Chronic Drinking*
State of Hawaii, BRFSS 1995


Demographic
Characteristics		 Yes    
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 No     
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 Total
TOTAL 71      2.9     ( 2.2- 3.7) 2062     97.1     (96.3-97.8) 2133
AGE GROUP      
18-24 Years  6      2.5     ( 1.0- 6.0)  191     97.5     (94.0-99.0)  197
25-34 Years 11      2.6     ( 1.3- 5.0)  447     97.4     (95.0-98.7)  458
35-44 Years 20      3.9     ( 2.3- 6.4)  477     96.1     (93.6-97.7)  497
45-54 Years  9      1.7     ( 0.8- 3.6)  353     98.3     (96.4-99.2)  362
55-64 Years  9      3.4     ( 1.6- 6.9)  168     96.6     (93.1-98.4)  177
65+ Years 16      2.9     ( 1.7- 5.1)  419     97.1     (94.9-98.3)  435
Unknown/Refused -    7 --
GENDER      
Male 60      4.7     ( 3.5- 6.3)  885     95.3     (93.7-96.5)  945
Female 11      1.0     ( 0.5- 2.0) 1177     99.0     (98.0-99.5) 1188
ETHNICITY      
White 31      4.0     ( 2.6- 6.1)  754     96.0     (93.9-97.4)  785
Hawaiian 14      3.2     ( 1.7- 5.9)  348     96.8     (94.1-98.3)  362
Filipino  6      1.9     ( 0.8- 4.4)  264     98.1     (95.6-99.2)  270
Japanese 16      2.8     ( 1.6- 4.8)  422     97.2     (95.2-98.4)  438
Others -  176     99.3     (97.4-99.8)  178
MARITAL STATUS      
Married 27      1.9     ( 1.3- 2.9) 1124     98.1     (97.1-98.7) 1151
Unmarried 43      4.2     ( 2.9- 6.0)  931     95.8     (94.0-97.1)  974
Unknown/Refused -    7     83.3     (36.6-97.7) --
EDUCATION      
<High School -  190     98.8     (95.1-99.7)  193
High School 23      3.7     ( 2.3- 5.9)  535     96.3     (94.1-97.7)  558
Some College 26      3.0     ( 2.0- 4.6)  747     97.0     (95.4-98.0)  773
College 19      2.4     ( 1.4- 4.0)  588     97.6     (96.0-98.6)  607
Unknown/Refused -   - --
EMPLOYMENT      
Employed 48      2.9     ( 2.1- 4.0) 1320     97.1     (96.0-97.9) 1368
Unemployed  5      7.2     ( 2.5-19.4)   62     92.8     (80.6-97.5)   67
Student/homemaker -  236     98.5     (94.7-99.6)  239
Retired/Can't Work 15      2.9     ( 1.6- 5.1)  444     97.1     (94.9-98.4)  459
Unknown/Refused -   - --
HOUSEHOLD INCOME      
<$15,000 -  147     99.3     (95.4-99.9)  148
$15,000-24,999 12      2.7     ( 1.4- 5.0)  325     97.3     (95.0-98.6)  337
$25,000-49,999 23      2.5     ( 1.6- 4.0)  726     97.5     (96.0-98.4)  749
$50,000-74,999 11      2.9     ( 1.5- 5.4)  251     97.1     (94.6-98.5)  262
>=$75,000 12      5.1     ( 2.6- 9.8)  209     94.9     (90.2-97.4)  221
Unknown/Refused 12      2.7     ( 1.4- 5.2)  404     97.3     (94.8-98.6)  416
COUNTY      
Honolulu 45      2.8     ( 2.0- 3.8) 1234     97.2     (96.2-98.0) 1279
Hawaii  5      2.9     ( 1.2- 7.2)  243     97.1     (92.8-98.8)  248
Kauai  9      3.4     ( 1.6- 7.0)  239     96.6     (93.0-98.4)  248
Maui 12      3.4     ( 1.7- 6.5)  346     96.6     (93.5-98.3)  358

*Reported having 60+ drinks a month.
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.