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1999 Adult Behavioral Risk Factor Data

Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 1999

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 9.0 10.8 16.2 9.5 6.7 6.3 1.8
2 5.3 9.6 8.6 5.2 3.9 1.1 1.9
3 2.2 3.6 2.9 3.0 .9 1.5 1.0
4 2.2 6.9 2.2 2.2 1.7 .7
5 1.1 2.3 1.4 1.0 .8 .4 .5
6 .4 .9 .5 .4 .5 .3 .1
7 .3 .8 .7 .2 .3

8 .6 .6 .9 .7 1.0 .4
9 .0
.1
.0

10 .6 2.3 .7 .2 .5 .7 .2
12 .2 .5 .4
.1

14 .2 .9
.2


15 .2 .3 .5 .1 .3

18 .0


.1

20 .3 .3 .6 .6 .1 .2
21 .0 .3




25 .0




.2
28 .1 .4




30 .4 .5 .3 .7 .2 .2 .3
31 .1

.1 .1
.2
None 76.7 59.0 64.0 76.0 82.6 88.3 93.8
Male 1 11.5 10.7 17.8 14.4 9.4 8.9 3.1
2 7.6 12.7 12.4 7.8 5.8 1.1 2.8
3 3.2 5.4 4.2 4.2 1.3 1.9 1.4
4 3.5 10.8 3.6 3.1 2.9 .4
5 1.7 3.7 1.7 1.9 1.1 .7 1.0
6 .6 .9 .8 .8 .9

7 .5 1.4 1.2 .2 .4

8 1.0 .6 1.7 .6 1.9 .7
9 .1
.2
.1

10 1.0 4.0 .7 .4 .9 .4 .3
12 .3 .9 .7
.2

14 .2 .9
.4


15 .3
1.0 .2 .4

18 .0


.2

20 .5 .6 1.2 .4 .2 .4
21 .1 .6




25 .0




.3
30 .8 .9 .5 1.4 .4 .4 .7
31 .1

.2 .2
.3
None 67.0 46.0 52.4 64.2 74.0 85.2 90.0
Female 1 6.1 10.9 14.3 4.2 3.5 3.4 .5
2 2.6 5.6 4.1 2.5 1.7 1.0 1.1
3 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.6 .5 1.0 .5
4 .8 1.9 .5 1.3 .3 1.0
5 .3 .5 1.0
.5

6 .2 .9


.7 .3
7 .1
.2 .2 .3

8 .3 .6
.8


10 .2
.7

1.0
14 .1 .9




15 .1 .6

.2

20 .2

.8


28 .1 .9




30 .0
.2



None 87.6 75.8 77.8 88.6 92.9 91.9 97.6
Denominator is:
All survey respondents who had at least one drink of any alcoholic beverage during the past month.

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 3,092 305 673 684 671 338 421
1 278 41 106 66 41 17 7
2 152 27 51 36 26 4 8
3 62 12 19 17 5 5 4
4 63 21 13 15 11 3
5 27 5 7 7 5 1 2
6 13 2 3 2 4 1 1
7 11 2 4 2 3

8 20 2 6 4 6 2
9 2
1
1

10 18 5 4 1 4 3 1
12 4 1 2
1

14 3 2
1


15 7 1 3 1 2

18 1


1

20 9 1 3 3 1 1
21 1 1




25 1




1
28 1 1




30 12 1 3 4 2 1 1
31 3

1 1
1
Don't know/not sure 19 4 1 3 5 2 4
None 2,381 176 447 519 551 298 390
Refused 4

2 1
1
Male Total 1,478 161 323 323 332 162 177
1 175 22 60 47 28 13 5
2 108 18 36 27 20 2 5
3 43 9 14 11 4 3 2
4 52 19 12 10 10 1
5 21 4 4 7 3 1 2
6 10 1 3 2 4

7 8 2 3 1 2

8 17 1 6 2 6 2
9 2
1
1

10 14 5 2 1 4 1 1
12 4 1 2
1

14 2 1
1


15 5
3 1 1

18 1


1

20 7 1 3 1 1 1
21 1 1




25 1




1
30 11 1 2 4 2 1 1
31 3

1 1
1
Don't know/not sure 13 4 1 2 3 1 2
None 977 71 171 204 239 136 156
Refused 3

1 1
1
Female Total 1,614 144 350 361 339 176 244
1 103 19 46 19 13 4 2
2 44 9 15 9 6 2 3
3 19 3 5 6 1 2 2
4 11 2 1 5 1 2
5 6 1 3
2

6 3 1


1 1
7 3
1 1 1

8 3 1
2


10 4
2

2
14 1 1




15 2 1

1

20 2

2


28 1 1




30 1
1



Don't know/not sure 6

1 2 1 2
None 1,404 105 276 315 312 162 234
Refused 1

1


Denominator is:
All survey respondents who had at least one drink of any alcoholic beverage during the past month.