Ever Had Your Blood Cholesterol Checked
State of Hawaii, BRFSS 1995


Demographic
Characteristics		 Yes    
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 No     
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 Total
TOTAL 1523     71.0     (68.5-73.3) 587     29.0     (26.7-31.5) 2110
AGE GROUP      
18-24 Years   77     40.1     (32.1-48.7) 114     59.9     (51.3-67.9)  191
25-34 Years  256     59.5     (54.2-64.6) 188     40.5     (35.4-45.8)  444
35-44 Years  357     71.1     (66.0-75.7) 140     28.9     (24.3-34.0)  497
45-54 Years  290     82.0     (76.9-86.3)  68     18.0     (13.7-23.1)  358
55-64 Years  155     88.6     (81.0-93.5)  21     11.4     ( 6.5-19.0)  176
65+ Years  382     87.6     (83.1-91.0)  54     12.4     ( 9.0-16.9)  436
Unknown/Refused    6     81.7     (44.9-96.1)  - --
GENDER      
Male  666     68.9     (65.1-72.4) 273     31.1     (27.6-34.9)  939
Female  857     73.1     (69.9-76.1) 314     26.9     (23.9-30.1) 1171
ETHNICITY      
White  622     75.9     (71.8-79.7) 161     24.1     (20.3-28.2)  783
Hawaiian  222     64.9     (58.7-70.7) 129     35.1     (29.3-41.3)  351
Filipino  157     61.7     (54.3-68.6) 113     38.3     (31.4-45.7)  270
Japanese  329     75.0     (69.6-79.7) 102     25.0     (20.3-30.4)  431
Others  119     69.4     (61.0-76.7)  56     30.6     (23.3-39.0)  175
MARITAL STATUS      
Married  872     76.6     (73.7-79.4) 272     23.4     (20.6-26.3) 1144
Unmarried  644     62.4     (58.3-66.3) 313     37.6     (33.7-41.7)  957
Unknown/Refused    7     86.7     (50.7-97.6)  - --
EDUCATION      
<High School  143     79.0     (71.3-85.1)  47     21.0     (14.9-28.7)  190
High School  350     62.4     (57.3-67.2) 200     37.6     (32.8-42.7)  550
Some College  535     66.8     (62.4-70.8) 227     33.2     (29.2-37.6)  762
College  493     81.8     (77.9-85.2) 113     18.2     (14.8-22.1)  606
Unknown/Refused   -  - --
EMPLOYMENT      
Employed  954     69.5     (66.4-72.4) 399     30.5     (27.6-33.6) 1353
Unemployed   34     45.2     (32.1-59.1)  34     54.8     (40.9-67.9)   68
Student/homemaker  135     58.8     (51.2-66.0)  97     41.2     (34.0-48.8)  232
Retired/Can't Work  400     87.5     (83.2-90.9)  57     12.5     ( 9.1-16.8)  457
Unknown/Refused   -  - --
HOUSEHOLD INCOME      
<$15,000   94     60.0     (49.1-70.0)  52     40.0     (30.0-50.9)  146
$15,000-24,999  219     66.9     (60.1-73.1) 108     33.1     (26.9-39.9)  327
$25,000-49,999  539     68.6     (64.4-72.5) 210     31.4     (27.5-35.6)  749
$50,000-74,999  209     80.4     (74.1-85.5)  51     19.6     (14.5-25.9)  260
>=$75,000  178     82.9     (76.7-87.7)  41     17.1     (12.3-23.3)  219
Unknown/Refused  284     67.3     (61.3-72.7) 125     32.7     (27.3-38.7)  409
COUNTY      
Honolulu  931     72.6     (69.7-75.4) 336     27.4     (24.6-30.3) 1267
Hawaii  177     65.8     (58.3-72.6)  68     34.2     (27.4-41.7)  245
Kauai  162     58.5     (51.0-65.7)  86     41.5     (34.3-49.0)  248
Maui  253     70.2     (63.9-75.8)  97     29.8     (24.2-36.1)  350

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.