Smoking Status

State of Hawaii, BRFSS 1995

Demographic Characteristics	Current smoker   N          %        95% C.I.	Former smoker    N          %        95% C.I.	Never smoker     N          %        95% C.I.	Total
TOTAL	382     17.8     (15.9-19.9)	508     21.5     (19.5-23.6)	1265     60.7     (58.2-63.2)	2155
AGE GROUP
18-24 Years	35     17.8     (12.5-24.8)	22      9.5     ( 5.7-15.3)	143     72.7     (64.9-79.2)	200
25-34 Years	93     20.3     (16.3-24.9)	69     13.9     (10.8-17.7)	298     65.8     (60.7-70.5)	460
35-44 Years	114     22.6     (18.6-27.2)	112     21.4     (17.6-25.8)	278     56.0     (50.8-61.0)	504
45-54 Years	69     17.8     (13.5-23.1)	102     26.9     (21.7-32.8)	193     55.3     (49.0-61.3)	364
55-64 Years	28     16.5     (10.2-25.5)	70     30.8     (23.1-39.9)	80     52.7     (43.0-62.1)	178
65+ Years	43      9.2     ( 6.3-13.1)	131     30.2     (25.1-35.8)	267     60.6     (54.9-66.1)	441
Unknown/Refused	-	-	6     78.1     (38.3-95.3)	--
GENDER
Male	174     18.8     (15.9-22.0)	281     26.9     (23.7-30.3)	502     54.4     (50.5-58.1)	957
Female	208     16.8     (14.3-19.5)	227     16.1     (13.9-18.7)	763     67.1     (63.8-70.2)	1198
ETHNICITY
White	150     18.8     (15.7-22.4)	230     26.6     (23.2-30.4)	416     54.6     (50.3-58.7)	796
Hawaiian	81     23.2     (18.2-29.2)	76     18.4     (14.2-23.4)	210     58.4     (52.0-64.4)	367
Filipino	51     17.6     (12.6-24.0)	46     17.6     (12.3-24.6)	177     64.8     (57.1-71.7)	274
Japanese	54     12.1     ( 8.9-16.4)	112     22.7     (18.5-27.5)	274     65.2     (59.8-70.3)	440
Others	26     16.5     (11.0-24.1)	29     14.3     ( 9.4-21.1)	123     69.3     (60.9-76.5)	178
MARITAL STATUS
Married	172     14.8     (12.5-17.4)	306     25.5     (22.6-28.6)	686     59.8     (56.4-63.1)	1164
Unmarried	208     22.2     (19.1-25.7)	200     15.5     (13.2-18.2)	574     62.2     (58.4-65.9)	982
Unknown/Refused	-	-	5     52.2     (19.4-83.2)	--
EDUCATION
<High School	38     21.0     (14.0-30.4)	51     25.5     (17.9-34.9)	108     53.5     (43.9-62.8)	197
High School	120     21.4     (17.6-25.7)	122     21.2     (17.4-25.6)	323     57.4     (52.4-62.2)	565
Some College	155     18.5     (15.5-21.9)	192     22.2     (18.9-25.8)	432     59.3     (55.1-63.4)	779
College	68     12.6     ( 9.5-16.5)	143     19.8     (16.5-23.5)	401     67.6     (63.0-71.9)	612
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	--
EMPLOYMENT
Employed	261     19.1     (16.7-21.8)	304     19.4     (17.1-22.0)	816     61.4     (58.3-64.5)	1381
Unemployed	20     21.9     (13.1-34.5)	11     12.5     ( 6.5-23.0)	37     65.5     (52.1-76.8)	68
Student/homemaker	47     18.3     (13.4-24.4)	47     16.1     (11.8-21.7)	148     65.6     (58.6-72.0)	242
Retired/Can't Work	54     12.1     ( 8.5-16.9)	146     33.4     (28.1-39.2)	264     54.5     (48.6-60.2)	464
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	--
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
<$15,000	37     26.3     (18.2-36.5)	42     25.1     (17.3-34.9)	71     48.6     (38.5-58.8)	150
$15,000-24,999	81     25.1     (19.4-31.8)	69     17.8     (13.4-23.2)	190     57.1     (50.3-63.6)	340
$25,000-49,999	116     14.6     (12.0-17.8)	171     20.6     (17.5-24.2)	473     64.8     (60.7-68.6)	760
$50,000-74,999	51     19.3     (14.3-25.5)	76     29.3     (23.2-36.4)	135     51.4     (44.2-58.6)	262
>=$75,000	29     15.5     (10.3-22.7)	62     23.9     (18.2-30.6)	131     60.6     (52.9-67.8)	222
Unknown/Refused	68     16.9     (12.9-21.8)	88     18.2     (14.3-23.0)	265     64.9     (59.1-70.3)	421
COUNTY
Honolulu	214     16.8     (14.6-19.4)	284     20.9     (18.5-23.5)	794     62.3     (59.2-65.3)	1292
Hawaii	47     21.1     (15.6-27.9)	67     23.9     (18.7-30.0)	137     55.0     (48.0-61.9)	251
Kauai	47     22.0     (16.2-29.2)	72     26.7     (20.8-33.5)	133     51.3     (44.0-58.5)	252
Maui	74     19.2     (14.7-24.7)	85     21.2     (16.6-26.6)	201     59.6     (53.3-65.6)	360

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.