Trying to Lose Weight
State of Hawaii, BRFSS 1996


Demographic
Characteristics		 Yes    
 
N          %        95% C.I.		                   No     
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 Total
TOTAL 861     39.5     (37.1-41.9) 1298     60.5     (58.1-62.9) 2159
AGE GROUP      
18-24 Years  70     36.0     (28.2-44.6)  117     64.0     (55.4-71.8)  187
25-34 Years 165     39.4     (34.1-44.9)  256     60.6     (55.1-65.9)  421
35-44 Years 213     42.1     (37.4-47.0)  310     57.9     (53.0-62.6)  523
45-54 Years 199     44.5     (39.1-50.1)  227     55.5     (49.9-60.9)  426
55-64 Years 107     47.2     (39.6-55.0)  121     52.8     (45.0-60.4)  228
65+ Years 103     27.0     (22.1-32.5)  263     73.0     (67.5-77.9)  366
Unknown/Refused  -   - --
GENDER      
Male 319     33.5     (30.0-37.1)  630     66.5     (62.9-70.0)  949
Female 542     45.5     (42.2-48.8)  668     54.5     (51.2-57.8) 1210
ETHNICITY      
White 295     38.4     (34.4-42.6)  468     61.6     (57.4-65.6)  763
Hawaiian 126     44.3     (37.6-51.3)  147     55.7     (48.7-62.4)  273
Filipino 111     39.7     (32.6-47.2)  131     60.3     (52.8-67.4)  242
Japanese 199     39.1     (34.3-44.2)  324     60.9     (55.8-65.7)  523
Others 130     38.0     (32.5-43.9)  228     62.0     (56.1-67.5)  358
MARITAL STATUS      
Married 473     38.8     (35.7-42.0)  701     61.2     (58.0-64.3) 1174
Unmarried 387     40.6     (36.9-44.5)  594     59.4     (55.5-63.1)  981
Unknown/Refused  -   - --
EDUCATION      
<High School  72     37.8     (30.0-46.3)  115     62.2     (53.7-70.0)  187
High School 235     37.2     (32.8-41.8)  361     62.8     (58.2-67.2)  596
Some College 288     41.6     (37.3-46.0)  411     58.4     (54.0-62.7)  699
College 265     39.8     (35.5-44.2)  411     60.2     (55.8-64.5)  676
Unknown/Refused  -   - --
EMPLOYMENT      
Employed 602     40.7     (37.7-43.8)  833     59.3     (56.2-62.3) 1435
Unemployed  35     41.1     (29.6-53.7)   48     58.9     (46.3-70.4)   83
Student/homemaker  81     40.9     (33.5-48.7)  125     59.1     (51.3-66.5)  206
Retired/Can't Work 142     34.2     (29.2-39.7)  288     65.8     (60.3-70.8)  430
Unknown/Refused  -   - --
HOUSEHOLD INCOME      
<$15,000 117     46.0     (38.6-53.6)  145     54.0     (46.4-61.4)  262
$15,000-24,999 135     34.7     (29.3-40.6)  220     65.3     (59.4-70.7)  355
$25,000-49,999 272     39.7     (35.5-44.1)  419     60.3     (55.9-64.5)  691
$50,000-74,999 160     44.1     (38.4-50.0)  201     55.9     (50.0-61.6)  361
>=$75,000 102     39.2     (32.4-46.4)  148     60.8     (53.6-67.6)  250
Unknown/Refused  75     32.7     (26.2-39.9)  165     67.3     (60.1-73.8)  240
COUNTY      
Honolulu 557     39.8     (36.9-42.7)  806     60.2     (57.3-63.1) 1363
Hawaii 102     40.7     (34.2-47.5)  165     59.3     (52.5-65.8)  267
Kauai  91     34.9     (28.6-41.7)  160     65.1     (58.3-71.4)  251
Maui 111     40.3     (33.2-47.8)  167     59.7     (52.2-66.8)  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.