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State of Hawaii, BRFSS 1994

Demographic Characteristics	Yes       N          %        95% C.I.	No        N          %        95% C.I.	Others   N          %        95% C.I.	Total
TOTAL	753     42.7     (39.9-45.5)	888     49.8     (47.0-52.7)	125      7.5     ( 6.0- 9.3)	1766
AGE GROUP
18-24 Years	122     46.7     (39.3-54.3)	126     48.1     (40.7-55.6)	14      5.2     ( 2.6-10.0)	262
25-34 Years	200     43.3     (38.1-48.7)	237     50.0     (44.7-55.3)	30      6.7     ( 4.4-10.1)	467
35-44 Years	196     39.2     (34.2-44.4)	276     54.4     (49.1-59.5)	32      6.4     ( 4.2- 9.8)	504
45-54 Years	144     40.0     (33.7-46.6)	168     52.5     (45.7-59.2)	26      7.6     ( 4.7-12.1)	338
55-64 Years	91     47.4     (38.9-56.1)	81     37.9     (30.0-46.4)	23     14.7     ( 9.0-23.2)	195
GENDER
Male	339     44.1     (39.9-48.3)	404     49.3     (45.1-53.4)	47      6.7     ( 4.7- 9.3)	790
Female	421     41.6     (37.9-45.4)	488     50.1     (46.3-54.0)	78      8.3     ( 6.2-10.9)	987
ETHNICITY
White	228     32.1     (28.1-36.3)	452     63.9     (59.7-68.0)	31      4.0     ( 2.7- 5.8)	711
Hawaiian	151     53.9     (46.4-61.3)	102     38.6     (31.6-46.1)	20      7.4     ( 4.5-12.2)	273
Filipino	126     54.3     (45.4-62.9)	55     30.8     (23.0-39.9)	28     14.9     ( 9.5-22.7)	209
Japanese	141     45.5     (39.4-51.8)	170     48.3     (42.1-54.5)	23      6.2     ( 3.8- 9.8)	334
Others	78     45.6     (37.1-54.4)	77     46.6     (38.0-55.4)	14      7.8     ( 4.1-14.2)	169
MARITAL STATUS
Married	411     42.4     (38.8-46.1)	480     50.5     (46.8-54.1)	66      7.2     ( 5.3- 9.5)	957
Unmarried	347     43.4     (39.0-47.8)	411     48.7     (44.3-53.2)	59      7.9     ( 5.7-10.9)	817
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	--
EDUCATION
<High School	50     55.3     (42.0-67.9)	22     22.6     (13.8-34.7)	16     22.1     (11.9-37.3)	88
High School	249     53.4     (47.7-59.1)	175     39.4     (34.0-45.2)	31      7.1     ( 4.8-10.5)	455
Some College	272     41.2     (36.7-45.9)	349     51.3     (46.7-55.9)	54      7.5     ( 5.4-10.3)	675
College	187     33.8     (29.3-38.6)	346     60.9     (55.9-65.6)	24      5.3     ( 3.2- 8.6)	557
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	--
EMPLOYMENT
Employed	594     43.1     (40.0-46.3)	707     50.5     (47.3-53.7)	83      6.4     ( 4.9- 8.2)	1384
Unemployed	44     48.7     (36.5-60.9)	41     47.3     (35.3-59.7)	5      4.0     ( 1.4-10.7)	90
Student/homemaker	86     39.8     (31.9-48.2)	96     49.2     (40.9-57.4)	19     11.0     ( 6.4-18.5)	201
Retired/Can't Work	34     39.8     (27.8-53.2)	48     42.3     (30.7-54.7)	17     17.9     ( 9.5-31.3)	99
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	--
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
<$15,000	101     50.7     (42.3-59.1)	87     41.6     (33.5-50.2)	18      7.7     ( 4.6-12.7)	206
$15,000-24,999	138     48.7     (41.7-55.8)	127     45.1     (38.2-52.2)	17      6.2     ( 3.6-10.4)	282
$25,000-49,999	214     36.3     (31.7-41.2)	319     58.1     (53.0-62.9)	30      5.7     ( 3.6- 8.9)	563
$50,000-74,999	93     37.8     (31.0-45.2)	151     56.7     (49.4-63.8)	14      5.5     ( 3.0- 9.9)	258
>=$75,000	80     43.3     (35.4-51.5)	104     51.5     (43.4-59.5)	13      5.2     ( 2.8- 9.7)	197
Unknown/Refused	134     49.3     (42.1-56.5)	104     36.5     (29.9-43.6)	33     14.2     ( 9.6-20.7)	271
COUNTY
Honolulu	425     41.5     (38.1-45.0)	587     51.3     (47.9-54.8)	67      7.2     ( 5.4- 9.4)	1079
Hawaii	96     46.0     (38.3-54.0)	89     47.6     (39.6-55.6)	14      6.4     ( 3.6-11.0)	199
Kauai	105     52.1     (44.2-59.9)	75     34.1     (27.3-41.7)	24     13.8     ( 8.9-20.7)	204
Maui	134     45.7     (38.9-52.5)	141     46.5     (39.8-53.3)	20      7.9     ( 4.8-12.6)	295

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.