Body Weight Based on BMI (New definition)*
State of Hawaii, BRFSS 1995


Demographic
Characteristics		 Underweight           BMI<18.5)          
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 Recommended range(18.5<=BMI<25)
 
N          %        95% C.I.

Overweight         (25<=BMI<30)         
 
N          %        95% C.I.

 Obese                   (BMI>=30)                 
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 Total
TOTAL 71      3.0     ( 2.3- 3.8) 1129     52.8     (50.2-55.4) 662     31.2     (28.9-33.7) 295     13.0     (11.4-14.8) 2157
AGE GROUP          
18-24 Years 11      3.6     ( 1.9- 6.7)  134     67.1     (58.8-74.5)  35     19.6     (13.5-27.8)  20      9.6     ( 5.8-15.5)  200
25-34 Years 20      4.6     ( 2.8- 7.4)  242     49.6     (44.4-54.8) 134     32.5     (27.6-37.7)  64     13.4     (10.2-17.3)  460
35-44 Years  8      1.2     ( 0.5- 2.5)  263     51.9     (46.8-57.0) 161     32.2     (27.5-37.2)  73     14.8     (11.5-18.7)  505
45-54 Years -  181     50.4     (44.1-56.5) 123     33.6     (28.0-39.6)  56     14.8     (10.9-19.7)  364
55-64 Years  6      2.4     ( 0.9- 6.6)   63     42.0     (32.7-52.0)  80     42.0     (32.9-51.7)  29     13.5     ( 8.3-21.2)  178
65+ Years 22      4.6     ( 2.9- 7.1)  244     57.1     (51.4-62.6) 128     28.8     (23.9-34.1)  48      9.6     ( 6.7-13.5)  442
Unknown/Refused -   -  -   5     60.3     (25.8-86.9) --
GENDER          
Male 12      1.0     ( 0.5- 1.8)  428     45.9     (42.1-49.7) 377     38.7     (35.0-42.5) 141     14.5     (12.0-17.4)  958
Female 59      4.9     ( 3.7- 6.6)  701     59.7     (56.3-63.1) 285     23.8     (20.9-26.9) 154     11.6     ( 9.6-13.8) 1199
ETHNICITY          
White 20      1.8     ( 1.1- 3.0)  440     56.0     (51.7-60.1) 244     31.1     (27.4-35.2)  92     11.1     ( 8.7-14.0)  796
Hawaiian -  130     36.1     (30.3-42.3) 136     37.1     (31.2-43.4)  97     25.8     (20.7-31.6)  367
Filipino 11      3.6     ( 1.9- 6.7)  166     62.6     (55.1-69.6)  75     26.8     (20.5-34.3)  22      6.9     ( 4.3-11.1)  274
Japanese 28      6.0     ( 4.0- 9.0)  249     55.7     (50.0-61.1) 126     29.2     (24.4-34.5)  37      9.2     ( 6.3-13.3)  440
Others  5      3.2     ( 1.3- 8.1)  100     53.8     (45.2-62.1)  47     29.9     (22.5-38.6)  27     13.1     ( 8.4-19.7)  179
MARITAL STATUS          
Married 34      2.6     ( 1.8- 3.7)  599     51.8     (48.4-55.1) 379     32.9     (29.7-36.2) 153     12.8     (10.7-15.2) 1165
Unmarried 36      3.5     ( 2.4- 5.2)  527     54.5     (50.5-58.4) 281     28.8     (25.3-32.6) 139     13.1     (10.8-15.9)  983
Unknown/Refused -   -  -  - --
EDUCATION          
<High School 11      3.3     ( 1.7- 6.6)   94     49.6     (40.2-59.0)  58     31.3     (23.1-41.0)  34     15.7     (10.4-23.1)  197
High School 14      2.0     ( 1.2- 3.4)  283     52.8     (47.9-57.7) 188     33.5     (29.0-38.3)  81     11.6     ( 9.1-14.8)  566
Some College 24      2.8     ( 1.8- 4.5)  415     51.6     (47.3-55.8) 223     29.5     (25.7-33.6) 117     16.1     (13.1-19.5)  779
College 22      3.8     ( 2.4- 6.1)  336     55.2     (50.4-60.0) 193     31.4     (27.1-36.1)  62      9.5     ( 7.0-12.7)  613
Unknown/Refused -   -  -  - --
EMPLOYMENT          
Employed 35      2.5     ( 1.7- 3.7)  720     52.0     (48.8-55.2) 452     33.1     (30.2-36.2) 175     12.3     (10.4-14.6) 1382
Unemployed -   36     56.8     (43.0-69.6)  15     19.8     (11.5-31.9)  14     20.1     (11.3-33.3)   68
Student/homemaker 12      4.6     ( 2.5- 8.4)  139     58.6     (51.1-65.7)  51     21.8     (16.1-28.9)  40     15.0     (10.5-21.0)  242
Retired/Can't Work 21      3.4     ( 2.1- 5.4)  234     51.5     (45.7-57.2) 144     32.1     (27.0-37.7)  66     13.1     ( 9.7-17.4)  465
Unknown/Refused -   -  -  - --
HOUSEHOLD INCOME          
<$15,000 -   71     47.3     (37.3-57.5)  45     31.7     (22.8-42.3)  31     19.9     (12.9-29.4)  150
$15,000-24,999 15      3.2     ( 1.8- 5.3)  197     57.6     (50.9-64.0)  84     23.7     (18.6-29.7)  44     15.6     (11.1-21.4)  340
$25,000-49,999 18      2.1     ( 1.3- 3.5)  405     55.0     (50.8-59.2) 237     30.8     (27.1-34.8) 101     12.1     ( 9.6-15.1)  761
$50,000-74,999  5      1.8     ( 0.7- 4.6)  129     48.5     (41.3-55.7) 102     40.2     (33.3-47.6)  26      9.5     ( 6.2-14.3)  262
>=$75,000  7      4.2     ( 1.9- 9.1)  101     45.4     (37.9-53.1)  89     40.6     (33.3-48.3)  25      9.8     ( 6.2-15.1)  222
Unknown/Refused 23      4.7     ( 2.9- 7.4)  226     53.8     (47.9-59.7) 105     25.9     (20.9-31.6)  68     15.6     (11.9-20.1)  422
COUNTY          
Honolulu 47      3.1     ( 2.3- 4.2)  692     53.2     (50.1-56.4) 386     31.2     (28.3-34.3) 169     12.5     (10.6-14.6) 1294
Hawaii -  137     51.2     (44.1-58.1)  78     32.2     (26.1-39.0)  33     15.3     (10.5-21.8)  251
Kauai  7      3.3     ( 1.4- 7.5)  121     48.3     (41.2-55.6)  88     34.7     (28.2-41.9)  36     13.6     ( 9.0-20.1)  252
Maui 14      3.6     ( 2.0- 6.5)  179     53.5     (47.3-59.6) 110     28.7     (23.6-34.4)  57     14.2     (10.5-18.9)  360

*Underweight:BMI<18.5; Recomended range (Healthy weight):18.5<=BMI<25;
Overweight:25<=BMI<30; Obese:BMI>=30.
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.