What Is the Leading Cause of Death in Hawaii

State of Hawaii, BRFSS 1996

Demographic Characteristics	Heart disease     N          %        95% C.I.	Stroke            N          %        95% C.I.	Cancer            N          %        95% C.I.	AIDS/HIV          N          %        95% C.I.	Auto injuries     N          %        95% C.I.	Violence/Murder   N          %        95% C.I.	Drugs/Alcohol     N          %        95% C.I.	Others            N          %        95% C.I.	Not Appliable          N          %        95% C.I.	Total
TOTAL	797     37.3     (34.9-39.8)	21      1.0     ( 0.6- 1.6)	437     19.7     (17.8-21.7)	63      2.8     ( 2.1- 3.7)	153      7.2     ( 6.0- 8.5)	49      2.5     ( 1.8- 3.4)	107      5.6     ( 4.5- 6.9)	157      6.8     ( 5.7- 8.1)	378     17.1     (15.4-19.1)	2162
AGE GROUP
18-24 Years	25     14.9     ( 9.7-22.1)	-	41     20.0     (14.2-27.4)	12      4.3     ( 2.1- 8.3)	29     14.5     ( 9.7-21.2)	7      3.2     ( 1.3- 7.4)	16     11.4     ( 6.6-18.9)	13      6.6     ( 3.7-11.5)	44     25.1     (18.1-33.6)	188
25-34 Years	119     30.8     (25.6-36.4)	7      1.4     ( 0.5- 3.5)	82     19.1     (15.1-23.8)	24      5.4     ( 3.4- 8.5)	51     10.6     ( 7.9-14.2)	11      2.8     ( 1.4- 5.5)	27      6.7     ( 4.4-10.1)	25      7.5     ( 4.9-11.3)	76     15.7     (12.4-19.7)	422
35-44 Years	214     42.7     (38.0-47.6)	5      0.9     ( 0.3- 2.5)	93     16.1     (13.0-19.9)	11      1.9     ( 0.9- 3.8)	46      9.1     ( 6.7-12.3)	15      3.1     ( 1.7- 5.7)	35      7.3     ( 5.1-10.3)	35      6.1     ( 4.2- 8.8)	70     12.7     ( 9.8-16.3)	524
45-54 Years	198     45.0     (39.6-50.6)	-	90     22.7     (18.3-27.8)	10      2.6     ( 1.3- 5.1)	15      3.4     ( 1.9- 6.1)	7      1.9     ( 0.7- 4.8)	16      4.3     ( 2.5- 7.3)	29      5.7     ( 3.8- 8.5)	57     13.3     (10.1-17.5)	426
55-64 Years	112     51.9     (44.1-59.6)	-	46     18.3     (13.1-24.9)	-	-	5      3.1     ( 1.2- 7.6)	8      2.4     ( 1.1- 5.2)	18      5.9     ( 3.5-10.0)	30     12.8     ( 8.6-18.7)	228
65+ Years	124     34.5     (29.0-40.4)	-	85     23.8     (19.2-29.3)	-	8      2.0     ( 1.0- 4.1)	-	5      1.5     ( 0.6- 4.0)	36      8.3     ( 5.6-12.2)	100     27.3     (22.3-33.0)	366
Unknown/Refused	5     68.4     (28.8-92.0)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	--
GENDER
Male	363     39.0     (35.3-42.7)	5      0.6     ( 0.2- 1.6)	181     18.8     (16.1-21.8)	20      2.0     ( 1.2- 3.2)	78      8.3     ( 6.5-10.5)	25      2.3     ( 1.5- 3.7)	64      7.0     ( 5.3- 9.3)	73      7.4     ( 5.7- 9.6)	143     14.6     (12.2-17.5)	952
Female	434     35.7     (32.6-38.9)	16      1.4     ( 0.8- 2.5)	256     20.6     (18.1-23.4)	43      3.7     ( 2.6- 5.2)	75      6.0     ( 4.7- 7.7)	24      2.6     ( 1.6- 4.2)	43      4.1     ( 2.9- 5.6)	84      6.2     ( 4.8- 7.8)	235     19.7     (17.2-22.4)	1210
ETHNICITY
White	312     41.0     (36.9-45.2)	-	116     13.8     (11.2-16.9)	17      2.0     ( 1.2- 3.4)	64      9.1     ( 7.0-11.8)	14      1.8     ( 1.1- 3.2)	38      5.7     ( 4.0- 7.9)	71      9.2     ( 7.1-11.9)	129     17.1     (14.1-20.6)	764
