How Effective a Properly Used Condom Is in Protecting People from Getting HIV

State of Hawaii, BRFSS 1994

Demographic Characteristics	Very effective         N          %        95% C.I.	Somewhat effective     N          %        95% C.I.	Not at all effective   N          %        95% C.I.	Others                 N          %        95% C.I.	Total
TOTAL	561     31.6     (29.0-34.2)	885     49.3     (46.4-52.1)	105      5.5     ( 4.4- 7.0)	216     13.6     (11.6-15.9)	1767
AGE GROUP
18-24 Years	98     38.0     (31.1-45.5)	136     52.8     (45.3-60.1)	19      6.1     ( 3.5-10.2)	9      3.2     ( 1.5- 6.7)	262
25-34 Years	155     34.2     (29.3-39.4)	247     52.4     (47.1-57.7)	33      5.8     ( 3.9- 8.4)	33      7.6     ( 5.1-11.2)	468
35-44 Years	159     29.6     (25.2-34.4)	250     49.5     (44.3-54.7)	24      4.4     ( 2.8- 6.9)	71     16.5     (12.5-21.5)	504
45-54 Years	99     29.4     (23.6-35.9)	163     44.6     (38.0-51.4)	19      7.2     ( 3.6-13.8)	57     18.8     (14.0-24.8)	338
55-64 Years	50     24.2     (17.9-31.9)	89     43.2     (34.9-51.9)	10      4.6     ( 2.2- 9.1)	46     28.0     (20.3-37.3)	195
GENDER
Male	294     36.2     (32.3-40.2)	369     46.3     (42.2-50.5)	35      3.9     ( 2.7- 5.6)	92     13.6     (10.8-17.1)	790
Female	272     27.1     (23.9-30.6)	519     52.0     (48.1-55.8)	71      7.2     ( 5.3- 9.7)	126     13.7     (11.1-16.8)	988
ETHNICITY
White	245     33.9     (30.0-38.0)	357     49.8     (45.5-54.0)	39      5.8     ( 4.1- 8.1)	70     10.6     ( 8.1-13.6)	711
Hawaiian	71     25.3     (19.6-32.1)	151     55.5     (48.0-62.9)	20      5.5     ( 3.3- 8.9)	32     13.7     ( 8.6-21.0)	274
Filipino	66     33.6     (26.0-42.3)	87     38.4     (30.6-46.9)	19      8.5     ( 4.2-16.3)	37     19.4     (12.9-28.2)	209
Japanese	103     30.1     (24.7-36.1)	173     52.3     (46.1-58.5)	12      3.3     ( 1.7- 6.2)	46     14.4     (10.3-19.6)	334
Others	56     31.9     (24.5-40.4)	82     48.8     (40.2-57.6)	11      5.9     ( 3.1-10.7)	20     13.4     ( 8.4-20.7)	169
MARITAL STATUS
Married	279     28.5     (25.3-31.9)	478     49.9     (46.2-53.6)	65      5.9     ( 4.5- 7.7)	136     15.7     (13.0-18.9)	958
Unmarried	286     36.1     (32.0-40.4)	408     48.0     (43.6-52.5)	41      5.0     ( 3.2- 7.8)	82     10.8     ( 8.2-14.2)	817
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	-	--
EDUCATION
<High School	22     22.4     (14.0-33.9)	28     29.5     (19.5-42.1)	9      9.2     ( 4.3-18.7)	29     38.8     (26.5-52.8)	88
High School	133     29.1     (24.2-34.5)	229     48.3     (42.6-54.0)	36      7.7     ( 4.8-12.2)	58     14.9     (11.0-19.9)	456
Some College	200     30.1     (26.1-34.5)	355     51.5     (46.9-56.1)	36      4.6     ( 3.2- 6.6)	84     13.8     (10.7-17.7)	675
College	211     37.3     (32.8-42.2)	274     50.0     (45.1-54.9)	25      4.3     ( 2.7- 6.8)	47      8.3     ( 6.0-11.4)	557
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	-	--
EMPLOYMENT
Employed	456     32.1     (29.2-35.1)	685     49.1     (45.9-52.3)	75      5.1     ( 3.8- 6.8)	168     13.7     (11.5-16.3)	1384
Unemployed	27     37.6     (26.3-50.5)	45     38.8     (28.0-50.8)	12     15.2     ( 8.0-26.8)	6      8.4     ( 3.0-21.4)	90
Student/homemaker	53     28.7     (21.6-37.2)	109     53.7     (45.4-61.9)	17      7.3     ( 4.2-12.2)	23     10.3     ( 6.4-16.0)	202
Retired/Can't Work	30     27.7     (18.2-39.8)	47     47.3     (35.0-59.9)	-	20     23.9     (13.6-38.5)	99
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	-	--
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
<$15,000	60     31.7     (24.1-40.5)	100     47.7     (39.5-56.1)	16      7.0     ( 3.9-12.0)	30     13.6     ( 9.0-20.0)	206
$15,000-24,999	95     32.3     (26.1-39.2)	130     46.9     (39.9-54.1)	28      9.1     ( 5.9-13.7)	29     11.7     ( 7.7-17.3)	282
$25,000-49,999	194     36.6     (31.9-41.5)	282     47.4     (42.4-52.4)	28      5.4     ( 3.1- 9.1)	59     10.6     ( 8.0-14.1)	563
$50,000-74,999	81     27.5     (21.9-33.9)	136     54.6     (47.4-61.5)	13      5.3     ( 3.0- 9.2)	28     12.7     ( 8.6-18.3)	258
>=$75,000	57     26.7     (20.4-34.2)	111     60.8     (52.7-68.3)	10      3.5     ( 1.8- 7.0)	19      9.0     ( 5.0-15.6)	197
Unknown/Refused	79     29.7     (23.5-36.7)	129     42.5     (35.6-49.6)	11      3.9     ( 2.0- 7.5)	53     23.9     (17.6-31.5)	272
COUNTY
Honolulu	363     31.9     (28.9-35.2)	520     48.5     (45.0-51.9)	64      5.7     ( 4.3- 7.6)	132     13.9     (11.5-16.7)	1079
Hawaii	64     34.1     (26.8-42.3)	103     51.9     (43.9-59.8)	7      2.8     ( 1.3- 6.0)	25     11.2     ( 7.1-17.2)	199
Kauai	54     28.8     (22.0-36.7)	113     52.6     (44.6-60.4)	13      6.5     ( 3.4-12.2)	25     12.1     ( 7.8-18.4)	205
Maui	85     27.5     (22.0-33.9)	152     49.9     (43.1-56.7)	22      6.9     ( 4.2-11.1)	36     15.7     (10.9-22.1)	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.