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State of Hawaii BRFSS 2004

Demographic
Characteristics		 YES
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 NO
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 Total
N		 Estimated
 # of Adults
TOTAL 912  44.8  (41.7-47.8) 1,190  55.2  (52.2-58.3) 2,102 917,005
AGE GROUP        
18-24 Years  40  33.9  (23.2-46.6)    91  66.1  (53.4-76.8)   131 107,723
25-34 Years 133  44.3  (37.0-51.8)   156  55.7  (48.2-63.0)   289 169,350
35-44 Years 183  49.6  (42.7-56.5)   208  50.4  (43.5-57.3)   391 179,421
45-54 Years 222  50.9  (44.5-57.3)   248  49.1  (42.7-55.5)   470 167,965
55-64 Years 175  55.8  (49.1-62.3)   186  44.2  (37.7-50.9)   361 123,575
65+ Years 150  32.4  (26.6-38.9)   290  67.6  (61.1-73.4)   440 159,564
Unknown/Refused  -    -   --  
GENDER        
Male 298  40.8  (36.2-45.6)   512  59.2  (54.4-63.8)   810 446,469
Female 614  48.5  (44.6-52.3)   678  51.5  (47.7-55.4) 1,292 470,535
ETHNICITY        
White 346  41.4  (36.8-46.0)   486  58.6  (54.0-63.2)   832 280,337
Hawaiian 177  51.8  (44.4-59.1)   171  48.2  (40.9-55.6)   348 154,707
Filipino 112  41.4  (33.2-50.2)   149  58.6  (49.8-66.8)   261 142,398
Japanese 190  49.9  (43.7-56.1)   229  50.1  (43.9-56.3)   419 191,814
Others  87  40.4  (31.8-49.6)   155  59.6  (50.4-68.2)   242 147,749
MARITAL STATUS        
Married 537  47.3  (43.5-51.2)   636  52.7  (48.8-56.5) 1,173 535,026
Unmarried 373  41.3  (36.5-46.2)   547  58.7  (53.8-63.5)   920 378,533
Unknown/Refused  -    -   --  
EDUCATION        
<High School  39  23.1  (14.6-34.4)    84  76.9  (65.6-85.4)   123  41,658
High School 262  44.1  (38.4-50.0)   326  55.9  (50.0-61.6)   588 286,388
Some College 308  47.2  (41.8-52.6)   379  52.8  (47.4-58.2)   687 291,123
College 303  46.1  (41.3-51.0)   399  53.9  (49.0-58.7)   702 297,059
Unknown/Refused  -    -   --  
EMPLOYMENT        
Employed 587  48.9  (45.0-52.8)   702  51.1  (47.2-55.0) 1,289 587,882
Unemployed  20  24.6  (13.8-39.9)    33  75.4  (60.1-86.2)    53  26,542
Student/Homemaker  84  35.2  (27.2-44.2)   124  64.8  (55.8-72.8)   208 100,833
Retired/Can't work 221  40.4  (34.6-46.4)   329  59.6  (53.6-65.4)   550 200,246
Unknown/Refused  -    -   --  
HOUSEHOLD INCOME        
<$15,000  47  29.8  (20.6-40.8)    95  70.2  (59.2-79.4)   142  42,647
$15,000-24,999 125  40.7  (32.9-49.1)   177  59.3  (50.9-67.1)   302 115,124
$25,000-49,999 260  41.8  (36.3-47.6)   346  58.2  (52.4-63.7)   606 259,662
$50,000-74,999 282  48.4  (42.8-54.0)   339  51.6  (46.0-57.2)   621 290,365
>=$75,000 198  48.6  (42.5-54.8)   233  51.4  (45.2-57.5)   431 209,206
Unknown/Refused        
COUNTY        
Honolulu 406  46.9  (43.0-50.9)   483  53.1  (49.1-57.0)   889 659,758
Hawaii 216  37.0  (32.2-42.0)   326  63.0  (58.0-67.8)   542 115,510
Kauai 117  39.2  (32.8-46.0)   160  60.8  (54.0-67.2)   277  42,075
Maui 173  41.8  (35.1-48.8)   221  58.2  (51.2-64.9)   394  99,661

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