Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS); 1996

Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 1996

**During the past year, how often has the oldest child worn a bicycle helmet when riding a bicycle?**
(Weighted Column Percents)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Always		59.3	47.8	60.3	58.0	65.5	64.7	60.0
Nearly always		12.5	6.5	15.8	13.9	6.0	5.9
Sometimes		6.9	13.0	9.6	6.2	2.6	5.9
Seldom		4.1	6.5	2.9	4.9	3.4
Never		5.2	10.9	3.8	5.4	4.3		20.0
Don't know/Not sure		.6	2.2	.5	.8
Never rides		11.3	13.0	7.2	10.6	18.1	23.5	20.0
Refused		.1			.3
Male	Always	57.7	35.0	56.9	57.0	64.9	58.3	66.7
	Nearly always	12.5	5.0	10.8	18.3	6.5	8.3
	Sometimes	9.7	15.0	21.5	7.7	2.6	8.3
	Seldom	5.0	10.0	4.6	4.9	5.2
	Never	5.0	20.0	3.1	3.5	5.2		33.3
	Don't know/Not sure	.3		1.5
	Never rides	9.4	15.0	1.5	7.7	15.6	25.0
	Refused	.3			.7
Female	Always	60.4	57.7	61.8	58.5	66.7	80.0	57.1
	Nearly always	12.4	7.7	18.1	11.4	5.1
	Sometimes	4.9	11.5	4.2	5.3	2.6
	Seldom	3.4	3.8	2.1	4.9
	Never	5.4	3.8	4.2	6.5	2.6		14.3
	Don't know/Not sure	.9	3.8		1.2
	Never rides	12.6	11.5	9.7	12.2	23.1	20.0	28.6
Denominator is: All survey respondents who have an oldest child greater than five years of age

**During the past year, how often has the oldest child worn a bicycle helmet when riding a bicycle?**
(Unweighted Frequencies)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Total		786	46	209	388	116	17	10
Always		466	22	126	225	76	11	6
Nearly always		98	3	33	54	7	1
Sometimes		54	6	20	24	3	1
Seldom		32	3	6	19	4
Never		41	5	8	21	5		2
Don't know/Not sure		5	1	1	3
Never rides		89	6	15	41	21	4	2
Refused		1			1
Male	Total	319	20	65	142	77	12	3
	Always	184	7	37	81	50	7	2
	Nearly always	40	1	7	26	5	1
	Sometimes	31	3	14	11	2	1
	Seldom	16	2	3	7	4
	Never	16	4	2	5	4		1
	Don't know/Not sure	1		1
	Never rides	30	3	1	11	12	3
	Refused	1			1
Female	Total	467	26	144	246	39	5	7
	Always	282	15	89	144	26	4	4
	Nearly always	58	2	26	28	2
	Sometimes	23	3	6	13	1
	Seldom	16	1	3	12
	Never	25	1	6	16	1		1
	Don't know/Not sure	4	1		3
	Never rides	59	3	14	30	9	1	2
Denominator is: All survey respondents who have an oldest child greater than five years of age

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