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Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS); 1996

Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 1996

Weighted Column Percents Unweighted Frequencies
What type of physical activity did you spend the most time doing during the past month?
(Weighted Column Percents)

Total Age Groups
18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+
Aerobics class 6.3 7.6 8.8 6.6 7.4 4.9 2.1
Badminton .0
.2



Basketball .8 4.5 .9 .7 .2

Bicycling for pleasure 2.6 2.7 2.9 3.6 2.6 2.9 .3
Bowling .5
.4
.5 1.2 1.3
Boxing .0 .4




Calisthenics .8
.2 .5 1.4 1.6 1.0
Carpentry .0

.2


Dancing-aerobics/ballet .8 .4 .4 1.0 .9 .8 .8
Fishing from river bank or boat .1 .4 .2


.3
Gardening 12.3 3.1 9.4 10.1 12.1 18.5 20.6
Golf 2.0 .4 1.6 2.4 2.3 2.5 1.8
Handball .0


.2

Health club exercise .3
.7 .3 .5
.3
Hiking-cross-country 2.0 5.4 1.3 2.1 1.4 2.5 .8
Home exercise .2
.4 .2 .2
.3
Horseback riding .4 .4 .4 .7 .7

Hunting large game .5
.4 .2 .7 1.2 .5
Jogging 1.9 3.1 1.1 1.9 2.1 1.2 2.1
Judo/karate .2 .4 .4

.4 .3
Mowing lawn .1


.2
.3
Racquetball .3
.4 .5 .5

Running 5.0 14.7 7.9 5.6 3.0 .4 .3
Scuba diving .0


.2

Skating, ice or roller .2 .4 .4 .2


Snow skiing .2

.2 .2 .8
Soccer .3 1.3 .2 .2 .5

Softball .9 2.2 1.1 1.4 .5

Stair climbing .3 .4 .9
.2

Swimming laps 1.7 1.8 1.8 2.1 1.6 2.1 1.0
Tennis .5 .9 .2 .7 .7
.5
Touch football .2 1.3 .2



Volleyball .2 .4 .4 .2 .2

Walking 44.3 32.1 40.9 44.3 46.2 46.5 52.1
Watersking .2
.4 .2

.3
Weight lifting 3.3 4.9 4.5 4.7 2.3 1.6 1.3
Other 6.9 7.1 6.3 6.1 7.2 9.1 7.3
Bicycling machine exercise 2.9 3.1 3.6 2.8 2.3 1.6 3.4
Rowing machine exercise .4
.4 .3 .7
.8
Unknown .2

.2 .2
.5
Male Aerobics class 3.9 5.6 3.8 3.8 4.3 4.7 1.4
Badminton .1
.5



Basketball 1.8 8.3 2.2 1.7 .5

Bicycling for pleasure 4.0 2.8 4.9 6.4 3.4 4.7
Bowling .7
.5
1.0 1.9 1.4
Boxing .1 .9




Calisthenics 1.1
.5 .4 1.9 3.7 .7
Carpentry .1

.4


Dancing-aerobics/ballet .5

.8 1.0
.7
Fishing from river bank or boat .3 .9 .5


.7
Gardening 11.9 2.8 11.4 7.6 10.1 17.8 24.6
Golf 3.5 .9 3.8 5.1 2.9 4.7 2.1
Handball .1


.5

Health club exercise .2

.4 .5

Hiking-cross-country 2.9 6.5 2.7 3.8 1.9 2.8 .7
Home exercise .1

.4


Horseback riding .1


.5

Hunting large game 1.1
1.1 .4 1.4 2.8 1.4
Jogging 2.1 1.9 1.6 1.7 2.9 .9 3.5
Judo/karate .1 .9




Mowing lawn .1


.5

Racquetball .5
.5 .8 1.0

Running 7.2 22.2 10.3 7.6 4.3
.7
Snow skiing .3


.5 1.9
Soccer .4 1.9
.4 .5

Softball 1.5 1.9 2.7 2.5 1.0

Stair climbing .4 .9 1.6



Swimming laps 2.4 .9 2.7 2.5 2.9 2.8 2.1
Tennis .7 1.9
.8 1.0
.7
Touch football .3 2.8




Volleyball .2
.5
.5

Walking 33.5 12.0 26.1 34.7 39.6 40.2 43.7
Watersking .3
1.1 .4


Weight lifting 5.6 8.3 8.7 6.8 2.9 3.7 2.8
Other 7.4 13.0 7.1 5.9 7.7 5.6 7.0
Bicycling machine exercise 3.4 2.8 4.3 3.0 3.9 1.9 3.5
Rowing machine exercise .5
.5 .8 .5
.7
Unknown .4

.4 .5
1.4
Female Aerobics class 8.2 9.5 12.3 8.5 10.3 5.1 2.5
Basketball .1 .9




Bicycling for pleasure 1.5 2.6 1.5 1.8 1.8 1.5 .4
Bowling .4
.4

.7 1.2
Calisthenics .5

.6 .9
1.2
Dancing-aerobics/ballet 1.0 .9 .8 1.2 .9 1.5 .8
Gardening 12.6 3.4 8.0 11.8 13.8 19.1 18.2
Golf .8

.6 1.8 .7 1.7
Health club exercise .5
1.1 .3 .4
.4
Hiking-cross-country 1.2 4.3 .4 .9 .9 2.2 .8
Home exercise .3
.8
.4
.4
Horseback riding .7 .9 .8 1.2 .9

