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


Demographic
Characteristics		 Underweight      
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 Recommended range
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 Overweight       
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 Total
TOTAL 175      8.3     ( 7.0- 9.9) 1498     69.3     (66.8-71.6) 490     22.4     (20.3-24.6) 2163
AGE GROUP        
18-24 Years  30     12.7     ( 8.6-18.5)  181     67.5     (60.2-74.1)  51     19.7     (14.4-26.4)  262
25-34 Years  46      8.0     ( 5.8-10.9)  316     69.9     (64.9-74.5) 106     22.1     (17.9-26.9)  468
35-44 Years  24      6.4     ( 3.9-10.2)  366     70.8     (65.6-75.6) 114     22.8     (18.6-27.7)  504
45-54 Years  15      3.7     ( 2.0- 6.6)  225     68.0     (61.7-73.7)  98     28.3     (22.9-34.5)  338
55-64 Years  16      8.7     ( 4.5-16.0)  133     68.6     (59.9-76.1)  46     22.8     (16.4-30.7)  195
65+ Years  44     11.9     ( 8.3-16.8)  268     69.0     (62.8-74.6)  73     19.1     (14.5-24.6)  385
Unknown/Refused  -    9     74.5     (36.1-93.8)  - --
GENDER        
Male  68      7.5     ( 5.7- 9.8)  640     68.4     (64.7-71.8) 229     24.1     (21.0-27.5)  937
Female 107      9.2     ( 7.3-11.5)  858     70.1     (66.8-73.3) 261     20.7     (18.0-23.7) 1226
ETHNICITY        
White  64      7.6     ( 5.8- 9.9)  597     71.2     (67.5-74.7) 171     21.2     (18.1-24.6)  832
Hawaiian  12      3.1     ( 1.6- 6.1)  170     52.1     (45.0-59.2) 129     44.7     (37.8-51.9)  311
Filipino  21     10.7     ( 6.2-17.9)  159     67.6     (59.3-75.0)  53     21.7     (15.7-29.2)  233
Japanese  49      9.2     ( 6.7-12.5)  368     77.1     (72.5-81.2)  67     13.7     (10.4-17.8)  484
Others  22     11.8     ( 7.3-18.4)  139     66.3     (58.3-73.5)  44     21.9     (15.9-29.3)  205
MARITAL STATUS        
Married  74      6.8     ( 5.2- 8.8)  802     69.4     (66.2-72.5) 277     23.8     (21.0-26.9) 1153
Unmarried 101     10.7     ( 8.5-13.5)  693     69.0     (65.2-72.5) 213     20.3     (17.4-23.7) 1007
Unknown/Refused  -   -  - --
EDUCATION        
<High School  19     10.5     ( 5.7-18.7)  122     64.5     (55.2-72.8)  49     25.0     (18.0-33.6)  190
High School  47      7.9     ( 5.6-11.0)  395     65.3     (60.4-69.9) 154     26.8     (22.6-31.5)  596
Some College  61      8.3     ( 6.1-11.1)  508     68.2     (63.9-72.2) 184     23.5     (20.0-27.5)  753
College  48      8.3     ( 6.0-11.2)  471     76.1     (72.0-79.8) 101     15.6     (12.6-19.2)  620
Unknown/Refused  -   -  - --
EMPLOYMENT        
Employed 109      8.3     ( 6.6-10.3)  996     69.2     (66.2-72.1) 331     22.5     (20.0-25.2) 1436
Unemployed   7      9.6     ( 4.0-21.5)   61     63.0     (50.5-74.0)  24     27.3     (18.0-39.3)   92
Student/homemaker  17      7.2     ( 4.2-12.0)  147     69.6     (61.9-76.4)  51     23.2     (17.1-30.7)  215
Retired/Can't Work  42      9.0     ( 6.2-12.8)  292     70.7     (64.9-76.0)  82     20.3     (15.6-25.8)  416
Unknown/Refused  -   -  - --
HOUSEHOLD INCOME        
<$15,000  33     10.4     ( 7.1-15.1)  199     68.2     (61.4-74.2)  72     21.4     (16.2-27.8)  304
$15,000-24,999  24      6.7     ( 4.0-10.9)  249     68.6     (62.4-74.2)  90     24.7     (19.6-30.6)  363
$25,000-49,999  48      8.4     ( 6.2-11.4)  450     68.2     (63.7-72.4) 150     23.3     (19.6-27.5)  648
$50,000-74,999  16      5.9     ( 3.4- 9.9)  197     73.4     (67.2-78.9)  64     20.7     (15.9-26.5)  277
>=$75,000   9      5.1     ( 2.4-10.3)  163     75.9     (68.1-82.2)  37     19.0     (13.4-26.4)  209
Unknown/Refused  45     12.0     ( 8.3-17.1)  240     65.3     (58.9-71.2)  77     22.7     (17.8-28.5)  362
COUNTY        
Honolulu 121      9.1     ( 7.4-11.1)  901     69.3     (66.3-72.1) 279     21.7     (19.2-24.4) 1301
Hawaii  18      7.1     ( 4.3-11.5)  164     65.8     (58.7-72.3)  67     27.1     (21.1-34.0)  249
Kauai  17      6.1     ( 3.5-10.2)  179     74.2     (67.8-79.7)  57     19.8     (14.9-25.7)  253
Maui  19      5.0     ( 3.0- 8.3)  254     70.9     (65.0-76.1)  87     24.1     (19.3-29.7)  360

*Underweight:BMI 20.7 for males and 19.1 for females;; Recommended range (Healthy Weight):20.7<=BMI<27.8
for males and 19.1<=BMI<27.3 for females; Overweight:BMI>=27.8 for males and BMI>=27.3
for females.
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.