Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS); 1997

Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 1997

**How often do you use seatblelts when you drive or ride in a car?**
(Weighted Column Percents)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Always		83.9	74.9	86.1	84.2	83.8	84.5	86.8
Nearly always		10.9	14.6	9.3	10.8	11.2	11.7	9.6
Sometimes		2.1	3.8	3.2	1.8	1.9	1.7	.8
Seldom		1.5	3.8	.6	2.3	1.0	1.3	.9
Never		1.4	2.9	.9	.9	2.0	.9	1.6
Don't know/Not sure		.0						.1
Never drive		.1	.1					.2
Refused		.0				.1
Male	Always	78.9	71.5	80.8	80.1	79.2	80.1	79.0
	Nearly always	14.3	18.0	12.3	11.9	14.9	15.0	16.3
	Sometimes	3.1	5.0	4.7	2.8	2.5	1.9	1.7
	Seldom	1.9	3.8	.6	3.6	.8	1.4	1.5
	Never	1.7	1.4	1.6	1.6	2.4	1.5	1.3
	Don't know/Not sure	.1						.3
	Never drive	.0	.3
	Refused	.0				.3
Female	Always	88.7	78.4	91.5	88.2	88.5	88.5	92.5
	Nearly always	7.7	11.1	6.2	9.7	7.5	8.6	4.9
	Sometimes	1.2	2.4	1.6	.8	1.4	1.4	.1
	Seldom	1.1	3.6	.6	1.0	1.1	1.1	.4
	Never	1.2	4.4	.1	.3	1.6	.3	1.7
	Never drive	.1						.3
Denominator is: All survey respondents

**How often do you use seatblelts when you drive or ride in a car?**
(Unweighted Frequencies)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Total		3308	292	607	750	592	391	676
Always		2806	220	514	645	496	335	596
Nearly always		337	45	62	71	66	40	53
Sometimes		66	11	19	12	12	7	5
Seldom		47	10	5	15	6	4	7
Never		47	5	7	7	11	5	12
Don't know/Not sure		1						1
Never drive		3	1					2
Refused		1				1
Male	Total	1399	153	273	327	241	170	235
	Always	1103	109	214	268	185	137	190
	Nearly always	191	26	38	35	38	23	31
	Sometimes	44	8	13	9	7	3	4
	Seldom	29	6	2	10	3	3	5
	Never	29	3	6	5	7	4	4
	Don't know/Not sure	1						1
	Never drive	1	1
	Refused	1				1
Female	Total	1909	139	334	423	351	221	441
	Always	1703	111	300	377	311	198	406
	Nearly always	146	19	24	36	28	17	22
	Sometimes	22	3	6	3	5	4	1
	Seldom	18	4	3	5	3	1	2
	Never	18	2	1	2	4	1	8
	Never drive	2						2
Denominator is: All survey respondents

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