Sedentary Lifestyle
State of Hawaii, BRFSS 1998


Demographic
Characteristics
No
 
N          %        95% C.I.
Yes    
 
N          %        95% C.I.
Total
TOTAL 1173     55.1     (52.3-57.8) 980     44.9     (42.2-47.7) 2153
AGE GROUP      
18-24 Years   96     60.4     (50.5-69.5)  63     39.6     (30.5-49.5)  159
25-34 Years  224     58.0     (51.9-64.0) 179     42.0     (36.0-48.1)  403
35-44 Years  246     48.2     (42.8-53.7) 252     51.8     (46.3-57.2)  498
45-54 Years  247     50.3     (44.5-56.1) 224     49.7     (43.9-55.5)  471
55-64 Years  138     54.8     (46.1-63.2) 105     45.2     (36.8-53.9)  243
65+ Years  215     60.9     (53.9-67.5) 152     39.1     (32.5-46.1)  367
Unknown/Refused    7     83.5     (56.2-95.3)   5     16.5     ( 4.7-43.8) --
GENDER      
Male  534     59.6     (55.4-63.7) 399     40.4     (36.3-44.6)  933
Female  639     50.4     (46.8-54.1) 581     49.6     (45.9-53.2) 1220
ETHNICITY      
White  511     61.7     (57.1-66.0) 336     38.3     (34.0-42.9)  847
Hawaiian  159     55.3     (47.8-62.5) 146     44.7     (37.5-52.2)  305
Filipino   99     43.6     (35.5-52.1) 133     56.4     (47.9-64.5)  232
Japanese  246     53.0     (47.3-58.6) 229     47.0     (41.4-52.7)  475
Others  158     55.0     (47.9-61.9) 136     45.0     (38.1-52.1)  294
MARITAL STATUS      
Married  631     55.3     (51.6-58.8) 523     44.7     (41.2-48.4) 1154
Unmarried  539     54.6     (50.2-58.9) 457     45.4     (41.1-49.8)  996
Unknown/Refused   -  - --
EDUCATION      
<High School   76     51.6     (40.6-62.4)  81     48.4     (37.6-59.4)  157
High School  330     52.6     (47.5-57.7) 322     47.4     (42.3-52.5)  652
Some College  309     50.8     (45.6-56.0) 298     49.2     (44.0-54.4)  607
College  457     62.2     (57.6-66.5) 278     37.8     (33.5-42.4)  735
Unknown/Refused   -  - --
EMPLOYMENT      
Employed  786     52.6     (49.2-55.9) 700     47.4     (44.1-50.8) 1486
Unemployed   53     66.3     (52.5-77.8)  38     33.7     (22.2-47.5)   91
Student/homemaker   86     56.3     (46.2-66.0)  64     43.7     (34.0-53.8)  150
Retired/Can't Work  248     60.8     (54.4-66.8) 178     39.2     (33.2-45.6)  426
Unknown/Refused   -  - --
HOUSEHOLD INCOME      
<$15,000  114     40.8     (33.0-49.1) 151     59.2     (50.9-67.0)  265
$15,000-24,999  197     57.1     (50.4-63.6) 160     42.9     (36.4-49.6)  357
$25,000-49,999  372     59.5     (54.5-64.4) 288     40.5     (35.6-45.5)  660
$50,000-74,999  187     52.3     (45.5-58.9) 144     47.7     (41.1-54.5)  331
>=$75,000  171     65.5     (58.0-72.3)  92     34.5     (27.7-42.0)  263
Unknown/Refused  132     46.2     (38.2-54.3) 145     53.8     (45.7-61.8)  277
COUNTY      
Honolulu  548     55.8     (52.2-59.3) 450     44.2     (40.7-47.8)  998
Hawaii  266     48.3     (43.4-53.3) 263     51.7     (46.7-56.6)  529
Kauai  118     55.5     (47.1-63.6)  92     44.5     (36.4-52.9)  210
Maui  241     57.2     (51.2-62.9) 175     42.8     (37.1-48.8)  416

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.