Told One Has High Blood Pressure by a Doctor, Nurse, or Other Health Professional
State of Hawaii BRFSS 2001


Demographic
Characteristics		 NOT AT RISK
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 AT RISK
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 Total
N		 Estimated
#of Adults
TOTAL 3405  75.9  (74.1-77.6) 1085  24.1  (22.4-25.9) 4490 920290
AGE GROUP        
18-24 Years  318  95.8  (92.1-97.8)   13   4.2  ( 2.2- 7.9)  331 108999
25-34 Years  710  92.8  (90.1-94.8)   57   7.2  ( 5.2- 9.9)  767 171713
35-44 Years  824  84.9  (81.4-87.8)  144  15.1  (12.2-18.6)  968 189346
45-54 Years  782  75.4  (71.3-79.1)  220  24.6  (20.9-28.7) 1002 160741
55-64 Years  357  61.5  (55.7-67.0)  205  38.5  (33.0-44.3)  562 124342
65+ Years  379  44.7  (40.2-49.3)  438  55.3  (50.7-59.8)  817 156093
Unknown/Refused   -   - --  
GENDER        
Male 1450  76.0  (73.4-78.4)  480  24.0  (21.6-26.6) 1930 463054
Female 1955  75.9  (73.4-78.2)  605  24.1  (21.8-26.6) 2560 457236
ETHNICITY        
White 1493  80.4  (77.9-82.7)  360  19.6  (17.3-22.1) 1853 311046
Hawaiian  438  74.8  (69.6-79.3)  146  25.2  (20.7-30.4)  584 119017
Filipino  400  76.4  (70.5-81.5)  146  23.6  (18.5-29.5)  546 132614
Japanese  569  67.7  (63.5-71.6)  300  32.3  (28.4-36.5)  869 189280
Others  505  77.2  (72.6-81.3)  133  22.8  (18.7-27.4)  638 168333
MARITAL STATUS        
Married 1711  73.5  (71.1-75.9)  582  26.5  (24.1-28.9) 2293 521550
Unmarried 1682  79.1  (76.5-81.4)  499  20.9  (18.6-23.5) 2181 396151
Unknown/Refused   -   - --  
EDUCATION        
<High School  164  52.8  (44.3-61.1)  139  47.2  (38.9-55.7)  303  58184
High School 1027  75.6  (72.6-78.5)  367  24.4  (21.5-27.4) 1394 305392
Some College 1047  76.7  (73.4-79.8)  305  23.3  (20.2-26.6) 1352 280472
College 1153  80.1  (77.2-82.8)  273  19.9  (17.2-22.8) 1426 273206
Unknown/Refused   -   - --  
EMPLOYMENT        
Employed 2469  82.6  (80.6-84.4)  513  17.4  (15.6-19.4) 2982 604706
Unemployed  122  80.4  (70.3-87.7)   31  19.6  (12.3-29.7)  153  30753
Student/Homemaker  306  87.0  (82.0-90.8)   59  13.0  ( 9.2-18.0)  365  89849
Retired/Can't work  506  49.3  (45.1-53.5)  481  50.7  (46.5-54.9)  987 194524
Unknown/Refused   -   - --  
HOUSEHOLD INCOME        
<$15,000  315  71.8  (65.6-77.3)  133  28.2  (22.7-34.4)  448  81364
$15,000-24,999  383  78.4  (71.9-83.7)  120  21.6  (16.3-28.1)  503 102462
$25,000-49,999  910  76.9  (73.4-80.1)  258  23.1  (19.9-26.6) 1168 228169
$50,000-74,999  456  78.5  (73.8-82.6)  125  21.5  (17.4-26.2)  581 126038
>=$75,000  420  75.2  (70.0-79.8)  129  24.8  (20.2-30.0)  549 125127
Unknown/Refused  921  74.4  (71.0-77.5)  320  25.6  (22.5-29.0) 1241 257131
COUNTY        
Honolulu 1463  76.0  (73.7-78.2)  452  24.0  (21.8-26.3) 1915 671176
Hawaii  763  75.2  (72.1-78.1)  255  24.8  (21.9-27.9) 1018 109614
Kauai  399  71.7  (66.6-76.4)  150  28.3  (23.6-33.4)  549  43514
Maui  780  77.9  (74.5-80.9)  228  22.1  (19.1-25.5) 1008  95986

The symbol -- means cell size less than 50. The symbol - means cell size less than 5.
N = Cell Sample Size, % = Percentage, 95% C.I. = Confidence Interval at 95 percent probability level.
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.