1999 YRBS High School Survey

Oregon Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS)
1999 High School

**Q92 Which of the following are you trying to do about your weight?**
Weighted Column Percents
		TOTAL	Grade
		TOTAL	9th	10th	11th	12th
TOTAL		100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Lose weight		47.2	48.0	47.2	47.6	45.7
Gain weight		13.1	11.1	13.4	14.6	13.4
Stay the same weight		20.8	22.1	20.6	19.6	20.8
I am not trying to do anything about my weight		18.9	18.7	18.8	18.3	20.1
Female	Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
	Lose weight	64.4	62.5	64.0	66.8	64.6
	Gain weight	3.2	3.3	3.8	3.1	2.3
	Stay the same weight	19.1	20.1	18.4	18.0	19.7
	I am not trying to do anything about my weight	13.4	14.1	13.8	12.2	13.4
Male	Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
	Lose weight	27.3	30.1	28.5	25.2	24.8
	Gain weight	24.5	20.8	24.0	27.9	25.7
	Stay the same weight	22.9	24.6	23.1	21.5	22.0
	I am not trying to do anything about my weight	25.3	24.5	24.4	25.4	27.5

**Q92 Which of the following are you trying to do about your weight?**
Counts
		TOTAL	Grade
		TOTAL	9th	10th	11th	12th
TOTAL		22,913	7,002	6,070	6,380	3,461
Lose weight		9,510	2,952	2,524	2,649	1,385
Gain weight		2,636	685	715	821	415
Stay the same weight		4,138	1,327	1,095	1,091	625
I am not trying to do anything about my weight		3,748	1,122	1,000	1,028	598
Refused/Unknown		2,881	916	736	791	438
Female	Total	11,597	3,632	3,016	3,218	1,731
	Lose weight	6,969	2,127	1,818	1,992	1,032
	Gain weight	348	118	95	93	42
	Stay the same weight	1,976	640	506	527	303
	I am not trying to do anything about my weight	1,393	449	362	371	211
	Refused/Unknown	911	298	235	235	143
Male	Total	11,316	3,370	3,054	3,162	1,730
	Lose weight	2,541	825	706	657	353
	Gain weight	2,288	567	620	728	373
	Stay the same weight	2,162	687	589	564	322
	I am not trying to do anything about my weight	2,355	673	638	657	387
	Refused/Unknown	1,970	618	501	556	295