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Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS); 1997

Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 1997

Weighted Column Percents Unweighted Frequencies
Considering all types of alcoholic beverages, how many times during the past month
did you have 5 or more drinks on an occasion?
(Weighted Column Percents)

Total Age Groups
18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+
1 9.3 15.9 14.5 9.4 6.4 6.3 1.3
2 5.9 14.3 3.7 5.7 6.4 5.1 1.6
3 2.8 4.0 5.5 1.6 3.4 .6 .6
4 1.8 2.7 2.5 1.9 1.9 .8
5 1.0 1.4 .7 1.4 1.5 .9
6 .8 .4 1.6 .8 1.0
.3
7 .4 .8 1.3



8 1.2 3.1 1.3 .9 1.2
.4
9 .1 .7




10 .4 1.5 .1 .4 .1 .7
12 .3 1.4 .2 .3


15 .2 1.0 .1


.3
17 .1 .5
.1


20 .4 .9 .4 .1 .9
.3
24 .0

.2


28 .0
.2



30 .5
.6 .7 .5 .7 .3
Don't know/Not sure .7
.4 .1 1.1 .7 1.8
None 74.0 51.3 66.9 76.3 75.5 84.0 93.1
Refused .0

.1


Male 1 10.8 18.3 18.3 10.2 7.5 4.0 2.0
2 8.1 21.5 4.4 5.1 9.9 8.4 3.1
3 3.7 4.8 7.7 2.1 4.1 .4 1.1
4 2.8 4.8 3.9 2.6 2.9 1.6
5 1.4 .8 .8 2.5 2.1 1.7
6 1.4 .8 2.4 1.5 1.7
.6
7 .6 .6 2.4



8 1.8 5.1 1.8 1.3 2.1
.6
9 .2 1.2




10 .8 2.8 .2 .8 .2 1.3
12 .5 2.6 .3 .5


15 .1
.2


.7
17 .0

.2


20 .7 1.6 .7 .2 1.1
.6
24 .1

.3


28 .1
.3



30 .8
1.1 1.3 .4 1.3 .7
Don't know/Not sure .6

.2 1.2 .6 2.4
None 65.3 34.9 55.7 71.1 66.9 80.7 88.3
Refused .0

.2


Female 1 7.5 13.0 9.6 8.4 5.0 9.1 .6
2 3.2 5.5 2.8 6.3 1.8 1.3 .2
3 1.6 2.9 2.6 1.1 2.3 .8
4 .5
.9 1.0 .7

5 .5 2.2 .5
.8

6 .1
.7



7 .1 1.1




8 .4 .5 .7 .5

.3
15 .3 2.1




17 .1 1.1




20 .1


.7

30 .1


.7

Don't know/Not sure .7
1.0
1.1 .8 1.2
None 84.6 71.5 81.3 82.7 86.9 88.0 97.7
Denominator is: All survey respondents who had at least one drink of any alcoholic beverage

Considering all types of alcoholic beverages, how many times during the past month
did you have 5 or more drinks on an occasion?
(Unweighted Frequencies)

Total Age Groups
18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+
Total 1884 192 405 452 359 200 276
1 174 31 60 42 24 12 5
2 96 21 17 24 19 10 5
3 38 8 11 8 8 2 1
4 31 3 10 9 6 3
5 20 2 4 6 6 2
6 16 2 6 3 4
1
7 3 2 1



8 23 7 5 5 4
2
9 1 1




10 10 5 1 2 1 1
12 6 3 1 2


15 4 2 1


1
17 2 1
1


20 9 2 2 1 3
1
24 1

1


28 1
1



30 7
2 1 2 1 1
Don't know/Not sure 15
2 1 5 2 5
None 1426 102 281 345 277 167 254
Refused 1

1


Male Total 917 106 199 223 169 98 122
1 99 19 36 23 14 4 3
2 63 15 11 10 14 9 4
3 24 5 9 4 4 1 1
4 26 3 8 7 5 3
5 14 1 2 6 3 2
6 15 2 5 3 4
1
7 2 1 1



8 19 6 4 4 4
1
9 1 1




10 10 5 1 2 1 1
12 6 3 1 2


15 2
1


1
17 1

1


20 8 2 2 1 2
1
24 1

1


28 1
1



30 6
2 1 1 1 1
Don't know/Not sure 9

1 4 1 3
None 609 43 115 156 113 76 106
Refused 1

1


Female Total 967 86 206 229 190 102 154
1 75 12 24 19 10 8 2
2 33 6 6 14 5 1 1
3 14 3 2 4 4 1
4 5
2 2 1

5 6 1 2
3

6 1
1



7 1 1




8 4 1 1 1

1
15 2 2




17 1 1




20 1


1

30 1


1

Don't know/Not sure 6
2
1 1 2
None 817 59 166 189 164 91 148
Denominator is: All survey respondents who had at least one drink of any alcoholic beverage
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