2001 Adult Behavioral Risk Factor Data

Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 2001

**When you are at work, which of the following best describes what you do? Would you say:?**
(Weighted Column Percents)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Mostly sitting or standing		61.5	54.9	56.9	58.2	65.7	74.3	67.4
Mostly walking		21.4	21.2	27.4	22.1	17.7	15.0	26.8
Mostly heavy labor or physically demanding work		17.1	23.9	15.7	19.7	16.6	10.7	5.8
Male	Mostly sitting or standing	54.7	50.7	51.1	47.3	60.6	68.0	71.6
	Mostly walking	22.4	15.3	28.3	24.9	19.4	17.4	22.4
	Mostly heavy labor or physically demanding work	22.9	34.0	20.7	27.8	19.9	14.6	6.0
Female	Mostly sitting or standing	69.8	59.9	64.9	71.5	71.7	80.9	63.4
	Mostly walking	20.2	28.4	26.3	18.6	15.6	12.5	31.0
	Mostly heavy labor or physically demanding work	10.1	11.7	8.8	9.9	12.7	6.6	5.6
Denominator is: All survey respondents who are employed.

**When you are at work, which of the following best describes what you do? Would you say:?**
(Unweighted Frequencies)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Total		1,562	148	365	400	410	191	48
Mostly sitting or standing		977	87	215	239	265	138	33
Mostly walking		316	30	89	85	75	25	12
Mostly heavy labor or physically demanding work		243	28	58	67	65	22	3
Don't know/Not sure		18	1	2	7	3	5
Refused		8	2	1	2	2	1
Male	Total	723	68	172	194	182	87	20
	Mostly sitting or standing	396	35	87	95	107	57	15
	Mostly walking	154	11	44	47	36	12	4
	Mostly heavy labor or physically demanding work	160	21	40	48	36	14	1
	Don't know/Not sure	8			4	1	3
	Refused	5	1	1		2	1
Female	Total	839	80	193	206	228	104	28
	Mostly sitting or standing	581	52	128	144	158	81	18
	Mostly walking	162	19	45	38	39	13	8
	Mostly heavy labor or physically demanding work	83	7	18	19	29	8	2
	Don't know/Not sure	10	1	2	3	2	2
	Refused	3	1		2
Denominator is: All survey respondents who are employed.