Jogging 1.7 4.3 .8 2.1 1.3 1.5 1.2
Judo/karate .3
.8

.7 .4
Mowing lawn .1




.4
Racquetball .2
.4 .3


Running 3.3 7.8 6.1 4.1 1.8 .7
Scuba diving .1


.4

Skating, ice or roller .3 .9 .8 .3


Snow skiing .1

.3


Soccer .2 .9 .4
.4

Softball .4 2.6
.6


Stair climbing .2
.4
.4

Swimming laps 1.2 2.6 1.1 1.8 .4 1.5 .4
Tennis .4
.4 .6 .4
.4
Touch football .1
.4



Volleyball .2 .9 .4 .3


Walking 52.4 50.9 51.3 50.9 52.2 51.5 57.0
Watersking .1




.4
Weight lifting 1.7 1.7 1.5 3.2 1.8
.4
Other 6.6 1.7 5.7 6.2 6.7 11.8 7.4
Bicycling machine exercise 2.5 3.4 3.1 2.6 .9 1.5 3.3
Rowing machine exercise .4
.4
.9
.8
Denominator is: All survey respondents who said that they engaged in some form of physical activity during the last month



What type of physical activity did you spend the most time doing during the past month?
(Unweighted Frequencies)

Total Age Groups
18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+
Total 2303 224 445 576 431 243 384
Aerobics class 146 17 39 38 32 12 8
Badminton 1
1



Basketball 19 10 4 4 1

Bicycling for pleasure 59 6 13 21 11 7 1
Bowling 12
2
2 3 5
Boxing 1 1




Calisthenics 18
1 3 6 4 4
Carpentry 1

1


Dancing-aerobics/ballet 18 1 2 6 4 2 3
Fishing from river bank or boat 3 1 1


1
Gardening 283 7 42 58 52 45 79
Golf 45 1 7 14 10 6 7
Handball 1


1

Health club exercise 8
3 2 2
1
Hiking-cross-country 45 12 6 12 6 6 3
Home exercise 5
2 1 1
1
Horseback riding 10 1 2 4 3

Hunting large game 11
2 1 3 3 2
Jogging 43 7 5 11 9 3 8
Judo/karate 5 1 2

1 1
Mowing lawn 2


1
1
Racquetball 7
2 3 2

Running 115 33 35 32 13 1 1
Scuba diving 1


1

Skating, ice or roller 4 1 2 1


Snow skiing 4

1 1 2
Soccer 7 3 1 1 2

Softball 20 5 5 8 2

Stair climbing 6 1 4
1

Swimming laps 40 4 8 12 7 5 4
Tennis 12 2 1 4 3
2
Touch football 4 3 1



Volleyball 5 1 2 1 1

Walking 1021 72 182 255 199 113 200
Watersking 4
2 1

1
Weight lifting 77 11 20 27 10 4 5
Other 160 16 28 35 31 22 28
Bicycling machine exercise 66 7 16 16 10 4 13
Rowing machine exercise 10
2 2 3
3
Unknown 4

1 1
2
Male Total 984 108 184 236 207 107 142
Aerobics class 38 6 7 9 9 5 2
Badminton 1
1



Basketball 18 9 4 4 1

Bicycling for pleasure 39 3 9 15 7 5
Bowling 7
1
2 2 2
Boxing 1 1




Calisthenics 11
1 1 4 4 1
Carpentry 1

1


Dancing-aerobics/ballet 5

2 2
1
Fishing from river bank or boat 3 1 1


1
Gardening 117 3 21 18 21 19 35
Golf 34 1 7 12 6 5 3
Handball 1


1

Health club exercise 2

1 1

Hiking-cross-country 29 7 5 9 4 3 1
Home exercise 1
< BR> 1


Horseback riding 1


1

Hunting large game 11
2 1 3 3 2
Jogging 21 2 3 4 6 1 5
Judo/karate 1 1




Mowing lawn 1


1

Racquetball 5
1 2 2

Running 71 24 19 18 9
1
Snow skiing 3


1 2
Soccer 4 2
1 1

Softball 15 2 5 6 2

Stair climbing 4 1 3



Swimming laps 24 1 5 6 6 3 3
Tennis 7 2
2 2
1
Touch football 3 3




Volleyball 2
1
1

Walking 330 13 48 82 82 43 62
Watersking 3
2 1


Weight lifting 55 9 16 16 6 4 4
Other 73 14 13 14 16 6 10
Bicycling machine exercise 33 3 8 7 8 2 5
Rowing machine exercise 5
1 2 1
1
Unknown 4

1 1
2
Female Total 1319 116 261 340 224 136 242
Aerobics class 108 11 32 29 23 7 6
Basketball 1 1




Bicycling for pleasure 20 3 4 6 4 2 1
Bowling 5
1

1 3
Calisthenics 7

2 2
3
Dancing-aerobics/ballet 13 1 2 4 2 2 2
Gardening 166 4 21 40 31 26 44
Golf 11

2 4 1 4
Health club exercise 6
3 1 1
1
Hiking-cross-country 16 5 1 3 2 3 2
Home exercise 4
2
1
1
Horseback riding 9 1 2 4 2

Jogging 22 5 2 7 3 2 3
Judo/karate 4
2

1 1
Mowing lawn 1




1
Racquetball 2
1 1


Running 44 9 16 14 4 1
Scuba diving 1


1

Skating, ice or roller 4 1 2 1


Snow skiing 1

1


Soccer 3 1 1
1

Softball 5 3
2


Stair climbing 2
1
1

Swimming la ps 16 3 3 6 1 2 1
Tennis 5
1 2 1
1
Touch football 1
1



Volleyball 3 1 1 1


Walking 691 59 134 173 117 70 138
Watersking 1




1
Weight lifting 22 2 4 11 4
1
Other 87 2 15 21 15 16 18
Bicycling machine exercise 33 4 8 9 2 2 8
Rowing machine exercise 5
1
2
2
Denominator is: All survey respondents who said that they engaged in some form of physical activity during the last month
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