Drinking and Driving*
State of Hawaii, BRFSS 1997


Demographic
Characteristics		 Yes    
 
N          %        95% C.I.		                 No     
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 Total
TOTAL 50      2.4     ( 1.7- 3.3) 2112     97.6     (96.7-98.3) 2162
AGE GROUP      
18-24 Years -  187     98.1     (92.6-99.5)  190
25-34 Years 15      4.0     ( 2.3- 6.9)  396     96.0     (93.1-97.7)  411
35-44 Years 17      2.9     ( 1.7- 4.9)  515     97.1     (95.1-98.3)  532
45-54 Years  9      2.5     ( 1.2- 5.4)  369     97.5     (94.6-98.8)  378
55-64 Years -  249     98.5     (96.0-99.5)  253
65+ Years -  392     99.5     (97.6-99.9)  394
Unknown/Refused -   - --
GENDER      
Male 35      3.4     ( 2.3- 4.8)  910     96.6     (95.2-97.7)  945
Female 15      1.4     ( 0.7- 2.6) 1202     98.6     (97.4-99.3) 1217
ETHNICITY      
White 18      2.4     ( 1.4- 3.9)  766     97.6     (96.1-98.6)  784
Hawaiian 15      6.8     ( 3.8-12.0)  227     93.2     (88.0-96.2)  242
Filipino -  227  227
Japanese 12      2.3     ( 1.2- 4.3)  531     97.7     (95.7-98.8)  543
Others  5      1.0     ( 0.3- 3.0)  361     99.0     (97.0-99.7)  366
MARITAL STATUS      
Married 16      1.4     ( 0.8- 2.4) 1162     98.6     (97.6-99.2) 1178
Unmarried 34      3.8     ( 2.5- 5.7)  949     96.2     (94.3-97.5)  983
Unknown/Refused -   - --
EDUCATION      
<High School -  172     98.8     (96.1-99.7)  175
High School 15      2.5     ( 1.3- 4.6)  617     97.5     (95.4-98.7)  632
Some College 16      2.3     ( 1.3- 4.0)  629     97.7     (96.0-98.7)  645
College 16      2.7     ( 1.6- 4.5)  690     97.3     (95.5-98.4)  706
Unknown/Refused -   - --
EMPLOYMENT      
Employed 42      3.0     ( 2.1- 4.2) 1334     97.0     (95.8-97.9) 1376
Unemployed -  108     98.2     (92.4-99.6)  110
Student/homemaker -  208     97.8     (91.4-99.5)  211
Retired/Can't Work -  462     99.3     (97.7-99.8)  465
Unknown/Refused -   - --
HOUSEHOLD INCOME      
<$15,000 11      3.3     ( 1.7- 6.2)  310     96.7     (93.8-98.3)  321
$15,000-24,999  6      1.2     ( 0.5- 3.0)  330     98.8     (97.0-99.5)  336
$25,000-49,999 18      2.8     ( 1.6- 5.0)  661     97.2     (95.0-98.4)  679
$50,000-74,999 10      3.4     ( 1.8- 6.4)  355     96.6     (93.6-98.2)  365
>=$75,000  5      2.2     ( 0.9- 5.4)  247     97.8     (94.6-99.1)  252
Unknown/Refused -  209  209
COUNTY      
Honolulu 29      1.8     ( 1.2- 2.7) 1371     98.2     (97.3-98.8) 1400
Hawaii 10      5.3     ( 2.5-10.8)  242     94.7     (89.2-97.5)  252
Kauai  5      2.9     ( 0.9- 8.7)  251     97.1     (91.3-99.1)  256
Maui  6      2.8     ( 1.2- 6.5)  248     97.2     (93.5-98.8)  254

*Reported having driven at least once when perhaps had too much to drink.
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.