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State of Hawaii, BRFSS 1997


Demographic
Characteristics		 Yes    
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 No     
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 Total
TOTAL 105     31.5     (25.8-37.9) 211     68.5     (62.1-74.2)  316
AGE GROUP      
18-24 Years  -   5 --
25-34 Years  -  15     86.4     (66.5-95.3) --
35-44 Years  13     33.0     (19.0-50.7)  30     67.0     (49.3-81.0) --
45-54 Years  17     31.5     (19.4-46.7)  39     68.5     (53.3-80.6)   56
55-64 Years  22     40.1     (25.6-56.6)  39     59.9     (43.4-74.4)   61
65+ Years  49     31.6     (23.5-41.0)  83     68.4     (59.0-76.5)  132
Unknown/Refused  -  - --
GENDER      
Male  28     24.6     (16.2-35.5)  84     75.4     (64.5-83.8)  112
Female  77     36.9     (29.6-44.9) 127     63.1     (55.1-70.4)  204
ETHNICITY      
White  34     31.0     (22.0-41.7)  91     69.0     (58.3-78.0)  125
Hawaiian   8     35.6     (15.8-62.0)  15     64.4     (38.0-84.2) --
Filipino  15     54.0     (32.0-74.5)  11     46.0     (25.5-68.0) --
Japanese  26     22.3     (14.3-33.1)  63     77.7     (66.9-85.7)   89
Others  22     36.0     (23.4-51.0)  31     64.0     (49.0-76.6)   53
MARITAL STATUS      
Married  54     31.7     (24.3-40.1) 115     68.3     (59.9-75.7)  169
Unmarried  51     31.2     (22.8-41.2)  96     68.8     (58.8-77.2)  147
Unknown/Refused  -  - --
EDUCATION      
<High School  23     47.5     (30.9-64.6)  26     52.5     (35.4-69.1) --
High School  33     25.6     (17.5-35.8)  75     74.4     (64.2-82.5)  108
Some College  23     25.9     (16.5-38.1)  56     74.1     (61.9-83.5)   79
College  26     37.5     (25.6-51.1)  53     62.5     (48.9-74.4)   79
Unknown/Refused  -  - --
EMPLOYMENT      
Employed  34     24.8     (17.4-34.1)  98     75.2     (65.9-82.6)  132
Unemployed  -   8     72.7     (34.7-93.0) --
Student/homemaker  10     47.8     (26.2-70.2)  15     52.2     (29.8-73.8) --
Retired/Can't Work  59     35.3     (26.7-45.0)  90     64.7     (55.0-73.3)  149
Unknown/Refused  -  - --
HOUSEHOLD INCOME      
<$15,000  25     45.0     (28.9-62.2)  30     55.0     (37.8-71.1)   55
$15,000-24,999  14     16.2     ( 8.9-27.6)  49     83.8     (72.4-91.1)   63
$25,000-49,999  23     25.8     (16.3-38.3)  58     74.2     (61.7-83.7)   81
$50,000-74,999  12     27.9     (15.6-44.8)  28     72.1     (55.2-84.4) --
>=$75,000  13     44.0     (27.3-62.2)  24     56.0     (37.8-72.7) --
Unknown/Refused  18     39.3     (24.7-56.1)  22     60.7     (43.9-75.3) --
COUNTY      
Honolulu  61     31.0     (24.0-39.0) 131     69.0     (61.0-76.0)  192
Hawaii  15     30.3     (18.1-46.3)  29     69.7     (53.7-81.9) --
Kauai  16     47.2     (30.6-64.4)  23     52.8     (35.6-69.4) --
Maui  13     29.9     (16.3-48.2)  28     70.1     (51.8-83.7) --

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.