Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS); 1996

Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 1996

**Marital Status?**
(Weighted Column Percents)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Married		54.6	24.0	54.6	59.7	62.5	63.6	49.6
Divorced		15.5	2.7	12.3	18.9	24.2	19.3	9.3
Widowed		9.2	.4	.2	2.0	2.9	9.8	36.8
Separated		2.1	2.3	3.0	3.4	.9	1.2	.9
Never married		15.0	62.0	24.8	10.9	7.3	4.6	2.9
Unmarried couple		3.4	8.5	5.1	4.4	2.0	1.5	.4
Refused		.2			.6	.2		.2
Male	Married	57.5	16.1	50.5	59.2	64.9	72.1	67.7
	Divorced	15.1	1.7	11.7	16.7	24.8	17.6	10.0
	Widowed	3.7			1.4	.8	2.2	18.4
	Separated	1.9	1.7	1.8	3.7	.8	2.2	.5
	Never married	17.8	70.3	31.5	13.6	5.7	5.1	2.5
	Unmarried couple	3.7	10.2	4.5	4.8	3.1	.7	.5
	Refused	.2			.7			.5
Female	Married	52.6	30.7	57.7	60.1	60.2	57.6	39.3
	Divorced	15.8	3.6	12.7	20.5	23.6	20.4	9.0
	Widowed	13.3	.7	.3	2.5	4.9	15.2	47.2
	Separated	2.2	2.9	3.9	3.2	1.1	.5	1.1
	Never married	13.0	55.0	19.9	8.9	8.8	4.2	3.1
	Unmarried couple	3.1	7.1	5.5	4.2	1.1	2.1	.3
	Refused	.2			.5	.4
Denominator is: All survey respondents

**Marital Status?**
(Unweighted Frequencies)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Total		2915	258	529	698	546	327	557
Married		1593	62	289	417	341	208	276
Divorced		451	7	65	132	132	63	52
Widowed		269	1	1	14	16	32	205
Separated		60	6	16	24	5	4	5
Never married		438	160	131	76	40	15	16
Unmarried couple		98	22	27	31	11	5	2
Refused		6			4	1		1
Male	Total	1233	118	222	294	262	136	201
	Married	709	19	112	174	170	98	136
	Divorced	186	2	26	49	65	24	20
	Widowed	46			4	2	3	37
	Separated	23	2	4	11	2	3	1
	Never married	220	83	70	40	15	7	5
	Unmarried couple	46	12	10	14	8	1	1
	Refused	3			2			1
Female	Total	1682	140	307	404	284	191	356
	Married	884	43	177	243	171	110	140
	Divorced	265	5	39	83	67	39	32
	Widowed	223	1	1	10	14	29	168
	Separated	37	4	12	13	3	1	4
	Never married	218	77	61	36	25	8	11
	Unmarried couple	52	10	17	17	3	4	1
	Refused	3			2	1
Denominator is: All survey respondents

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