Oregon Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS)

1997 Middle School YRBS Questions

                 Unweighted Column Percents
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                                      6th     7th     8th
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 Total
 Lose weight                           39.6    39.8    42.1
 Gain weight                            9.8    10.7    10.9
 Stay the same weight                  25.0    23.0    19.7
 I am not trying to do anything
   about my weight                     25.7    26.5    27.3
 Female
  Total
  Lose weight                          47.0    51.5    56.5
  Gain weight                           8.0     5.7     4.6
  Stay the same weight                 21.9    20.1    18.4
  I am not trying to do anything
    about my weight                    23.1    22.7    20.5
 Male
  Total
  Lose weight                          31.6    28.1    27.8
  Gain weight                          11.8    15.7    17.1
  Stay the same weight                 28.2    25.7    21.1
  I am not trying to do anything
    about my weight                    28.4    30.5    34.1
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                         Total N =
                           9,637

 
                   Unweighted Frequencies
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                                      6th     7th     8th
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 Total
 Lose weight                            628   1,445   1,877
 Gain weight                            155     388     484
 Stay the same weight                   396     834     880
 I am not trying to do anything
   about my weight                      407     964   1,216
 Female
  Total
  Lose weight                           382     928   1,253
  Gain weight                            65     102     102
  Stay the same weight                  178     363     407
  I am not trying to do anything
    about my weight                     188     409     455
 Male
  Total
  Lose weight                           242     509     619
  Gain weight                            90     284     381
  Stay the same weight                  216     465     470
  I am not trying to do anything
    about my weight                     217     553     759
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                         Total N =
                           9,637