At Risk For Overweight
State of Hawaii, BRFSS 1998


Demographic
Characteristics		          No
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 Yes  
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 Total
TOTAL 1476     68.8     (66.1-71.4) 645     31.2     (28.6-33.9) 2121
AGE GROUP      
18-24 Years  131     83.3     (74.5-89.5)  27     16.7     (10.5-25.5)  158
25-34 Years  288     69.9     (63.7-75.4) 110     30.1     (24.6-36.3)  398
35-44 Years  335     65.5     (59.8-70.7) 151     34.5     (29.3-40.2)  486
45-54 Years  299     63.0     (57.1-68.5) 166     37.0     (31.5-42.9)  465
55-64 Years  158     65.6     (56.8-73.4)  82     34.4     (26.6-43.2)  240
65+ Years  255     69.8     (62.5-76.2) 107     30.2     (23.8-37.5)  362
Unknown/Refused   10     72.2     (26.0-95.0)  - --
GENDER      
Male  627     65.5     (61.3-69.5) 302     34.5     (30.5-38.7)  929
Female  849     72.3     (68.8-75.4) 343     27.7     (24.6-31.2) 1192
ETHNICITY      
White  591     68.4     (63.8-72.7) 243     31.6     (27.3-36.2)  834
Hawaiian  134     42.6     (35.3-50.3) 167     57.4     (49.7-64.7)  301
Filipino  171     74.5     (66.4-81.2)  58     25.5     (18.8-33.6)  229
Japanese  376     81.1     (76.2-85.3)  89     18.9     (14.7-23.8)  465
Others  204     71.2     (64.4-77.3)  88     28.8     (22.7-35.6)  292
MARITAL STATUS      
Married  784     67.8     (64.2-71.1) 355     32.2     (28.9-35.8) 1139
Unmarried  690     70.2     (65.9-74.2) 290     29.8     (25.8-34.1)  980
Unknown/Refused   -  - --
EDUCATION      
<High School   89     57.2     (45.8-67.9)  66     42.8     (32.1-54.2)  155
High School  416     63.0     (57.7-67.9) 227     37.0     (32.1-42.3)  643
Some College  437     73.5     (68.7-77.7) 162     26.5     (22.3-31.3)  599
College  532     73.6     (69.3-77.5) 190     26.4     (22.5-30.7)  722
Unknown/Refused   -  - --
EMPLOYMENT      
Employed 1013     67.0     (63.7-70.1) 450     33.0     (29.9-36.3) 1463
Unemployed   58     73.4     (60.8-83.0)  32     26.6     (17.0-39.2)   90
Student/homemaker  116     80.0     (69.8-87.4)  32     20.0     (12.6-30.2)  148
Retired/Can't Work  289     69.5     (63.0-75.2) 131     30.5     (24.8-37.0)  420
Unknown/Refused   -  - --
HOUSEHOLD INCOME      
<$15,000  166     65.6     (56.8-73.4)  93     34.4     (26.6-43.2)  259
$15,000-24,999  232     66.2     (59.6-72.3) 121     33.8     (27.7-40.4)  353
$25,000-49,999  445     65.4     (60.2-70.3) 212     34.6     (29.7-39.8)  657
$50,000-74,999  233     69.9     (63.3-75.8)  94     30.1     (24.2-36.7)  327
>=$75,000  192     72.6     (65.4-78.8)  69     27.4     (21.2-34.6)  261
Unknown/Refused  208     76.8     (68.6-83.4)  56     23.2     (16.6-31.4)  264
COUNTY      
Honolulu  710     70.2     (66.7-73.4) 278     29.8     (26.6-33.3)  988
Hawaii  335     62.7     (57.6-67.5) 184     37.3     (32.5-42.4)  519
Kauai  152     74.4     (66.5-81.0)  55     25.6     (19.0-33.5)  207
Maui  279     63.1     (56.9-68.9) 128     36.9     (31.1-43.1)  407

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.