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Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS); 1998

Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 1998

Weighted Column Percents Unweighted Frequencies

During the past 30 days, for about how many days have you felt sad, blue, or depressed?
(Weighted Column Percents)

Total Age Groups
18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+
1 7.9 7.8 9.8 9.8 8.7 6.0 4.2
2 12.6 16.0 15.7 13.0 12.6 11.0 8.1
3 4.4 3.4 6.4 5.0 4.3 3.8 3.0
4 2.5 4.0 2.0 2.7 3.0 1.3 1.7
5 4.8 8.5 6.3 4.8 4.7 2.7 2.7
6 .6 .5 .8 .7 .4 .6 .6
7 1.8 3.1 3.4 1.3 1.9 1.2 .7
8 .2 .3 .1 .2 .2 .4 .1
9 .1
.1
.2

10 2.9 4.1 4.0 4.0 2.6 1.1 1.3
11 .0
.1
.1

12 .2 .4
.2
.2 .4
14 .7 1.2 1.4 .5 .4 .1 .4
15 2.8 2.8 3.9 2.7 3.2 3.0 1.4
16 .0

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18 .0

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20 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.1 .9 1.0
21 .0


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22 .0




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24 .0

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25 .3 .7 .2 .4 .5 .3
26 .0

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27 .0
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28 .1
.1 .0 .2 .1 .1
29 .1

.2 .1 .4
30 3.6 1.7 3.3 5.4 3.1 2.9 3.7
None 53.0 43.9 40.8 47.2 52.6 64.1 70.8
Male 1 7.9 6.7 9.1 10.6 8.7 5.9 4.4
2 11.8 16.3 15.2 10.2 12.0 11.3 6.9
3 4.0 3.2 5.4 4.9 4.5 2.3 2.4
4 1.4 2.7 1.4 1.2 1.7 1.0 .9
5 4.4 8.1 5.6 4.4 3.4 2.0 3.1
6 .6 .7 .4 1.2 .2
.5
7 1.3 1.1 4.2 .1 1.5 .8
8 .1

.1 .2 .4
9 .1
.2
.2

10 2.8 3.9 4.8 2.1 3.3 1.2 1.5
11 .0
.1



12 .2 .5
.4

.4
14 .4 1.1 .2 .6 .2 .1 .4
15 2.0 2.3 2.7 2.6 2.2 1.3 .5
18 .0

.1


20 1.2 1.1 .6 1.8 1.0 .8 1.6
24 .1

.2


25 .3 .5
.5 .4 .2
27 .0
.1



28 .1
.1
.2

29 .1

.2
.4
30 3.0 .7 3.9 4.1 3.2 3.3 1.6
None 58.1 51.2 45.9 54.6 57.0 69.2 75.7
Female 1 7.8 8.9 10.6 8.9 8.7 6.0 4.1
2 13.4 15.8 16.2 15.7 13.2 10.8 8.9
3 4.8 3.6 7.4 5.1 4.1 5.1 3.5
4 3.4 5.5 2.7 4.2 4.4 1.7 2.3
5 5.2 8.8 7.0 5.2 6.0 3.3 2.4
6 .7 .3 1.1 .3 .6 1.2 .6
7 2.3 5.3 2.5 2.4 2.2 1.6 1.2
8 .3 .7 .3 .2 .1 .5 .1
9 .0


.1

10 3.0 4.3 3.2 5.8 1.9 1.1 1.3
11 .0


.2

12 .2 .3


.5 .3
14 .9 1.4 2.7 .4 .6
.3
15 3.5 3.3 5.1 2.7 4.2 4.6 2.0
16 .0

.1 .1

18 .0

.2


20 1.4 2.1 2.4 1.3 1.3 1.1 .5
21 .1


.4

22 .0




.1
25 .4 .9 .5 .3 .7 .3
26 .0

.2


28 .1

.1 .2 .2 .1
29 .2

.2 .3 .5
30 4.1 2.7 2.7 6.7 2.9 2.5 5.1
None 48.2 36.2 35.6 40.1 48.1 59.2 67.2
Denominator is:
All survey respondents
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During the past 30 days, for about how many days have you felt sad, blue, or depressed?
(Unweighted Frequencies)

Total Age Groups
18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+
Total 5403 506 1006 1218 1049 690 934
1 416 41 90 115 90 42 38
2 679 79 158 159 137 71 75
3 258 20 69 67 44 28 30
4 135 19 23 32 33 10 18
5 269 40 67 67 53 19 23
6 33 2 8 8 6 4 5
7 100 17 26 20 20 9 8
8 11 1 2 3 2 2 1
9 3
1
2

10 162 23 39 50 28 10 12
11 2
1
1

12 9 2
2
2 3
14 34 5 11 9 5 1 3
15 163 17 41 32 40 20 13
16 2

1 1

18 2

2


20 72 10 14 18 13 7 10
21 1


1

22 1




1
24 1

1


25 20 4 4 4 6 2
26 1

1


27 1
1



28 6
1 1 2 1 1
29 7

3 2 2
30 218 11 36 69 40 22 40
Don't know/not sure 65
8 8 12 13 24
None 2730 215 406 545 511 425 628
Refused 2

1

1
Male Total 2269 227 466 493 455 296 332
1 176 16 44 46 40 17 13
2 265 34 71 47 58 31 24
3 94 8 26 26 18 7 9
4 36 6 7 6 9 4 4
5 97 18 24 21 18 6 10
6 13 1 2 6 2
2
7 26 3 10 1 9 3
8 3

1 1 1
9 2
1
1

10 67 10 18 14 16 4 5
11 1
1



12 4 1
2

1
14 12 2 1 5 2 1 1
15 53 6 13 13 13 5 3
18 1

1


20 28 3 3 8 5 3 6
24 1

1


25 6 1
2 2 1
27 1
1



28 2
1
1

29 3

2
1
30 78 2 19 22 17 10 8
Don't know/not sure 26
6 3 3 4 10
None 1273 116 218 265 240 198 236
Refused 1

1


Female Total 3134 279 540 725 594 394 602
1 240 25 46 69 50 25 25
2 414 45 87 112 79 40 51
3 164 12 43 41 26 21 21
4 99 13 16 26 24 6 14
5 172 22 43 46 35 13 13
6 20 1 6 2 4 4 3
7 74 14 16 19 11 6 8
8 8 1 2 2 1 1 1
9 1


1

10 95 13 21 36 12 6 7
11 1


1

12 5 1


2 2
14 22 3 10 4 3
2
15 110 11 28 19 27 15 10
16 2

1 1

18 1

1


20 44 7 11 10 8 4 4
21 1


1

22 1




1
25 14 3 4 2 4 1
26 1

1


28 4

1 1 1 1
29 4

1 2 1
30 140 9 17 47 23 12 32
Don't know/not sure 39
2 5 9 9 14
None 1457 99 188 280 271 227 392
Refused 1




1
Denominator is:
All survey respondents