General Health Status

State of Hawaii, BRFSS 1994

Demographic Characteristics	Excellent/Very good   N          %        95% C.I.	Good                  N          %        95% C.I.	Fair/poor             N          %        95% C.I.	Total
TOTAL	1132     52.1     (49.6-54.7)	733     35.1     (32.6-37.6)	296     12.8     (11.2-14.6)	2161
AGE GROUP
18-24 Years	150     57.5     (50.0-64.7)	89     35.3     (28.5-42.8)	23      7.2     ( 4.4-11.4)	262
25-34 Years	271     59.3     (54.0-64.5)	153     32.2     (27.4-37.5)	44      8.4     ( 5.9-11.8)	468
35-44 Years	295     58.4     (53.1-63.5)	147     30.0     (25.3-35.2)	61     11.6     ( 8.6-15.4)	503
45-54 Years	199     58.1     (51.3-64.6)	104     32.1     (26.2-38.6)	35      9.8     ( 6.6-14.3)	338
55-64 Years	92     43.3     (35.1-52.0)	74     41.0     (32.6-50.0)	29     15.6     (10.4-22.8)	195
65+ Years	119     29.1     (23.8-34.9)	162     44.8     (38.7-51.1)	103     26.1     (21.1-31.8)	384
Unknown/Refused	6     58.1     (26.5-84.3)	-	-	--
GENDER
Male	517     54.6     (50.8-58.5)	301     32.8     (29.2-36.5)	119     12.6     (10.3-15.3)	937
Female	615     49.7     (46.2-53.1)	432     37.3     (34.0-40.8)	177     13.0     (11.0-15.4)	1224
ETHNICITY
White	540     65.2     (61.3-68.9)	208     25.0     (21.7-28.6)	83      9.8     ( 7.7-12.5)	831
Hawaiian	129     44.3     (37.4-51.5)	120     38.1     (31.3-45.4)	62     17.6     (13.1-23.2)	311
Filipino	108     47.2     (39.0-55.5)	96     40.4     (32.5-48.8)	29     12.4     ( 8.1-18.6)	233
Japanese	198     41.7     (36.6-47.0)	209     43.9     (38.8-49.2)	77     14.3     (11.2-18.2)	484
Others	113     53.5     (45.5-61.3)	64     33.8     (26.6-41.9)	28     12.7     ( 8.4-18.7)	205
MARITAL STATUS
Married	633     52.9     (49.5-56.3)	375     34.5     (31.3-37.9)	143     12.6     (10.5-15.0)	1151
Unmarried	499     51.1     (47.1-55.1)	355     35.7     (32.0-39.5)	153     13.2     (10.9-15.9)	1007
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	--
EDUCATION
<High School	46     26.8     (19.7-35.3)	73     38.4     (29.9-47.7)	71     34.8     (26.9-43.6)	190
High School	255     43.2     (38.3-48.2)	243     41.6     (36.7-46.6)	96     15.2     (12.1-19.0)	594
Some College	415     55.8     (51.4-60.1)	252     33.8     (29.8-38.1)	86     10.4     ( 8.1-13.2)	753
College	416     64.3     (59.7-68.7)	161     28.8     (24.7-33.4)	43      6.9     ( 4.9- 9.6)	620
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	--
EMPLOYMENT
Employed	850     58.3     (55.1-61.3)	447     32.3     (29.4-35.4)	138      9.4     ( 7.8-11.3)	1435
Unemployed	45     58.7     (46.6-69.8)	34     30.9     (21.3-42.5)	13     10.4     ( 5.3-19.6)	92
Student/homemaker	115     54.1     (46.0-62.0)	75     36.1     (28.7-44.3)	25      9.8     ( 6.3-14.9)	215
Retired/Can't Work	122     27.3     (22.5-32.6)	174     44.9     (38.9-51.0)	119     27.8     (22.8-33.5)	415
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	--
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
<$15,000	106     38.9     (32.2-46.0)	115     33.9     (27.9-40.5)	83     27.2     (21.5-33.7)	304
$15,000-24,999	180     51.8     (45.5-58.0)	119     32.1     (26.5-38.2)	64     16.2     (12.1-21.3)	363
$25,000-49,999	376     55.9     (51.2-60.5)	210     34.4     (30.0-39.1)	61      9.7     ( 7.3-12.9)	647
$50,000-74,999	169     60.7     (53.8-67.2)	86     31.5     (25.5-38.3)	22      7.8     ( 5.0-12.0)	277
>=$75,000	141     62.7     (54.7-70.1)	55     29.3     (22.4-37.2)	13      8.0     ( 4.5-13.9)	209
Unknown/Refused	160     41.7     (35.7-48.0)	148     44.6     (38.3-51.1)	53     13.7     (10.0-18.4)	361
COUNTY
Honolulu	711     52.6     (49.5-55.8)	421     34.5     (31.6-37.7)	167     12.8     (10.9-15.0)	1299
Hawaii	118     49.8     (42.7-56.9)	94     38.2     (31.5-45.4)	37     12.0     ( 8.5-16.6)	249
Kauai	117     46.0     (39.1-53.1)	98     41.6     (34.8-48.8)	38     12.4     ( 8.8-17.2)	253
Maui	186     53.7     (47.6-59.8)	120     32.2     (26.7-38.4)	54     14.0     (10.4-18.7)	360

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.