Number of Cigarettes Now Smoked Per Day*
State of Hawaii, BRFSS 1996


Demographic
Characteristics
Less than half pack
 
N          %        95% C.I.
Half to 1 pack      
 
N          %        95% C.I.
More than 1 packs  
 
N          %        95% C.I.
Total
TOTAL 151     41.0     (35.4-46.9) 170     42.4     (36.7-48.3) 70     16.6     (12.9-21.2)  391
AGE GROUP        
18-24 Years  28     61.5     (46.0-75.0)  16     25.9     (15.1-40.7)  5     12.6     ( 5.2-27.2) --
25-34 Years  38     49.5     (36.5-62.4)  25     40.2     (27.9-53.9)  7     10.3     ( 4.5-21.9)   70
35-44 Years  44     35.9     (26.9-46.1)  61     50.9     (40.9-60.7) 19     13.2     ( 8.1-20.8)  124
45-54 Years  21     29.2     (18.9-42.1)  33     38.1     (26.9-50.6) 21     32.8     (21.6-46.3)   75
55-64 Years  11     29.0     (14.5-49.6)  16     49.7     (30.1-69.4) 13     21.3     (10.6-38.1) --
65+ Years   9     35.1     (18.1-56.9)  19     53.8     (34.0-72.5)  5     11.1     ( 4.0-27.6) --
Unknown/Refused  -  - - --
GENDER        
Male  61     32.1     (25.1-40.1)  96     48.0     (40.0-56.1) 45     19.9     (14.4-26.7)  202
Female  90     52.6     (44.2-60.9)  74     35.0     (27.6-43.3) 25     12.4     ( 8.0-18.7)  189
ETHNICITY        
White  44     28.6     (21.0-37.7)  67     47.6     (38.3-57.1) 33     23.7     (16.5-32.9)  144
Hawaiian  25     38.7     (26.1-53.0)  29     44.9     (31.4-59.2) 12     16.5     ( 8.7-28.8)   66
Filipino  13     45.7     (27.0-65.7)  15     43.4     (25.4-63.3) - --
Japanese  36     42.8     (31.1-55.4)  33     40.4     (28.6-53.5) 17     16.8     ( 9.8-27.1)   86
Others  33     63.0     (49.5-74.8)  26     31.8     (20.9-45.2)  5      5.2     ( 1.9-13.0)   64
MARITAL STATUS        
Married  65     38.9     (31.0-47.4)  76     43.8     (35.5-52.4) 32     17.3     (12.0-24.4)  173
Unmarried  86     43.0     (35.2-51.2)  94     41.1     (33.5-49.0) 38     15.9     (11.1-22.4)  218
Unknown/Refused  -  - - --
EDUCATION        
<High School  11     45.2     (26.8-65.1)  11     30.8     (16.9-49.4) 12     24.0     (12.3-41.5) --
High School  53     38.5     (29.6-48.3)  61     44.5     (35.0-54.5) 21     16.9     (10.7-25.7)  135
Some College  59     43.3     (33.9-53.2)  62     42.7     (33.2-52.7) 22     14.0     ( 8.7-21.9)  143
College  28     38.6     (27.2-51.4)  36     43.6     (31.8-56.2) 15     17.8     (10.2-29.1)   79
Unknown/Refused  -  - - --
EMPLOYMENT        
Employed 102     38.2     (31.7-45.2) 120     45.6     (38.6-52.7) 45     16.2     (11.7-22.1)  267
Unemployed  10     36.1     (18.1-59.0)  12     44.5     (25.3-65.4)  5     19.4     ( 7.6-41.3) --
Student/homemaker  22     56.1     (39.5-71.4)  17     33.0     (19.5-50.1)  6     10.9     ( 4.5-24.0) --
Retired/Can't Work  16     41.2     (25.5-58.9)  20     33.7     (20.2-50.6) 14     25.1     (13.9-40.9)   50
Unknown/Refused  -  - - --
HOUSEHOLD INCOME        
<$15,000  20     36.0     (23.1-51.4)  22     32.5     (20.5-47.4) 17     31.5     (19.3-46.8)   59
$15,000-24,999  24     29.5     (18.8-42.9)  36     59.5     (45.9-71.8) 10     11.0     ( 5.5-20.9)   70
$25,000-49,999  54     42.8     (33.2-52.9)  59     43.0     (33.3-53.4) 23     14.2     ( 9.0-21.6)  136
$50,000-74,999  26     49.2     (34.9-63.7)  21     35.6     (23.0-50.6)  8     15.1     ( 7.1-29.3)   55
>=$75,000  10     36.6     (19.0-58.7)  13     43.9     (25.0-64.7)  7     19.5     ( 8.1-40.3) --
Unknown/Refused  17     49.1     (32.2-66.2)  19     40.2     (25.0-57.6)  5     10.7     ( 4.0-25.7) --
COUNTY        
Honolulu  95     42.3     (35.2-49.6)  96     42.3     (35.2-49.8) 36     15.4     (11.0-21.2)  227
Hawaii  21     35.5     (23.2-50.1)  24     42.3     (29.0-56.8) 11     22.2     (12.2-37.1)   56
Kauai  21     44.6     (30.6-59.6)  25     39.4     (26.6-53.8) 10     16.0     ( 8.4-28.3)   56
Maui  14     28.7     (16.8-44.5)  25     50.5     (35.5-65.4) 13     20.9     (11.3-35.4)   52

*For current everyday smokers.
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.