Professional Advice About Weight Control

State of Hawaii, BRFSS 1996

Demographic Characteristics	Yes, lose weight          N          %        95% C.I.	Yes, gain weight          N          %        95% C.I.	Maintain current weight   N          %        95% C.I.	No                        N          %        95% C.I.	Total
TOTAL	275     13.5     (11.8-15.3)	46      1.9     ( 1.4- 2.6)	59      2.3     ( 1.7- 3.0)	1780     82.4     (80.4-84.2)	2160
AGE GROUP
18-24 Years	7      4.0     ( 1.7- 9.0)	6      2.5     ( 1.0- 6.5)	7      3.1     ( 1.4- 7.0)	168     90.3     (84.4-94.1)	188
25-34 Years	42     10.3     ( 7.4-14.3)	10      2.0     ( 1.0- 4.2)	6      1.3     ( 0.6- 3.0)	364     86.3     (82.1-89.7)	422
35-44 Years	63     13.6     (10.5-17.5)	9      1.8     ( 0.9- 3.5)	9      1.5     ( 0.7- 3.2)	443     83.1     (79.0-86.5)	524
45-54 Years	66     15.3     (11.8-19.6)	9      1.5     ( 0.7- 3.1)	10      2.1     ( 1.1- 4.1)	340     81.1     (76.6-84.9)	425
55-64 Years	47     24.5     (18.1-32.3)	5      1.5     ( 0.5- 4.3)	7      2.2     ( 1.0- 4.9)	169     71.8     (64.0-78.5)	228
65+ Years	47     13.2     ( 9.5-18.1)	6      1.4     ( 0.6- 3.2)	20      4.3     ( 2.6- 6.9)	292     81.0     (75.9-85.3)	365
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	-	--
GENDER
Male	117     12.6     (10.3-15.3)	19      1.8     ( 1.0- 2.9)	22      1.8     ( 1.1- 2.9)	794     83.8     (80.9-86.4)	952
Female	158     14.3     (12.1-16.9)	27      2.0     ( 1.3- 3.1)	37      2.7     ( 1.9- 3.9)	986     80.9     (78.1-83.4)	1208
ETHNICITY
White	76     10.0     ( 7.8-12.7)	17      2.2     ( 1.2- 3.8)	18      2.1     ( 1.3- 3.6)	652     85.7     (82.6-88.3)	763
Hawaiian	46     18.7     (13.8-24.9)	-	6      1.9     ( 0.8- 4.2)	218     78.5     (72.3-83.7)	274
Filipino	38     13.2     ( 9.2-18.5)	6      3.2     ( 1.3- 7.4)	11      3.5     ( 1.8- 6.6)	186     80.2     (74.0-85.2)	241
Japanese	68     16.2     (12.5-20.7)	9      1.2     ( 0.6- 2.3)	11      1.5     ( 0.8- 2.8)	435     81.1     (76.6-85.0)	523
Others	47     12.0     ( 8.8-16.2)	10      2.3     ( 1.2- 4.5)	13      3.2     ( 1.7- 5.9)	289     82.5     (77.8-86.3)	359
MARITAL STATUS
Married	167     14.7     (12.5-17.3)	22      1.5     ( 1.0- 2.4)	30      2.2     ( 1.5- 3.3)	955     81.5     (78.8-83.9)	1174
Unmarried	108     11.6     ( 9.3-14.3)	23      2.2     ( 1.3- 3.5)	29      2.3     ( 1.5- 3.6)	822     83.9     (80.9-86.5)	982
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	-	--
EDUCATION
<High School	27     14.4     ( 9.2-21.7)	-	14      5.3     ( 3.0- 9.3)	141     78.2     (70.5-84.3)	186
High School	75     12.6     ( 9.8-16.1)	11      1.4     ( 0.7- 2.7)	16      2.2     ( 1.3- 3.7)	496     83.8     (80.1-86.9)	598
Some College	89     13.9     (11.0-17.4)	16      2.5     ( 1.4- 4.4)	16      2.0     ( 1.2- 3.4)	579     81.6     (77.9-84.9)	700
College	83     13.4     (10.6-16.8)	15      1.6     ( 1.0- 2.8)	13      1.8     ( 1.0- 3.3)	564     83.1     (79.5-86.2)	675
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	-	--
EMPLOYMENT
Employed	177     13.2     (11.2-15.5)	26      1.8     ( 1.1- 2.7)	30      1.9     ( 1.3- 2.8)	1203     83.2     (80.8-85.4)	1436
Unemployed	13     14.7     ( 7.9-25.8)	-	-	65     82.1     (71.0-89.6)	83
Student/homemaker	20      9.3     ( 5.5-15.3)	5      2.2     ( 0.8- 6.1)	-	180     87.5     (81.1-91.9)	207
Retired/Can't Work	65     16.7     (12.8-21.5)	11      1.8     ( 1.0- 3.4)	24      4.5     ( 2.9- 6.9)	329     77.0     (72.0-81.3)	429
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	-	--
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
<$15,000	35     12.9     ( 8.9-18.5)	8      3.0     ( 1.3- 6.8)	17      5.4     ( 3.2- 8.9)	201     78.7     (72.4-83.9)	261
$15,000-24,999	46     11.3     ( 8.3-15.3)	7      1.7     ( 0.6- 4.3)	10      2.1     ( 1.0- 4.3)	293     84.9     (80.5-88.5)	356
$25,000-49,999	83     13.6     (10.7-17.2)	17      2.1     ( 1.2- 3.5)	18      2.5     ( 1.5- 4.0)	573     81.8     (78.0-85.1)	691
$50,000-74,999	54     15.7     (11.8-20.5)	5      1.1     ( 0.4- 2.6)	7      2.0     ( 0.9- 4.3)	296     81.3     (76.2-85.4)	362
>=$75,000	36     16.7     (11.7-23.1)	-	-	207     80.9     (74.4-86.1)	250
Unknown/Refused	21      9.5     ( 5.8-15.2)	6      2.7     ( 1.1- 6.6)	-	210     87.0     (81.0-91.4)	240
COUNTY
Honolulu	184     13.9     (11.9-16.2)	26      1.8     ( 1.2- 2.7)	35      2.1     ( 1.5- 3.1)	1120     82.2     (79.7-84.4)	1365
Hawaii	33     13.5     ( 9.3-19.1)	10      2.8     ( 1.5- 5.2)	12      3.6     ( 2.0- 6.6)	211     80.1     (74.2-84.9)	266
Kauai	25      9.9     ( 6.5-14.8)	6      2.0     ( 0.8- 4.9)	8      2.5     ( 1.2- 5.0)	213     85.7     (80.4-89.7)	252
Maui	33     13.0     ( 8.5-19.3)	-	-	236     84.7     (78.4-89.5)	277

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.