1999 Adult Behavioral Risk Factor Data

Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 1999

**In the past year, has this child worn a helmet when riding?**
(Weighted Column Percents)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Always		56.4	18.7	58.3	57.4	58.5	81.5	64.0
Nearly always		18.2	23.8	17.8	21.9	10.9	5.9
Sometimes		6.0	8.4	7.8	4.4	7.5	8.4
Seldom		3.5	18.4	3.4	2.7	1.6
Never		7.1	18.2	4.4	6.8	9.9	4.2
Never rides a bicycle		8.9	12.6	8.3	6.7	11.7		36.0
Male	Always	54.5	15.5	51.6	55.8	62.6	85.7	54.5
	Nearly always	21.1	24.7	25.8	23.8	11.5	14.3
	Sometimes	5.1	18.6	5.4	1.3	12.9
	Seldom	3.4	24.7	3.2	2.6
	Never	7.9	16.5	6.5	7.9	9.4
	Never rides a bicycle	8.1		7.5	8.6	3.6		45.5
Female	Always	58.1	21.3	62.8	58.9	54.4	78.6	77.8
	Nearly always	15.7	23.0	12.4	20.2	10.4
	Sometimes	6.7		9.4	7.4	2.1	14.3
	Seldom	3.5	13.1	3.5	2.9	3.1
	Never	6.4	19.7	2.9	5.7	10.4	7.1
	Never rides a bicycle	9.6	23.0	8.8	5.0	19.7		22.2
Denominator is: All survey respondents who have children living in the household between the ages of five and 15.

**In the past year, has this child worn a helmet when riding?**
(Unweighted Frequencies)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Total		467	20	139	196	91	12	9
Always		273	6	84	115	52	9	7
Nearly always		83	5	25	41	11	1
Sometimes		26	2	9	9	5	1
Seldom		16	3	6	6	1
Never		28	2	6	11	8	1
Don't know/Not sure		1				1
Never rides a bicycle		40	2	9	14	13		2
Male	Total	182	9	47	78	40	4	4
	Always	103	2	26	45	24	3	3
	Nearly always	37	2	12	17	5	1
	Sometimes	9	2	2	1	4
	Seldom	6	2	2	2
	Never	14	1	3	6	4
	Don't know/Not sure	1				1
	Never rides a bicycle	12		2	7	2		1
Female	Total	285	11	92	118	51	8	5
	Always	170	4	58	70	28	6	4
	Nearly always	46	3	13	24	6
	Sometimes	17		7	8	1	1
	Seldom	10	1	4	4	1
	Never	14	1	3	5	4	1
	Never rides a bicycle	28	2	7	7	11		1
Denominator is: All survey respondents who have children living in the household between the ages of five and 15.