Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS); 1997

Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 1997

**Marital status?**
(Weighted Column Percents)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Married		60.5	18.3	58.0	69.4	69.3	77.9	58.9
Divorced		10.7	.9	6.8	14.2	17.0	12.2	9.6
Widowed		6.5	.3	.1	.3	1.8	6.3	28.1
Separated		1.7	.6	1.0	3.8	2.1	.6	.6
Never married		16.4	69.8	27.7	8.6	5.5	2.0	1.8
Unmarried couple		4.0	10.1	6.4	3.5	4.0	.8	.5
Refused		.2			.2	.2	.3	.5
Male	Married	59.9	11.3	50.5	65.6	67.7	83.5	73.7
	Divorced	9.8	1.3	5.5	13.0	18.7	10.0	6.6
	Widowed	3.0			.2	.9	3.5	14.5
	Separated	1.8	.9	.6	4.6	1.9		.8
	Never married	20.9	77.2	36.3	11.8	7.2	2.8	2.4
	Unmarried couple	4.4	9.4	7.1	4.8	3.6		1.0
	Refused	.2					.2	1.0
Female	Married	61.0	25.7	65.8	73.0	70.9	72.5	48.2
	Divorced	11.6	.6	8.1	15.4	15.3	14.3	11.7
	Widowed	9.8	.7	.2	.5	2.7	9.0	37.9
	Separated	1.5	.3	1.3	3.0	2.4	1.1	.4
	Never married	12.2	62.0	18.8	5.5	3.9	1.1	1.3
	Unmarried couple	3.6	10.8	5.8	2.2	4.4	1.6	.2
	Refused	.2			.4	.5	.3	.2
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		3308	292	607	750	592	391	676
Married		1719	49	328	450	351	252	289
Divorced		521	4	60	154	140	78	85
Widowed		330	1	1	5	14	37	272
Separated		69	2	11	32	17	3	4
Never married		546	208	172	87	45	15	19
Unmarried couple		113	28	35	21	22	4	3
Refused		10			1	3	2	4
Male	Total	1399	153	273	327	241	170	235
	Married	738	14	140	184	138	120	142
	Divorced	208	3	26	62	64	30	23
	Widowed	64			1	2	10	51
	Separated	28	1	3	15	6		3
	Never married	308	121	91	54	22	9	11
	Unmarried couple	49	14	13	11	9		2
	Refused	4					1	3
Female	Total	1909	139	334	423	351	221	441
	Married	981	35	188	266	213	132	147
	Divorced	313	1	34	92	76	48	62
	Widowed	266	1	1	4	12	27	221
	Separated	41	1	8	17	11	3	1
	Never married	238	87	81	33	23	6	8
	Unmarried couple	64	14	22	10	13	4	1
	Refused	6			1	3	1	1
Denominator is: All survey respondents

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