2001 Adult Behavioral Risk Factor Data

Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 2001

**What are the rules about smoking your family's cars?**
(Weighted Column Percents)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Never allowed in any car		69.4	56.7	76.9	70.4	68.9	67.2	71.3
Smoking is allowed sometimes in some cars		14.3	25.9	12.6	17.5	13.6	13.8	5.9
There are no rules about smoking in the car		14.2	16.3	8.4	11.0	16.7	18.2	16.6
Don't know/Not sure		.4	.8	.3				1.2
Family does not own a car		1.7	.2	1.7	1.2	.8	.8	5.0
Male	Never allowed in any car	67.6	54.0	79.6	68.7	69.5	61.9	65.2
	Smoking is allowed sometimes in some cars	15.9	25.7	12.6	19.0	14.4	18.2	7.9
	There are no rules about smoking in the car	14.9	19.9	5.9	10.6	15.8	19.9	22.1
	Don't know/Not sure	.3						1.9
	Family does not own a car	1.2	.4	1.9	1.7	.3		2.9
Female	Never allowed in any car	71.0	59.6	74.1	72.0	68.4	72.1	75.7
	Smoking is allowed sometimes in some cars	12.8	26.1	12.7	16.0	12.7	9.7	4.5
	There are no rules about smoking in the car	13.6	12.6	11.1	11.4	17.7	16.7	12.6
	Don't know/Not sure	.4	1.7	.5				.6
	Family does not own a car	2.2		1.6	.7	1.2	1.5	6.6
Denominator is: All survey respondents.

**What are the rules about smoking your family's cars?**
(Unweighted Frequencies)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Total		2,089	207	355	455	410	308	354
Never allowed in any car		1,436	114	265	321	281	208	247
Smoking is allowed sometimes in some cars		295	56	48	78	53	39	21
There are no rules about smoking in the car		306	35	33	50	70	57	61
Don't know/Not sure		5	1	1				3
Family does not own a car		47	1	8	6	6	4	22
Male	Total	895	104	144	205	181	137	124
	Never allowed in any car	590	53	113	137	123	88	76
	Smoking is allowed sometimes in some cars	149	28	20	41	27	22	11
	There are no rules about smoking in the car	142	22	7	24	30	27	32
	Don't know/Not sure	2						2
	Family does not own a car	12	1	4	3	1		3
Female	Total	1,194	103	211	250	229	171	230
	Never allowed in any car	846	61	152	184	158	120	171
	Smoking is allowed sometimes in some cars	146	28	28	37	26	17	10
	There are no rules about smoking in the car	164	13	26	26	40	30	29
	Don't know/Not sure	3	1	1				1
	Family does not own a car	35		4	3	5	4	19
Denominator is: All survey respondents.