Body Weight Based on BMI (New definition)*
State of Hawaii, BRFSS 1996


Demographic
Characteristics		 Underweight           (BMI<18.5)          
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 Recommended range(18.5<=BMI<25)
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 Overweight        (25<=BMI<30)         
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 Obese                 (BMI>=30)                 
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 Total
TOTAL 91      4.0     ( 3.1- 5.0) 1112     50.3     (47.9-52.8) 657     31.3     (29.0-33.6) 302     14.4     (12.8-16.3) 2162
AGE GROUP          
18-24 Years 20     10.4     ( 6.3-16.6)  103     53.7     (45.2-62.1)  45     28.1     (20.8-36.9)  20      7.8     ( 4.6-12.8)  188
25-34 Years 19      4.1     ( 2.5- 6.8)  218     50.2     (44.6-55.8) 126     29.6     (24.8-34.8)  59     16.1     (12.4-20.8)  422
35-44 Years 18      2.8     ( 1.7- 4.6)  271     49.2     (44.4-54.1) 157     31.9     (27.4-36.7)  78     16.1     (12.8-20.0)  524
45-54 Years  9      2.1     ( 1.0- 4.4)  198     45.0     (39.5-50.6) 148     34.6     (29.6-40.0)  71     18.3     (14.3-23.1)  426
55-64 Years -   99     40.9     (33.5-48.7)  90     41.0     (33.6-48.9)  35     17.2     (11.8-24.5)  228
65+ Years 20      5.1     ( 3.1- 8.3)  220     62.7     (56.8-68.2)  90     25.0     (20.1-30.5)  36      7.3     ( 5.1-10.4)  366
Unknown/Refused -   -  -  - --
GENDER          
Male 10      0.9     ( 0.4- 1.7)  430     46.5     (42.7-50.2) 374     38.0     (34.5-41.7) 138     14.6     (12.2-17.4)  952
Female 81      7.1     ( 5.5- 9.0)  682     54.3     (51.0-57.5) 283     24.4     (21.7-27.4) 164     14.2     (12.0-16.7) 1210
ETHNICITY          
White 37      4.0     ( 2.8- 5.7)  409     53.1     (48.9-57.3) 236     31.9     (28.1-36.1)  82     11.0     ( 8.7-13.8)  764
Hawaiian  7      1.5     ( 0.6- 3.7)   89     29.9     (24.0-36.5)  86     33.6     (27.3-40.5)  92     35.0     (28.7-41.9)  274
Filipino  5      3.0     ( 1.2- 7.5)  133     55.4     (47.7-62.9)  81     32.6     (25.9-40.1)  23      8.9     ( 5.6-13.9)  242
Japanese 22      4.3     ( 2.6- 7.0)  298     55.8     (50.8-60.7) 149     29.0     (24.7-33.7)  54     10.9     ( 7.9-14.7)  523
Others 20      6.0     ( 3.7- 9.4)  183     49.3     (43.4-55.1) 105     30.7     (25.5-36.5)  51     14.1     (10.6-18.5)  359
MARITAL STATUS          
Married 35      2.8     ( 1.9- 4.0)  600     50.4     (47.2-53.7) 366     31.9     (29.0-35.0) 174     14.9     (12.7-17.4) 1175
Unmarried 56      5.8     ( 4.2- 7.9)  508     50.0     (46.1-53.9) 291     30.4     (27.0-34.1) 128     13.8     (11.3-16.7)  983
Unknown/Refused -   -  -  - --
EDUCATION          
<High School  8      3.6     ( 1.6- 7.7)  101     53.3     (44.7-61.7)  52     29.5     (22.2-38.0)  26     13.6     ( 8.8-20.5)  187
High School 20      2.9     ( 1.8- 4.7)  280     46.5     (41.8-51.2) 199     33.8     (29.5-38.4)  99     16.8     (13.6-20.6)  598
Some College 31      4.6     ( 3.0- 6.9)  355     48.4     (44.1-52.8) 212     31.3     (27.4-35.6) 102     15.7     (12.7-19.2)  700
College 32      4.4     ( 3.0- 6.5)  376     55.5     (51.1-59.9) 193     29.1     (25.2-33.3)  75     11.0     ( 8.6-13.9)  676
Unknown/Refused -   -  -  - --
EMPLOYMENT          
Employed 46      2.7     ( 1.9- 3.7)  712     47.8     (44.7-50.9) 469     34.0     (31.2-37.0) 210     15.5     (13.4-17.9) 1437
Unemployed -   35     43.9     (32.0-56.6)  29     32.8     (22.0-45.7)  15     20.0     (11.7-32.0)   83
Student/homemaker 20     10.9     ( 6.8-17.2)  119     55.7     (47.9-63.3)  45     23.2     (17.1-30.8)  23     10.1     ( 6.5-15.5)  207
Retired/Can't Work 21      4.5     ( 2.8- 7.3)  243     57.4     (51.8-62.7) 113     26.2     (21.7-31.3)  53     11.9     ( 8.8-15.9)  430
Unknown/Refused -   -  -  - --
HOUSEHOLD INCOME          
<$15,000 17      5.4     ( 3.1- 9.3)  132     46.6     (39.3-54.1)  73     32.0     (25.0-40.0)  40     15.9     (11.4-21.9)  262
$15,000-24,999 15      3.4     ( 1.8- 6.3)  173     46.5     (40.4-52.7) 115     37.1     (31.2-43.4)  53     13.0     ( 9.7-17.2)  356
$25,000-49,999 17      2.1     ( 1.2- 3.5)  359     51.7     (47.3-56.1) 222     31.1     (27.3-35.3)  94     15.1     (12.1-18.7)  692
$50,000-74,999 12      3.3     ( 1.8- 6.1)  181     49.4     (43.5-55.2) 112     30.7     (25.5-36.4)  57     16.6     (12.6-21.5)  362
>=$75,000  8      3.4     ( 1.5- 7.2)  135     53.2     (45.9-60.3)  83     33.3     (26.8-40.4)  24     10.2     ( 6.4-15.8)  250
Unknown/Refused 22      9.9     ( 6.2-15.4)  132     53.8     (46.4-60.9)  52     22.0     (16.5-28.7)  34     14.3     ( 9.9-20.2)  240
COUNTY          
Honolulu 57      4.1     ( 3.1- 5.4)  697     50.5     (47.5-53.5) 422     31.6     (28.8-34.5) 189     13.8     (11.9-16.1) 1365
Hawaii 12      3.6     ( 1.9- 6.4)  133     49.7     (43.1-56.4)  78     29.8     (24.0-36.4)  44     16.9     (12.4-22.7)  267
Kauai 12      3.3     ( 1.7- 6.3)  131     48.6     (41.7-55.6)  73     31.8     (25.6-38.8)  36     16.3     (11.6-22.3)  252
Maui 10      4.2     ( 1.6-10.2)  151     52.6     (45.1-59.9)  84     28.9     (23.3-35.3)  33     14.3     ( 9.7-20.8)  278

*Underweight:BMI<18.5; Recomended range (Healthy weight):18.5<=BMI<25;
Overweight:25<=BMI<30; Obese:BMI>=30.
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.