1999 YRBS High School Survey

Oregon Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS)
1999 High School

**Q39 When you bought cigarettes in a store during the past 30 days, were you ever asked to show proof of age?**
Weighted Column Percents
		TOTAL	Grade
		TOTAL	9th	10th	11th	12th
TOTAL		100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
I did not smoke cigarettes during the past 30 days		68.4	75.7	71.6	67.8	55.5
I did not buy cigarettes in a store during the past 30 days		17.8	18.4	19.0	18.7	14.3
Yes, I was asked to show proof of age		7.9	1.5	3.4	6.4	23.4
No, I was not asked to show proof of age		6.0	4.3	5.9	7.2	6.8
Female	Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
	I did not smoke cigarettes during the past 30 days	67.9	75.1	69.6	68.5	55.2
	I did not buy cigarettes in a store during the past 30 days	19.6	20.2	21.5	20.4	15.7
	Yes, I was asked to show proof of age	6.9	1.2	2.9	4.4	22.3
	No, I was not asked to show proof of age	5.6	3.4	6.0	6.7	6.8
Male	Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
	I did not smoke cigarettes during the past 30 days	68.9	76.4	73.7	67.0	55.8
	I did not buy cigarettes in a store during the past 30 days	15.8	16.4	16.5	17.0	12.9
	Yes, I was asked to show proof of age	9.0	1.8	4.0	8.4	24.5
	No, I was not asked to show proof of age	6.3	5.3	5.8	7.6	6.7

**Q39 When you bought cigarettes in a store during the past 30 days, were you ever asked to show proof of age?**
Counts
		TOTAL	Grade
		TOTAL	9th	10th	11th	12th
TOTAL		22,913	7,002	6,070	6,380	3,461
I did not smoke cigarettes during the past 30 days		13,979	4,642	3,812	3,828	1,697
I did not buy cigarettes in a store during the past 30 days		3,869	1,238	1,085	1,086	460
Yes, I was asked to show proof of age		1,437	105	196	371	765
No, I was not asked to show proof of age		1,229	289	336	389	215
Refused/Unknown		2,399	728	641	706	324
Female	Total	11,597	3,632	3,016	3,218	1,731
	I did not smoke cigarettes during the past 30 days	7,072	2,410	1,871	1,954	837
	I did not buy cigarettes in a store during the past 30 days	2,161	715	589	601	256
	Yes, I was asked to show proof of age	612	41	69	137	365
	No, I was not asked to show proof of age	594	127	164	194	109
	Refused/Unknown	1,158	339	323	332	164
Male	Total	11,316	3,370	3,054	3,162	1,730
	I did not smoke cigarettes during the past 30 days	6,907	2,232	1,941	1,874	860
	I did not buy cigarettes in a store during the past 30 days	1,708	523	496	485	204
	Yes, I was asked to show proof of age	825	64	127	234	400
	No, I was not asked to show proof of age	635	162	172	195	106
	Refused/Unknown	1,241	389	318	374	160