Are Any of the Firearms Long Guns Such As Rifles or Shotguns
State of Hawaii, BRFSS 1997


Demographic
Characteristics		 Yes    
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 No     
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 Total
TOTAL 97     54.7     (45.8-63.2) 76     45.3     (36.8-54.2)  173
AGE GROUP      
18-24 Years  5     61.2     (27.1-87.0)  5     38.8     (13.0-72.9) --
25-34 Years 16     48.8     (31.6-66.2) 18     51.2     (33.8-68.4) --
35-44 Years 29     51.4     (36.4-66.2) 22     48.6     (33.8-63.6)   51
45-54 Years 26     56.7     (37.6-74.0) 13     43.3     (26.0-62.4) --
55-64 Years 14     70.6     (40.5-89.5)  7     29.4     (10.5-59.5) --
65+ Years  6     35.0     (13.5-65.0) 11     65.0     (35.0-86.5) --
Unknown/Refused - - --
GENDER      
Male 61     56.0     (44.9-66.6) 46     44.0     (33.4-55.1)  107
Female 36     51.8     (37.9-65.5) 30     48.2     (34.5-62.1)   66
ETHNICITY      
White 43     48.3     (36.4-60.4) 38     51.7     (39.6-63.6)   81
Hawaiian 13     77.0     (52.1-91.2)  5     23.0     ( 8.8-47.9) --
Filipino 14     56.5     (31.5-78.6)  6     43.5     (21.4-68.5) --
Japanese 13     46.4     (26.1-68.0) 13     53.6     (32.0-73.9) --
Others 14     53.2     (32.9-72.4) 14     46.8     (27.6-67.1) --
MARITAL STATUS      
Married 60     51.9     (41.3-62.3) 50     48.1     (37.7-58.7)  110
Unmarried 37     61.4     (46.0-74.8) 26     38.6     (25.2-54.0)   63
Unknown/Refused - - --
EDUCATION      
<High School  5     59.6     (24.0-87.3)  5     40.4     (12.7-76.0) --
High School 26     60.5     (43.5-75.3) 18     39.5     (24.7-56.5) --
Some College 30     51.1     (35.3-66.7) 23     48.9     (33.3-64.7)   53
College 36     52.8     (39.1-66.1) 30     47.2     (33.9-60.9)   66
Unknown/Refused - - --
EMPLOYMENT      
Employed 72     54.2     (44.2-63.8) 57     45.8     (36.2-55.8)  129
Unemployed  5     71.0     (29.4-93.5) - --
Student/homemaker - - --
Retired/Can't Work 16     58.6     (34.9-78.9) 13     41.4     (21.1-65.1) --
Unknown/Refused - - --
HOUSEHOLD INCOME      
<$15,000  5     77.6     (34.9-95.7) - --
$15,000-24,999 15     44.7     (24.4-67.0) 14     55.3     (33.0-75.6) --
$25,000-49,999 28     44.9     (31.2-59.4) 32     55.1     (40.6-68.8)   60
$50,000-74,999 29     60.4     (43.3-75.3) 15     39.6     (24.7-56.7) --
>=$75,000 14     54.3     (31.7-75.2)  9     45.7     (24.8-68.3) --
Unknown/Refused  6     82.0     (49.9-95.4) - --
COUNTY      
Honolulu 46     45.8     (35.0-57.0) 54     54.2     (43.0-65.0)  100
Hawaii 19     58.1     (38.2-75.6) 11     41.9     (24.4-61.8) --
Kauai 14     62.2     (38.3-81.3)  9     37.8     (18.7-61.7) --
Maui 18     95.0     (79.8-98.9) - --

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.