Body Weight Based on BMI (Old definition)*
State of Hawaii, BRFSS 1995


Demographic
Characteristics		 Underweight      
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 Recommended range
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 Overweight       
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 Total
TOTAL 162      7.7     ( 6.5- 9.2) 1448     67.9     (65.5-70.3) 547     24.3     (22.2-26.6) 2157
AGE GROUP        
18-24 Years  27     11.7     ( 7.6-17.5)  140     72.3     (64.6-78.8)  33     16.0     (10.9-22.8)  200
25-34 Years  39      8.8     ( 6.2-12.4)  305     66.0     (60.9-70.8) 116     25.2     (20.9-30.0)  460
35-44 Years  24      4.2     ( 2.7- 6.6)  345     68.4     (63.5-73.0) 136     27.4     (23.0-32.2)  505
45-54 Years  18      6.7     ( 3.9-11.2)  245     66.5     (60.3-72.1) 101     26.9     (21.8-32.6)  364
55-64 Years   9      5.3     ( 2.2-12.4)  113     67.7     (58.3-75.8)  56     27.0     (19.6-35.9)  178
65+ Years  45     10.5     ( 7.5-14.7)  298     69.0     (63.5-74.0)  99     20.4     (16.3-25.3)  442
Unknown/Refused  -   -   6     73.1     (34.2-93.4) --
GENDER        
Male  64      6.5     ( 4.9- 8.7)  637     67.9     (64.2-71.3) 257     25.6     (22.5-29.1)  958
Female  98      9.0     ( 7.1-11.2)  811     68.0     (64.7-71.1) 290     23.1     (20.3-26.0) 1199
ETHNICITY        
White  42      4.6     ( 3.3- 6.5)  582     75.1     (71.3-78.4) 172     20.3     (17.2-23.8)  796
Hawaiian  14      3.0     ( 1.6- 5.5)  194     54.4     (48.1-60.5) 159     42.7     (36.6-49.0)  367
Filipino  28     10.4     ( 6.7-16.0)  197     72.3     (65.3-78.4)  49     17.2     (12.5-23.2)  274
Japanese  56     14.9     (11.2-19.7)  298     65.9     (60.3-71.0)  86     19.2     (15.2-24.0)  440
Others  15      8.9     ( 5.1-14.9)  120     67.7     (59.3-75.0)  44     23.5     (17.1-31.3)  179
MARITAL STATUS        
Married  79      7.1     ( 5.5- 9.1)  789     68.4     (65.2-71.5) 297     24.5     (21.7-27.5) 1165
Unmarried  82      8.7     ( 6.7-11.3)  656     67.4     (63.6-71.0) 245     23.9     (20.7-27.4)  983
Unknown/Refused  -   -   5     72.8     (38.2-92.1) --
EDUCATION        
<High School  15      6.5     ( 3.1-13.1)  120     63.1     (53.7-71.6)  62     30.4     (22.6-39.5)  197
High School  37      6.6     ( 4.5- 9.4)  379     68.8     (64.2-73.2) 150     24.6     (20.7-29.0)  566
Some College  59      8.0     ( 5.9-10.7)  517     65.1     (61.0-69.1) 203     26.9     (23.3-30.8)  779
College  51      8.9     ( 6.5-12.0)  431     72.0     (67.6-76.0) 131     19.1     (15.8-23.1)  613
Unknown/Refused  -   -  - --
EMPLOYMENT        
Employed  87      7.1     ( 5.6- 9.1)  950     68.8     (65.8-71.7) 345     24.0     (21.5-26.8) 1382
Unemployed   7      9.3     ( 4.1-19.7)   44     67.4     (53.7-78.6)  17     23.3     (13.8-36.5)   68
Student/homemaker  24      9.4     ( 6.1-14.4)  153     64.1     (56.7-70.8)  65     26.5     (20.4-33.6)  242
Retired/Can't Work  44      8.6     ( 5.9-12.2)  301     67.1     (61.6-72.2) 120     24.3     (19.8-29.5)  465
Unknown/Refused  -   -  - --
HOUSEHOLD INCOME        
<$15,000   6      4.2     ( 1.6-10.8)   96     64.5     (54.0-73.8)  48     31.3     (22.5-41.7)  150
$15,000-24,999  32      8.8     ( 6.0-12.7)  230     65.9     (59.3-71.8)  78     25.3     (20.0-31.6)  340
$25,000-49,999  50      6.3     ( 4.5- 8.6)  511     68.7     (64.6-72.5) 200     25.1     (21.6-28.9)  761
$50,000-74,999  17      7.5     ( 4.2-13.1)  188     72.1     (65.3-78.1)  57     20.4     (15.4-26.4)  262
>=$75,000  11      6.6     ( 3.6-11.9)  158     72.7     (65.4-78.9)  53     20.7     (15.4-27.3)  222
Unknown/Refused  46     11.0     ( 7.9-15.1)  265     63.4     (57.7-68.8) 111     25.6     (20.9-30.9)  422
COUNTY        
Honolulu 109      8.5     ( 6.9-10.5)  864     67.5     (64.5-70.4) 321     24.0     (21.4-26.7) 1294
Hawaii  10      3.7     ( 1.9- 7.1)  181     69.4     (62.4-75.7)  60     26.9     (20.8-33.9)  251
Kauai  18      7.7     ( 4.5-12.7)  169     68.6     (61.3-75.1)  65     23.8     (18.0-30.7)  252
Maui  25      6.3     ( 4.0- 9.6)  234     69.1     (63.3-74.3) 101     24.7     (19.9-30.1)  360

*Underweight:BMI 20.7 for males and 19.1 for females;; Recommended range (Healthy Weight):20.7<=BMI<27.8
for males and 19.1<=BMI<27.3 for females; Overweight:BMI>=27.8 for males and BMI>=27.3
for females.
The symbol -- means cell size less than 50. The symbol - means cell size less than 5.
N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, 95% C.I. = Confidence Interval at 95 percent probability level.
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.