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1999 Adult Behavioral Risk Factor Data

Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 1999

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 6.6 7.9 7.8 7.5 7.7 4.1 4.3
2 9.0 9.8 12.7 11.2 8.8 6.9 3.8
3 5.0 7.4 5.7 6.7 4.8 2.9 2.3
4 2.1 4.5 2.7 1.6 1.8 1.9 1.1
5 4.5 9.2 5.6 4.6 3.6 3.2 2.0
6 .7
.4 1.3 .6 1.3 .3
7 1.8 3.7 2.3 1.3 2.1 1.4 .8
8 .2 .2
.4 .2 .1
9 .0



.2
10 2.6 3.7 3.4 3.0 2.6 1.6 1.6
11 .0


.1

12 .1
.0 .2 .2
.1
13 .0
.1 .1


14 .6 .6 1.6 .9 .2 .3 .1
15 2.8 3.1 2.0 3.5 3.4 2.9 1.6
17 .0 .3




18 .0


.0

20 1.2 .9 1.8 1.7 1.3 .4 .9
21 .1 .3 .0 .2
.0 .1
25 .4 .7 .3 .2 .8 .3
27 .1
.1 .1

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

30 3.0 1.1 1.8 3.1 4.2 4.6 3.2
None 58.9 46.5 51.3 52.1 57.5 67.8 77.7
Male 1 6.1 9.0 5.8 6.6 6.7 3.6 4.9
2 8.1 11.2 10.4 9.4 8.8 4.8 2.9
3 5.1 8.1 6.3 6.8 4.4 3.0 1.4
4 1.9 4.0 2.5 1.2 1.6 2.1 .9
5 3.8 5.5 7.1 3.1 2.6 2.9 1.8
6 .6
.4 1.0 .9 1.3
7 1.3 1.8 1.7 .7 1.7 1.5 .5
8 .2 .4
.4 .2

9 .0



.4
10 2.2 3.8 3.4 1.9 1.9 1.5 1.0
12 .1

.4 .1

13 .0
.1 .1


14 .3
1.1 .1 .1

15 2.0 1.4 2.0 2.2 2.9 1.9 1.3
20 1.1
2.1 .9 1.5 .2 1.4
21 .1 .6




25 .3 1.0
.1 .4 .6
27 .1
.1 .2


28 .1
.3 .1


29 .1


.3

30 2.4 .8 1.1 2.6 3.6 2.5 3.3
None 64.0 52.5 55.6 62.0 62.1 73.6 80.6
Female 1 7.1 6.8 9.9 8.3 8.7 4.6 3.9
2 9.9 8.3 15.2 13.0 8.8 8.9 4.4
3 4.9 6.7 5.2 6.7 5.1 2.7 2.9
4 2.3 5.0 2.9 2.0 2.0 1.6 1.2
5 5.2 13.1 4.1 6.1 4.7 3.5 2.2
6 .7
.3 1.7 .3 1.3 .4
7 2.3 5.7 3.0 1.8 2.5 1.3 1.0
8 .1

.4 .2 .2
10 3.0 3.7 3.5 4.0 3.2 1.6 2.0
11 .0


.2

12 .1
.1
.2
.2
13 .0
.0



14 1.0 1.3 2.1 1.6 .3 .6 .1
15 3.5 5.0 2.1 4.8 3.8 3.9 1.9
17 .1 .5




18 .0


.1

20 1.4 1.9 1.4 2.5 1.0 .5 .6
21 .2
.1 .5
.1 .2
25 .4 .3 .6 .3 1.2

27 .0




.2
28 .1

.3 .1 .3
29 .0
.2



30 3.7 1.4 2.5 3.7 4.8 6.6 3.2
None 54.0 40.3 46.7 42.5 52.8 62.3 75.7
Denominator is:
All survey respondents.

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 5,346 478 1,039 1,075 1,134 639 981
1 357 39 88 83 83 25 39
2 487 46 135 122 101 44 39
3 259 38 58 71 52 17 23
4 113 24 30 17 20 12 10
5 233 40 57 51 42 23 20
6 33
4 12 7 8 2
7 99 14 25 19 23 9 9
8 9 1
3 4 1
9 1



1
10 154 19 38 35 33 11 18
11 1


1

12 9
1 2 4
2
13 3
2 1


14 39 6 16 11 3 2 1
15 147 19 19 37 36 19 17
17 1 1




18 1


1

20 76 5 19 20 19 4 9
21 6 1 1 2
1 1
25 18 3 2 2 9 2
27 3
1 1

1
28 7
2 3 1 1
29 3
1
2

30 193 8 23 37 52 36 37
Don't know/Not sure 58 3 5 7 6 8 29
None 3,029 211 512 538 633 415 720
Refused 7

1 2
4
Male Total 2,273 223 469 474 500 272 335
1 142 21 32 32 33 9 15
2 187 24 50 46 43 12 12
3 109 17 26 31 21 9 5
4 44 12 10 7 7 5 3
5 82 12 29 15 12 8 6
6 14
2 5 4 3
7 31 3 8 5 9 4 2
8 5 1
2 2

9 1



1
10 58 9 16 11 13 4 5
12 3

2 1

13 2
1 1


14 7
5 1 1

15 48 4 8 11 15 5 5
20 30
10 4 10 1 5
21 1 1




25 7 2
1 2 2
27 2
1 1


28 3
2 1


29 2


2

30 61 3 6 14 18 9 11
Don't know/Not sure 14 2
2 2 3 5
None 1,416 112 263 281 303 197 260
Refused 4

1 2
1
Female Total 3,073 255 570 601 634 367 646
1 215 18 56 51 50 16 24
2 300 22 85 76 58 32 27
3 150 21 32 40 31 8 18
4 69 12 20 10 13 7 7
5 151 28 28 36 30 15 14
6 19
2 7 3 5 2
7 68 11 17 14 14 5 7
8 4

1 2 1
10 96 10 22 24 20 7 13
11 1


1

12 6
1
3
2
13 1
1



14 32 6 11 10 2 2 1
15 99 15 11 26 21 14 12
17 1 1




18 1


1

20 46 5 9 16 9 3 4
21 5
1 2
1 1
25 11 1 2 1 7

27 1




1
28 4

2 1 1
29 1
1



30 132 5 17 23 34 27 26
Don't know/Not sure 44 1 5 5 4 5 24
None 1,613 99 249 257 330 218 460
Refused 3




3
Denominator is:
All survey respondents.