Carried a Loaded Firearm for Protection Against People in Past Month
State of Hawaii, BRFSS 1997


Demographic
Characteristics		 Yes    
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 No     
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 Total
TOTAL  5      2.3     ( 0.9- 5.6) 284     97.7     (94.4-99.1)  289
AGE GROUP      
18-24 Years -  18 --
25-34 Years -  49     93.9     (78.9-98.5)   51
35-44 Years -  81   81
45-54 Years -  64     95.1     (84.8-98.6)   67
55-64 Years -  37 --
65+ Years -  34 --
Unknown/Refused -  - --
GENDER      
Male  5      3.6     ( 1.4- 8.7) 164     96.4     (91.3-98.6)  169
Female - 120  120
ETHNICITY      
White - 122     99.2     (94.6-99.9)  123
Hawaiian -  35 --
Filipino -  24     93.9     (67.2-99.1) --
Japanese -  54     98.5     (90.3-99.8)   55
Others -  49     94.5     (80.6-98.6)   51
MARITAL STATUS      
Married - 185     98.0     (93.6-99.4)  188
Unmarried -  99     97.1     (88.5-99.3)  101
Unknown/Refused -  - --
EDUCATION      
<High School -  16 --
High School -  83   83
Some College -  88     94.8     (85.2-98.3)   91
College -  97     98.3     (93.3-99.6)   99
Unknown/Refused -  - --
EMPLOYMENT      
Employed - 202     97.2     (92.6-99.0)  206
Unemployed -  13 --
Student/homemaker -  20 --
Retired/Can't Work -  49     98.5     (89.7-99.8)   50
Unknown/Refused -  - --
HOUSEHOLD INCOME      
<$15,000 -  18 --
$15,000-24,999 -  49 --
$25,000-49,999 -  92     95.9     (87.4-98.7)   95
$50,000-74,999 -  63     98.7     (91.1-99.8)   64
>=$75,000 -  40     96.1     (77.2-99.5) --
Unknown/Refused -  22 --
COUNTY      
Honolulu - 133     96.5     (90.7-98.7)  137
Hawaii -  62     98.8     (91.6-99.8)   63
Kauai -  46 --
Maui -  43 --

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.