Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS); 1996

Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 1996

**Would you say that in general your health is?**
(Weighted Column Percents)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Excellent		24.2	25.2	30.2	28.8	24.9	19.6	14.2
Very good		35.7	37.6	41.2	39.1	37.5	31.2	26.2
Good		27.8	30.2	21.6	25.4	27.1	27.8	36.1
Fair		8.6	6.6	5.1	4.7	7.5	12.2	16.5
Or poor		3.7		1.9	2.0	2.9	8.9	6.8
Don't know/Not sure		.1	.4				.3	.2
Male	Excellent	23.4	28.8	27.5	27.6	21.8	19.9	13.9
	Very good	37.4	40.7	44.6	40.1	36.6	33.1	27.4
	Good	27.6	24.6	22.5	27.6	30.2	28.7	30.8
	Fair	7.7	5.1	4.1	3.4	8.4	9.6	17.4
	Or poor	3.8		1.4	1.4	3.1	8.8	10.0
	Don't know/Not sure	.2	.8					.5
Female	Excellent	24.8	22.1	32.2	29.7	27.8	19.4	14.3
	Very good	34.5	35.0	38.8	38.4	38.4	29.8	25.6
	Good	27.9	35.0	20.8	23.8	24.3	27.2	39.0
	Fair	9.2	7.9	5.9	5.7	6.7	14.1	16.0
	Or poor	3.6		2.3	2.5	2.8	8.9	5.1
	Don't know/Not sure	.1					.5
Denominator is: All survey respondents

**Would you say that in general your health is?**
(Unweighted Frequencies)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Excellent		705	65	160	201	136	64	79
Very good		1041	97	218	273	205	102	146
Good		809	78	114	177	148	91	201
Fair		250	17	27	33	41	40	92
Or poor		107		10	14	16	29	38
Don't know/Not sure		3	1				1	1
Male	Excellent	288	34	61	81	57	27	28
	Very good	461	48	99	118	96	45	55
	Good	340	29	50	81	79	39	62
	Fair	95	6	9	10	22	13	35
	Or poor	47		3	4	8	12	20
	Don't know/Not sure	2	1					1
Female	Excellent	417	31	99	120	79	37	51
	Very good	580	49	119	155	109	57	91
	Good	469	49	64	96	69	52	139
	Fair	155	11	18	23	19	27	57
	Or poor	60		7	10	8	17	18
	Don't know/Not sure	1					1
Denominator is: All survey respondents

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