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


Demographic
Characteristics		 Underweight      
 
N          %        95% C.I.		    Recommended range
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 Overweight       
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 Total
TOTAL 182      8.0     ( 6.7- 9.4) 1443     66.8     (64.4-69.1) 537     25.3     (23.2-27.5) 2162
AGE GROUP        
18-24 Years  37     19.1     (13.4-26.5)  113     61.8     (53.2-69.7)  38     19.1     (13.1-27.1)  188
25-34 Years  37      7.9     ( 5.5-11.2)  289     66.6     (61.1-71.7)  96     25.5     (20.8-30.7)  422
35-44 Years  35      5.9     ( 4.1- 8.4)  350     66.7     (61.9-71.1) 139     27.4     (23.3-32.0)  524
45-54 Years  17      3.9     ( 2.3- 6.6)  284     65.0     (59.5-70.1) 125     31.1     (26.2-36.5)  426
55-64 Years  11      3.3     ( 1.7- 6.4)  150     65.8     (58.0-72.9)  67     30.9     (24.0-38.8)  228
65+ Years  43     10.6     ( 7.6-14.6)  255     74.1     (68.9-78.7)  68     15.3     (11.8-19.6)  366
Unknown/Refused  -   -  - --
GENDER        
Male  55      5.6     ( 4.2- 7.5)  641     67.9     (64.4-71.3) 256     26.4     (23.3-29.9)  952
Female 127     10.3     ( 8.5-12.5)  802     65.6     (62.4-68.6) 281     24.1     (21.4-27.1) 1210
ETHNICITY        
White  64      7.7     ( 5.9-10.1)  548     72.4     (68.4-76.0) 152     19.9     (16.7-23.5)  764
Hawaiian  11      2.8     ( 1.4- 5.4)  135     49.5     (42.6-56.4) 128     47.8     (40.9-54.7)  274
Filipino  11      5.2     ( 2.7-10.0)  177     74.2     (67.2-80.1)  54     20.6     (15.3-27.0)  242
Japanese  55     10.3     ( 7.6-13.7)  357     67.2     (62.3-71.8) 111     22.5     (18.5-27.1)  523
Others  41     11.0     ( 7.9-15.1)  226     63.6     (57.8-69.0)  92     25.5     (20.7-30.9)  359
MARITAL STATUS        
Married  75      6.0     ( 4.7- 7.7)  794     68.7     (65.6-71.6) 306     25.3     (22.6-28.2) 1175
Unmarried 107     10.9     ( 8.7-13.5)  645     63.7     (59.9-67.4) 231     25.4     (22.1-29.0)  983
Unknown/Refused  -   -  - --
EDUCATION        
<High School  16      8.0     ( 4.7-13.2)  127     68.4     (60.1-75.7)  44     23.6     (17.1-31.6)  187
High School  50      7.0     ( 5.1- 9.5)  375     63.9     (59.3-68.2) 173     29.1     (25.0-33.5)  598
Some College  55      7.7     ( 5.7-10.5)  465     65.9     (61.6-70.0) 180     26.4     (22.6-30.5)  700
College  61      9.1     ( 6.9-11.9)  476     70.2     (66.1-74.1) 139     20.7     (17.3-24.5)  676
Unknown/Refused  -   -  - --
EMPLOYMENT        
Employed  91      5.9     ( 4.7- 7.4)  974     67.2     (64.3-70.1) 372     26.9     (24.2-29.7) 1437
Unemployed   9      9.9     ( 4.6-20.1)   47     55.4     (42.7-67.3)  27     34.7     (23.8-47.5)   83
Student/homemaker  36     17.8     (12.5-24.7)  127     61.3     (53.4-68.7)  44     20.9     (15.1-28.1)  207
Retired/Can't Work  46      9.2     ( 6.7-12.7)  292     70.5     (65.4-75.2)  92     20.2     (16.3-24.9)  430
Unknown/Refused  -   -  - --
HOUSEHOLD INCOME        
<$15,000  31     11.4     ( 7.5-16.9)  165     58.0     (50.3-65.4)  66     30.6     (23.7-38.5)  262
$15,000-24,999  34      8.8     ( 5.9-12.9)  224     66.1     (60.2-71.5)  98     25.1     (20.3-30.5)  356
$25,000-49,999  47      6.3     ( 4.6- 8.6)  466     67.3     (63.1-71.3) 179     26.4     (22.7-30.5)  692
$50,000-74,999  20      5.9     ( 3.7- 9.4)  245     66.1     (60.2-71.6)  97     27.9     (22.8-33.7)  362
>=$75,000  13      4.9     ( 2.6- 9.0)  191     76.0     (69.2-81.7)  46     19.0     (13.9-25.6)  250
Unknown/Refused  37     14.4     (10.1-20.2)  152     65.2     (58.0-71.7)  51     20.4     (15.2-26.7)  240
COUNTY        
Honolulu 114      8.1     ( 6.6- 9.8)  901     66.4     (63.4-69.1) 350     25.6     (23.0-28.3) 1365
Hawaii  25      7.9     ( 5.1-12.1)  180     68.2     (61.6-74.2)  62     23.9     (18.5-30.2)  267
Kauai  24      7.2     ( 4.6-11.1)  172     68.2     (61.4-74.3)  56     24.6     (19.0-31.3)  252
Maui  19      7.7     ( 4.3-13.6)  190     67.0     (59.6-73.7)  69     25.2     (19.4-32.1)  278

*Underweight:BMI 20.7 for males and 19.1 for females;; Recommended range (Healthy Weight):20.7<=BMI<27.8
for males and 19.1<=BMI<27.3 for females; Overweight:BMI>=27.8 for males and BMI>=27.3
for females.
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.