Body Weight Based on BMI (New definition)*
State of Hawaii, BRFSS 1994


Demographic
Characteristics		 Underweight         (BMI<18.5)          
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 Recommended range(18.5<=BMI<25)
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 Overweight(25<=BMI<30)         
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 Obese                (BMI>=30)                 
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 Total
TOTAL 76      3.5     ( 2.6- 4.6) 1170     53.7     (51.1-56.3) 632     29.8     (27.5-32.2) 285     13.0     (11.3-14.9) 2163
AGE GROUP          
18-24 Years 11      4.4     ( 2.3- 8.4)  149     55.9     (48.3-63.2)  74     28.4     (22.0-36.0)  28     11.2     ( 7.2-16.8)  262
25-34 Years 18      3.0     ( 1.8- 4.9)  252     55.5     (50.1-60.7) 134     29.8     (25.1-35.0)  64     11.8     ( 8.9-15.4)  468
35-44 Years  6      1.5     ( 0.6- 3.8)  269     52.0     (46.8-57.2) 149     30.7     (26.2-35.6)  80     15.7     (12.1-20.2)  504
45-54 Years 10      2.4     ( 1.1- 5.1)  166     47.3     (40.5-54.2) 103     32.8     (26.7-39.4)  59     17.6     (13.2-23.0)  338
55-64 Years  5      3.2     ( 0.8-12.2)  114     56.6     (47.7-65.1)  51     28.6     (21.1-37.3)  25     11.7     ( 7.3-18.2)  195
65+ Years 26      7.1     ( 4.3-11.5)  214     55.2     (48.9-61.3) 116     27.8     (22.8-33.5)  29      9.8     ( 6.2-15.2)  385
Unknown/Refused -    6     63.6     (30.6-87.4)   5     36.4     (12.6-69.4)  - --
GENDER          
Male  9      1.0     ( 0.5- 2.1)  424     46.2     (42.3-50.0) 369     38.4     (34.7-42.2) 135     14.5     (12.0-17.3)  937
Female 67      5.8     ( 4.3- 7.9)  746     61.2     (57.7-64.5) 263     21.4     (18.8-24.3) 150     11.6     ( 9.5-14.0) 1226
ETHNICITY          
White 25      2.5     ( 1.6- 4.0)  456     53.2     (49.2-57.2) 262     32.9     (29.3-36.8)  89     11.3     ( 9.0-14.2)  832
Hawaiian  8      2.3     ( 1.0- 5.2)  119     33.5     (27.4-40.2)  94     33.6     (27.0-40.9)  90     30.6     (24.3-37.7)  311
Filipino  7      4.1     ( 1.5-10.3)  133     57.8     (49.5-65.7)  58     22.6     (16.9-29.6)  35     15.6     (10.3-22.8)  233
Japanese 19      2.8     ( 1.7- 4.7)  312     65.2     (60.0-70.1) 117     24.4     (20.1-29.4)  36      7.6     ( 5.2-10.9)  484
Others 15      8.3     ( 4.6-14.6)  105     48.8     (40.9-56.7)  63     32.8     (25.6-40.9)  22     10.1     ( 6.4-15.6)  205
MARITAL STATUS          
Married 29      2.9     ( 1.9- 4.6)  611     51.8     (48.4-55.2) 358     32.0     (28.9-35.2) 155     13.3     (11.1-15.8) 1153
Unmarried 47      4.3     ( 3.0- 6.0)  556     56.4     (52.4-60.3) 274     26.7     (23.3-30.4) 130     12.6     (10.3-15.4) 1007
Unknown/Refused -   -  -  - --
EDUCATION          
<High School 10      5.8     ( 2.2-14.4)   96     50.3     (41.4-59.2)  52     26.4     (19.5-34.6)  32     17.4     (11.4-25.8)  190
High School 20      3.2     ( 1.8- 5.5)  312     51.6     (46.6-56.6) 169     29.0     (24.7-33.7)  95     16.2     (12.8-20.3)  596
Some College 26      3.2     ( 2.0- 5.2)  385     51.0     (46.6-55.4) 240     33.2     (29.1-37.6) 102     12.5     ( 9.9-15.7)  753
College 20      3.3     ( 2.0- 5.3)  375     60.3     (55.7-64.7) 170     27.5     (23.5-31.8)  55      9.0     ( 6.7-11.9)  620
Unknown/Refused -   -  -  - --
EMPLOYMENT          
Employed 37      2.9     ( 1.9- 4.3)  763     52.5     (49.4-55.7) 440     31.6     (28.7-34.6) 196     13.0     (11.1-15.3) 1436
Unemployed  5      5.9     ( 1.9-16.9)   52     57.4     (45.1-68.8)  19     19.7     (12.1-30.4)  16     17.0     ( 9.6-28.2)   92
Student/homemaker  9      3.6     ( 1.7- 7.6)  129     58.9     (50.7-66.6)  46     23.7     (17.3-31.5)  31     13.9     ( 9.2-20.3)  215
Retired/Can't Work 25      5.1     ( 3.2- 8.1)  224     54.6     (48.6-60.5) 127     29.1     (24.0-34.8)  40     11.2     ( 7.6-16.3)  416
Unknown/Refused -   -  -  - --
HOUSEHOLD INCOME          
<$15,000 15      3.3     ( 1.9- 5.8)  157     52.4     (45.5-59.3)  85     30.7     (24.4-37.9)  47     13.5     ( 9.7-18.5)  304
$15,000-24,999 11      3.8     ( 1.7- 8.1)  188     49.2     (43.0-55.5) 113     34.7     (28.9-41.0)  51     12.2     ( 8.7-16.9)  363
$25,000-49,999 21      3.9     ( 2.4- 6.2)  349     53.8     (49.1-58.4) 194     29.4     (25.4-33.7)  84     12.9     (10.1-16.5)  648
$50,000-74,999  5      1.2     ( 0.5- 3.1)  145     52.5     (45.5-59.4)  93     35.7     (29.1-43.0)  34     10.6     ( 7.3-15.1)  277
>=$75,000  5      2.6     ( 1.0- 6.6)  111     51.3     (43.5-59.0)  72     35.5     (28.3-43.4)  21     10.7     ( 6.7-16.6)  209
Unknown/Refused 19      4.8     ( 2.6- 8.6)  220     59.9     (53.6-66.0)  75     18.9     (14.5-24.1)  48     16.4     (12.0-22.0)  362
COUNTY          
Honolulu 52      3.9     ( 2.8- 5.4)  718     54.2     (51.1-57.4) 374     29.3     (26.5-32.3) 157     12.5     (10.5-14.8) 1301
Hawaii  7      2.2     ( 1.0- 4.6)  127     49.9     (42.7-57.0)  75     31.6     (25.3-38.7)  40     16.3     (11.7-22.4)  249
Kauai  9      2.3     ( 1.1- 4.6)  141     57.8     (50.8-64.6)  69     30.1     (24.0-37.0)  34      9.9     ( 6.6-14.4)  253
Maui  8      1.8     ( 0.8- 4.3)  184     52.0     (45.8-58.1) 114     31.5     (26.1-37.4)  54     14.8     (11.0-19.7)  360

*Underweight:BMI<18.5; Recomended range (Healthy weight):18.5<=BMI<25;
Overweight:25<=BMI<30; Obese:BMI>=30.
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.