Trying to Maintain Current Weight
State of Hawaii, BRFSS 1996


Demographic
Characteristics		 Yes    
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 No     
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 Total
TOTAL 760     56.6     (53.4-59.8) 537     43.4     (40.2-46.6) 1297
AGE GROUP      
18-24 Years  61     48.9     (38.5-59.3)  56     51.1     (40.7-61.5)  117
25-34 Years 149     56.8     (49.5-63.9) 107     43.2     (36.1-50.5)  256
35-44 Years 180     56.0     (49.7-62.2) 131     44.0     (37.8-50.3)  311
45-54 Years 141     62.2     (54.5-69.3)  86     37.8     (30.7-45.5)  227
55-64 Years  77     60.2     (48.8-70.6)  43     39.8     (29.4-51.2)  120
65+ Years 150     55.8     (48.7-62.8) 112     44.2     (37.2-51.3)  262
Unknown/Refused  -  - --
GENDER      
Male 341     52.3     (47.7-56.8) 291     47.7     (43.2-52.3)  632
Female 419     62.0     (57.6-66.3) 246     38.0     (33.7-42.4)  665
ETHNICITY      
White 261     55.4     (50.0-60.7) 208     44.6     (39.3-50.0)  469
Hawaiian  85     56.5     (47.0-65.7)  62     43.5     (34.3-53.0)  147
Filipino  89     64.8     (53.6-74.6)  41     35.2     (25.4-46.4)  130
Japanese 190     55.3     (49.0-61.5) 134     44.7     (38.5-51.0)  324
Others 135     55.4     (47.8-62.7)  92     44.6     (37.3-52.2)  227
MARITAL STATUS      
Married 424     58.7     (54.5-62.8) 276     41.3     (37.2-45.5)  700
Unmarried 335     53.6     (48.6-58.6) 259     46.4     (41.4-51.4)  594
Unknown/Refused  -  - --
EDUCATION      
<High School  67     56.9     (45.3-67.7)  46     43.1     (32.3-54.7)  113
High School 208     54.4     (48.3-60.5) 155     45.6     (39.5-51.7)  363
Some College 238     53.0     (47.3-58.7) 173     47.0     (41.3-52.7)  411
College 247     62.7     (57.2-67.9) 163     37.3     (32.1-42.8)  410
Unknown/Refused  -  - --
EMPLOYMENT      
Employed 491     57.0     (53.0-61.0) 342     43.0     (39.0-47.0)  833
Unemployed  21     48.5     (32.3-65.0)  27     51.5     (35.0-67.7) --
Student/homemaker  77     57.8     (47.5-67.4)  48     42.2     (32.6-52.5)  125
Retired/Can't Work 171     57.0     (50.1-63.7) 116     43.0     (36.3-49.9)  287
Unknown/Refused  -  - --
HOUSEHOLD INCOME      
<$15,000  74     52.4     (42.5-62.2)  71     47.6     (37.8-57.5)  145
$15,000-24,999 135     57.2     (49.1-64.9)  86     42.8     (35.1-50.9)  221
$25,000-49,999 254     57.4     (51.6-63.0) 165     42.6     (37.0-48.4)  419
$50,000-74,999 118     58.0     (49.9-65.7)  83     42.0     (34.3-50.1)  201
>=$75,000  94     62.3     (52.9-70.8)  54     37.7     (29.2-47.1)  148
Unknown/Refused  85     50.1     (41.3-58.9)  78     49.9     (41.1-58.7)  163
COUNTY      
Honolulu 475     57.1     (53.1-60.9) 329     42.9     (39.1-46.9)  804
Hawaii  98     56.2     (47.6-64.5)  67     43.8     (35.5-52.4)  165
Kauai  93     54.5     (45.5-63.2)  68     45.5     (36.8-54.5)  161
Maui  94     55.4     (45.6-64.8)  73     44.6     (35.2-54.4)  167

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.