Hawaiian	92     34.8     (28.5-41.7)	5      1.7     ( 0.5- 5.1)	65     23.3     (18.1-29.6)	17      5.9     ( 3.3-10.5)	19      6.4     ( 3.8-10.7)	7      2.7     ( 1.1- 6.4)	17      6.9     ( 4.1-11.4)	22      7.9     ( 5.0-12.5)	30     10.3     ( 6.9-15.2)	274
Filipino	61     27.3     (20.7-35.2)	6      2.8     ( 1.1- 6.6)	49     18.9     (13.6-25.5)	13      5.1     ( 2.7- 9.2)	21      7.5     ( 4.4-12.5)	6      3.8     ( 1.5- 9.1)	23     11.6     ( 7.2-18.1)	24     10.4     ( 6.5-16.1)	39     12.7     ( 8.8-17.9)	242
Japanese	221     43.2     (38.4-48.3)	-	140     26.2     (22.1-30.7)	-	20      3.5     ( 2.2- 5.6)	7      1.4     ( 0.6- 3.3)	7      0.9     ( 0.4- 2.0)	19      3.0     ( 1.8- 4.9)	102     20.1     (16.3-24.4)	523
Others	111     30.2     (25.1-35.9)	-	67     18.9     (14.7-23.9)	12      3.2     ( 1.7- 5.9)	29      9.4     ( 6.4-13.6)	15      4.4     ( 2.4- 7.8)	22      7.2     ( 4.4-11.5)	21      4.4     ( 2.7- 7.1)	78     21.3     (17.0-26.4)	359
MARITAL STATUS
Married	457     40.0     (36.8-43.2)	15      1.4     ( 0.8- 2.4)	237     19.6     (17.2-22.3)	30      2.4     ( 1.6- 3.6)	79      7.3     ( 5.8- 9.2)	23      2.1     ( 1.3- 3.3)	54      4.8     ( 3.6- 6.3)	74      5.8     ( 4.5- 7.4)	206     16.7     (14.5-19.2)	1175
Unmarried	337     33.1     (29.6-36.8)	6      0.5     ( 0.2- 1.1)	200     20.0     (17.1-23.2)	33      3.4     ( 2.2- 5.2)	74      7.0     ( 5.4- 9.1)	26      3.0     ( 1.9- 4.8)	53      6.8     ( 4.9- 9.3)	83      8.3     ( 6.5-10.7)	171     17.9     (15.0-21.1)	983
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	--
EDUCATION
<High School	40     22.1     (15.8-30.1)	-	37     19.8     (13.6-28.1)	7      4.4     ( 2.0- 9.5)	14      9.4     ( 5.3-16.3)	-	7      4.9     ( 2.1-10.9)	15      6.5     ( 3.7-11.3)	60     28.4     (21.7-36.3)	187
High School	179     29.5     (25.3-34.0)	5      1.0     ( 0.3- 2.7)	142     22.5     (18.9-26.5)	23      3.1     ( 1.9- 5.1)	49      8.0     ( 5.9-10.9)	19      3.4     ( 2.0- 5.6)	35      7.3     ( 5.0-10.6)	34      6.4     ( 4.3- 9.2)	112     18.9     (15.5-22.7)	598
Some Col	259     37.8     (33.6-42.1)	-	136     18.9     (15.7-22.5)	19      3.1     ( 1.9- 5.2)	59      8.0     ( 6.0-10.6)	17      2.6     ( 1.5- 4.6)	45      6.7     ( 4.9- 9.2)	55      7.1     ( 5.2- 9.6)	107     15.4     (12.4-19.0)	700
College	319     48.9     (44.5-53.3)	10      1.4     ( 0.7- 2.9)	122     17.9     (14.8-21.5)	14      1.7     ( 1.0- 3.1)	31      4.8     ( 3.3- 7.0)	9      1.4     ( 0.6- 3.1)	20      2.8     ( 1.7- 4.4)	53      7.0     ( 5.2- 9.3)	98     14.1     (11.3-17.3)	676
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	--
EMPLOYMENT
Employed	564     40.0     (37.0-43.1)	17      1.1     ( 0.7- 2.0)	284     19.1     (16.8-21.6)	46      3.1     ( 2.2- 4.4)	110      7.8     ( 6.3- 9.6)	28      2.2     ( 1.5- 3.4)	77      6.1     ( 4.7- 7.8)	96      6.4     ( 5.1- 8.1)	215     14.1     (12.1-16.3)	1437
Unemployed	18     20.7     (12.3-32.7)	-	17     25.6     (15.8-38.7)	-	6      6.9     ( 2.8-16.0)	5      6.9     ( 2.6-17.0)	6      3.7     ( 1.4- 9.2)	11     12.9     ( 6.5-24.0)	16     20.4     (12.0-32.4)	83
