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State of Hawaii, BRFSS 1998


Demographic
Characteristics		 Yes    
 
N          %        95% C.I.		                   No     
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 Total
TOTAL 29      1.2     ( 0.8- 1.9) 2124     98.8     (98.1-99.2) 2153
AGE GROUP      
18-24 Years  5      2.4     ( 0.8- 6.6)  154     97.6     (93.4-99.2)  159
25-34 Years  6      1.0     ( 0.4- 2.3)  397     99.0     (97.7-99.6)  403
35-44 Years  6      1.1     ( 0.4- 2.9)  492     98.9     (97.1-99.6)  498
45-54 Years  7      1.0     ( 0.4- 2.4)  464     99.0     (97.6-99.6)  471
55-64 Years -  240     97.8     (91.8-99.4)  243
65+ Years -  365     99.7     (98.5-99.9)  367
Unknown/Refused -   12 --
GENDER      
Male -  930     99.5     (97.9-99.9)  933
Female 26      1.9     ( 1.2- 3.0) 1194     98.1     (97.0-98.8) 1220
ETHNICITY      
White 18      2.0     ( 1.1- 3.9)  829     98.0     (96.1-98.9)  847
Hawaiian  7      2.1     ( 0.9- 4.8)  298     97.9     (95.2-99.1)  305
Filipino -  230     98.8     (95.1-99.7)  232
Japanese -  475  475
Others -  292     99.4     (97.3-99.9)  294
MARITAL STATUS      
Married 11      1.0     ( 0.5- 2.1) 1143     99.0     (97.9-99.5) 1154
Unmarried 18      1.5     ( 0.8- 2.7)  978     98.5     (97.3-99.2)  996
Unknown/Refused -   - --
EDUCATION      
<High School -  156     99.2     (94.7-99.9)  157
High School 10      1.5     ( 0.7- 3.5)  642     98.5     (96.5-99.3)  652
Some College 11      1.6     ( 0.8- 3.1)  596     98.4     (96.9-99.2)  607
College  7      0.7     ( 0.2- 1.8)  728     99.3     (98.2-99.8)  735
Unknown/Refused -   - --
EMPLOYMENT      
Employed 22      1.4     ( 0.8- 2.4) 1464     98.6     (97.6-99.2) 1486
Unemployed -   89     97.6     (89.8-99.5)   91
Student/homemaker -  146     98.4     (95.1-99.5)  150
Retired/Can't Work -  425     99.8     (98.6- 100)  426
Unknown/Refused -   - --
HOUSEHOLD INCOME      
<$15,000 -  262     99.3     (97.5-99.8)  265
$15,000-24,999  9      2.6     ( 1.2- 5.5)  348     97.4     (94.5-98.8)  357
$25,000-49,999  8      0.8     ( 0.3- 1.7)  652     99.2     (98.3-99.7)  660
$50,000-74,999  5      0.9     ( 0.3- 2.8)  326     99.1     (97.2-99.7)  331
>=$75,000 -  261     98.1     (92.2-99.6)  263
Unknown/Refused -  275     99.4     (96.7-99.9)  277
COUNTY      
Honolulu 14      1.2     ( 0.7- 2.2)  984     98.8     (97.8-99.3)  998
Hawaii -  526     99.5     (98.3-99.8)  529
Kauai -  207     98.8     (96.4-99.6)  210
Maui  9      2.1     ( 0.9- 4.9)  407     97.9     (95.1-99.1)  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.