TABLE 1. GENERAL HEALTH STATUS BY DEMOGRAPHIC AND BEHAVIORAL CHARACTERISTICS, OREGON BRFSS, 1996
How is your general health?
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Excel- Very
Un- lent Good Good Fair Poor
CHARACTERISTICS weighted ------ ----- ----- ----- -----
Count Row % Row % Row % Row % Row %
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TOTAL 2929 23.4 36.8 27.6 8.7 3.5
GENDER
Male 1234 23.1 39.0 26.8 7.7 3.4
Female 1695 23.7 34.8 28.3 9.6 3.6
AGE GROUPS
18-24 257 26.2 39.2 27.5 7.1 -
25-34 529 28.5 43.6 21.0 5.1 1.9
35-44 698 27.7 39.4 25.9 4.8 2.3
45-54 546 24.2 37.8 27.2 7.9 2.9
55-64 326 19.0 30.3 29.4 12.8 8.6
65-74 337 15.2 33.3 32.0 14.8 4.6
75+ 219 8.7 21.9 41.5 18.7 9.2
MARITAL STATUS
Married 1600 23.7 37.0 27.3 8.5 3.5
Divorced/separated 514 21.8 35.0 29.6 9.3 4.3
Widowed 269 14.5 33.3 32.5 12.3 7.4
Never married 537 26.6 38.8 25.5 7.7 1.4
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
(AGES 25-64)
< High shool graduate 281 8.6 24.2 36.9 17.9 12.5
High school graduate 903 17.7 36.3 32.6 10.3 3.1
Some college 908 27.2 37.2 24.8 8.1 2.7
College graduate (4-yr) 834 31.1 41.7 21.5 4.2 1.4
EMPLOYMENT
Wages 1465 26.8 41.1 25.9 5.4 0.8
Self 344 31.5 41.4 21.7 4.1 1.4
Out-of-work 135 20.8 37.5 25.2 16.0 0.6
Homemaker 208 21.4 33.0 38.3 5.2 2.1
Student 108 26.8 38.9 25.3 9.0 -
Retired 576 13.3 28.9 33.8 17.7 6.4
Disabled 90 6.7 4.8 18.0 18.0 52.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
<$10,000 222 15.7 21.0 33.8 19.3 10.2
$10-19,999 508 15.7 29.0 33.2 16.4 5.6
$20-34,999 776 21.3 38.2 29.3 7.9 3.3
$35-49,999 550 23.8 43.3 26.4 4.7 1.8
$50,000+ 608 34.4 42.7 18.2 4.0 0.7
GEOGRAPHIC REGION
Clackamas 233 21.4 35.1 29.3 10.7 3.5
Lane 334 24.2 39.3 28.6 5.6 2.3
Marion 206 26.5 32.9 28.1 7.9 4.6
Multnomah 549 24.6 38.3 24.2 9.5 3.3
Washington 285 24.1 42.0 28.1 4.0 1.8
Coast 213 23.2 31.4 24.0 15.1 6.3
Other Western 637 20.9 36.9 28.9 9.6 3.6
E of Cascades 463 24.6 35.7 28.8 7.4 3.6
UNABLE TO OBTAIN MEDICAL
CARE BECAUSE OF COSTS
Yes 334 15.7 30.1 34.4 14.2 5.6
No 2589 24.4 37.7 26.8 7.9 3.2
SMOKING STATUS AND THE
PRESENCE OF ETS*
Nonsmoker, no ETS 2005 25.4 37.0 27.1 7.6 2.9
Nonsmoker, ETS 355 24.5 37.9 23.1 9.9 4.6
Smoker, <20 cigs/day 246 17.7 38.8 29.9 9.9 3.7
Smoker, 20+ cigs/day 304 13.3 33.4 33.8 13.2 6.4
PARTICIPATE IN PHYSICAL
ACTIVITY?
Yes 2315 25.3 38.9 26.8 7.0 2.0
No 610 16.0 28.1 30.8 15.7 9.5
TRYING TO LOSE WEIGHT?
Yes 1080 19.2 37.3 29.4 10.8 3.2
No 1837 25.8 36.7 26.3 7.6 3.7
IMPAIRMENTS
None 2306 26.9 40.1 25.8 6.2 1.0
Arthritis, rheumatism 84 6.9 19.7 39.7 23.1 10.5
Back, neck problems 137 13.6 21.3 44.2 13.1 7.8
Fractures 63 19.6 30.3 33.8 12.3 4.0
Walking problems 52 11.6 28.0 32.7 18.7 9.0
Lung, breathing 46 3.0 16.2 24.0 25.4 31.5
Hearing 7 32.2 15.6 29.4 7.3 15.4
Vision 27 5.5 62.4 12.5 15.2 4.3
Heart, stroke, high bp 51 6.2 8.5 34.5 28.3 22.4
Diabetes 6 - - 25.9 9.6 64.5
Cancer 9 6.4 - 26.8 20.4 46.5
Emotional 17 3.6 14.9 27.7 41.2 12.6
Other 118 11.4 25.4 34.2 16.1 12.9
Don't know 6 - 49.4 10.9 - 39.7
* ETS = environmental tobacco smoke exposure in the home.
- Quantity is zero
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