Limited Vision in Reading Print
State of Hawaii, BRFSS 1997


Demographic
Characteristics		 Yes    
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 No     
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 Total
TOTAL 28     23.8     (15.9-34.0) 85     76.2     (66.0-84.1)  113
AGE GROUP      
18-24 Years - - --
25-34 Years - - --
35-44 Years -  9     72.6     (34.9-92.9) --
45-54 Years - 15     83.8     (61.7-94.4) --
55-64 Years 10     30.1     (14.7-52.0) 23     69.9     (48.0-85.3) --
65+ Years 10     22.2     (11.3-39.1) 34     77.8     (60.9-88.7) --
Unknown/Refused - - --
GENDER      
Male  8     16.5     ( 7.8-31.8) 34     83.5     (68.2-92.2) --
Female 20     29.5     (18.5-43.5) 51     70.5     (56.5-81.5)   71
ETHNICITY      
White  6     22.7     ( 9.9-43.8) 24     77.3     (56.2-90.1) --
Hawaiian - 13     77.4     (50.0-92.1) --
Filipino - 12     80.8     (49.3-94.8) --
Japanese  7     22.6     ( 9.3-45.6) 25     77.4     (54.4-90.7) --
Others  8     32.9     (15.5-56.7) 11     67.1     (43.3-84.5) --
MARITAL STATUS      
Married 15     22.6     (13.3-35.8) 49     77.4     (64.2-86.7)   64
Unmarried 13     26.6     (14.7-43.2) 36     73.4     (56.8-85.3) --
Unknown/Refused - - --
EDUCATION      
<High School  6     21.7     ( 9.1-43.6) 20     78.3     (56.4-90.9) --
High School 10     24.9     (12.5-43.5) 32     75.1     (56.5-87.5) --
Some College  5     14.4     ( 5.1-34.6) 18     85.6     (65.4-94.9) --
College  7     36.4     (17.7-60.3) 15     63.6     (39.7-82.3) --
Unknown/Refused - - --
EMPLOYMENT      
Employed 10     22.1     (11.1-39.1) 35     77.9     (60.9-88.9) --
Unemployed - - --
Student/homemaker - - --
Retired/Can't Work 14     24.0     (13.7-38.5) 45     76.0     (61.5-86.3)   59
Unknown/Refused - - --
HOUSEHOLD INCOME      
<$15,000  6     23.4     ( 9.7-46.6) 22     76.6     (53.4-90.3) --
$15,000-24,999  5     22.3     ( 8.9-45.9) 17     77.7     (54.1-91.1) --
$25,000-49,999  8     22.6     (10.0-43.3) 24     77.4     (56.7-90.0) --
$50,000-74,999 - 12     85.2     (59.0-95.9) --
>=$75,000 -  5     54.5     (20.2-85.0) --
Unknown/Refused -  5     64.1     (26.8-89.7) --
COUNTY      
Honolulu 16     21.5     (12.7-34.1) 49     78.5     (65.9-87.3)   65
Hawaii  6     27.2     (12.0-50.6) 14     72.8     (49.4-88.0) --
Kauai - 15     73.0     (39.6-91.8) --
Maui -  7     63.8     (27.3-89.2) --

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.