Body Weight Based on BMI (Old definition*)

State of Hawaii, BRFSS 1998

Demographic Characteristics	Underweight         N          %        95% C.I.	Recommended range   N          %        95% C.I.	Overweight          N          %        95% C.I.	Total
TOTAL	166      7.8     ( 6.5- 9.4)	1400     64.0     (61.2-66.6)	579     28.2     (25.7-30.9)	2145
AGE GROUP
18-24 Years	27     17.3     (11.2-25.8)	113     69.2     (59.4-77.6)	19     13.5     ( 7.8-22.1)	159
25-34 Years	33      7.7     ( 5.2-11.4)	274     67.8     (61.8-73.3)	94     24.5     (19.5-30.2)	401
35-44 Years	33      6.4     ( 4.3- 9.4)	320     61.0     (55.4-66.3)	143     32.6     (27.5-38.2)	496
45-54 Years	16      3.0     ( 1.6- 5.5)	307     64.3     (58.5-69.8)	146     32.6     (27.3-38.5)	469
55-64 Years	10      3.8     ( 1.8- 7.9)	156     62.4     (53.6-70.4)	76     33.9     (26.0-42.7)	242
65+ Years	46     10.9     ( 7.7-15.4)	221     60.1     (53.0-66.9)	99     28.9     (22.6-36.1)	366
Unknown/Refused	-	9     69.9     (25.9-93.9)	-	--
GENDER
Male	61      5.9     ( 4.2- 8.1)	604     63.0     (58.7-67.1)	262     31.1     (27.2-35.3)	927
Female	105      9.7     ( 7.8-12.1)	796     64.9     (61.4-68.3)	317     25.3     (22.2-28.7)	1218
ETHNICITY
White	61      7.2     ( 5.2-10.0)	564     64.4     (59.7-68.7)	219     28.4     (24.3-33.0)	844
Hawaiian	12      2.7     ( 1.4- 5.3)	153     47.4     (39.9-55.0)	139     49.9     (42.4-57.5)	304
Filipino	22      8.2     ( 5.0-13.1)	160     71.9     (64.0-78.7)	49     19.9     (14.0-27.4)	231
Japanese	46     10.6     ( 7.6-14.5)	337     70.4     (64.9-75.3)	89     19.0     (14.9-24.0)	472
Others	25      9.4     ( 5.9-14.7)	186     62.4     (55.2-69.1)	83     28.2     (22.2-35.1)	294
MARITAL STATUS
Married	72      6.0     ( 4.6- 7.8)	759     64.4     (60.8-67.9)	318     29.5     (26.3-33.1)	1149
Unmarried	94     10.4     ( 8.0-13.3)	639     63.2     (58.8-67.3)	260     26.4     (22.7-30.6)	993
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	--
EDUCATION
<High School	20     10.9     ( 6.1-18.7)	73     46.9     (36.1-58.0)	64     42.2     (31.6-53.6)	157
High School	45      6.7     ( 4.7- 9.4)	403     60.1     (54.8-65.0)	201     33.3     (28.5-38.5)	649
Some College	47      9.3     ( 6.5-13.0)	412     67.0     (61.9-71.7)	145     23.7     (19.7-28.3)	604
College	53      7.0     ( 5.1- 9.5)	511     69.4     (65.0-73.5)	169     23.6     (19.9-27.8)	733
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	--
EMPLOYMENT
Employed	90      6.2     ( 4.8- 7.9)	993     64.6     (61.3-67.8)	396     29.2     (26.2-32.4)	1479
Unemployed	8     10.6     ( 3.9-25.7)	54     67.6     (53.6-79.0)	29     21.8     (13.6-33.0)	91
Student/homemaker	23     15.4     ( 9.5-24.0)	97     65.7     (55.3-74.8)	30     18.9     (11.7-29.2)	150
Retired/Can't Work	45      9.6     ( 6.7-13.6)	256     60.2     (53.7-66.3)	124     30.3     (24.5-36.7)	425
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	--
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
<$15,000	30     12.0     ( 7.7-18.1)	146     56.6     (48.2-64.6)	86     31.4     (24.1-39.8)	262
$15,000-24,999	29      9.4     ( 6.0-14.2)	219     59.5     (52.7-66.0)	109     31.1     (25.2-37.7)	357
$25,000-49,999	44      6.5     ( 4.6- 9.2)	431     62.9     (57.7-67.8)	182     30.6     (25.9-35.7)	657
$50,000-74,999	18      5.3     ( 2.9- 9.3)	227     67.0     (60.3-73.1)	86     27.7     (22.0-34.3)	331
>=$75,000	9      4.1     ( 1.8- 9.1)	195     72.0     (64.7-78.4)	57     23.8     (18.0-30.9)	261
Unknown/Refused	36     12.1     ( 8.1-17.8)	182     65.5     (57.4-72.7)	59     22.4     (16.1-30.3)	277
COUNTY
Honolulu	79      7.8     ( 6.2- 9.9)	661     64.8     (61.3-68.2)	254     27.3     (24.2-30.7)	994
Hawaii	37      7.2     ( 4.9-10.4)	329     60.5     (55.4-65.3)	161     32.3     (27.7-37.3)	527
Kauai	17      9.6     ( 5.6-15.9)	148     72.2     (64.6-78.7)	44     18.2     (13.1-24.6)	209
Maui	33      7.4     ( 5.0-10.8)	262     57.5     (51.5-63.4)	120     35.1     (29.4-41.2)	415

*Underweight:BMI 20.7 for males and 19.1 for females (15th percentile); Healthy Weight(Recommended range):20.7<=BMI<27.8 for males and 19.1<=BMI<27.3 for females; Overweight:BMI 27.8 for males and 27.3 for females (85th percentile).

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.