Physical Activity Level
State of Hawaii, BRFSS 1998


Demographic
Characteristics
Inactive        
 
N          %        95% C.I.
Irregular       
 
N          %        95% C.I.
Regular         
 
N          %        95% C.I.
Regular and vigorous
 
N          %        95% C.I.
Total
TOTAL 401     18.0     (15.9-20.2) 579     27.0     (24.6-29.5) 776     37.4     (34.6-40.2) 397     17.7     (15.8-19.8) 2153
AGE GROUP          
18-24 Years  22     13.3     ( 8.2-21.0)  41     26.3     (18.6-35.8)  78     49.4     (39.6-59.3)  18     10.9     ( 6.6-17.7)  159
25-34 Years  59     13.5     ( 9.9-18.2) 120     28.4     (23.3-34.2) 152     40.1     (34.0-46.5)  72     18.0     (13.8-23.1)  403
35-44 Years 103     21.9     (17.7-26.7) 149     29.9     (25.2-35.1) 165     30.3     (25.6-35.6)  81     17.9     (14.0-22.6)  498
45-54 Years  86     17.4     (13.4-22.2) 138     32.3     (27.0-38.2) 147     29.4     (24.4-35.0) 100     20.8     (16.6-25.8)  471
55-64 Years  49     20.0     (13.9-27.9)  56     25.2     (18.3-33.7)  85     36.5     (28.6-45.2)  53     18.3     (13.1-24.9)  243
65+ Years  80     20.9     (15.6-27.3)  72     18.2     (13.7-23.9) 147     43.3     (36.4-50.4)  68     17.6     (13.2-23.2)  367
Unknown/Refused  -  -  -   5     48.8     (16.3-82.3) --
GENDER          
Male 138     13.4     (10.8-16.7) 261     26.9     (23.4-30.8) 349     39.8     (35.7-44.2) 185     19.8     (16.7-23.2)  933
Female 263     22.5     (19.6-25.7) 318     27.0     (23.9-30.4) 427     34.8     (31.4-38.4) 212     15.6     (13.3-18.2) 1220
ETHNICITY          
White 131     15.4     (12.2-19.3) 205     22.9     (19.5-26.8) 310     36.0     (31.7-40.5) 201     25.7     (21.9-29.9)  847
Hawaiian  55     17.4     (12.6-23.7)  91     27.3     (21.5-34.1) 103     37.6     (30.2-45.6)  56     17.7     (12.9-23.7)  305
Filipino  60     23.6     (17.6-30.9)  73     32.8     (25.3-41.3)  77     35.1     (27.4-43.7)  22      8.5     ( 5.3-13.4)  232
Japanese 104     20.0     (15.9-24.7) 125     27.1     (22.3-32.4) 182     40.1     (34.5-45.9)  64     12.9     ( 9.7-17.0)  475
Others  51     15.5     (11.2-21.0)  85     29.5     (23.5-36.5) 104     37.8     (31.0-45.1)  54     17.2     (12.7-22.8)  294
MARITAL STATUS          
Married 204     18.2     (15.5-21.2) 319     26.6     (23.5-29.9) 425     37.8     (34.2-41.4) 206     17.5     (15.0-20.3) 1154
Unmarried 197     17.7     (14.7-21.2) 260     27.7     (23.9-31.7) 349     36.7     (32.5-41.2) 190     17.9     (14.9-21.3)  996
Unknown/Refused  -  -  -  - --
EDUCATION          
<High School  48     27.2     (18.9-37.6)  33     21.2     (13.8-31.1)  55     37.1     (26.8-48.8)  21     14.5     ( 8.1-24.4)  157
High School 135     19.1     (15.5-23.4) 187     28.3     (24.0-33.0) 231     38.7     (33.6-43.9)  99     14.0     (11.1-17.5)  652
Some College 121     20.1     (16.3-24.5) 177     29.1     (24.5-34.1) 206     35.8     (30.8-41.1) 103     15.0     (11.9-18.7)  607
College  96     12.6     ( 9.8-16.0) 182     25.2     (21.5-29.4) 283     37.2     (32.8-41.8) 174     25.0     (21.2-29.2)  735
Unknown/Refused  -  -  -  - --
EMPLOYMENT          
Employed 268     17.8     (15.4-20.4) 432     29.7     (26.7-32.8) 512     34.5     (31.3-37.9) 274     18.1     (15.8-20.7) 1486
Unemployed  19     15.6     ( 8.6-26.7)  19     18.1     (10.0-30.6)  36     51.8     (37.3-65.9)  17     14.5     ( 7.9-25.1)   91
Student/homemaker  25     18.6     (11.8-27.9)  39     25.1     (17.4-34.7)  66     43.6     (34.0-53.8)  20     12.7     ( 7.5-20.7)  150
Retired/Can't Work  89     18.9     (14.3-24.6)  89     20.3     (15.8-25.7) 162     41.6     (35.3-48.1)  86     19.2     (14.9-24.5)  426
Unknown/Refused  -  -  -  - --
HOUSEHOLD INCOME          
<$15,000  73     28.7     (21.3-37.5)  78     30.5     (23.3-38.8)  78     29.7     (22.7-37.9)  36     11.1     ( 7.4-16.1)  265
$15,000-24,999  66     17.6     (13.2-23.1)  94     25.2     (20.0-31.3) 129     41.4     (34.8-48.4)  68     15.7     (11.8-20.7)  357
$25,000-49,999 125     18.1     (14.6-22.3) 163     22.4     (18.6-26.7) 254     41.3     (36.3-46.6) 118     18.2     (14.7-22.3)  660
$50,000-74,999  46     15.3     (11.0-20.9)  98     32.4     (26.3-39.3) 120     31.9     (26.1-38.2)  67     20.4     (15.5-26.2)  331
>=$75,000  31     10.7     ( 7.0-16.0)  61     23.8     (18.0-30.9) 100     38.4     (31.2-46.2)  71     27.0     (20.9-34.2)  263
Unknown/Refused  60     20.3     (14.7-27.3)  85     33.5     (26.4-41.5)  95     34.4     (26.9-42.7)  37     11.8     ( 7.9-17.4)  277
COUNTY          
Honolulu 178     17.6     (15.1-20.5) 272     26.6     (23.6-29.9) 336     37.1     (33.6-40.7) 212     18.7     (16.2-21.4)  998
Hawaii 117     21.8     (17.8-26.3) 146     29.9     (25.5-34.6) 175     32.0     (27.6-36.8)  91     16.3     (13.1-20.1)  529
Kauai  33     15.9     (10.9-22.8)  59     28.5     (21.6-36.7)  83     41.2     (33.1-49.8)  35     14.3     ( 9.9-20.4)  210
Maui  73     17.0     (13.1-21.8) 102     25.8     (20.9-31.4) 182     43.6     (37.8-49.5)  59     13.6     (10.2-18.0)  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.