Acute Drinking*
State of Hawaii, BRFSS 1997


Demographic
Characteristics		 Yes    
 
N          %        95% C.I.		                 No     
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 Total
TOTAL 345     17.1     (15.3-19.1) 1812     82.9     (80.9-84.7) 2157
AGE GROUP      
18-24 Years  41     24.2     (17.7-32.0)  149     75.8     (68.0-82.3)  190
25-34 Years  94     24.3     (19.9-29.3)  317     75.7     (70.7-80.1)  411
35-44 Years 101     20.6     (16.9-24.9)  430     79.4     (75.1-83.1)  531
45-54 Years  59     15.0     (11.3-19.7)  318     85.0     (80.3-88.7)  377
55-64 Years  26      9.5     ( 6.0-14.6)  227     90.5     (85.4-94.0)  253
65+ Years  23      6.0     ( 3.8- 9.2)  368     94.0     (90.8-96.2)  391
Unknown/Refused  -   - --
GENDER      
Male 264     27.3     (24.3-30.6)  678     72.7     (69.4-75.7)  942
Female  81      6.8     ( 5.2- 8.8) 1134     93.2     (91.2-94.8) 1215
ETHNICITY      
White 136     19.0     (15.9-22.5)  646     81.0     (77.5-84.1)  782
Hawaiian  68     30.6     (24.1-38.0)  176     69.4     (62.0-75.9)  244
Filipino  22     11.4     ( 7.3-17.4)  204     88.6     (82.6-92.7)  226
Japanese  59     10.8     ( 8.2-14.0)  482     89.2     (86.0-91.8)  541
Others  60     17.6     (13.4-22.7)  304     82.4     (77.3-86.6)  364
MARITAL STATUS      
Married 147     12.8     (10.8-15.1) 1026     87.2     (84.9-89.2) 1173
Unmarried 198     23.5     (20.3-27.1)  785     76.5     (72.9-79.7)  983
Unknown/Refused  -   - --
EDUCATION      
<High School  25     15.2     ( 9.9-22.6)  148     84.8     (77.4-90.1)  173
High School 118     20.8     (17.3-24.8)  514     79.2     (75.2-82.7)  632
Some College 109     18.5     (15.1-22.5)  534     81.5     (77.5-84.9)  643
College  93     12.5     (10.1-15.4)  612     87.5     (84.6-89.9)  705
Unknown/Refused  -   - --
EMPLOYMENT      
Employed 262     20.5     (18.1-23.1) 1112     79.5     (76.9-81.9) 1374
Unemployed  24     24.3     (15.7-35.7)   86     75.7     (64.3-84.3)  110
Student/homemaker  25     13.1     ( 8.4-19.9)  186     86.9     (80.1-91.6)  211
Retired/Can't Work  34      6.8     ( 4.6- 9.9)  428     93.2     (90.1-95.4)  462
Unknown/Refused  -   - --
HOUSEHOLD INCOME      
<$15,000  49     17.7     (13.0-23.5)  272     82.3     (76.5-87.0)  321
$15,000-24,999  61     19.1     (14.6-24.7)  273     80.9     (75.3-85.4)  334
$25,000-49,999 118     18.9     (15.6-22.7)  561     81.1     (77.3-84.4)  679
$50,000-74,999  56     15.6     (11.8-20.2)  309     84.4     (79.8-88.2)  365
>=$75,000  41     17.8     (12.8-24.1)  210     82.2     (75.9-87.2)  251
Unknown/Refused  20     10.5     ( 6.5-16.6)  187     89.5     (83.4-93.5)  207
COUNTY      
Honolulu 214     15.2     (13.2-17.4) 1182     84.8     (82.6-86.8) 1396
Hawaii  42     23.5     (17.3-31.1)  210     76.5     (68.9-82.7)  252
Kauai  38     17.2     (11.8-24.4)  218     82.8     (75.6-88.2)  256
Maui  51     24.5     (18.6-31.6)  202     75.5     (68.4-81.4)  253

*Reported having 5+ drinks at least once on an occasion.
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.