Quit Smoking a Day or Longer in Past Year*
State of Hawaii, BRFSS 1995


Demographic
Characteristics		 Yes    
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 No     
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 Total
TOTAL 180     59.5     (52.9-65.8) 144     40.5     (34.2-47.1)  324
AGE GROUP      
18-24 Years  22     86.6     (64.6-95.8)  - --
25-34 Years  44     59.3     (46.1-71.3)  31     40.7     (28.7-53.9)   75
35-44 Years  51     55.9     (44.1-67.0)  45     44.1     (33.0-55.9)   96
45-54 Years  28     46.9     (32.1-62.2)  34     53.1     (37.8-67.9)   62
55-64 Years  17     77.1     (51.8-91.4)   8     22.9     ( 8.6-48.2) --
65+ Years  18     42.2     (25.1-61.3)  23     57.8     (38.7-74.9) --
Unknown/Refused  -  - --
GENDER      
Male  92     67.9     (58.5-76.1)  51     32.1     (23.9-41.5)  143
Female  88     50.4     (41.5-59.3)  93     49.6     (40.7-58.5)  181
ETHNICITY      
White  68     59.3     (48.6-69.3)  57     40.7     (30.7-51.4)  125
Hawaiian  40     59.9     (45.1-73.0)  29     40.1     (27.0-54.9)   69
Filipino  28     67.5     (48.9-81.8)  15     32.5     (18.2-51.1) --
Japanese  19     50.8     (33.9-67.6)  29     49.2     (32.4-66.1) --
Others  13     56.9     (33.9-77.2)   9     43.1     (22.8-66.1) --
MARITAL STATUS      
Married  84     56.3     (46.6-65.5)  66     43.7     (34.5-53.4)  150
Unmarried  95     62.5     (53.3-70.8)  78     37.5     (29.2-46.7)  173
Unknown/Refused  -  - --
EDUCATION      
<High School  17     47.0     (25.8-69.3)  19     53.0     (30.7-74.2) --
High School  62     64.6     (53.3-74.6)  41     35.4     (25.4-46.7)  103
Some College  77     60.3     (50.0-69.8)  54     39.7     (30.2-50.0)  131
College  24     56.6     (40.7-71.3)  30     43.4     (28.7-59.3)   54
Unknown/Refused  -  - --
EMPLOYMENT      
Employed 111     57.0     (49.0-64.6) 103     43.0     (35.4-51.0)  214
Unemployed  11     58.9     (31.1-82.0)   8     41.1     (18.0-68.9) --
Student/homemaker  28     65.5     (46.6-80.5)  12     34.5     (19.5-53.4) --
Retired/Can't Work  30     67.5     (49.1-81.7)  21     32.5     (18.3-50.9)   51
Unknown/Refused  -  - --
HOUSEHOLD INCOME      
<$15,000  18     55.3     (33.7-75.2)  13     44.7     (24.8-66.3) --
$15,000-24,999  43     68.8     (55.2-79.8)  32     31.2     (20.2-44.8)   75
$25,000-49,999  52     58.0     (46.5-68.7)  45     42.0     (31.3-53.5)   97
$50,000-74,999  24     62.6     (45.7-76.9)  19     37.4     (23.1-54.3) --
>=$75,000  12     52.1     (28.2-75.2)  10     47.9     (24.8-71.8) --
Unknown/Refused  31     53.6     (38.0-68.6)  25     46.4     (31.4-62.0)   56
COUNTY      
Honolulu  95     56.1     (47.6-64.2)  83     43.9     (35.8-52.4)  178
Hawaii  27     69.6     (52.0-82.9)  14     30.4     (17.1-48.0) --
Kauai  27     77.3     (60.4-88.4)  12     22.7     (11.6-39.6) --
Maui  31     60.3     (45.8-73.2)  35     39.7     (26.8-54.2)   66

*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.