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Nutrient Intakes1
Percent of population 2 years old and over with adequate intakes based on average requirement

Oregon

All U.S.

  Protein

90.4

88.9

  Vitamin A

50.8

46.0

  Vitamin C

58.1

51.0

  Vitamin E

16.2

13.6

  Thiamin

82.7

81.6

  Riboflavin

90.3

89.1

  Niacin

88.0

87.2

  Vitamin B6

77.7

73.9

  Folate

65.1

59.7

  Vitamin B12

78.5

79.7

  Phosphorus

88.6

87.2

  Magnesium

49.2

43.0

  Iron

91.2

89.5

  Selenium

92.1

91.5

  Zinc

71.5

70.8

  Copper

87.2

84.2

Percent of population 2 years old and over with adequate intakes

Oregon

All U.S.

  Calcium

32.8

30.9

  Fiber

12.3

8.0

  Potassium

9.5

7.6

Healthy Eating Patterns1
Percent of population

Oregon

All U.S.

  Using supplements

51.6

47.7

  2 years old and over meeting grain recommendation

47.0

42.3

  2 years old and over meeting vegetable recommendation

15.5

14.4

  2 years old and over meeting fruit recommendation

26.6

20.9

  2 years old and over meeting dairy recommendation

19.5

19.0

  2 years old and over meeting meat recommendation

47.7

45.6

  With percent calories from total fat <= 35%

61.1

59.4

  With percent calories from saturated fat < 10%

44.3

40.8

  With cholesterol intake < 300mg

66.7

68.4

  With Sodium intake <= 2,300mg

29.6

29.9

Physical Activity and Body Weight Indicators1
Percent of population

Oregon

All U.S.

  With healthy weight

45.0

44.8

  Children overweight age 2 to 20

18.8

20.0

  Overweight

53.5

52.9

  12 years old and over who exercise at least once a month

70.4

67.7

  12 years old and over who exercise 4 or more days a week

22.0

22.1

Food Security Indicators

Oregon

All U.S.

  Percent of individuals not experiencing hunger1

92.5

91.8

  Number of farmers markets in the National directory

64

3,671

  Percent of households receiving food stamps 2004

13.8

8.4

Demographics

Oregon

All U.S.

  Population, 2004 estimate

3,594,586

293,655,404

  Population, 2000

3,421,399

281,421,906

  Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000

6.5

6.8

  Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000

24.7

25.7

  Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000

12.8

12.4

  White persons, percent, 2000

86.6

75.1

  Black or African American persons, percent, 2000

1.6

12.3

  Asian persons, percent, 2000

3.0

3.6

  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000

0.2

0.1

  Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000

4.2

5.5

  Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000

3.1

2.4

  Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000

8.0

12.5

  Persons 25 years and over who are high school graduates, percent, 2000

85.1

80.4

  Persons 25 years or over with Bachelor's degree or higher, percent, 2000

25.1

24.4

  Median household income, 2004

$42,568

$44,334

  Persons below poverty, percent, 2004

12.9

12.7

1Oregon was not included in the 1999-2004 NHANES sample. Estimates are imputed based on Census division.