Smoking Status

State of Hawaii, BRFSS 1996

Demographic Characteristics	Current smoker   N          %        95% C.I.	Former smoker    N          %        95% C.I.	Never smoker     N          %        95% C.I.	Total
TOTAL	472     22.2     (20.2-24.4)	540     24.1     (22.1-26.2)	1147     53.7     (51.2-56.2)	2159
AGE GROUP
18-24 Years	61     34.0     (26.6-42.4)	27     12.8     ( 8.1-19.8)	100     53.1     (44.6-61.5)	188
25-34 Years	92     22.0     (17.6-27.2)	64     15.1     (11.7-19.3)	266     62.9     (57.3-68.1)	422
35-44 Years	147     27.8     (23.7-32.4)	109     21.5     (17.7-25.9)	267     50.6     (45.8-55.5)	523
45-54 Years	87     20.2     (16.2-24.9)	123     28.4     (23.5-33.9)	216     51.4     (45.8-56.9)	426
55-64 Years	43     19.3     (13.5-27.0)	81     32.5     (26.0-39.7)	103     48.2     (40.4-56.0)	227
65+ Years	41     10.7     ( 7.4-15.1)	133     37.0     (31.5-42.9)	191     52.3     (46.4-58.2)	365
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	--
GENDER
Male	243     25.6     (22.5-29.1)	287     28.8     (25.6-32.2)	421     45.6     (41.9-49.3)	951
Female	229     18.8     (16.3-21.5)	253     19.4     (17.0-22.0)	726     61.9     (58.7-65.0)	1208
ETHNICITY
White	176     22.9     (19.5-26.7)	249     29.9     (26.4-33.8)	339     47.2     (43.0-51.4)	764
Hawaiian	81     30.1     (24.1-36.8)	54     18.3     (13.7-24.0)	139     51.6     (44.7-58.5)	274
Filipino	44     18.3     (13.0-25.0)	41     21.0     (15.0-28.6)	157     60.7     (52.8-68.2)	242
Japanese	94     19.5     (15.7-24.0)	124     24.6     (20.6-29.1)	303     55.9     (50.9-60.8)	521
Others	77     21.7     (17.2-27.0)	72     18.8     (14.7-23.7)	209     59.5     (53.6-65.2)	358
MARITAL STATUS
Married	209     17.8     (15.5-20.5)	313     26.5     (23.8-29.5)	652     55.6     (52.4-58.8)	1174
Unmarried	263     28.9     (25.4-32.6)	226     20.5     (17.7-23.6)	492     50.6     (46.7-54.5)	981
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	--
EDUCATION
<High School	40     24.6     (17.8-32.9)	49     24.8     (18.2-32.8)	97     50.6     (42.1-59.1)	186
High School	168     26.7     (22.8-31.1)	151     26.1     (22.2-30.4)	279     47.2     (42.5-51.9)	598
Some College	168     24.6     (21.0-28.7)	187     24.4     (21.0-28.3)	344     50.9     (46.6-55.3)	699
College	96     14.5     (11.5-18.1)	153     21.6     (18.3-25.3)	426     63.9     (59.6-68.0)	675
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	--
EMPLOYMENT
Employed	321     22.3     (19.8-25.0)	332     23.1     (20.6-25.8)	783     54.7     (51.6-57.7)	1436
Unemployed	34     45.0     (32.9-57.7)	14     10.1     ( 5.5-17.9)	35     44.9     (32.8-57.6)	83
Student/homemaker	56     29.0     (22.3-36.7)	31     13.9     ( 9.5-19.8)	120     57.1     (49.3-64.6)	207
Retired/Can't Work	59     13.4     (10.1-17.8)	162     36.4     (31.3-41.7)	207     50.2     (44.7-55.7)	428
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	--
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
<$15,000	71     30.9     (24.3-38.3)	64     21.7     (16.3-28.3)	126     47.4     (40.0-55.0)	261
$15,000-24,999	94     25.9     (20.8-31.7)	81     22.6     (17.8-28.1)	181     51.5     (45.3-57.7)	356
$25,000-49,999	162     22.6     (19.1-26.7)	161     23.6     (20.1-27.4)	369     53.8     (49.4-58.2)	692
$50,000-74,999	63     18.6     (14.4-23.7)	103     27.9     (22.8-33.7)	196     53.4     (47.5-59.3)	362
>=$75,000	34     15.2     (10.4-21.6)	72     27.8     (22.0-34.4)	143     57.1     (49.8-64.0)	249
Unknown/Refused	48     21.2     (15.8-27.9)	59     20.0     (15.1-26.0)	132     58.8     (51.5-65.7)	239
COUNTY
Honolulu	278     21.6     (19.2-24.3)	317     22.6     (20.2-25.2)	768     55.8     (52.7-58.8)	1363
Hawaii	67     24.9     (19.6-31.1)	76     29.5     (23.8-36.0)	124     45.5     (38.9-52.3)	267
Kauai	64     24.9     (19.4-31.3)	70     29.1     (23.0-36.0)	117     46.1     (39.2-53.1)	251
Maui	63     20.4     (15.9-25.9)	77     25.4     (19.7-32.1)	138     54.2     (47.3-60.9)	278

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.