Professional Advice About Weight Control

State of Hawaii, BRFSS 1994

Demographic Characteristics	Yes, lose weight          N          %        95% C.I.	Yes, gain weight          N          %        95% C.I.	Maintain current weight   N          %        95% C.I.	No advice                 N          %        95% C.I.	Total
TOTAL	241     11.5     ( 9.9-13.2)	36      1.5     ( 1.0- 2.1)	46      2.1     ( 1.5- 2.9)	1838     85.0     (83.0-86.7)	2161
AGE GROUP
18-24 Years	11      3.7     ( 1.8- 7.4)	7      2.9     ( 1.2- 6.8)	5      1.2     ( 0.4- 3.6)	239     92.2     (87.5-95.3)	262
25-34 Years	37      7.9     ( 5.5-11.1)	9      1.5     ( 0.7- 2.9)	8      2.2     ( 1.0- 4.6)	414     88.5     (84.7-91.4)	468
35-44 Years	56     10.7     ( 7.9-14.3)	-	7      1.4     ( 0.6- 3.5)	439     87.4     (83.5-90.4)	504
45-54 Years	52     15.8     (11.7-21.1)	5      0.9     ( 0.3- 2.3)	7      1.4     ( 0.6- 3.5)	274     81.9     (76.5-86.2)	338
55-64 Years	40     24.9     (17.6-33.9)	-	-	151     73.2     (64.3-80.6)	195
65+ Years	44     12.4     ( 8.8-17.4)	11      2.3     ( 1.1- 4.6)	16      4.6     ( 2.7- 7.7)	312     80.7     (75.3-85.2)	383
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	9     78.8     (38.6-95.6)	--
GENDER
Male	102     12.0     ( 9.6-14.9)	12      1.2     ( 0.6- 2.3)	12      1.4     ( 0.7- 2.6)	810     85.4     (82.4-88.0)	936
Female	139     11.0     ( 9.1-13.2)	24      1.7     ( 1.0- 2.7)	34      2.8     ( 1.9- 4.2)	1028     84.5     (82.0-86.7)	1225
ETHNICITY
White	86     10.1     ( 8.0-12.7)	19      2.1     ( 1.2- 3.4)	14      1.5     ( 0.8- 2.9)	713     86.3     (83.5-88.8)	832
Hawaiian	49     20.1     (14.4-27.4)	9      2.5     ( 1.2- 5.3)	7      2.4     ( 1.1- 5.4)	246     74.9     (67.6-81.0)	311
Filipino	28     10.9     ( 7.0-16.6)	-	-	202     88.0     (82.2-92.1)	232
Japanese	51     11.2     ( 8.2-15.3)	6      1.6     ( 0.7- 3.6)	15      3.0     ( 1.7- 5.3)	411     84.2     (79.8-87.8)	483
Others	22     10.9     ( 6.9-16.6)	-	7      3.8     ( 1.8- 7.9)	175     85.3     (79.0-89.9)	205
MARITAL STATUS
Married	143     13.3     (11.1-15.9)	12      0.9     ( 0.5- 1.6)	24      2.2     ( 1.4- 3.4)	972     83.7     (80.9-86.1)	1151
Unmarried	98      8.8     ( 6.9-11.2)	24      2.3     ( 1.4- 3.7)	22      2.0     ( 1.2- 3.3)	863     86.9     (84.1-89.2)	1007
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	-	--
EDUCATION
<High School	25     13.1     ( 8.4-19.8)	5      1.7     ( 0.6- 5.1)	5      2.9     ( 1.1- 7.5)	154     82.3     (75.0-87.8)	189
High School	68     12.7     ( 9.5-16.8)	12      1.7     ( 0.9- 3.4)	13      1.9     ( 1.0- 3.4)	503     83.6     (79.4-87.1)	596
Some College	84     11.6     ( 9.0-14.7)	11      1.5     ( 0.7- 2.9)	14      1.6     ( 0.9- 3.0)	644     85.3     (82.0-88.1)	753
College	64      9.7     ( 7.4-12.6)	8      1.1     ( 0.5- 2.3)	13      2.6     ( 1.4- 4.9)	534     86.6     (83.2-89.4)	619
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	-	--
EMPLOYMENT
Employed	150     10.7     ( 8.9-12.7)	15      1.2     ( 0.7- 2.2)	25      1.6     ( 1.0- 2.6)	1245     86.5     (84.2-88.5)	1435
Unemployed	11      9.6     ( 5.0-17.8)	-	-	76     88.1     (79.9-93.3)	92
Student/homemaker	23      9.3     ( 6.0-14.3)	-	7      3.2     ( 1.5- 6.8)	181     86.0     (80.4-90.2)	215
Retired/Can't Work	57     16.3     (11.9-21.9)	13      2.2     ( 1.2- 4.2)	13      3.6     ( 2.0- 6.5)	332     77.9     (72.1-82.7)	415
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	-	--
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
<$15,000	37     12.5     ( 8.8-17.6)	8      2.1     ( 1.0- 4.6)	8      4.2     ( 2.0- 8.6)	250     81.2     (75.3-85.9)	303
$15,000-24,999	37     11.6     ( 8.1-16.3)	8      2.1     ( 1.0- 4.5)	5      0.9     ( 0.3- 2.7)	313     85.4     (80.4-89.3)	363
$25,000-49,999	77     11.9     ( 9.1-15.5)	-	15      2.5     ( 1.4- 4.4)	552     85.1     (81.3-88.2)	648
$50,000-74,999	30      9.6     ( 6.4-14.1)	-	-	241     88.4     (83.5-92.0)	277
>=$75,000	28     15.3     (10.2-22.2)	-	-	177     83.0     (76.0-88.3)	209
Unknown/Refused	32      9.5     ( 6.3-13.9)	12      3.0     ( 1.5- 5.8)	12      2.6     ( 1.3- 5.0)	305     85.0     (80.0-88.9)	361
COUNTY
Honolulu	154     12.0     (10.1-14.3)	25      1.5     ( 1.0- 2.4)	35      2.5     ( 1.7- 3.6)	1086     83.9     (81.5-86.1)	1300
Hawaii	28     10.4     ( 6.9-15.2)	-	-	217     88.1     (83.0-91.8)	249
Kauai	24      8.7     ( 5.6-13.3)	-	5      1.5     ( 0.6- 3.9)	223     89.7     (84.9-93.0)	253
Maui	35      9.5     ( 6.6-13.5)	7      1.8     ( 0.7- 4.4)	5      1.2     ( 0.4- 3.0)	312     87.6     (83.2-90.9)	359

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.