Trying to Maintain Current Weight
State of Hawaii, BRFSS 1998


Demographic
Characteristics		 Yes    
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 No     
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 Total
TOTAL 697     52.7     (49.1-56.3) 600     47.3     (43.7-50.9) 1297
AGE GROUP      
18-24 Years  50     49.0     (37.2-60.9)  58     51.0     (39.1-62.8)  108
25-34 Years 133     51.1     (43.4-58.7) 123     48.9     (41.3-56.6)  256
35-44 Years 165     52.3     (45.2-59.3) 143     47.7     (40.7-54.8)  308
45-54 Years 131     53.6     (45.7-61.3) 113     46.4     (38.7-54.3)  244
55-64 Years  81     60.1     (48.0-71.0)  50     39.9     (29.0-52.0)  131
65+ Years 132     52.5     (43.8-60.9) 110     47.5     (39.1-56.2)  242
Unknown/Refused   5     75.4     (31.5-95.3)  - --
GENDER      
Male 316     49.5     (44.4-54.6) 327     50.5     (45.4-55.6)  643
Female 381     56.8     (51.9-61.7) 273     43.2     (38.3-48.1)  654
ETHNICITY      
White 267     54.3     (48.5-60.0) 255     45.7     (40.0-51.5)  522
Hawaiian  91     57.1     (46.5-67.1)  67     42.9     (32.9-53.5)  158
Filipino  67     45.8     (35.3-56.7)  64     54.2     (43.3-64.7)  131
Japanese 168     56.5     (49.0-63.8) 117     43.5     (36.2-51.0)  285
Others 104     46.1     (37.9-54.6)  97     53.9     (45.4-62.1)  201
MARITAL STATUS      
Married 387     52.6     (47.8-57.3) 297     47.4     (42.7-52.2)  684
Unmarried 309     52.8     (47.2-58.2) 302     47.2     (41.8-52.8)  611
Unknown/Refused  -  - --
EDUCATION      
<High School  39     41.9     (28.2-57.1)  51     58.1     (42.9-71.8)   90
High School 214     51.8     (45.4-58.3) 187     48.2     (41.7-54.6)  401
Some College 196     50.6     (43.9-57.2) 172     49.4     (42.8-56.1)  368
College 248     58.5     (52.4-64.3) 188     41.5     (35.7-47.6)  436
Unknown/Refused  -  - --
EMPLOYMENT      
Employed 479     53.0     (48.6-57.3) 402     47.0     (42.7-51.4)  881
Unemployed  28     58.8     (37.0-77.7)  21     41.2     (22.3-63.0) --
Student/homemaker  46     47.7     (35.8-59.8)  50     52.3     (40.2-64.2)   96
Retired/Can't Work 144     52.8     (44.8-60.6) 127     47.2     (39.4-55.2)  271
Unknown/Refused  -  - --
HOUSEHOLD INCOME      
<$15,000  78     44.0     (34.8-53.6)  88     56.0     (46.4-65.2)  166
$15,000-24,999 112     48.3     (39.7-57.0) 106     51.7     (43.0-60.3)  218
$25,000-49,999 215     51.8     (45.1-58.4) 165     48.2     (41.6-54.9)  380
$50,000-74,999 112     59.8     (50.9-68.2)  81     40.2     (31.8-49.1)  193
>=$75,000  93     60.4     (50.4-69.6)  65     39.6     (30.4-49.6)  158
Unknown/Refused  87     50.4     (40.4-60.3)  95     49.6     (39.7-59.6)  182
COUNTY      
Honolulu 317     52.3     (47.7-57.0) 266     47.7     (43.0-52.3)  583
Hawaii 165     49.6     (43.2-56.1) 153     50.4     (43.9-56.8)  318
Kauai  82     61.9     (51.4-71.3)  52     38.1     (28.7-48.6)  134
Maui 133     54.0     (46.8-61.0) 129     46.0     (39.0-53.2)  262

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.