Trying to Lose Weight
State of Hawaii, BRFSS 1998


Demographic
Characteristics		 Yes    
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 No     
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 Total
TOTAL 853     40.8     (38.1-43.6) 1297     59.2     (56.4-61.9) 2150
AGE GROUP      
18-24 Years  51     32.9     (24.3-42.9)  108     67.1     (57.1-75.7)  159
25-34 Years 146     38.5     (32.5-44.8)  257     61.5     (55.2-67.5)  403
35-44 Years 188     38.2     (33.1-43.6)  309     61.8     (56.4-66.9)  497
45-54 Years 227     51.1     (45.3-56.9)  242     48.9     (43.1-54.7)  469
55-64 Years 112     50.0     (41.4-58.5)  131     50.0     (41.5-58.6)  243
65+ Years 125     35.1     (28.7-42.1)  242     64.9     (57.9-71.3)  367
Unknown/Refused  -    8     40.0     (12.6-75.4) --
GENDER      
Male 288     33.2     (29.2-37.4)  643     66.8     (62.6-70.8)  931
Female 565     48.7     (45.0-52.3)  654     51.3     (47.7-55.0) 1219
ETHNICITY      
White 322     41.6     (37.1-46.2)  523     58.4     (53.8-62.9)  845
Hawaiian 147     48.8     (41.3-56.3)  158     51.2     (43.7-58.7)  305
Filipino 101     45.9     (37.7-54.4)  131     54.1     (45.6-62.3)  232
Japanese 190     37.5     (32.3-43.1)  285     62.5     (56.9-67.7)  475
Others  93     32.1     (25.7-39.2)  200     67.9     (60.8-74.3)  293
MARITAL STATUS      
Married 468     41.2     (37.6-44.8)  685     58.8     (55.2-62.4) 1153
Unmarried 384     40.4     (36.1-44.8)  610     59.6     (55.2-63.9)  994
Unknown/Refused  -   - --
EDUCATION      
<High School  67     41.9     (31.6-53.0)   90     58.1     (47.0-68.4)  157
High School 251     39.9     (34.9-45.1)  400     60.1     (54.9-65.1)  651
Some College 238     40.9     (35.8-46.2)  368     59.1     (53.8-64.2)  606
College 297     41.7     (37.2-46.4)  437     58.3     (53.6-62.8)  734
Unknown/Refused  -   - --
EMPLOYMENT      
Employed 602     41.9     (38.6-45.3)  881     58.1     (54.7-61.4) 1483
Unemployed  42     50.0     (35.5-64.5)   49     50.0     (35.5-64.5)   91
Student/homemaker  54     35.3     (26.2-45.6)   96     64.7     (54.4-73.8)  150
Retired/Can't Work 155     37.4     (31.3-43.9)  271     62.6     (56.1-68.7)  426
Unknown/Refused  -   - --
HOUSEHOLD INCOME      
<$15,000  99     41.9     (33.5-50.7)  166     58.1     (49.3-66.5)  265
$15,000-24,999 139     39.9     (33.5-46.6)  218     60.1     (53.4-66.5)  357
$25,000-49,999 278     43.4     (38.4-48.6)  381     56.6     (51.4-61.6)  659
$50,000-74,999 138     40.4     (34.0-47.1)  192     59.6     (52.9-66.0)  330
>=$75,000 104     38.9     (31.9-46.5)  159     61.1     (53.5-68.1)  263
Unknown/Refused  95     38.0     (30.5-46.2)  181     62.0     (53.8-69.5)  276
COUNTY      
Honolulu 413     41.8     (38.3-45.4)  584     58.2     (54.6-61.7)  997
Hawaii 211     39.5     (34.8-44.4)  316     60.5     (55.6-65.2)  527
Kauai  76     34.1     (26.9-42.2)  134     65.9     (57.8-73.1)  210
Maui 153     38.2     (32.6-44.2)  263     61.8     (55.8-67.4)  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.