5 8 8
Female Total 3,647 313 641 722 736 507 728
White only 3,265 262 525 646 672 467 693
White (primarily) 70 13 10 8 12 11 16
Black only 30 2 9 8 5 2 4
Black (primarily) 3 2

1

Asian only 52 8 22 10 9 1 2
Asian (primarily) 4
1 1 2

Native Hawaiian-Pacific Islander 14 2 2 6 2 2
NH or PI (primarily) 4
3 1


American Indian-AK Native 46 4 12 10 7 10 3
AI-AN (primarily) 14
3 4 3 2 2
Other only 79 14 35 15 9 4 2
Other (primarily) 5
1 2 2

Don't know/Not sure 27 5 9 4 5 2 2
Refused 34 1 9 7 7 6 4
Denominator is:
All survey respondents who gave more than one response to 'What is your race' .