Professional Advice About Weight

State of Hawaii, BRFSS 1998

Demographic Characteristics	Yes, lose weight          N          %        95% C.I.	Yes, gain weight          N          %        95% C.I.	Maintain current weight   N          %        95% C.I.	No                        N          %        95% C.I.	Total
TOTAL	291     14.3     (12.4-16.4)	53      2.4     ( 1.8- 3.4)	66      2.7     ( 2.0- 3.6)	1738     80.6     (78.3-82.7)	2148
AGE GROUP
18-24 Years	5      3.7     ( 1.4- 9.4)	-	-	147     91.9     (85.3-95.7)	159
25-34 Years	36      9.5     ( 6.4-14.0)	14      3.4     ( 1.9- 6.2)	12      2.4     ( 1.2- 4.5)	341     84.7     (79.8-88.6)	403
35-44 Years	62     16.9     (12.8-22.1)	7      1.3     ( 0.5- 3.1)	15      2.7     ( 1.5- 5.0)	413     79.1     (73.8-83.5)	497
45-54 Years	80     19.8     (15.3-25.2)	8      1.9     ( 0.9- 4.4)	14      2.4     ( 1.2- 4.6)	368     75.9     (70.3-80.7)	470
55-64 Years	48     19.6     (13.3-28.0)	6      3.5     ( 1.3- 9.1)	5      1.2     ( 0.4- 3.4)	184     75.7     (67.1-82.6)	243
65+ Years	59     15.0     (10.9-20.2)	15      3.3     ( 1.8- 6.1)	15      4.2     ( 2.2- 7.8)	275     77.6     (71.7-82.5)	364
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	10     95.4     (79.7-99.1)	--
GENDER
Male	106     12.0     ( 9.4-15.1)	15      1.9     ( 1.0- 3.4)	18      2.3     ( 1.3- 3.9)	792     83.9     (80.4-86.8)	931
Female	185     16.7     (14.0-19.7)	38      3.0     ( 2.0- 4.3)	48      3.1     ( 2.2- 4.4)	946     77.2     (74.0-80.1)	1217
ETHNICITY
White	103     12.3     ( 9.7-15.5)	20      2.9     ( 1.6- 5.1)	27      2.5     ( 1.5- 3.9)	694     82.4     (78.7-85.5)	844
Hawaiian	58     22.3     (16.5-29.4)	9      2.0     ( 0.9- 4.2)	-	234     74.7     (67.6-80.7)	305
Filipino	30     18.0     (11.8-26.6)	8      3.6     ( 1.7- 7.4)	10      3.2     ( 1.6- 6.3)	184     75.2     (66.7-82.1)	232
Japanese	68     12.3     ( 9.3-16.2)	10      2.1     ( 1.0- 4.2)	20      4.2     ( 2.4- 7.3)	377     81.3     (76.8-85.2)	475
Others	32     10.2     ( 6.8-15.0)	6      1.5     ( 0.6- 4.0)	5      2.0     ( 0.8- 5.2)	249     86.3     (81.0-90.3)	292
MARITAL STATUS
Married	168     16.9     (14.2-19.9)	28      2.6     ( 1.7- 4.1)	40      3.0     ( 2.1- 4.3)	916     77.5     (74.2-80.5)	1152
Unmarried	123     10.7     ( 8.4-13.6)	25      2.2     ( 1.4- 3.4)	26      2.3     ( 1.3- 3.9)	819     84.8     (81.7-87.5)	993
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	-	--
EDUCATION
<High School	31     20.3     (12.8-30.7)	5      2.4     ( 0.9- 6.3)	6      3.5     ( 1.5- 8.1)	113     73.8     (63.4-82.1)	155
High School	93     15.5     (12.0-19.7)	20      3.2     ( 1.9- 5.4)	14      2.6     ( 1.4- 4.7)	525     78.7     (74.2-82.7)	652
Some College	72     12.3     ( 9.4-16.1)	16      1.8     ( 1.0- 3.3)	17      2.9     ( 1.6- 5.2)	500     82.9     (78.8-86.3)	605
College	95     13.5     (10.5-17.1)	11      1.8     ( 0.9- 3.6)	29      2.4     ( 1.5- 3.8)	599     82.3     (78.5-85.6)	734
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	-	--
EMPLOYMENT
Employed	187     14.3     (12.0-16.9)	27      1.7     ( 1.1- 2.7)	41      2.3     ( 1.5- 3.4)	1229     81.8     (79.0-84.3)	1484
Unemployed	15     18.3     ( 9.2-33.1)	-	-	71     77.1     (62.4-87.2)	90
Student/homemaker	14     10.0     ( 5.3-18.0)	7      5.8     ( 2.6-12.2)	-	125     81.2     (72.2-87.8)	150
Retired/Can't Work	75     15.5     (11.7-20.2)	18      3.8     ( 2.1- 6.5)	18      4.1     ( 2.3- 7.1)	313     76.7     (71.3-81.4)	424
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	-	--
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
<$15,000	32      9.1     ( 5.9-13.5)	9      3.5     ( 1.6- 7.5)	8      3.4     ( 1.4- 8.0)	213     84.0     (78.0-88.7)	262
$15,000-24,999	53     14.9     (10.7-20.3)	10      2.8     ( 1.5- 5.5)	11      2.5     ( 1.2- 5.2)	282     79.7     (74.0-84.5)	356
$25,000-49,999	102     17.7     (14.0-22.2)	16      2.3     ( 1.3- 4.0)	17      1.9     ( 1.1- 3.5)	524     78.1     (73.5-82.0)	659
$50,000-74,999	51     15.2     (11.1-20.5)	7      2.1     ( 0.8- 5.5)	15      3.8     ( 2.0- 6.9)	258     78.9     (73.1-83.8)	331
>=$75,000	25     11.4     ( 7.3-17.2)	-	5      1.7     ( 0.7- 4.5)	229     84.8     (78.3-89.6)	263
Unknown/Refused	28     11.7     ( 7.0-19.1)	7      2.1     ( 0.8- 5.5)	10      3.7     ( 1.6- 8.2)	232     82.4     (74.8-88.1)	277
COUNTY
Honolulu	148     15.0     (12.6-17.7)	26      2.3     ( 1.5- 3.6)	29      2.6     ( 1.8- 3.9)	794     80.1     (77.1-82.8)	997
Hawaii	80     14.8     (11.7-18.5)	20      4.0     ( 2.4- 6.6)	19      3.3     ( 2.0- 5.3)	408     78.0     (73.7-81.7)	527
Kauai	23      9.3     ( 5.9-14.4)	-	9      3.0     ( 1.5- 5.9)	176     86.1     (80.0-90.5)	210
Maui	40     11.2     ( 7.6-16.2)	5      1.9     ( 0.7- 4.9)	9      2.3     ( 1.0- 5.1)	360     84.6     (79.3-88.8)	414

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.