When Was The Last Time You Tested The Smoke Detectors in Your Home
State of Hawaii, BRFSS 1995


Demographic
Characteristics
Within 6 months            
 
N          %        95% C.I.
More than 6 months or never
 
N          %        95% C.I.
No smoke detectors in home 
 
N          %        95% C.I.
Others                    
 
N          %        95% C.I.
Total
TOTAL 976     45.9     (43.3-48.5) 616     27.0     (24.8-29.3) 419     19.4     (17.4-21.6) 146      7.6     ( 6.3- 9.2) 2157
AGE GROUP          
18-24 Years  91     45.5     (37.4-53.8)  52     25.9     (19.4-33.6)  36     17.5     (11.9-25.1)  21     11.1     ( 6.9-17.4)  200
25-34 Years 220     48.7     (43.5-53.9) 143     28.2     (23.9-33.1)  67     15.5     (11.9-19.9)  30      7.5     ( 5.0-11.3)  460
35-44 Years 237     45.5     (40.4-50.6) 143     25.3     (21.2-29.8)  92     20.7     (16.6-25.5)  33      8.5     ( 5.8-12.4)  505
45-54 Years 167     47.3     (41.1-53.5) 110     29.2     (23.9-35.1)  62     15.8     (11.8-20.8)  25      7.7     ( 4.9-12.0)  364
55-64 Years  76     43.5     (34.1-53.3)  47     29.3     (21.2-38.8)  43     23.3     (16.0-32.6)  12      4.0     ( 1.9- 8.1)  178
65+ Years 182     43.5     (38.0-49.3) 117     24.5     (20.0-29.5) 118     25.7     (21.0-31.0)  25      6.3     ( 3.9-10.2)  442
Unknown/Refused  -  -  -  - --
GENDER          
Male 452     47.6     (43.8-51.4) 247     23.9     (20.9-27.2) 202     21.8     (18.7-25.3)  57      6.7     ( 5.0- 9.0)  958
Female 524     44.2     (40.8-47.7) 369     30.1     (27.0-33.4) 217     17.1     (14.7-19.9)  89      8.6     ( 6.7-10.8) 1199
ETHNICITY          
White 414     54.2     (50.0-58.4) 202     21.9     (18.8-25.4) 126     16.0     (12.9-19.6)  54      7.9     ( 5.8-10.6)  796
Hawaiian 156     42.5     (36.4-48.8) 100     24.9     (20.0-30.5)  88     25.5     (20.3-31.5)  23      7.1     ( 4.3-11.6)  367
Filipino 120     43.4     (36.1-51.0)  68     25.9     (19.8-33.3)  61     21.5     (15.9-28.3)  25      9.2     ( 5.8-14.2)  274
Japanese 152     35.9     (30.7-41.5) 159     34.9     (29.9-40.3) 105     22.8     (18.4-28.0)  24      6.3     ( 4.0-10.0)  440
Others  79     44.4     (36.2-53.0)  58     32.0     (24.6-40.5)  27     13.8     ( 9.1-20.3)  15      9.8     ( 5.5-16.8)  179
MARITAL STATUS          
Married 572     51.0     (47.6-54.4) 325     26.0     (23.2-29.1) 197     16.8     (14.4-19.5)  71      6.2     ( 4.7- 8.1) 1165
Unmarried 401     38.4     (34.6-42.2) 286     28.3     (25.0-32.0) 221     23.5     (20.1-27.2)  75      9.8     ( 7.5-12.7)  983
Unknown/Refused  -   5     57.0     (22.7-85.6)  -  - --
EDUCATION          
<High School  68     39.1     (29.9-49.2)  46     18.0     (12.4-25.3)  62     30.5     (22.7-39.6)  21     12.4     ( 7.5-19.8)  197
High School 254     44.4     (39.6-49.3) 137     23.5     (19.6-27.9) 141     25.4     (21.3-30.1)  34      6.7     ( 4.4- 9.9)  566
Some College 374     47.8     (43.5-52.1) 237     29.0     (25.3-32.9) 121     16.9     (13.6-20.7)  47      6.4     ( 4.6- 8.9)  779
College 279     46.7     (42.0-51.6) 195     30.2     (26.0-34.8)  95     14.2     (11.3-17.8)  44      8.8     ( 6.3-12.2)  613
Unknown/Refused  -  -  -  - --
EMPLOYMENT          
Employed 640     46.6     (43.4-49.8) 415     28.0     (25.2-30.9) 236     17.9     (15.5-20.6)  91      7.5     ( 5.9- 9.5) 1382
Unemployed  28     37.8     (25.7-51.7)  16     20.8     (12.4-32.9)  18     26.7     (15.9-41.3)   6     14.6     ( 6.2-30.6)   68
Student/homemaker 119     48.3     (41.1-55.7)  65     25.9     (19.9-33.0)  37     15.7     (10.9-21.9)  21     10.1     ( 6.3-15.7)  242
Retired/Can't Work 189     43.1     (37.5-48.9) 120     25.2     (20.6-30.5) 128     26.2     (21.4-31.7)  28      5.5     ( 3.4- 8.8)  465
Unknown/Refused  -  -  -  - --
HOUSEHOLD INCOME          
<$15,000  57     36.2     (27.2-46.3)  36     21.3     (14.7-30.0)  47     32.8     (23.8-43.3)  10      9.6     ( 4.1-20.7)  150
$15,000-24,999 162     50.3     (43.7-57.0)  89     25.2     (19.8-31.5)  73     19.4     (14.9-24.9)  16      5.0     ( 2.8- 9.0)  340
$25,000-49,999 362     48.1     (43.9-52.3) 227     28.2     (24.6-32.1) 135     18.5     (15.3-22.2)  37      5.2     ( 3.5- 7.6)  761
$50,000-74,999 132     52.1     (44.8-59.2)  78     25.5     (19.9-32.0)  38     17.4     (12.1-24.4)  14      5.1     ( 2.8- 8.9)  262
>=$75,000  88     40.5     (33.2-48.2)  83     35.7     (28.7-43.3)  35     15.3     (10.6-21.5)  16      8.6     ( 4.7-15.0)  222
Unknown/Refused 175     40.2     (34.5-46.1) 103     23.8     (19.1-29.2)  91     21.9     (17.3-27.2)  53     14.2     (10.6-18.8)  422
COUNTY          
Honolulu 625     47.4     (44.2-50.5) 363     26.9     (24.3-29.8) 220     18.0     (15.6-20.7)  86      7.7     ( 6.1- 9.7) 1294
Hawaii 107     41.2     (34.5-48.2)  73     28.7     (22.9-35.2)  50     21.8     (16.3-28.5)  21      8.4     ( 5.2-13.3)  251
Kauai 100     42.3     (35.3-49.7)  78     29.9     (23.7-36.9)  56     21.9     (16.5-28.6)  18      5.9     ( 3.5- 9.6)  252
Maui 144     41.7     (35.6-48.0) 102     24.4     (19.6-29.9)  93     27.0     (21.8-33.1)  21      6.9     ( 4.2-11.3)  360

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.