Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS); 1996

Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 1996

**Are you now trying to maintain your current weight, that is to keep from gaining weight?**
(Weighted Column Percents)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Yes		57.1	52.8	53.3	58.1	59.9	61.5	57.0
No		42.4	47.2	46.4	41.4	39.1	37.9	42.5
Don't know/Not sure		.5		.3	.5	1.0	.5	.5
Male	Yes	51.9	37.9	48.5	52.9	56.1	53.4	57.3
	No	47.7	62.1	51.5	46.6	42.7	46.6	42.7
	Don't know/Not sure	.3			.5	1.2
Female	Yes	61.9	69.4	58.1	63.1	64.5	68.2	56.7
	No	37.4	30.6	41.3	36.4	34.8	30.8	42.4
	Don't know/Not sure	.6		.6	.5	.7	.9	.8
Denominator is: All survey respondents

**Are you now trying to maintain your current weight, that is to keep from gaining weight?**
(Unweighted Frequencies)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Total		1841	180	334	418	312	195	402
Yes		1052	95	178	243	187	120	229
No		780	85	155	173	122	74	171
Don't know/Not sure		9		1	2	3	1	2
Male	Total	882	95	167	204	171	88	157
	Yes	458	36	81	108	96	47	90
	No	421	59	86	95	73	41	67
	Don't know/Not sure	3			1	2
Female	Total	959	85	167	214	141	107	245
	Yes	594	59	97	135	91	73	139
	No	359	26	69	78	49	33	104
	Don't know/Not sure	6		1	1	1	1	2
Denominator is: All survey respondents

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