At Risk For Overweight (Based on BMI)
State of Hawaii, BRFSS 1998


Demographic
Characteristics		           No
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 Yes    
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 Total
TOTAL 1566     72.2     (69.5-74.7) 556     27.8     (25.3-30.5) 2122
AGE GROUP      
18-24 Years  140     86.7     (78.0-92.3)  18     13.3     ( 7.7-22.0)  158
25-34 Years  307     74.8     (68.9-80.0)  91     25.2     (20.0-31.1)  398
35-44 Years  353     68.6     (63.0-73.7) 133     31.4     (26.3-37.0)  486
45-54 Years  323     67.9     (62.1-73.2) 143     32.1     (26.8-37.9)  466
55-64 Years  166     66.4     (57.5-74.2)  74     33.6     (25.8-42.5)  240
65+ Years  267     71.9     (64.6-78.2)  95     28.1     (21.8-35.4)  362
Unknown/Refused   10     72.2     (26.0-95.0)  - --
GENDER      
Male  665     68.5     (64.3-72.4) 265     31.5     (27.6-35.7)  930
Female  901     76.0     (72.7-79.1) 291     24.0     (20.9-27.3) 1192
ETHNICITY      
White  625     72.2     (67.7-76.3) 210     27.8     (23.7-32.3)  835
Hawaiian  165     50.3     (42.7-57.9) 136     49.7     (42.1-57.3)  301
Filipino  182     79.3     (71.3-85.5)  47     20.7     (14.5-28.7)  229
Japanese  383     81.9     (77.0-86.0)  82     18.1     (14.0-23.0)  465
Others  211     72.2     (65.2-78.2)  81     27.8     (21.8-34.8)  292
MARITAL STATUS      
Married  831     70.8     (67.3-74.1) 308     29.2     (25.9-32.7) 1139
Unmarried  733     74.0     (69.8-77.9) 248     26.0     (22.1-30.2)  981
Unknown/Refused   -  - --
EDUCATION      
<High School   93     58.5     (47.0-69.1)  62     41.5     (30.9-53.0)  155
High School  448     67.1     (61.9-72.0) 195     32.9     (28.0-38.1)  643
Some College  459     76.1     (71.4-80.2) 140     23.9     (19.8-28.6)  599
College  564     77.2     (73.1-80.9) 159     22.8     (19.1-26.9)  723
Unknown/Refused   -  - --
EMPLOYMENT      
Employed 1083     71.0     (67.7-74.1) 381     29.0     (25.9-32.3) 1464
Unemployed   62     78.7     (67.5-86.8)  28     21.3     (13.2-32.5)   90
Student/homemaker  120     81.5     (71.2-88.7)  28     18.5     (11.3-28.8)  148
Retired/Can't Work  301     70.8     (64.3-76.5) 119     29.2     (23.5-35.7)  420
Unknown/Refused   -  - --
HOUSEHOLD INCOME      
<$15,000  176     67.8     (59.0-75.6)  83     32.2     (24.4-41.0)  259
$15,000-24,999  248     69.5     (62.9-75.4) 105     30.5     (24.6-37.1)  353
$25,000-49,999  475     69.2     (64.1-73.9) 182     30.8     (26.1-35.9)  657
$50,000-74,999  245     72.6     (66.0-78.4)  83     27.4     (21.6-34.0)  328
>=$75,000  204     76.2     (69.1-82.0)  57     23.8     (18.0-30.9)  261
Unknown/Refused  218     80.6     (72.5-86.7)  46     19.4     (13.3-27.5)  264
COUNTY      
Honolulu  740     72.8     (69.4-76.0) 249     27.2     (24.0-30.6)  989
Hawaii  366     68.6     (63.6-73.3) 153     31.4     (26.7-36.4)  519
Kauai  165     83.3     (77.1-88.0)  42     16.7     (12.0-22.9)  207
Maui  295     66.2     (59.9-71.9) 112     33.8     (28.1-40.1)  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.