Quit Smoking a Day or Longer Past Year*
State of Hawaii, BRFSS 1996


Demographic
Characteristics		 Yes    
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 No     
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 Total
TOTAL 189     51.5     (45.7-57.3) 204     48.5     (42.7-54.3)  393
AGE GROUP      
18-24 Years  32     64.7     (48.8-77.9)  17     35.3     (22.1-51.2) --
25-34 Years  44     64.8     (51.8-76.0)  27     35.2     (24.0-48.2)   71
35-44 Years  50     40.8     (31.4-50.9)  74     59.2     (49.1-68.6)  124
45-54 Years  31     46.5     (34.1-59.3)  44     53.5     (40.7-65.9)   75
55-64 Years  16     41.0     (23.4-61.4)  24     59.0     (38.6-76.6) --
65+ Years  16     56.6     (37.7-73.8)  18     43.4     (26.2-62.3) --
Unknown/Refused  -  - --
GENDER      
Male  94     48.3     (40.4-56.3) 109     51.7     (43.7-59.6)  203
Female  95     55.7     (47.4-63.8)  95     44.3     (36.2-52.6)  190
ETHNICITY      
White  63     43.7     (34.6-53.3)  82     56.3     (46.7-65.4)  145
Hawaiian  38     64.2     (50.1-76.2)  29     35.8     (23.8-49.9)   67
Filipino  22     78.4     (60.7-89.5)   9     21.6     (10.5-39.3) --
Japanese  30     39.8     (28.2-52.5)  56     60.2     (47.5-71.8)   86
Others  36     58.6     (44.3-71.6)  28     41.4     (28.4-55.7)   64
MARITAL STATUS      
Married  86     51.9     (43.4-60.3)  88     48.1     (39.7-56.6)  174
Unmarried 103     51.2     (43.2-59.1) 116     48.8     (40.9-56.8)  219
Unknown/Refused  -  - --
EDUCATION      
<High School  19     62.9     (43.9-78.6)  15     37.1     (21.4-56.1) --
High School  64     50.3     (40.6-60.0)  72     49.7     (40.0-59.4)  136
Some College  74     55.1     (45.2-64.7)  69     44.9     (35.3-54.8)  143
College  32     40.6     (29.1-53.2)  48     59.4     (46.8-70.9)   80
Unknown/Refused  -  - --
EMPLOYMENT      
Employed 117     45.0     (38.2-52.1) 151     55.0     (47.9-61.8)  268
Unemployed  17     73.1     (53.7-86.4)  10     26.9     (13.6-46.3) --
Student/homemaker  26     60.2     (43.3-75.0)  19     39.8     (25.0-56.7) --
Retired/Can't Work  28     61.2     (44.7-75.5)  23     38.8     (24.5-55.3)   51
Unknown/Refused  -  - --
HOUSEHOLD INCOME      
<$15,000  34     62.3     (47.6-75.0)  26     37.7     (25.0-52.4)   60
$15,000-24,999  31     50.0     (36.5-63.6)  39     50.0     (36.4-63.5)   70
$25,000-49,999  65     49.4     (39.5-59.5)  71     50.6     (40.5-60.5)  136
$50,000-74,999  27     48.2     (34.1-62.5)  29     51.8     (37.5-65.9)   56
>=$75,000  13     48.1     (28.3-68.5)  17     51.9     (31.5-71.7) --
Unknown/Refused  19     52.1     (35.0-68.7)  22     47.9     (31.3-65.0) --
COUNTY      
Honolulu 114     53.4     (46.0-60.6) 114     46.6     (39.4-54.0)  228
Hawaii  26     44.8     (31.3-59.1)  31     55.2     (40.9-68.7)   57
Kauai  24     48.7     (34.4-63.1)  32     51.3     (36.9-65.6)   56
Maui  25     48.8     (33.9-63.8)  27     51.2     (36.2-66.1)   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.