Eating Fewer Calories or Less Fat for Weight Control

State of Hawaii, BRFSS 1998

Demographic Characteristics	Yes, fewer calories    N          %        95% C.I.	Yes, less fat          N          %        95% C.I.	Fewer calories and less fat   N          %        95% C.I.	No                     N          %        95% C.I.	Total
TOTAL	158      9.2     ( 7.5-11.1)	590     39.0     (35.8-42.3)	476     32.6     (29.5-35.9)	303     19.2     (16.8-21.9)	1527
AGE GROUP
18-24 Years	8      4.0     ( 1.6- 9.5)	39     48.4     (35.9-61.0)	24     21.8     (13.7-32.7)	26     25.9     (16.9-37.5)	97
25-34 Years	24      8.0     ( 5.1-12.4)	99     38.2     (31.1-45.9)	84     31.0     (24.4-38.6)	71     22.7     (17.3-29.3)	278
35-44 Years	39     10.5     ( 7.1-15.1)	126     35.6     (29.7-42.0)	110     33.1     (27.2-39.6)	74     20.9     (16.1-26.5)	349
45-54 Years	41     10.8     ( 7.4-15.4)	136     35.7     (29.6-42.3)	122     36.3     (30.0-43.1)	56     17.2     (12.7-23.0)	355
55-64 Years	21      8.8     ( 4.9-15.3)	72     37.0     (28.5-46.4)	61     37.8     (28.7-47.8)	37     16.4     (10.8-24.2)	191
65+ Years	25     11.0     ( 6.6-17.7)	114     44.1     (35.9-52.7)	70     31.4     (23.7-40.2)	39     13.6     ( 9.1-19.7)	248
Unknown/Refused	-	-	5     67.5     (26.8-92.2)	-	--
GENDER
Male	69     10.2     ( 7.6-13.5)	210     37.9     (32.8-43.3)	173     30.1     (25.4-35.3)	143     21.8     (18.0-26.3)	595
Female	89      8.3     ( 6.4-10.6)	380     40.0     (36.0-44.1)	303     34.8     (30.8-38.9)	160     17.0     (14.1-20.2)	932
ETHNICITY
White	53      8.7     ( 6.2-12.0)	214     36.3     (31.0-41.8)	201     35.1     (30.0-40.5)	119     20.0     (16.0-24.7)	587
Hawaiian	31     10.8     ( 7.0-16.3)	90     38.6     (30.4-47.4)	74     35.5     (27.3-44.6)	37     15.1     (10.4-21.4)	232
Filipino	18      7.3     ( 4.3-12.1)	62     41.7     (32.2-51.8)	46     33.9     (24.7-44.3)	37     17.2     (11.5-24.9)	163
Japanese	38     11.3     ( 7.5-16.6)	144     41.1     (34.8-47.7)	100     27.1     (21.8-33.2)	69     20.5     (15.7-26.5)	351
Others	18      6.6     ( 3.6-11.9)	80     39.7     (31.3-48.8)	55     31.5     (24.0-40.2)	41     22.1     (15.6-30.3)	194
MARITAL STATUS
Married	78      8.7     ( 6.7-11.2)	318     36.7     (32.8-40.9)	270     35.0     (30.9-39.3)	178     19.6     (16.6-23.1)	844
Unmarried	80      9.9     ( 7.4-13.2)	272     42.5     (37.2-47.9)	204     28.8     (24.3-33.8)	125     18.8     (15.1-23.1)	681
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	-	--
EDUCATION
<High School	14     12.3     ( 5.9-23.8)	51     44.4     (31.8-57.8)	22     28.3     (16.4-44.3)	17     15.0     ( 8.3-25.5)	104
High School	51      8.4     ( 5.8-12.1)	195     45.9     (39.7-52.2)	118     28.5     (23.0-34.7)	89     17.2     (13.3-21.9)	453
Some College	35      6.2     ( 4.1- 9.3)	155     36.1     (30.3-42.3)	147     34.6     (29.0-40.7)	88     23.1     (18.2-28.8)	425
College	58     11.7     ( 8.7-15.5)	189     33.6     (28.6-38.9)	189     35.9     (30.9-41.2)	109     18.9     (15.1-23.4)	545
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	-	--
EMPLOYMENT
Employed	100      8.4     ( 6.6-10.7)	400     37.8     (34.1-41.8)	347     34.5     (30.8-38.4)	224     19.3     (16.5-22.4)	1071
Unemployed	15     16.0     ( 8.5-28.2)	20     33.2     (18.4-52.4)	25     39.6     (24.6-56.8)	8     11.2     ( 4.7-24.4)	68
Student/homemaker	10      9.6     ( 4.8-18.0)	36     37.2     (25.5-50.5)	27     23.8     (15.4-34.8)	26     29.5     (19.4-42.1)	99
Retired/Can't Work	33     10.0     ( 6.3-15.6)	134     45.8     (38.2-53.5)	77     27.2     (20.7-34.8)	45     17.0     (11.9-23.7)	289
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	-	--
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
<$15,000	21      8.0     ( 4.5-13.9)	67     41.7     (31.3-52.9)	50     30.5     (21.6-41.2)	33     19.8     (12.8-29.2)	171
$15,000-24,999	22      8.2     ( 4.7-13.8)	90     36.4     (29.0-44.7)	82     36.0     (28.5-44.2)	51     19.4     (14.1-26.1)	245
$25,000-49,999	56     11.4     ( 8.3-15.6)	189     36.0     (30.7-41.7)	152     34.4     (28.6-40.7)	92     18.1     (14.2-22.9)	489
$50,000-74,999	24      9.2     ( 5.6-14.7)	99     37.7     (30.7-45.2)	77     32.5     (25.7-40.1)	47     20.6     (14.9-27.9)	247
>=$75,000	22     10.2     ( 6.2-16.4)	69     35.3     (27.2-44.3)	65     33.8     (26.1-42.5)	41     20.7     (14.4-28.8)	197
Unknown/Refused	13      4.7     ( 2.5- 8.7)	76     52.4     (42.5-62.1)	50     24.9     (17.8-33.8)	39     18.0     (12.2-25.8)	178
COUNTY
Honolulu	68      8.9     ( 6.9-11.4)	285     39.7     (35.6-44.0)	228     32.9     (29.0-37.1)	138     18.5     (15.5-21.9)	719
Hawaii	49     11.8     ( 8.7-15.9)	128     33.4     (28.3-39.0)	122     34.4     (28.9-40.3)	73     20.4     (16.2-25.4)	372
Kauai	14      7.2     ( 4.1-12.3)	68     46.4     (36.6-56.5)	40     24.2     (17.0-33.2)	33     22.2     (15.6-30.7)	155
Maui	27      9.1     ( 5.9-13.7)	109     36.3     (29.7-43.5)	86     32.3     (25.7-39.7)	59     22.3     (16.9-28.9)	281

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.