How Effective a Properly Used Condom Is in Protecting People From Getting HIV

State of Hawaii, BRFSS 1996

Demographic Characteristics	Very effective         N          %        95% C.I.	Somewhat effective     N          %        95% C.I.	Not effective   N          %        95% C.I.	Others                N          %        95% C.I.	Total
TOTAL	637     34.1     (31.6-36.7)	863     49.1     (46.4-51.9)	93      5.0     ( 4.0- 6.3)	195     11.8     (10.1-13.7)	1788
AGE GROUP
18-24 Years	60     25.8     (19.6-33.1)	109     61.7     (53.3-69.5)	9      5.0     ( 2.2-10.6)	10      7.6     ( 3.8-14.5)	188
25-34 Years	164     39.1     (33.8-44.7)	201     49.0     (43.4-54.5)	20      4.2     ( 2.5- 6.8)	37      7.8     ( 5.6-10.9)	422
35-44 Years	182     34.9     (30.3-39.7)	260     50.0     (45.1-54.8)	29      4.9     ( 3.3- 7.3)	53     10.3     ( 7.7-13.6)	524
45-54 Years	159     36.3     (31.2-41.7)	185     41.3     (35.9-46.8)	24      6.2     ( 4.0- 9.5)	58     16.3     (12.2-21.3)	426
55-64 Years	72     28.3     (22.0-35.5)	108     47.3     (39.6-55.1)	11      5.2     ( 2.6-10.1)	37     19.2     (13.7-26.3)	228
GENDER
Male	311     36.4     (32.7-40.3)	385     48.5     (44.4-52.6)	39      4.6     ( 3.2- 6.6)	79     10.5     ( 8.2-13.4)	814
Female	329     31.8     (28.6-35.2)	482     49.8     (46.2-53.5)	55      5.5     ( 4.0- 7.4)	116     12.9     (10.7-15.6)	982
ETHNICITY
White	265     39.4     (35.1-43.9)	315     49.7     (45.2-54.3)	30      5.1     ( 3.4- 7.8)	36      5.7     ( 3.9- 8.3)	646
Hawaiian	65     24.5     (18.9-31.1)	136     55.2     (48.0-62.2)	19      6.6     ( 3.9-10.9)	32     13.6     ( 9.5-19.2)	252
Filipino	50     23.8     (17.1-32.1)	103     48.7     (40.6-56.9)	19      7.3     ( 4.4-11.7)	47     20.2     (14.4-27.5)	219
Japanese	148     40.2     (34.5-46.2)	167     45.7     (39.8-51.8)	12      2.9     ( 1.5- 5.7)	37     11.1     ( 7.8-15.6)	364
Others	112     32.3     (26.9-38.2)	146     47.2     (41.0-53.4)	14      4.4     ( 2.4- 7.9)	43     16.1     (11.8-21.6)	315
MARITAL STATUS
Married	319     32.5     (29.3-35.9)	470     47.9     (44.4-51.5)	58      5.5     ( 4.1- 7.2)	131     14.1     (11.7-16.8)	978
Unmarried	321     36.6     (32.7-40.7)	394     50.6     (46.3-54.9)	35      4.4     ( 2.9- 6.6)	64      8.4     ( 6.2-11.2)	814
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	-	--
EDUCATION
<High School	28     29.3     (19.6-41.4)	31     32.4     (22.0-44.9)	12     11.3     ( 5.7-21.3)	21     27.0     (17.1-39.8)	92
High School	133     26.4     (22.1-31.3)	268     53.4     (48.2-58.5)	30      6.6     ( 4.4- 9.7)	64     13.6     (10.4-17.7)	495
Some College	221     32.7     (28.7-37.1)	312     51.7     (47.0-56.3)	30      4.3     ( 2.8- 6.5)	65     11.3     ( 8.7-14.7)	628
College	258     43.9     (39.3-48.6)	256     45.1     (40.3-49.9)	22      3.5     ( 2.3- 5.3)	44      7.6     ( 5.4-10.4)	580
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	-	--
EMPLOYMENT
Employed	505     35.0     (32.1-38.0)	668     49.2     (46.1-52.3)	73      5.0     ( 3.8- 6.5)	141     10.8     ( 9.0-13.0)	1387
Unemployed	22     29.0     (18.5-42.3)	41     49.2     (36.7-61.8)	7     10.2     ( 4.4-21.8)	11     11.7     ( 6.2-20.8)	81
Student/homemaker	64     30.0     (23.5-37.5)	105     55.3     (47.4-63.0)	7      2.4     ( 1.1- 5.3)	23     12.2     ( 7.8-18.6)	199
Retired/Can't Work	47     34.3     (25.5-44.3)	51     37.1     (28.2-47.0)	7      7.6     ( 3.2-16.7)	20     21.0     (13.4-31.4)	125
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	-	--
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
<$15,000	61     28.7     (21.7-36.9)	88     44.3     (35.8-53.1)	18      8.9     ( 5.2-14.8)	30     18.1     (12.1-26.3)	197
$15,000-24,999	105     34.8     (28.6-41.6)	133     50.2     (43.3-57.2)	12      3.7     ( 2.0- 6.7)	28     11.3     ( 7.4-16.7)	278
$25,000-49,999	207     32.3     (28.1-36.8)	314     51.4     (46.7-56.1)	21      4.0     ( 2.5- 6.5)	65     12.2     ( 9.4-15.8)	607
$50,000-74,999	126     37.9     (32.2-44.0)	163     49.9     (43.7-56.1)	20      5.1     ( 3.2- 8.1)	19      7.0     ( 4.2-11.4)	328
>=$75,000	105     44.8     (37.5-52.4)	92     43.5     (36.1-51.2)	10      4.7     ( 2.1-10.1)	20      7.0     ( 4.3-11.0)	227
Unknown/Refused	36     22.2     (15.7-30.3)	77     51.0     (42.2-59.8)	13      6.8     ( 3.6-12.8)	33     20.0     (13.9-27.8)	159
COUNTY
Honolulu	398     33.8     (30.8-36.9)	545     49.5     (46.2-52.8)	54      4.5     ( 3.3- 6.0)	129     12.3     (10.2-14.7)	1126
Hawaii	72     32.2     (25.8-39.5)	113     50.7     (43.4-58.1)	13      6.4     ( 3.5-11.5)	25     10.6     ( 7.0-15.8)	223
Kauai	92     41.7     (34.5-49.2)	95     45.7     (38.2-53.3)	11      6.8     ( 3.5-12.8)	14      5.8     ( 3.2-10.5)	212
Maui	78     30.7     (24.5-37.7)	114     46.5     (38.9-54.3)	16      7.3     ( 4.1-12.5)	27     15.5     ( 9.8-23.6)	235

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.