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State of Hawaii, BRFSS 1997


Demographic
Characteristics		 Yes    
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 No     
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 Total
TOTAL 381     51.6     (47.4-55.8) 402     48.4     (44.2-52.6)  783
AGE GROUP      
40-49 Years  -  - --
50-59 Years 105     42.6     (35.6-50.0) 178     57.4     (50.0-64.4)  283
60-69 Years 106     52.8     (44.6-60.9) 106     47.2     (39.1-55.4)  212
70+ Years 170     60.8     (54.1-67.1) 118     39.2     (32.9-45.9)  288
Unknown/Refused  -  - --
GENDER      
Male 184     58.1     (51.9-64.0) 149     41.9     (36.0-48.1)  333
Female 197     45.7     (40.0-51.5) 253     54.3     (48.5-60.0)  450
ETHNICITY      
White 139     53.1     (46.0-60.1) 143     46.9     (39.9-54.0)  282
Hawaiian  17     37.6     (22.5-55.5)  37     62.4     (44.5-77.5)   54
Filipino  19     39.9     (25.7-56.1)  39     60.1     (43.9-74.3)   58
Japanese 156     56.2     (49.2-62.9) 125     43.8     (37.1-50.8)  281
Others  50     51.2     (40.5-61.8)  58     48.8     (38.2-59.5)  108
MARITAL STATUS      
Married 226     53.3     (47.9-58.6) 218     46.7     (41.4-52.1)  444
Unmarried 155     48.0     (41.5-54.6) 184     52.0     (45.4-58.5)  339
Unknown/Refused  -  - --
EDUCATION      
<High School  62     52.2     (41.2-63.0)  64     47.8     (37.0-58.8)  126
High School 112     49.6     (42.2-57.0) 127     50.4     (43.0-57.8)  239
Some College  87     48.8     (39.9-57.8)  99     51.2     (42.2-60.1)  186
College 120     56.5     (49.0-63.7) 110     43.5     (36.3-51.0)  230
Unknown/Refused  -  - --
EMPLOYMENT      
Employed 117     42.9     (36.1-50.0) 173     57.1     (50.0-63.9)  290
Unemployed   7     22.1     ( 9.0-44.7)  19     77.9     (55.3-91.0) --
Student/homemaker  20     58.0     (38.4-75.3)  18     42.0     (24.7-61.6) --
Retired/Can't Work 237     59.1     (53.4-64.5) 192     40.9     (35.5-46.6)  429
Unknown/Refused  -  - --
HOUSEHOLD INCOME      
<$15,000  63     52.7     (42.0-63.1)  77     47.3     (36.9-58.0)  140
$15,000-24,999  64     50.1     (39.5-60.7)  72     49.9     (39.3-60.5)  136
$25,000-49,999 107     53.3     (45.3-61.2)  97     46.7     (38.8-54.7)  204
$50,000-74,999  64     62.4     (50.9-72.7)  43     37.6     (27.3-49.1)  107
>=$75,000  40     47.4     (36.0-59.1)  47     52.6     (40.9-64.0)   87
Unknown/Refused  43     40.3     (29.9-51.6)  66     59.7     (48.4-70.1)  109
COUNTY      
Honolulu 248     56.1     (50.8-61.3) 209     43.9     (38.7-49.2)  457
Hawaii  55     45.8     (36.2-55.8)  63     54.2     (44.2-63.8)  118
Kauai  41     40.2     (29.9-51.5)  64     59.8     (48.5-70.1)  105
Maui  37     31.6     (22.5-42.4)  66     68.4     (57.6-77.5)  103

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.