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State of Hawaii, BRFSS 1995


Demographic
Characteristics		 Yes    
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 No     
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 Total
TOTAL 824     68.6     (65.1-71.8) 376     31.4     (28.2-34.9) 1200
AGE GROUP      
40-49 Years 263     57.7     (52.2-63.0) 197     42.3     (37.0-47.8)  460
50-59 Years 169     69.5     (61.0-76.9)  68     30.5     (23.1-39.0)  237
60-69 Years 180     76.3     (69.0-82.3)  63     23.7     (17.7-31.0)  243
70+ Years 212     80.1     (73.0-85.7)  48     19.9     (14.3-27.0)  260
Unknown/Refused  -  - --
GENDER      
Male 368     70.1     (65.1-74.7) 159     29.9     (25.3-34.9)  527
Female 456     67.1     (62.3-71.5) 217     32.9     (28.5-37.7)  673
ETHNICITY      
White 337     73.6     (68.4-78.1) 127     26.4     (21.9-31.6)  464
Hawaiian 115     70.8     (61.4-78.7)  53     29.2     (21.3-38.6)  168
Filipino  77     53.5     (42.9-63.8)  68     46.5     (36.2-57.1)  145
Japanese 214     68.4     (61.6-74.4)  94     31.6     (25.6-38.4)  308
Others  54     76.0     (62.1-86.0)  17     24.0     (14.0-37.9)   71
MARITAL STATUS      
Married 474     68.8     (64.4-72.8) 217     31.2     (27.2-35.6)  691
Unmarried 347     67.9     (62.5-72.9) 159     32.1     (27.1-37.5)  506
Unknown/Refused  -  - --
EDUCATION      
<High School 105     64.4     (53.5-74.0)  57     35.6     (26.0-46.5)  162
High School 195     67.8     (60.8-74.1)  91     32.2     (25.9-39.2)  286
Some College 255     68.1     (62.1-73.6) 121     31.9     (26.4-37.9)  376
College 269     71.2     (65.0-76.7) 106     28.8     (23.3-35.0)  375
Unknown/Refused  -  - --
EMPLOYMENT      
Employed 413     64.0     (59.2-68.5) 237     36.0     (31.5-40.8)  650
Unemployed  11     37.1     (19.7-58.5)  16     62.9     (41.5-80.3) --
Student/homemaker  54     68.0     (54.3-79.1)  24     32.0     (20.9-45.7)   78
Retired/Can't Work 346     77.3     (71.9-81.9)  99     22.7     (18.1-28.1)  445
Unknown/Refused  -  - --
HOUSEHOLD INCOME      
<$15,000  65     60.8     (47.3-72.8)  36     39.2     (27.2-52.7)  101
$15,000-24,999 121     73.5     (65.2-80.4)  56     26.5     (19.6-34.8)  177
$25,000-49,999 270     68.0     (62.1-73.3) 131     32.0     (26.7-37.9)  401
$50,000-74,999 116     75.3     (65.9-82.8)  40     24.7     (17.2-34.1)  156
>=$75,000 101     67.5     (57.5-76.2)  39     32.5     (23.8-42.5)  140
Unknown/Refused 151     64.1     (55.7-71.7)  74     35.9     (28.3-44.3)  225
COUNTY      
Honolulu 470     69.5     (65.2-73.6) 188     30.5     (26.4-34.8)  658
Hawaii 111     70.8     (62.3-78.0)  45     29.2     (22.0-37.7)  156
Kauai 106     64.8     (55.6-73.0)  61     35.2     (27.0-44.4)  167
Maui 137     60.6     (52.3-68.2)  82     39.4     (31.8-47.7)  219

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.