Student/homemaker	54     26.3     (20.0-33.7)	-	38     16.0     (11.2-22.2)	10      4.7     ( 2.4- 9.2)	24     10.9     ( 7.1-16.4)	10      4.0     ( 1.8- 8.4)	13      8.0     ( 4.4-14.2)	14      7.1     ( 3.9-12.7)	43     22.1     (16.4-29.2)	207
Retired/Can't Work	158     37.4     (32.2-42.9)	-	97     23.0     (18.7-27.9)	-	13      3.0     ( 1.7- 5.2)	6      1.6     ( 0.6- 4.2)	11      2.8     ( 1.4- 5.5)	36      6.7     ( 4.7- 9.6)	103     24.0     (19.5-29.0)	430
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	--
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
<$15,000	65     24.4     (18.6-31.3)	-	52     18.3     (13.5-24.2)	9      3.3     ( 1.5- 7.0)	23      8.8     ( 5.5-13.7)	9      2.6     ( 1.2- 5.5)	16      7.5     ( 4.2-13.2)	30     11.0     ( 7.2-16.5)	54     21.9     (15.8-29.6)	262
$15,000-24,999	99     26.7     (21.6-32.5)	-	81     20.5     (16.1-25.6)	14      3.8     ( 2.0- 7.3)	33      9.8     ( 6.6-14.2)	7      2.8     ( 1.2- 6.9)	19      6.4     ( 3.9-10.3)	32     10.4     ( 7.0-15.1)	67     18.2     (14.0-23.3)	356
$25,000-49,999	277     40.2     (35.9-44.7)	5      0.7     ( 0.2- 1.8)	129     18.9     (15.7-22.6)	18      2.1     ( 1.2- 3.7)	50      7.8     ( 5.8-10.5)	17      2.8     ( 1.7- 4.7)	36      5.6     ( 3.9- 8.1)	45      5.6     ( 4.0- 7.7)	115     16.2     (13.3-19.5)	692
$50,000-74,999	163     47.2     (41.4-53.1)	5      1.2     ( 0.4- 3.3)	74     18.6     (14.6-23.5)	11      3.6     ( 1.9- 6.6)	20      5.0     ( 3.1- 7.9)	7      1.8     ( 0.8- 4.2)	19      6.4     ( 3.8-10.6)	22      5.5     ( 3.5- 8.7)	41     10.6     ( 7.6-14.6)	362
>=$75,000	126     48.3     (41.2-55.5)	-	55     22.7     (17.1-29.5)	5      1.7     ( 0.7- 4.1)	10      5.4     ( 2.7-10.6)	-	7      2.0     ( 0.9- 4.4)	11      4.8     ( 2.5- 9.1)	32     13.7     ( 9.5-19.4)	250
Unknown/Refused	67     28.8     (22.7-35.9)	-	46     20.4     (15.1-27.0)	6      3.0     ( 1.3- 6.8)	17      5.7     ( 3.3- 9.7)	8      4.2     ( 1.9- 9.2)	10      5.1     ( 2.6- 9.6)	17      5.4     ( 3.1- 9.4)	69     27.3     (21.4-34.2)	240
COUNTY
Honolulu	531     39.3     (36.3-42.3)	12      0.9     ( 0.5- 1.7)	272     19.3     (17.0-21.7)	35      2.5     ( 1.7- 3.6)	93      6.9     ( 5.6- 8.6)	37      2.8     ( 2.0- 4.1)	60      4.9     ( 3.7- 6.5)	96      6.8     ( 5.5- 8.4)	229     16.6     (14.5-18.9)	1365
Hawaii	86     30.7     (25.0-37.2)	5      1.3     ( 0.5- 3.3)	49     19.5     (14.5-25.6)	9      3.0     ( 1.5- 6.0)	14      6.4     ( 3.7-10.8)	5      1.7     ( 0.7- 4.3)	18      8.6     ( 5.3-13.7)	25      7.5     ( 4.9-11.3)	56     21.3     (16.4-27.2)	267
Kauai	83     32.4     (26.2-39.3)	-	55     21.2     (16.1-27.3)	8      3.6     ( 1.7- 7.5)	20      9.3     ( 5.7-14.9)	-	20      8.5     ( 5.3-13.2)	18      6.5     ( 3.8-10.8)	44     17.1     (12.5-22.9)	252
Maui	97     32.3     (26.1-39.2)	-	61     23.9     (17.9-31.2)	11      5.4     ( 2.5-11.5)	26      8.5     ( 5.6-12.8)	-	9      4.0     ( 1.9- 8.3)	18      5.7     ( 3.4- 9.5)	49     16.3     (11.7-22.3)	278

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.