Quit Smoking a Day or Longer in Past Year*
State of Hawaii, BRFSS 1997


Demographic
Characteristics		 Yes    
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 No     
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 Total
TOTAL 164     53.6     (47.1-60.0) 153     46.4     (40.0-52.9)  317
AGE GROUP      
18-24 Years  18     62.8     (40.8-80.6)  11     37.2     (19.4-59.2) --
25-34 Years  36     51.2     (38.5-63.7)  34     48.8     (36.3-61.5)   70
35-44 Years  52     59.7     (48.3-70.2)  44     40.3     (29.8-51.7)   96
45-54 Years  31     50.2     (34.7-65.7)  30     49.8     (34.3-65.3)   61
55-64 Years  13     43.4     (23.9-65.2)  14     56.6     (34.8-76.1) --
65+ Years  14     47.7     (29.8-66.3)  19     52.3     (33.7-70.2) --
Unknown/Refused  -  - --
GENDER      
Male  88     52.6     (43.9-61.2)  76     47.4     (38.8-56.1)  164
Female  76     54.9     (45.2-64.2)  77     45.1     (35.8-54.8)  153
ETHNICITY      
White  67     54.5     (44.1-64.6)  50     45.5     (35.4-55.9)  117
Hawaiian  30     60.8     (44.3-75.1)  25     39.2     (24.9-55.7)   55
Filipino  15     64.1     (43.3-80.7)  13     35.9     (19.3-56.7) --
Japanese  31     47.9     (34.6-61.6)  35     52.1     (38.4-65.4)   66
Others  21     45.8     (31.2-61.2)  30     54.2     (38.8-68.8)   51
MARITAL STATUS      
Married  67     53.2     (43.7-62.4)  67     46.8     (37.6-56.3)  134
Unmarried  97     54.0     (45.1-62.7)  86     46.0     (37.3-54.9)  183
Unknown/Refused  -  - --
EDUCATION      
<High School  14     49.4     (29.7-69.2)  21     50.6     (30.8-70.3) --
High School  61     51.3     (41.5-61.1)  63     48.7     (38.9-58.5)  124
Some College  64     61.4     (50.0-71.7)  42     38.6     (28.3-50.0)  106
College  24     42.4     (27.8-58.5)  27     57.6     (41.5-72.2)   51
Unknown/Refused  -  - --
EMPLOYMENT      
Employed 103     52.0     (43.9-60.0)  98     48.0     (40.0-56.1)  201
Unemployed  25     65.9     (46.3-81.3)  16     34.1     (18.7-53.7) --
Student/homemaker  13     52.0     (31.2-72.2)  12     48.0     (27.8-68.8) --
Retired/Can't Work  23     47.3     (32.1-63.1)  27     52.7     (36.9-67.9)   50
Unknown/Refused  -  - --
HOUSEHOLD INCOME      
<$15,000  34     52.6     (38.5-66.2)  32     47.4     (33.8-61.5)   66
$15,000-24,999  32     60.7     (45.8-73.9)  23     39.3     (26.1-54.2)   55
$25,000-49,999  55     47.8     (37.5-58.4)  58     52.2     (41.6-62.5)  113
$50,000-74,999  21     59.3     (40.6-75.6)  19     40.7     (24.4-59.4) --
>=$75,000   5     40.4     (15.6-71.2)  10     59.6     (28.8-84.4) --
Unknown/Refused  17     58.9     (37.7-77.2)  11     41.1     (22.8-62.3) --
COUNTY      
Honolulu 102     53.2     (45.2-61.1)  95     46.8     (38.9-54.8)  197
Hawaii  18     56.3     (38.6-72.6)  19     43.7     (27.4-61.4) --
Kauai  21     36.6     (22.4-53.7)  23     63.4     (46.3-77.6) --
Maui  23     62.8     (45.0-77.8)  16     37.2     (22.2-55.0) --

*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.