Should Co-worker Have the Right to Refuse to Work with Someone Infected with HIV
State of Hawaii, BRFSS 1996


Demographic
Characteristics		 Yes    
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 No     
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 Total
TOTAL 732     51.2     (48.2-54.1) 770     48.8     (45.9-51.8) 1502
AGE GROUP      
18-24 Years  88     52.4     (43.7-61.0)  85     47.6     (39.0-56.3)  173
25-34 Years 169     49.0     (42.9-55.1) 188     51.0     (44.9-57.1)  357
35-44 Years 220     50.6     (45.3-55.8) 226     49.4     (44.2-54.7)  446
45-54 Years 166     50.9     (44.7-57.0) 183     49.1     (43.0-55.3)  349
55-64 Years  89     55.5     (46.6-64.1)  88     44.5     (35.9-53.4)  177
GENDER      
Male 358     53.9     (49.4-58.3) 320     46.1     (41.7-50.6)  678
Female 375     47.9     (43.9-51.9) 456     52.1     (48.1-56.1)  831
ETHNICITY      
White 242     46.6     (41.7-51.5) 306     53.4     (48.5-58.3)  548
Hawaiian 102     48.5     (40.7-56.4) 109     51.5     (43.6-59.3)  211
Filipino  96     56.5     (47.5-65.0)  84     43.5     (35.0-52.5)  180
Japanese 159     54.9     (48.3-61.4) 144     45.1     (38.6-51.7)  303
Others 134     52.3     (45.5-59.0) 133     47.7     (41.0-54.5)  267
MARITAL STATUS      
Married 404     52.0     (48.1-55.9) 407     48.0     (44.1-51.9)  811
Unmarried 329     49.6     (45.1-54.2) 366     50.4     (45.8-54.9)  695
Unknown/Refused  -  - --
EDUCATION      
<High School  30     50.5     (36.2-64.8)  34     49.5     (35.2-63.8)   64
High School 229     58.8     (53.2-64.1) 190     41.2     (35.9-46.8)  419
Some College 241     46.1     (41.1-51.1) 284     53.9     (48.9-58.9)  525
College 233     49.0     (43.9-54.1) 268     51.0     (45.9-56.1)  501
Unknown/Refused  -  - --
EMPLOYMENT      
Employed 576     51.2     (47.8-54.6) 601     48.8     (45.4-52.2) 1177
Unemployed  34     55.9     (41.9-69.0)  34     44.1     (31.0-58.1)   68
Student/homemaker  81     47.8     (39.3-56.5)  88     52.2     (43.5-60.7)  169
Retired/Can't Work  41     49.9     (38.4-61.4)  52     50.1     (38.6-61.6)   93
Unknown/Refused  -  - --
HOUSEHOLD INCOME      
<$15,000  79     53.3     (43.8-62.6)  75     46.7     (37.4-56.2)  154
$15,000-24,999 122     52.0     (44.5-59.4) 114     48.0     (40.6-55.5)  236
$25,000-49,999 252     49.3     (44.2-54.4) 273     50.7     (45.6-55.8)  525
$50,000-74,999 130     50.9     (44.3-57.6) 152     49.1     (42.4-55.7)  282
>=$75,000  83     47.3     (39.0-55.7) 106     52.7     (44.3-61.0)  189
Unknown/Refused  67     57.9     (47.7-67.4)  56     42.1     (32.6-52.3)  123
COUNTY      
Honolulu 466     51.3     (47.7-54.9) 475     48.7     (45.1-52.3)  941
Hawaii  92     52.1     (44.2-59.8)  98     47.9     (40.2-55.8)  190
Kauai  87     47.8     (39.7-56.0)  98     52.2     (44.0-60.3)  185
Maui  88     48.4     (39.9-57.0) 105     51.6     (43.0-60.1)  193

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.