Ever Had Your Blood Cholesterol Checked
State of Hawaii, BRFSS 1997


Demographic
Characteristics		                 Yes    
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 No     
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 Total
TOTAL 1621     74.7     (72.4-76.9) 495     25.3     (23.1-27.6) 2116
AGE GROUP      
18-24 Years   78     44.9     (36.7-53.4)  96     55.1     (46.6-63.3)  174
25-34 Years  244     59.3     (53.8-64.6) 157     40.7     (35.4-46.2)  401
35-44 Years  396     75.6     (71.2-79.5) 131     24.4     (20.5-28.8)  527
45-54 Years  319     85.7     (80.6-89.6)  56     14.3     (10.4-19.4)  375
55-64 Years  231     90.9     (84.9-94.7)  20      9.1     ( 5.3-15.1)  251
65+ Years  349     89.9     (85.4-93.0)  35     10.1     ( 7.0-14.6)  384
Unknown/Refused   -  - --
GENDER      
Male  695     73.2     (69.7-76.4) 231     26.8     (23.6-30.3)  926
Female  926     76.2     (73.1-79.1) 264     23.8     (20.9-26.9) 1190
ETHNICITY      
White  596     75.0     (71.1-78.6) 171     25.0     (21.4-28.9)  767
Hawaiian  173     68.2     (60.3-75.2)  66     31.8     (24.8-39.7)  239
Filipino  145     64.3     (56.7-71.2)  78     35.7     (28.8-43.3)  223
Japanese  448     85.1     (81.2-88.2)  81     14.9     (11.8-18.8)  529
Others  259     70.9     (65.1-76.1)  99     29.1     (23.9-34.9)  358
MARITAL STATUS      
Married  926     79.2     (76.3-81.7) 235     20.8     (18.3-23.7) 1161
Unmarried  694     67.8     (63.9-71.5) 259     32.2     (28.5-36.1)  953
Unknown/Refused   -  - --
EDUCATION      
<High School  121     68.8     (59.2-77.1)  48     31.2     (22.9-40.8)  169
High School  452     72.5     (68.2-76.5) 163     27.5     (23.5-31.8)  615
Some College  467     71.8     (67.4-75.8) 162     28.2     (24.2-32.6)  629
College  580     81.4     (77.7-84.6) 119     18.6     (15.4-22.3)  699
Unknown/Refused   -  - --
EMPLOYMENT      
Employed 1012     73.4     (70.5-76.1) 344     26.6     (23.9-29.5) 1356
Unemployed   65     64.4     (52.8-74.6)  37     35.6     (25.4-47.2)  102
Student/homemaker  130     58.1     (49.9-66.0)  74     41.9     (34.0-50.1)  204
Retired/Can't Work  414     89.7     (85.6-92.7)  40     10.3     ( 7.3-14.4)  454
Unknown/Refused   -  - --
HOUSEHOLD INCOME      
<$15,000  204     64.7     (57.9-70.9) 102     35.3     (29.1-42.1)  306
$15,000-24,999  246     70.3     (64.0-75.9)  89     29.7     (24.1-36.0)  335
$25,000-49,999  503     72.9     (68.6-76.7) 165     27.1     (23.3-31.4)  668
$50,000-74,999  298     84.3     (79.4-88.2)  59     15.7     (11.8-20.6)  357
>=$75,000  225     87.1     (81.1-91.4)  28     12.9     ( 8.6-18.9)  253
Unknown/Refused  145     66.9     (58.3-74.5)  52     33.1     (25.5-41.7)  197
COUNTY      
Honolulu 1059     76.6     (73.9-79.1) 305     23.4     (20.9-26.1) 1364
Hawaii  194     72.6     (65.1-79.1)  56     27.4     (20.9-34.9)  250
Kauai  184     65.6     (57.9-72.6)  68     34.4     (27.4-42.1)  252
Maui  184     67.2     (59.5-74.0)  66     32.8     (26.0-40.5)  250

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.