Number of Cigarettes Now Smoked Per Day*
State of Hawaii, BRFSS 1997


Demographic
Characteristics		 Less than half pack
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 Half to 1 pack      
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 More than 1 packs  
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 Total
TOTAL 114     39.1     (32.8-45.8) 154     47.4     (41.0-53.9) 49     13.5     ( 9.8-18.4)  317
AGE GROUP        
18-24 Years  17     61.0     (40.0-78.6)  11     37.8     (20.5-59.0) - --
25-34 Years  35     49.1     (36.6-61.8)  29     42.3     (30.3-55.3)  6      8.6     ( 3.7-18.8)   70
35-44 Years  32     33.0     (23.3-44.4)  44     46.7     (35.6-58.1) 20     20.3     (12.3-31.6)   96
45-54 Years  16     29.4     (15.9-47.9)  33     50.8     (35.2-66.3) 12     19.8     (10.3-34.5)   61
55-64 Years   5     18.6     ( 6.8-41.8)  14     61.2     (39.6-79.2)  8     20.1     ( 9.1-38.8) --
65+ Years   9     34.2     (18.3-54.8)  22     55.1     (35.9-72.9) - --
Unknown/Refused  -  - - --
GENDER        
Male  53     34.4     (26.6-43.2)  81     48.7     (40.1-57.4) 30     16.9     (11.3-24.4)  164
Female  61     45.3     (35.6-55.3)  73     45.6     (36.2-55.3) 19      9.1     ( 5.4-15.1)  153
ETHNICITY        
White  30     27.5     (19.0-38.0)  62     53.5     (43.1-63.6) 25     19.0     (12.3-28.2)  117
Hawaiian  19     35.9     (21.3-53.8)  29     55.1     (38.3-70.7)  7      9.0     ( 4.0-19.2)   55
Filipino  16     65.7     (44.5-82.1)  11     33.6     (17.4-54.9) - --
Japanese  29     44.9     (31.7-58.8)  26     37.0     (25.2-50.6) 11     18.2     ( 9.4-32.2)   66
Others  20     38.3     (24.7-54.1)  26     51.0     (36.0-65.9)  5     10.7     ( 4.0-25.3)   51
MARITAL STATUS        
Married  44     35.1     (26.3-45.1)  71     50.7     (41.3-60.1) 19     14.2     ( 8.8-22.1)  134
Unmarried  70     42.9     (34.3-52.0)  83     44.1     (35.6-53.0) 30     12.9     ( 8.3-19.5)  183
Unknown/Refused  -  - - --
EDUCATION        
<High School  12     42.2     (23.1-63.9)  17     42.6     (24.9-62.5)  6     15.2     ( 6.0-33.4) --
High School  49     40.4     (31.0-50.5)  59     46.6     (37.0-56.5) 16     13.0     ( 7.7-21.3)  124
Some College  38     39.6     (29.1-51.2)  52     48.6     (37.6-59.8) 16     11.7     ( 6.6-20.1)  106
College  15     30.2     (17.8-46.4)  25     50.9     (35.0-66.7) 11     18.9     ( 8.5-36.9)   51
Unknown/Refused  -  - - --
EMPLOYMENT        
Employed  76     41.3     (33.4-49.7)  92     42.8     (35.1-50.8) 33     15.9     (10.8-22.8)  201
Unemployed  18     45.2     (28.1-63.5)  19     49.9     (32.2-67.6) - --
Student/homemaker   7     22.5     ( 9.9-43.4)  16     66.4     (44.2-83.1) - --
Retired/Can't Work  13     31.9     (18.6-49.0)  27     53.4     (37.5-68.6) 10     14.7     ( 6.8-28.9)   50
Unknown/Refused  -  - - --
HOUSEHOLD INCOME        
<$15,000  26     41.0     (27.9-55.5)  29     49.3     (35.4-63.2) 11      9.7     ( 4.7-19.0)   66
$15,000-24,999  22     41.0     (27.4-56.1)  29     55.6     (40.8-69.6) -   55
$25,000-49,999  41     37.2     (27.7-47.8)  52     44.3     (34.2-54.9) 20     18.5     (11.3-28.9)  113
$50,000-74,999  13     42.4     (24.7-62.2)  20     38.6     (22.9-57.1)  7     19.1     ( 8.9-36.3) --
>=$75,000  -   8     45.3     (20.1-73.2) - --
Unknown/Refused   8     32.9     (16.0-55.8)  16     53.8     (33.3-73.0) - --
COUNTY        
Honolulu  75     41.6     (33.8-49.8)  99     46.6     (38.8-54.6) 23     11.8     ( 7.6-18.1)  197
Hawaii  11     32.0     (17.6-50.8)  13     39.3     (23.4-57.9) 13     28.7     (15.7-46.5) --
Kauai  16     30.1     (17.1-47.3)  20     53.7     (36.0-70.5)  8     16.3     ( 7.1-32.9) --
Maui  12     35.9     (20.7-54.5)  22     57.6     (39.6-73.7)  5      6.5     ( 2.5-16.2) --

*among current everyday smokers.
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.