Quit Smoking a Day or Longer in Past Year*
State of Hawaii, BRFSS 1994


Demographic
Characteristics		 Yes    
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 No     
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 Total
TOTAL 194     54.2     (47.9-60.4) 180     45.8     (39.6-52.1)  374
AGE GROUP      
18-24 Years  35     79.3     (62.6-89.8)  12     20.7     (10.2-37.4) --
25-34 Years  46     46.9     (35.2-58.9)  46     53.1     (41.1-64.8)   92
35-44 Years  59     56.4     (45.4-66.7)  52     43.6     (33.3-54.6)  111
45-54 Years  27     47.7     (30.2-65.8)  29     52.3     (34.2-69.8)   56
55-64 Years  10     47.3     (26.4-69.1)  19     52.7     (30.9-73.6) --
65+ Years  17     46.0     (26.9-66.3)  22     54.0     (33.7-73.1) --
Unknown/Refused  -  - --
GENDER      
Male 107     59.0     (50.7-66.8)  83     41.0     (33.2-49.3)  190
Female  87     48.0     (38.5-57.7)  97     52.0     (42.3-61.5)  184
ETHNICITY      
White  69     47.9     (38.6-57.3)  78     52.1     (42.7-61.4)  147
Hawaiian  42     57.5     (42.7-71.1)  33     42.5     (28.9-57.3)   75
Filipino  16     48.4     (26.4-71.1)  14     51.6     (28.9-73.6) --
Japanese  26     47.1     (33.1-61.5)  39     52.9     (38.5-66.9)   65
Others  26     76.4     (57.9-88.4)   8     23.6     (11.6-42.1) --
MARITAL STATUS      
Married  82     54.0     (45.1-62.6)  79     46.0     (37.4-54.9)  161
Unmarried 112     54.5     (45.4-63.3) 101     45.5     (36.7-54.6)  213
Unknown/Refused  -  - --
EDUCATION      
<High School  14     45.2     (26.1-65.8)  18     54.8     (34.2-73.9) --
High School  63     52.0     (40.3-63.5)  59     48.0     (36.5-59.7)  122
Some College  84     57.7     (48.4-66.5)  73     42.3     (33.5-51.6)  157
College  33     55.7     (41.1-69.4)  30     44.3     (30.6-58.9)   63
Unknown/Refused  -  - --
EMPLOYMENT      
Employed 140     52.8     (45.4-60.1) 130     47.2     (39.9-54.6)  270
Unemployed  11     77.6     (49.6-92.4)   6     22.4     ( 7.6-50.4) --
Student/homemaker  22     52.2     (35.3-68.6)  23     47.8     (31.4-64.7) --
Retired/Can't Work  21     58.9     (40.4-75.2)  21     41.1     (24.8-59.6) --
Unknown/Refused  -  - --
HOUSEHOLD INCOME      
<$15,000  41     56.8     (42.2-70.2)  27     43.2     (29.8-57.8)   68
$15,000-24,999  34     57.4     (43.5-70.1)  39     42.6     (29.9-56.5)   73
$25,000-49,999  53     42.5     (31.8-53.9)  70     57.5     (46.1-68.2)  123
$50,000-74,999  22     57.8     (39.1-74.6)  15     42.2     (25.4-60.9) --
>=$75,000  11     59.3     (34.3-80.2)   9     40.7     (19.8-65.7) --
Unknown/Refused  33     66.8     (51.0-79.6)  20     33.2     (20.4-49.0)   53
COUNTY      
Honolulu 110     54.8     (46.8-62.5) 100     45.2     (37.5-53.2)  210
Hawaii  28     52.0     (36.5-67.2)  24     48.0     (32.8-63.5)   52
Kauai  23     50.7     (34.1-67.2)  25     49.3     (32.8-65.9) --
Maui  33     54.7     (39.4-69.2)  31     45.3     (30.8-60.6)   64

*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.