Number of Cigarettes Now Smoked Per Day*
State of Hawaii, BRFSS 1994


Demographic
Characteristics		 Less than half pack
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 Half to one pack   
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 More than one pack 
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 Total
TOTAL 142     36.0     (30.3-42.2) 179     50.7     (44.4-57.0) 54     13.3     ( 9.7-17.8)  375
AGE GROUP        
18-24 Years  24     48.5     (31.8-65.6)  23     48.4     (31.7-65.4) - --
25-34 Years  42     40.7     (29.6-52.7)  43     52.6     (40.7-64.2)  8      6.7     ( 3.1-14.1)   93
35-44 Years  38     35.6     (25.8-46.7)  53     47.1     (36.3-58.1) 20     17.3     (10.8-26.7)  111
45-54 Years  17     22.7     (12.0-38.7)  29     62.1     (44.6-76.9) 10     15.2     ( 7.3-29.0)   56
55-64 Years   8     23.9     (10.7-45.1)  13     41.9     (22.7-64.0)  7     34.1     (15.2-59.9) --
65+ Years  13     36.8     (20.2-57.2)  18     51.0     (31.0-70.8)  7     12.1     ( 5.0-26.5) --
Unknown/Refused  -  - - --
GENDER        
Male  62     32.2     (25.0-40.4)  91     49.2     (41.0-57.5) 39     18.6     (13.2-25.4)  192
Female  80     41.0     (32.1-50.6)  88     52.6     (43.0-62.1) 15      6.3     ( 3.0-12.7)  183
ETHNICITY        
White  43     30.4     (22.4-39.8)  78     49.8     (40.6-59.1) 28     19.8     (13.2-28.7)  149
Hawaiian  32     38.0     (25.4-52.4)  37     53.0     (38.8-66.8)  8      9.0     ( 4.0-19.2)   77
Filipino  19     48.4     (26.4-71.1)  10     48.2     (25.8-71.4) - --
Japanese  24     33.8     (21.6-48.6)  32     56.1     (41.6-69.5)  9     10.2     ( 4.7-20.5)   65
Others  14     38.4     (21.7-58.5)  14     47.6     (28.8-67.2) - --
MARITAL STATUS        
Married  59     35.3     (27.4-44.1)  85     53.1     (44.2-61.9) 16     11.6     ( 6.8-19.0)  160
Unmarried  83     36.8     (28.8-45.6)  94     48.2     (39.3-57.1) 38     15.0     (10.4-21.2)  215
Unknown/Refused  -  - - --
EDUCATION        
<High School  11     32.2     (16.6-53.2)  15     55.9     (35.6-74.4)  5     11.8     ( 4.5-27.7) --
High School  43     30.0     (21.0-41.0)  67     61.6     (50.4-71.7) 14      8.4     ( 4.5-15.0)  124
Some College  65     41.9     (33.0-51.4)  66     40.6     (31.8-50.0) 26     17.5     (11.3-26.1)  157
College  23     36.4     (23.8-51.1)  31     49.8     (35.5-64.1)  9     13.8     ( 6.5-27.2)   63
Unknown/Refused  -  - - --
EMPLOYMENT        
Employed 104     36.0     (29.3-43.2) 129     50.8     (43.5-58.2) 37     13.2     ( 9.2-18.6)  270
Unemployed   6     25.4     ( 9.3-53.1)   9     67.9     (40.5-86.8) - --
Student/homemaker  20     46.6     (30.4-63.6)  22     49.0     (32.6-65.7) - --
Retired/Can't Work  12     29.5     (15.7-48.5)  19     45.6     (27.5-65.0) 11     24.8     (12.1-44.4) --
Unknown/Refused  -  - - --
HOUSEHOLD INCOME        
<$15,000  27     32.9     (21.4-46.9)  34     51.0     (37.3-64.7)  9     16.0     ( 8.0-29.6)   70
$15,000-24,999  26     33.6     (21.7-48.1)  38     55.0     (40.9-68.3) 10     11.4     ( 5.4-22.3)   74
$25,000-49,999  37     30.5     (21.3-41.6)  65     54.7     (43.3-65.6) 21     14.8     ( 8.7-23.9)  123
$50,000-74,999  14     38.8     (22.7-57.8)  16     41.5     (24.9-60.3)  7     19.6     ( 9.2-37.2) --
>=$75,000  10     49.3     (25.9-73.0)   7     42.8     (20.6-68.4) - --
Unknown/Refused  28     45.1     (30.1-61.1)  19     47.1     (31.4-63.4) -   51
COUNTY        
Honolulu  78     36.6     (29.5-44.4)  98     49.4     (41.5-57.2) 36     14.0     ( 9.7-19.8)  212
Hawaii  16     27.4     (15.7-43.5)  30     62.1     (45.9-76.0)  5     10.4     ( 3.9-25.2)   51
Kauai  18     31.8     (19.2-47.7)  25     58.2     (41.8-72.9)  6     10.1     ( 4.2-22.2) --
Maui  30     45.1     (30.4-60.7)  26     41.9     (27.6-57.7)  7     13.0     ( 5.4-28.2)   63

*Among current everyday smokers.
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.