Trying to Lose Weight
State of Hawaii, BRFSS 1994


Demographic
Characteristics		 Yes    
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 No     
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 Total
TOTAL 865     38.4     (35.9-40.9) 1293     61.6     (59.1-64.1) 2158
AGE GROUP      
18-24 Years 103     38.6     (31.7-46.0)  158     61.4     (54.0-68.3)  261
25-34 Years 166     34.7     (29.9-40.0)  300     65.3     (60.0-70.1)  466
35-44 Years 203     37.6     (32.8-42.7)  301     62.4     (57.3-67.2)  504
45-54 Years 158     44.7     (38.1-51.5)  178     55.3     (48.5-61.9)  336
55-64 Years  91     46.3     (37.8-55.1)  104     53.7     (44.9-62.2)  195
65+ Years 139     34.3     (28.8-40.2)  246     65.7     (59.8-71.2)  385
Unknown/Refused   5     36.3     (13.3-67.9)    6     63.7     (32.1-86.7) --
GENDER      
Male 300     29.9     (26.5-33.4)  635     70.1     (66.6-73.5)  935
Female 565     46.7     (43.3-50.2)  658     53.3     (49.8-56.7) 1223
ETHNICITY      
White 328     37.8     (34.1-41.7)  500     62.2     (58.3-65.9)  828
Hawaiian 156     50.8     (43.7-57.8)  155     49.2     (42.2-56.3)  311
Filipino 100     42.8     (34.8-51.1)  132     57.2     (48.9-65.2)  232
Japanese 180     36.7     (31.8-41.9)  304     63.3     (58.1-68.2)  484
Others  68     29.3     (23.0-36.5)  137     70.7     (63.5-77.0)  205
MARITAL STATUS      
Married 482     40.8     (37.6-44.2)  669     59.2     (55.8-62.4) 1151
Unmarried 381     34.6     (31.1-38.4)  623     65.4     (61.6-68.9) 1004
Unknown/Refused  -   - --
EDUCATION      
<High School  71     38.7     (30.3-47.8)  118     61.3     (52.2-69.7)  189
High School 239     39.2     (34.4-44.2)  356     60.8     (55.8-65.6)  595
Some College 306     37.9     (33.8-42.2)  446     62.1     (57.8-66.2)  752
College 248     38.1     (33.8-42.7)  370     61.9     (57.3-66.2)  618
Unknown/Refused  -   - --
EMPLOYMENT      
Employed 571     37.8     (34.9-40.9)  861     62.2     (59.1-65.1) 1432
Unemployed  38     43.2     (31.6-55.5)   53     56.8     (44.5-68.4)   91
Student/homemaker  95     43.1     (35.3-51.2)  120     56.9     (48.8-64.7)  215
Retired/Can't Work 161     37.1     (31.5-43.0)  255     62.9     (57.0-68.5)  416
Unknown/Refused  -   - --
HOUSEHOLD INCOME      
<$15,000 116     36.8     (30.5-43.6)  187     63.2     (56.4-69.5)  303
$15,000-24,999 133     32.9     (27.4-38.9)  230     67.1     (61.1-72.6)  363
$25,000-49,999 261     37.0     (32.7-41.6)  384     63.0     (58.4-67.3)  645
$50,000-74,999 120     40.1     (33.7-46.9)  157     59.9     (53.1-66.3)  277
>=$75,000  92     43.2     (35.7-51.1)  117     56.8     (48.9-64.3)  209
Unknown/Refused 143     41.5     (35.3-47.9)  218     58.5     (52.1-64.7)  361
COUNTY      
Honolulu 519     38.6     (35.6-41.7)  780     61.4     (58.3-64.4) 1299
Hawaii  97     35.3     (28.9-42.2)  151     64.7     (57.8-71.1)  248
Kauai  98     37.3     (30.8-44.3)  153     62.7     (55.7-69.2)  251
Maui 151     40.2     (34.3-46.4)  209     59.8     (53.6-65.7)  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.