General Health Status

State of Hawaii, BRFSS 1997

Demographic Characteristics	Excellent/Very good   N          %        95% C.I.	Good                  N          %        95% C.I.	Fair/Poor             N          %        95% C.I.	Total
TOTAL	1174     53.4     (50.9-55.9)	689     32.6     (30.3-35.0)	299     14.0     (12.3-15.9)	2162
AGE GROUP
18-24 Years	118     61.2     (53.1-68.8)	63     33.9     (26.6-42.0)	9      4.9     ( 2.5- 9.7)	190
25-34 Years	265     64.3     (59.0-69.3)	121     28.9     (24.3-34.1)	28      6.8     ( 4.5-10.1)	414
35-44 Years	333     62.3     (57.4-66.9)	154     29.4     (25.1-34.0)	45      8.4     ( 6.1-11.4)	532
45-54 Years	215     54.3     (48.2-60.2)	114     31.1     (25.8-36.9)	49     14.6     (10.8-19.6)	378
55-64 Years	118     41.0     (33.7-48.6)	79     32.5     (25.7-40.1)	56     26.6     (19.6-35.0)	253
65+ Years	124     31.2     (26.2-36.6)	157     42.2     (36.6-48.0)	110     26.7     (22.0-31.9)	391
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	--
GENDER
Male	532     55.2     (51.5-58.8)	285     31.1     (27.8-34.6)	130     13.7     (11.3-16.4)	947
Female	642     51.5     (48.2-54.9)	404     34.1     (31.0-37.4)	169     14.4     (12.0-17.0)	1215
ETHNICITY
White	516     63.7     (59.6-67.7)	194     25.7     (22.2-29.5)	74     10.6     ( 8.0-13.8)	784
Hawaiian	109     48.3     (40.8-55.9)	79     30.7     (24.1-38.1)	57     21.0     (15.7-27.5)	245
Filipino	116     51.5     (43.9-59.0)	79     36.1     (29.1-43.8)	31     12.4     ( 8.4-18.0)	226
Japanese	233     42.1     (37.4-47.0)	208     38.3     (33.7-43.1)	99     19.6     (15.8-24.1)	540
Others	200     56.7     (50.8-62.4)	129     35.1     (29.7-40.9)	38      8.2     ( 5.7-11.6)	367
MARITAL STATUS
Married	629     51.8     (48.6-55.1)	387     32.8     (29.9-35.9)	160     15.3     (13.0-18.1)	1176
Unmarried	545     55.8     (51.9-59.6)	300     32.2     (28.6-36.0)	139     12.0     (10.0-14.5)	984
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	--
EDUCATION
<High School	45     27.3     (19.6-36.5)	67     41.7     (33.0-50.9)	63     31.0     (23.6-39.5)	175
High School	269     42.4     (37.9-46.9)	248     39.6     (35.2-44.1)	115     18.0     (14.8-21.8)	632
Some College	393     59.7     (55.1-64.2)	189     29.2     (25.2-33.5)	64     11.2     ( 8.2-14.9)	646
College	463     64.5     (60.3-68.5)	185     26.9     (23.3-30.8)	57      8.6     ( 6.4-11.5)	705
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	--
EMPLOYMENT
Employed	860     61.4     (58.3-64.4)	411     30.1     (27.3-33.0)	110      8.5     ( 6.9-10.6)	1381
Unemployed	52     47.2     (36.4-58.3)	39     35.2     (25.5-46.3)	19     17.6     (10.7-27.3)	110
Student/homemaker	115     51.5     (43.6-59.3)	72     37.4     (30.1-45.4)	23     11.0     ( 6.8-17.3)	210
Retired/Can't Work	147     31.0     (26.3-36.1)	167     37.3     (32.1-42.7)	147     31.8     (26.8-37.1)	461
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	--
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
<$15,000	115     33.7     (27.8-40.2)	117     39.0     (32.6-45.8)	89     27.2     (21.7-33.6)	321
$15,000-24,999	174     49.5     (43.1-55.9)	112     34.0     (28.2-40.3)	51     16.5     (11.9-22.5)	337
$25,000-49,999	383     56.3     (51.9-60.6)	226     32.2     (28.2-36.4)	70     11.5     ( 8.9-14.7)	679
$50,000-74,999	231     61.8     (55.8-67.4)	100     28.3     (23.3-33.9)	34      9.9     ( 6.6-14.5)	365
>=$75,000	174     66.1     (59.1-72.4)	63     26.3     (20.6-32.8)	16      7.6     ( 4.4-12.8)	253
Unknown/Refused	97     45.0     (37.2-53.2)	71     38.4     (30.8-46.7)	39     16.5     (11.6-22.9)	207
COUNTY
Honolulu	769     53.4     (50.4-56.3)	448     32.5     (29.8-35.4)	184     14.1     (12.1-16.5)	1401
Hawaii	128     52.0     (44.8-59.1)	83     35.0     (28.4-42.3)	40     13.0     ( 9.4-17.7)	251
Kauai	124     45.6     (38.6-52.9)	96     42.2     (35.1-49.6)	36     12.2     ( 8.6-17.0)	256
Maui	153     59.0     (51.5-66.0)	62     25.8     (19.6-33.1)	39     15.3     (10.8-21.2)	254

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.