Ever Been Told By Health Professional That Your Blood Cholesterol Is High
State of Hawaii, BRFSS 1997


Demographic
Characteristics		 Yes    
 
N          %        95% C.I.		                  No     
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 Total
TOTAL 501     31.5     (28.9-34.3) 1106     68.5     (65.7-71.1) 1607
AGE GROUP      
18-24 Years   6      9.8     ( 4.3-20.9)   72     90.2     (79.1-95.7)   78
25-34 Years  42     16.1     (11.7-21.9)  201     83.9     (78.1-88.3)  243
35-44 Years  83     22.5     (18.0-27.8)  309     77.5     (72.2-82.0)  392
45-54 Years 103     33.4     (27.6-39.8)  215     66.6     (60.2-72.4)  318
55-64 Years 106     49.0     (40.9-57.2)  124     51.0     (42.8-59.1)  230
65+ Years 158     46.1     (40.1-52.2)  184     53.9     (47.8-59.9)  342
Unknown/Refused  -   - --
GENDER      
Male 223     31.2     (27.4-35.3)  468     68.8     (64.7-72.6)  691
Female 278     31.8     (28.2-35.6)  638     68.2     (64.4-71.8)  916
ETHNICITY      
White 171     30.5     (26.2-35.1)  422     69.5     (64.9-73.8)  593
Hawaiian  42     24.2     (17.4-32.5)  131     75.8     (67.5-82.6)  173
Filipino  52     35.3     (26.7-45.1)   91     64.7     (54.9-73.3)  143
Japanese 157     35.4     (30.4-40.9)  284     64.6     (59.1-69.6)  441
Others  79     29.4     (23.5-36.1)  178     70.6     (63.9-76.5)  257
MARITAL STATUS      
Married 286     32.6     (29.2-36.2)  631     67.4     (63.8-70.8)  917
Unmarried 215     29.6     (25.7-33.9)  474     70.4     (66.1-74.3)  689
Unknown/Refused  -   - --
EDUCATION      
<High School  50     40.7     (30.5-51.7)   68     59.3     (48.3-69.5)  118
High School 150     33.5     (28.6-38.8)  299     66.5     (61.2-71.4)  449
Some College 144     32.5     (27.4-38.0)  319     67.5     (62.0-72.6)  463
College 157     27.0     (23.1-31.3)  419     73.0     (68.7-76.9)  576
Unknown/Refused  -   - --
EMPLOYMENT      
Employed 266     26.9     (23.8-30.3)  739     73.1     (69.7-76.2) 1005
Unemployed  16     20.5     (11.5-33.8)   49     79.5     (66.2-88.5)   65
Student/homemaker  31     25.9     (17.7-36.3)   99     74.1     (63.7-82.3)  130
Retired/Can't Work 188     47.3     (41.5-53.1)  219     52.7     (46.9-58.5)  407
Unknown/Refused  -   - --
HOUSEHOLD INCOME      
<$15,000  69     32.4     (24.8-41.0)  134     67.6     (59.0-75.2)  203
$15,000-24,999  83     35.7     (28.6-43.5)  162     64.3     (56.5-71.4)  245
$25,000-49,999 159     32.9     (28.2-37.9)  341     67.1     (62.1-71.8)  500
$50,000-74,999  85     29.1     (23.5-35.5)  211     70.9     (64.5-76.5)  296
>=$75,000  60     27.2     (21.1-34.3)  164     72.8     (65.7-78.9)  224
Unknown/Refused  45     31.3     (22.9-41.2)   94     68.7     (58.8-77.1)  139
COUNTY      
Honolulu 324     31.5     (28.3-34.8)  727     68.5     (65.2-71.7) 1051
Hawaii  64     29.5     (23.0-37.0)  128     70.5     (63.0-77.0)  192
Kauai  51     30.6     (23.4-38.9)  131     69.4     (61.1-76.6)  182
Maui  62     34.9     (27.4-43.3)  120     65.1     (56.7-72.6)  182

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.