1999 YRBS Middle School Survey Data

Oregon Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS)

1999 Middle School YRBS Questions

**Q9. If you used roller blades or a skateboard during the past 12 months, how often did you wear a helmet?**
Weighted Column Percents
		TOTAL	Grade
		TOTAL	6th grade	7th grade	8th grade
TOTAL		100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
I do not rollerblade or ride a skateboard		33.8	28.8	34.0	38.6
Never wore a helmet		36.0	30.1	39.3	38.7
Rarely wore a helmet		7.7	8.1	7.1	7.7
Sometimes wore a helmet		5.7	7.4	5.0	4.7
Most of the time wore a helmet		6.4	9.3	5.6	4.4
Always wore a helmet		10.4	16.4	9.0	5.9
Female	Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
	I do not rollerblade or ride a skateboard	35.0	29.0	35.4	40.3
	Never wore a helmet	34.4	29.3	36.6	37.1
	Rarely wore a helmet	7.4	7.3	7.2	7.6
	Sometimes wore a helmet	6.1	7.8	5.7	4.7
	Most of the time wore a helmet	6.8	9.9	6.2	4.5
	Always wore a helmet	10.4	16.7	8.9	5.8
Male	Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
	I do not rollerblade or ride a skateboard	32.7	28.5	32.6	37.0
	Never wore a helmet	37.7	30.8	42.0	40.3
	Rarely wore a helmet	7.9	8.9	7.1	7.9
	Sometimes wore a helmet	5.2	6.9	4.2	4.6
	Most of the time wore a helmet	6.1	8.8	5.0	4.4
	Always wore a helmet	10.4	16.1	9.1	5.9

**Q9. If you used roller blades or a skateboard during the past 12 months, how often did you wear a helmet?**
Frequencies
		TOTAL	Grade
		TOTAL	6th grade	7th grade	8th grade
TOTAL		18,419	4,635	5,263	8,521
I do not rollerblade or ride a skateboard		6,388	1,303	1,807	3,278
Never wore a helmet		6,602	1,381	1,951	3,270
Rarely wore a helmet		1,360	372	367	621
Sometimes wore a helmet		976	317	272	387
Most of the time wore a helmet		1,108	431	309	368
Always wore a helmet		1,721	739	486	496
Refused/Unknown		264	92	71	101
Female	Total	9,293	2,305	2,681	4,307
	I do not rollerblade or ride a skateboard	3,331	663	951	1,717
	Never wore a helmet	3,187	672	918	1,597
	Rarely wore a helmet	670	165	195	310
	Sometimes wore a helmet	522	166	153	203
	Most of the time wore a helmet	600	233	178	189
	Always wore a helmet	874	373	252	249
	Refused/Unknown	109	33	34	42
Male	Total	9,126	2,330	2,582	4,214
	I do not rollerblade or ride a skateboard	3,057	640	856	1,561
	Never wore a helmet	3,415	709	1,033	1,673
	Rarely wore a helmet	690	207	172	311
	Sometimes wore a helmet	454	151	119	184
	Most of the time wore a helmet	508	198	131	179
	Always wore a helmet	847	366	234	247
	Refused/Unknown	155	59	37	59