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1999 Adult Behavioral Risk Factor Data

Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 1999

Weighted Column Percents Unweighted Frequencies
What is the age of the oldest child in your household under the age of 16?
(Weighted Column Percents)

Total Age Groups
18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+
1 5.3 10.3 9.1 2.5 .7 18.8
2 4.0 13.8 4.9 2.3 1.1

3 7.1 13.5 11.2 4.4 2.6 2.3 10.2
4 4.4 10.2 7.8 2.2 1.6

5 4.8 3.7 9.2 3.8 2.0 2.5
6 3.6
8.4 2.7 1.0 3.5
7 3.4 2.4 3.6 4.7 1.9

8 3.0
5.7 2.2 3.6

9 6.5 3.0 10.4 6.5 4.1 5.0
10 6.1 .9 8.3 6.2 7.5
3.4
11 6.0 3.6 7.1 6.9 4.8 5.0
12 9.2 4.3 6.8 12.7 7.6 7.5 13.5
13 6.7 9.7 1.5 7.1 10.3 18.8 4.0
14 11.6 1.9 2.2 17.9 15.6 8.4 33.5
15 9.2 3.9 3.6 12.4 13.0 8.4 20.0
No children under 16 8.9 18.7
5.4 22.5 19.8 15.4
Male 1 3.9 6.2 5.9 2.3
24.0
2 2.2
5.0 2.3


3 10.3 18.6 19.9 6.2 3.1 4.0
4 4.6 3.1 11.2 2.8 1.0

5 5.7 6.2 11.2 3.4 4.1

6 3.3
6.9 2.3 2.1 6.0
7 3.1
3.7 4.0 3.1

8 2.0
3.7 1.7 2.1

9 7.4 7.4 8.7 7.4 8.2

10 6.0 2.3 3.7 7.9 9.2

11 5.1 3.1 6.9 7.4


12 8.0 6.2 7.5 11.0 5.6

13 7.8 7.7 1.2 9.1 11.8 24.0 7.1
14 12.6 4.6 .6 19.3 17.4 6.0 35.7
15 8.7
3.7 12.5 8.7 6.0 35.7
No children under 16 9.4 34.6
.6 23.6 30.0 21.4
Female 1 6.5 13.1 11.9 2.7 1.5 11.8
2 5.6 23.1 4.9 2.3 2.2

3 4.2 10.1 3.5 2.7 2.2
23.1
4 4.2 15.1 4.9 1.5 2.2

5 4.1 2.0 7.5 4.2
5.9
6 3.9
9.7 3.1


7 3.7 4.0 3.5 5.4 .7

8 3.9
7.5 2.7 5.1

9 5.8
11.9 5.8
11.8
10 6.3
12.4 4.6 5.8
7.7
11 6.9 4.0 7.3 6.6 9.5 11.8
12 10.3 3.0 6.2 14.3 9.5 17.6 30.8
13 5.7 11.1 1.8 5.4 8.8 11.8
14 10.7
3.5 16.8 13.9 11.8 30.8
15 9.7 6.5 3.5 12.3 17.2 11.8
No children under 16 8.6 8.0
9.6 21.5 5.9 7.7
Denominator is:
All survey respondents who have children living in the household.

What is the age of the oldest child in your household under the age of 16?
(Unweighted Frequencies)

Total Age Groups
18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+
Total 658 68 197 233 128 20 12
1 35 10 17 5 1 2
2 24 8 10 5 1

3 39 10 17 8 2 1 1
4 30 9 14 5 2

5 31 2 17 9 2 1
6 26
18 6 1 1
7 24 1 9 12 2

8 21
11 5 5

9 44 2 22 15 4 1
10 43 1 19 14 8
1
11 39 2 15 16 5 1
12 59 2 13 32 9 1 2
13 40 6 3 16 12 2 1
14 74 1 6 40 22 2 3
15 66 3 6 31 21 3 2
No children under 16 59 11
13 30 3 2
Refused 4

1 1 2
Male Total 261 25 78 90 55 8 5
1 11 2 6 2
1
2 6
4 2


3 23 5 12 4 1 1
4 14 1 9 3 1

5 14 1 8 3 2

6 10
6 2 1 1
7 9
4 4 1

8 6
3 1 2

9 18 2 7 5 4

10 14 1 3 7 3

11 14 1 6 7


12 22 1 6 11 4

13 20 2 1 8 7 1 1
14 32 1 1 18 10 1 1
15 23
2 12 6 1 2
No children under 16 25 8
1 13 2 1
Female Total 397 43 119 143 73 12 7
1 24 8 11 3 1 1
2 18 8 6 3 1

3 16 5 5 4 1
1
4 16 8 5 2 1

5 17 1 9 6
1
6 16
12 4


7 15 1 5 8 1

8 15
8 4 3

9 26
15 10
1
10 29
16 7 5
1
11 25 1 9 9 5 1
12 37 1 7 21 5 1 2
13 20 4 2 8 5 1
14 42
5 22 12 1 2
15 43 3 4 19 15 2
No children under 16 34 3
12 17 1 1
Refused 4

1 1 2
Denominator is:
All survey respondents who have children living in the household.