Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS); 1998

Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 1998

**Are you eating fewer calories or less fat to lose weight or keep from gaining weight?**
(Weighted Column Percents)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Yes, fewer calories		10.6	14.3	9.3	12.4	9.7	6.8	11.3
Yes, less fat		35.3	34.2	38.1	34.6	34.6	39.8	32.0
Yes, both		30.3	21.4	26.9	29.2	37.6	36.2	27.8
No		23.8	30.1	25.8	23.8	18.2	17.2	29.0
Male	Yes, fewer calories	10.5	20.6	12.6	8.8	8.2	6.1	11.0
	Yes, less fat	34.1	37.8	41.9	30.2	32.4	39.9	27.6
	Yes, both	29.7	15.6	20.8	29.9	36.8	35.9	33.1
	No	25.7	26.1	24.7	31.2	22.5	18.1	28.3
Female	Yes, fewer calories	10.7	9.6	6.7	15.3	10.9	7.3	11.4
	Yes, less fat	36.2	31.5	35.1	38.1	36.6	39.7	35.1
	Yes, both	30.7	25.8	31.6	28.6	38.3	36.5	24.0
	No	22.3	33.1	26.6	17.9	14.3	16.5	29.5
Denominator is: All survey respondents who reported trying to lose weight or maintain weight

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**Are you eating fewer calories or less fat to lose weight or keep from gaining weight?**
(Unweighted Frequencies)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Total		1355	107	245	293	295	201	214
Yes, fewer calories		134	11	21	36	28	13	25
Yes, less fat		492	39	89	107	108	81	68
Yes, both		409	22	67	86	107	70	57
No		315	34	66	63	51	37	64
Don't know/Not sure		5	1	2	1	1
Male	Total	495	34	95	96	120	78	72
	Yes, fewer calories	50	5	11	10	10	5	9
	Yes, less fat	174	13	39	29	44	31	18
	Yes, both	138	6	20	27	37	25	23
	No	132	10	25	30	28	17	22
	Don't know/Not sure	1				1
Female	Total	860	73	150	197	175	123	142
	Yes, fewer calories	84	6	10	26	18	8	16
	Yes, less fat	318	26	50	78	64	50	50
	Yes, both	271	16	47	59	70	45	34
	No	183	24	41	33	23	20	42
	Don't know/Not sure	4	1	2	1
Denominator is: All survey respondents who reported trying to lose weight or maintain weight