Number of Cigarettes Now Smoked Per Day*
State of Hawaii, BRFSS 1995


Demographic
Characteristics		 Less than half pack
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 Half to one pack   
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 More than one pack 
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 Total
TOTAL 122     39.2     (32.9-46.0) 159     49.5     (42.8-56.2) 42     11.3     ( 7.7-16.2)  323
AGE GROUP        
18-24 Years  13     46.3     (26.1-67.8)  12     53.7     (32.2-73.9) - --
25-34 Years  32     42.7     (30.4-56.0)  38     49.1     (36.4-61.9)  5      8.2     ( 3.2-19.3)   75
35-44 Years  37     35.5     (25.4-47.1)  47     49.0     (37.4-60.7) 13     15.5     ( 8.0-28.1)   97
45-54 Years  17     36.0     (22.2-52.7)  33     50.5     (35.3-65.5) 12     13.5     ( 6.5-25.9)   62
55-64 Years   9     41.6     (18.7-68.8)   9     39.9     (17.2-68.1)  7     18.5     ( 6.5-42.5) --
65+ Years  14     35.4     (19.5-55.3)  20     55.3     (35.8-73.3)  5      9.4     ( 3.6-22.2) --
Unknown/Refused  -  - - --
GENDER        
Male  43     32.0     (23.5-41.8)  75     54.3     (44.4-63.9) 25     13.7     ( 8.4-21.6)  143
Female  79     47.1     (38.2-56.1)  84     44.3     (35.7-53.3) 17      8.6     ( 4.7-15.3)  180
ETHNICITY        
White  31     26.1     (17.5-37.0)  69     52.0     (41.1-62.6) 25     21.9     (13.8-33.0)  125
Hawaiian  27     43.9     (30.2-58.5)  36     50.0     (35.8-64.2)  6      6.1     ( 2.4-14.8)   69
Filipino  27     57.2     (37.1-75.2)  13     40.1     (22.3-60.9) - --
Japanese  19     42.3     (26.1-60.4)  24     52.5     (35.1-69.3)  5      5.2     ( 1.9-13.3) --
Others  11     45.7     (25.0-68.0)   9     48.0     (26.7-70.1) - --
MARITAL STATUS        
Married  57     36.6     (27.8-46.4)  79     54.6     (44.8-64.1) 13      8.8     ( 4.5-16.6)  149
Unmarried  65     42.0     (33.1-51.4)  79     44.3     (35.3-53.6) 29     13.7     ( 8.7-21.0)  173
Unknown/Refused  -  - - --
EDUCATION        
<High School  13     33.4     (16.7-55.7)  17     60.0     (37.9-78.7)  5      6.6     ( 2.3-17.3) --
High School  41     41.2     (30.4-52.8)  52     50.2     (38.8-61.5) 10      8.7     ( 4.1-17.4)  103
Some College  46     36.8     (27.2-47.6)  65     48.6     (38.4-59.0) 19     14.5     ( 8.2-24.4)  130
College  22     43.9     (28.9-60.1)  25     44.4     (29.3-60.6)  8     11.7     ( 5.0-25.3)   55
Unknown/Refused  -  - - --
EMPLOYMENT        
Employed  76     38.4     (30.8-46.6) 112     49.4     (41.4-57.4) 27     12.2     ( 7.7-18.8)  215
Unemployed   5     26.2     (10.0-53.2)   7     45.4     (21.0-72.3)  7     28.4     (11.2-55.3) --
Student/homemaker  24     61.6     (43.2-77.2)  14     37.6     (22.1-56.1) - --
Retired/Can't Work  17     29.4     (15.7-48.2)  26     60.6     (41.9-76.7)  7     10.0     ( 4.2-21.9)   50
Unknown/Refused  -  - - --
HOUSEHOLD INCOME        
<$15,000  13     42.6     (23.2-64.5)  14     47.6     (27.4-68.6) - --
$15,000-24,999  28     34.4     (22.4-48.8)  36     51.0     (36.3-65.6) 11     14.6     ( 6.3-30.5)   75
$25,000-49,999  33     41.0     (30.1-52.9)  49     44.4     (33.5-55.8) 15     14.6     ( 8.1-24.9)   97
$50,000-74,999  14     34.0     (19.2-52.8)  24     58.3     (40.7-74.0)  6      7.7     ( 3.1-17.5) --
>=$75,000   7     38.8     (17.9-64.8)  12     47.7     (24.7-71.7) - --
Unknown/Refused  27     45.8     (30.8-61.7)  24     49.7     (34.0-65.3) -   54
COUNTY        
Honolulu  69     40.3     (32.3-48.8)  86     49.6     (41.1-58.0) 24     10.2     ( 6.4-15.7)  179
Hawaii  16     40.7     (24.5-59.2)  20     43.1     (26.9-61.0) - --
Kauai  15     41.4     (24.3-60.9)  19     48.7     (30.9-66.9)  5      9.9     ( 3.5-24.8) --
Maui  22     29.9     (18.5-44.5)  34     57.0     (41.8-71.1)  9     13.1     ( 5.7-27.1)   65

*Among current everyday smokers.
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.