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State of Hawaii, BRFSS 1997

Demographic Characteristics	Always/Nearly always   N          %        95% C.I.	Sometimes/Seldom       N          %        95% C.I.	Never                  N          %        95% C.I.	Other                  N          %        95% C.I.	Total
TOTAL	2058     94.8     (93.6-95.8)	68      3.4     ( 2.6- 4.5)	23      1.0     ( 0.6- 1.6)	20      0.8     ( 0.5- 1.3)	2169
AGE GROUP
18-24 Years	178     91.9     (85.4-95.6)	9      6.3     ( 3.2-12.3)	-	-	190
25-34 Years	389     94.4     (91.5-96.3)	17      4.0     ( 2.3- 6.7)	8      1.6     ( 0.8- 3.3)	-	414
35-44 Years	511     96.1     (93.9-97.5)	15      2.8     ( 1.6- 4.9)	-	-	534
45-54 Years	361     95.5     (92.3-97.4)	11      3.2     ( 1.6- 6.4)	5      1.0     ( 0.4- 2.5)	-	378
55-64 Years	243     95.2     (90.0-97.8)	7      2.9     ( 1.1- 7.8)	-	-	254
65+ Years	373     94.9     (91.8-96.8)	9      1.9     ( 0.9- 4.1)	-	11      2.4     ( 1.3- 4.6)	395
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	-	--
GENDER
Male	895     94.1     (92.1-95.7)	34      3.9     ( 2.7- 5.7)	14      1.4     ( 0.7- 2.6)	6      0.6     ( 0.3- 1.4)	949
Female	1163     95.5     (93.9-96.7)	34      3.0     ( 2.0- 4.5)	9      0.5     ( 0.3- 1.1)	14      1.0     ( 0.5- 1.9)	1220
ETHNICITY
White	751     95.2     (92.7-96.9)	23      3.1     ( 1.9- 5.1)	5      1.2     ( 0.4- 3.4)	5      0.5     ( 0.2- 1.1)	784
Hawaiian	230     95.7     (92.4-97.6)	7      2.4     ( 1.0- 5.6)	6      1.4     ( 0.6- 3.3)	-	245
Filipino	219     95.5     (91.1-97.7)	5      2.0     ( 0.7- 5.5)	-	5      2.5     ( 1.0- 6.5)	229
Japanese	512     94.2     (91.4-96.1)	19      4.1     ( 2.5- 6.8)	5      0.7     ( 0.3- 1.7)	7      1.0     ( 0.4- 2.3)	543
Others	346     94.0     (90.2-96.4)	14      4.6     ( 2.5- 8.3)	7      1.3     ( 0.6- 2.9)	-	368
MARITAL STATUS
Married	1135     95.8     (94.3-97.0)	30      2.8     ( 1.9- 4.2)	8      0.7     ( 0.3- 1.5)	6      0.7     ( 0.3- 1.6)	1179
Unmarried	921     93.3     (91.0-95.0)	38      4.4     ( 2.9- 6.4)	15      1.3     ( 0.7- 2.7)	14      1.0     ( 0.6- 1.8)	988
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	-	--
EDUCATION
<High School	160     92.2     (86.8-95.5)	7      3.6     ( 1.5- 8.7)	5      1.8     ( 0.7- 4.8)	5      2.3     ( 0.9- 5.7)	177
High School	602     94.9     (92.6-96.6)	21      3.1     ( 1.9- 5.1)	6      0.7     ( 0.3- 1.7)	7      1.2     ( 0.5- 2.9)	636
Some College	619     95.3     (92.7-97.0)	14      2.7     ( 1.4- 4.9)	10      1.8     ( 0.8- 3.8)	-	646
College	673     94.8     (92.3-96.5)	26      4.5     ( 2.9- 6.9)	-	5      0.6     ( 0.2- 1.5)	706
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	-	--
EMPLOYMENT
Employed	1314     95.1     (93.6-96.3)	49      3.8     ( 2.8- 5.3)	16      0.8     ( 0.5- 1.4)	-	1382
Unemployed	104     94.5     (86.9-97.8)	-	-	-	110
Student/homemaker	200     92.9     (86.2-96.5)	8      4.9     ( 2.1-10.9)	-	-	211
Retired/Can't Work	440     94.8     (92.0-96.7)	9      2.0     ( 0.9- 4.2)	-	13      2.3     ( 1.3- 4.1)	466
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	-	--
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
<$15,000	298     91.7     (86.9-94.8)	7      2.6     ( 1.0- 6.8)	6      1.6     ( 0.7- 3.9)	11      4.1     ( 2.1- 7.9)	322
$15,000-24,999	321     96.1     (93.2-97.7)	12      2.8     ( 1.4- 5.5)	-	-	338
$25,000-49,999	651     95.4     (92.9-97.0)	21      3.7     ( 2.2- 6.2)	7      0.8     ( 0.4- 1.7)	-	680
$50,000-74,999	349     95.7     (92.7-97.5)	14      4.1     ( 2.3- 7.1)	-	-	365
>=$75,000	246     97.0     (93.3-98.7)	-	-	-	253
Unknown/Refused	193     91.2     (85.1-94.9)	10      5.3     ( 2.6-10.3)	-	5      1.8     ( 0.7- 4.4)	211
COUNTY
Honolulu	1328     95.1     (93.7-96.2)	45      3.3     ( 2.4- 4.6)	13      0.6     ( 0.3- 1.1)	18      1.0     ( 0.6- 1.7)	1404
Hawaii	245     94.6     (88.6-97.5)	5      3.1     ( 1.1- 8.1)	-	-	254
Kauai	246     94.4     (88.8-97.3)	7      3.7     ( 1.6- 8.6)	-	-	256
Maui	239     93.3     (87.8-96.4)	11      4.6     ( 2.2- 9.6)	-	-	255

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.