Trying to Maintain Current Weight
State of Hawaii, BRFSS 1994


Demographic
Characteristics		 Yes    
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 No     
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 Total
TOTAL 790     60.8     (57.5-64.0) 503     39.2     (36.0-42.5) 1293
AGE GROUP      
18-24 Years 101     63.5     (53.8-72.2)  57     36.5     (27.8-46.2)  158
25-34 Years 177     58.8     (52.2-65.2) 123     41.2     (34.8-47.8)  300
35-44 Years 184     60.5     (53.7-66.9) 116     39.5     (33.1-46.3)  300
45-54 Years 120     66.8     (57.0-75.3)  60     33.2     (24.7-43.0)  180
55-64 Years  62     56.6     (45.0-67.6)  42     43.4     (32.4-55.0)  104
65+ Years 142     59.7     (51.7-67.1) 103     40.3     (32.9-48.3)  245
Unknown/Refused  -  - --
GENDER      
Male 346     54.8     (50.1-59.4) 288     45.2     (40.6-49.9)  634
Female 444     68.5     (64.0-72.7) 215     31.5     (27.3-36.0)  659
ETHNICITY      
White 312     63.9     (58.9-68.6) 189     36.1     (31.4-41.1)  501
Hawaiian 103     67.2     (57.4-75.7)  51     32.8     (24.3-42.6)  154
Filipino  81     56.2     (45.0-66.8)  52     43.8     (33.2-55.0)  133
Japanese 177     60.5     (53.9-66.8) 127     39.5     (33.2-46.1)  304
Others  86     60.1     (50.0-69.3)  50     39.9     (30.7-50.0)  136
MARITAL STATUS      
Married 427     63.0     (58.5-67.2) 240     37.0     (32.8-41.5)  667
Unmarried 363     58.0     (52.9-62.9) 262     42.0     (37.1-47.1)  625
Unknown/Refused  -  - --
EDUCATION      
<High School  65     50.3     (39.1-61.6)  54     49.7     (38.4-60.9)  119
High School 222     62.6     (56.3-68.6) 135     37.4     (31.4-43.7)  357
Some College 261     59.2     (53.4-64.7) 185     40.8     (35.3-46.6)  446
College 242     64.8     (58.8-70.5) 126     35.2     (29.5-41.2)  368
Unknown/Refused  -  - --
EMPLOYMENT      
Employed 527     60.8     (56.8-64.7) 334     39.2     (35.3-43.2)  861
Unemployed  34     62.9     (45.3-77.6)  20     37.1     (22.4-54.7)   54
Student/homemaker  76     58.8     (47.7-69.2)  44     41.2     (30.8-52.3)  120
Retired/Can't Work 152     62.0     (54.3-69.2) 102     38.0     (30.8-45.7)  254
Unknown/Refused  -  - --
HOUSEHOLD INCOME      
<$15,000 106     59.1     (50.2-67.4)  81     40.9     (32.6-49.8)  187
$15,000-24,999 140     58.3     (50.3-65.9)  90     41.7     (34.1-49.7)  230
$25,000-49,999 245     63.5     (57.5-69.2) 141     36.5     (30.8-42.5)  386
$50,000-74,999  93     58.4     (48.8-67.4)  62     41.6     (32.6-51.2)  155
>=$75,000  75     63.8     (53.0-73.3)  41     36.2     (26.7-47.0)  116
Unknown/Refused 131     59.8     (51.6-67.4)  88     40.2     (32.6-48.4)  219
COUNTY      
Honolulu 473     60.0     (56.0-64.0) 306     40.0     (36.0-44.0)  779
Hawaii  95     64.1     (55.0-72.3)  55     35.9     (27.7-45.0)  150
Kauai  89     59.7     (50.5-68.2)  66     40.3     (31.8-49.5)  155
Maui 133     63.5     (55.4-70.9)  76     36.5     (29.1-44.6)  209

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.