When Was The Last Time You Tested The Smoke Detectors in Your Home

State of Hawaii, BRFSS 1997

Demographic Characteristics	Within 6 months               N          %        95% C.I.	More than 6 months or never   N          %        95% C.I.	No smoke detectors in home    N          %        95% C.I.	Others                       N          %        95% C.I.	Total
TOTAL	828     36.5     (34.2-38.9)	809     37.8     (35.4-40.2)	362     16.9     (15.1-18.9)	170      8.8     ( 7.4-10.4)	2169
AGE GROUP
18-24 Years	72     33.4     (26.4-41.1)	60     33.7     (26.4-41.7)	20     11.1     ( 6.8-17.6)	38     21.9     (15.8-29.6)	190
25-34 Years	176     40.2     (35.1-45.5)	159     38.8     (33.7-44.2)	57     14.6     (11.1-19.1)	22      6.4     ( 3.9-10.3)	414
35-44 Years	237     43.0     (38.3-47.9)	202     39.1     (34.4-44.0)	64     12.2     ( 9.3-15.8)	31      5.8     ( 3.9- 8.5)	534
45-54 Years	145     38.1     (32.5-44.0)	148     38.4     (32.7-44.5)	59     17.1     (12.9-22.3)	26      6.4     ( 4.1- 9.8)	378
55-64 Years	91     32.4     (25.8-39.8)	93     37.5     (30.1-45.6)	56     24.8     (18.6-32.2)	14      5.3     ( 2.8- 9.9)	254
65+ Years	106     27.4     (22.6-32.7)	146     37.8     (32.4-43.5)	105     24.5     (20.1-29.6)	38     10.3     ( 7.2-14.5)	395
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	-	--
GENDER
Male	366     36.4     (33.1-39.9)	366     38.5     (35.0-42.1)	161     18.0     (15.2-21.1)	56      7.1     ( 5.3- 9.5)	949
Female	462     36.6     (33.4-39.8)	443     37.0     (33.8-40.4)	201     15.9     (13.6-18.4)	114     10.5     ( 8.6-12.9)	1220
ETHNICITY
White	347     43.9     (39.9-48.0)	294     36.5     (32.7-40.6)	97     13.2     (10.6-16.2)	46      6.4     ( 4.5- 9.0)	784
Hawaiian	99     36.6     (29.8-44.0)	83     37.6     (30.5-45.3)	48     18.8     (13.5-25.5)	15      6.9     ( 3.7-12.5)	245
Filipino	80     29.7     (23.6-36.6)	80     34.6     (27.8-42.0)	39     18.9     (13.4-25.8)	30     16.9     (11.6-24.0)	229
Japanese	155     29.7     (25.5-34.3)	232     43.5     (38.7-48.4)	108     18.0     (14.7-21.8)	48      8.8     ( 6.4-12.1)	543
Others	147     38.2     (32.7-43.9)	120     34.0     (28.6-39.9)	70     19.1     (14.8-24.4)	31      8.7     ( 5.9-12.5)	368
MARITAL STATUS
Married	483     39.2     (36.1-42.3)	451     39.4     (36.3-42.7)	168     15.1     (12.9-17.6)	77      6.3     ( 4.9- 8.1)	1179
Unmarried	345     32.6     (29.2-36.2)	358     35.3     (31.7-39.0)	192     19.6     (16.7-22.8)	93     12.5     ( 9.9-15.7)	988
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	-	--
EDUCATION
<High School	48     26.2     (19.3-34.5)	53     30.8     (22.9-40.1)	52     28.2     (20.9-36.9)	24     14.8     ( 9.3-22.7)	177
High School	251     37.3     (33.1-41.7)	205     32.8     (28.7-37.2)	130     20.9     (17.4-25.0)	50      8.9     ( 6.5-12.2)	636
Some College	262     37.9     (33.7-42.4)	241     38.7     (34.2-43.3)	92     14.8     (11.8-18.4)	51      8.6     ( 6.3-11.6)	646
College	266     36.9     (32.9-41.0)	309     43.6     (39.5-47.9)	86     12.1     ( 9.7-15.1)	45      7.3     ( 5.2-10.2)	706
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	-	--
EMPLOYMENT
Employed	550     38.0     (35.1-40.9)	555     40.3     (37.3-43.4)	185     14.3     (12.2-16.6)	92      7.5     ( 5.9- 9.5)	1382
Unemployed	54     43.4     (32.9-54.5)	21     21.9     (13.9-32.6)	21     22.0     (14.1-32.7)	14     12.8     ( 6.7-22.9)	110
Student/homemaker	95     40.1     (32.8-47.8)	68     34.8     (27.6-42.7)	27     12.0     ( 7.6-18.4)	21     13.2     ( 8.4-20.0)	211
Retired/Can't Work	129     28.2     (23.6-33.3)	165     35.9     (30.7-41.3)	129     26.4     (21.9-31.4)	43      9.5     ( 6.9-13.1)	466
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	-	--
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
<$15,000	109     30.8     (25.2-37.0)	104     34.5     (28.4-41.2)	85     27.0     (21.3-33.6)	24      7.6     ( 4.6-12.4)	322
$15,000-24,999	142     40.3     (34.3-46.7)	118     35.8     (29.8-42.2)	58     17.7     (13.3-23.3)	20      6.2     ( 3.7-10.1)	338
$25,000-49,999	280     40.0     (35.8-44.3)	251     36.3     (32.2-40.7)	106     16.5     (13.4-20.2)	43      7.1     ( 5.0-10.0)	680
$50,000-74,999	151     40.7     (35.1-46.6)	157     43.8     (38.0-49.8)	42     11.8     ( 8.5-16.1)	15      3.7     ( 2.1- 6.3)	365
>=$75,000	88     31.9     (25.9-38.4)	125     51.5     (44.5-58.3)	22     10.2     ( 6.6-15.5)	18      6.4     ( 3.9-10.5)	253
Unknown/Refused	58     25.7     (19.5-33.2)	54     23.5     (17.4-30.9)	49     21.1     (15.5-28.0)	50     29.7     (22.6-37.9)	211
COUNTY
Honolulu	552     36.6     (33.8-39.4)	517     38.1     (35.2-41.1)	215     15.8     (13.7-18.1)	120      9.6     ( 7.9-11.6)	1404
Hawaii	92     38.6     (31.8-45.8)	88     33.3     (27.0-40.2)	60     22.8     (17.3-29.3)	14      5.4     ( 2.9-10.0)	254
Kauai	98     38.0     (31.3-45.3)	100     39.8     (32.9-47.1)	37     14.1     (10.0-19.6)	21      8.0     ( 5.0-12.7)	256
Maui	86     32.9     (26.6-40.0)	104     39.4     (32.7-46.5)	50     20.4     (15.1-26.9)	15      7.3     ( 3.7-13.7)	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.