2001 Adult Behavioral Risk Factor Data

Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 2001

**In the last 12 months, how often did you cut the size or your meals or skip meals because there wasn?t enough money for food?**
(Weighted Column Percents)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Almost every month		31.9	24.6	21.2	45.4	24.2	37.4	77.3
Some months but not every month		41.8	56.9	38.5	35.7	42.8	41.5
Only 1 or 2 months		26.3	18.5	40.3	18.9	33.0	21.1	22.7
Male	Almost every month	42.8	38.5	32.3	63.3	27.3	75.0
	Some months but not every month	25.3	42.3	3.2	23.3	36.4
	Only 1 or 2 months	31.8	19.2	64.5	13.3	36.4	25.0	100.0
Female	Almost every month	26.0	18.2	16.1	31.6	22.2	26.7	100.0
	Some months but not every month	50.7	63.6	54.7	45.3	46.9	53.3
	Only 1 or 2 months	23.3	18.2	29.2	23.2	30.9	20.0
Denominator is: All survey respondents who had cut the size of their meals or skipped meals.

**In the last 12 months, how often did you cut the size or your meals or skip meals because there wasn?t enough money for food?**
(Unweighted Frequencies)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Total		178	38	38	45	36	12	9
Almost every month		59	11	8	16	11	5	8
Some months but not every month		70	19	15	18	14	4
Only 1 or 2 months		49	8	15	11	11	3	1
Male	Total	53	11	9	17	12	3	1
	Almost every month	22	4	3	9	4	2
	Some months but not every month	14	4	1	4	5
	Only 1 or 2 months	17	3	5	4	3	1	1
Female	Total	125	27	29	28	24	9	8
	Almost every month	37	7	5	7	7	3	8
	Some months but not every month	56	15	14	14	9	4
	Only 1 or 2 months	32	5	10	7	8	2
Denominator is: All survey respondents who had cut the size of their meals or skipped meals.