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Honolulu County, BRFSS 2002


Demographic
Characteristics		 YES
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 NO
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 Total
N		 Estimated
#of Adults
TOTAL 701  40.5  (37.8-43.3) 1023  59.5  (56.7-62.2) 1724 425419
AGE GROUP        
18-24 Years  69  33.3  (25.9-41.6)  117  66.7  (58.4-74.1)  186  68229
25-34 Years 135  44.4  (38.0-51.0)  190  55.6  (49.0-62.0)  325  84034
35-44 Years 152  49.0  (42.8-55.3)  171  51.0  (44.7-57.2)  323  79138
45-54 Years 113  37.0  (30.9-43.5)  171  63.0  (56.5-69.1)  284  64003
55-64 Years  74  42.2  (33.6-51.3)  100  57.8  (48.7-66.4)  174  45353
65+ Years 153  36.4  (31.2-42.0)  265  63.6  (58.0-68.8)  418  82141
Unknown/Refused  -   - --  
GENDER        
Male 322  38.7  (34.8-42.7)  512  61.3  (57.3-65.2)  834 241487
Female 379  42.9  (39.2-46.8)  511  57.1  (53.2-60.8)  890 183932
ETHNICITY        
White 254  41.7  (37.0-46.6)  354  58.3  (53.4-63.0)  608 137219
Hawaiian  57  43.0  (33.2-53.5)   86  57.0  (46.5-66.8)  143  38733
Filipino  89  37.3  (30.5-44.6)  141  62.7  (55.4-69.5)  230  69127
Japanese 173  39.8  (34.5-45.2)  253  60.2  (54.8-65.5)  426  99818
Others 128  41.0  (34.7-47.6)  189  59.0  (52.4-65.3)  317  80522
MARITAL STATUS        
Married 375  41.5  (37.9-45.1)  542  58.5  (54.9-62.1)  917 241338
Unmarried 324  39.2  (34.9-43.7)  477  60.8  (56.3-65.1)  801 183340
Unknown/Refused  -   - --  
EDUCATION        
<High School  25  22.0  (14.2-32.5)   71  78.0  (67.5-85.8)   96  23354
High School 188  33.4  (28.9-38.2)  370  66.6  (61.8-71.1)  558 147198
Some College 199  39.0  (33.9-44.3)  314  61.0  (55.7-66.1)  513 129551
College 288  54.3  (49.4-59.1)  263  45.7  (40.9-50.6)  551 124255
Unknown/Refused  -   - --  
EMPLOYMENT        
Employed 442  42.2  (38.7-45.8)  603  57.8  (54.2-61.3) 1045 263095
Unemployed  21  35.9  (22.0-52.5)   34  64.1  (47.5-78.0)   55  18896
Student/Homemaker  67  34.5  (26.8-43.1)  128  65.5  (56.9-73.2)  195  54720
Retired/Can't work 169  40.3  (34.8-46.1)  255  59.7  (53.9-65.2)  424  87922
Unknown/Refused  -   - --  
HOUSEHOLD INCOME        
<$15,000  57  45.3  (35.2-55.7)   81  54.7  (44.3-64.8)  138  27316
$15,000-24,999  71  51.0  (40.6-61.2)   82  49.0  (38.8-59.4)  153  38687
$25,000-49,999 170  49.5  (43.3-55.6)  178  50.5  (44.4-56.7)  348  80177
$50,000-74,999 123  54.6  (47.0-62.1)  104  45.4  (37.9-53.0)  227  55521
>=$75,000 126  59.8  (52.1-67.1)   85  40.2  (32.9-47.9)  211  55141
Unknown/Refused 154  22.1  (18.6-26.1)  493  77.9  (73.9-81.4)  647 168577

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.