Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS); 1996

Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 1996

**Employment Status?**
(Weighted Column Percents)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Employed		50.0	54.3	69.4	63.0	65.2	39.1	4.8
Self-employed		11.8	3.1	10.0	17.6	17.0	14.1	3.8
Out of work > year		1.5	1.6	1.5	1.7	1.8	2.1	.5
Out of work < year		3.1	8.9	3.0	4.3	2.7	1.5
Homemaker		7.1	7.4	8.5	8.6	4.9	7.0	5.7
Student		3.7	24.0	5.7	1.9	.4
Retired		19.7			.3	2.9	28.4	83.1
Unable to work		3.1	.8	1.9	2.4	4.8	7.6	1.8
Refused		.1			.1	.2		.2
Male	Employed	55.6	61.0	77.0	66.3	67.6	44.9	4.5
	Self-employed	15.4	3.4	10.8	23.5	19.8	19.1	7.5
	Out of work > year	.9		2.3	1.0	.8		.5
	Out of work < year	3.8	11.0	4.1	5.4	3.4
	Homemaker	.3	.8		.3	.4		.5
	Student	3.1	23.7	3.6	.7
	Retired	17.8			.7	2.3	27.9	86.6
	Unable to work	2.9		2.3	1.7	5.3	8.1	.5
	Refused	.2			.3	.4
Female	Employed	46.0	48.6	63.8	60.6	63.0	35.1	5.1
	Self-employed	9.2	2.9	9.4	13.4	14.4	10.5	1.7
	Out of work > year	2.0	2.9	1.0	2.2	2.8	3.7	.6
	Out of work < year	2.5	7.1	2.3	3.5	2.1	2.6
	Homemaker	12.0	12.9	14.7	14.6	9.2	12.0	8.7
	Student	4.1	24.3	7.2	2.7	.7
	Retired	21.0				3.5	28.8	81.2
	Unable to work	3.2	1.4	1.6	3.0	4.2	7.3	2.5
	Refused	.1						.3
Denominator is: All survey respondents

**Employment 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
Employed		1458	140	367	440	356	128	27
Self-employed		344	8	53	123	93	46	21
Out of work > year		44	4	8	12	10	7	3
Out of work < year		89	23	16	30	15	5
Homemaker		206	19	45	60	27	23	32
Student		107	62	30	13	2
Retired		574			2	16	93	463
Unable to work		90	2	10	17	26	25	10
Refused		3			1	1		1
Male	Total	1233	118	222	294	262	136	201
	Employed	685	72	171	195	177	61	9
	Self-employed	190	4	24	69	52	26	15
	Out of work > year	11		5	3	2		1
	Out of work < year	47	13	9	16	9
	Homemaker	4	1		1	1		1
	Student	38	28	8	2
	Retired	220			2	6	38	174
	Unable to work	36		5	5	14	11	1
	Refused	2			1	1
Female	Total	1682	140	307	404	284	191	356
	Employed	773	68	196	245	179	67	18
	Self-employed	154	4	29	54	41	20	6
	Out of work > year	33	4	3	9	8	7	2
	Out of work < year	42	10	7	14	6	5
	Homemaker	202	18	45	59	26	23	31
	Student	69	34	22	11	2
	Retired	354				10	55	289
	Unable to work	54	2	5	12	12	14	9
	Refused	1						1
Denominator is: All survey respondents

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