How Long Since Last Smoked Cigarettes*
State of Hawaii, BRFSS 1998


Demographic
Characteristics		 Less than 1 year            
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 1-5 years                   
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 5-15 years                  
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 More than 15 years/Irregular
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 Total
TOTAL 60      9.4     ( 6.9-12.7) 95     18.3     (14.3-23.1) 166     25.4     (21.3-30.1) 266     46.9     (41.6-52.2)  587
AGE GROUP          
18-24 Years  7     21.9     ( 7.7-48.5)  8     72.8     (45.6-89.6)  -  - --
25-34 Years  8     14.0     ( 6.5-27.6) 22     44.0     (29.5-59.5)  27     35.2     (22.7-50.1)  -   60
35-44 Years 16     17.7     ( 9.9-29.8) 24     24.1     (15.5-35.4)  38     31.4     (22.1-42.4)  31     26.8     (18.1-37.7)  109
45-54 Years 12      5.0     ( 2.6- 9.4) 23     13.7     ( 8.1-22.0)  49     33.2     (23.9-43.9)  68     48.2     (38.1-58.5)  152
55-64 Years  6      6.3     ( 2.5-15.2)  7     12.4     ( 4.9-27.9)  28     27.1     (17.2-40.0)  55     54.2     (40.6-67.2)   96
65+ Years 11      5.8     ( 2.8-11.6) 10      3.9     ( 1.7- 8.6)  23     14.5     ( 9.1-22.3) 109     75.8     (66.9-82.9)  153
Unknown/Refused - -  -  - --
GENDER          
Male 27      7.7     ( 4.7-12.2) 49     17.8     (12.5-24.6)  82     24.8     (19.2-31.4) 137     49.8     (42.2-57.3)  295
Female 33     11.8     ( 7.8-17.3) 46     19.1     (13.5-26.2)  84     26.3     (20.7-32.9) 129     42.8     (35.9-50.1)  292
ETHNICITY          
White 23      7.0     ( 4.1-11.9) 42     14.8     ( 9.7-22.1)  84     29.5     (22.8-37.3) 134     48.6     (40.5-56.8)  283
Hawaiian 13     18.4     (10.2-31.0) 15     16.9     ( 9.2-29.0)  15     21.5     (12.4-34.7)  29     43.1     (30.0-57.3)   72
Filipino  8     15.8     ( 6.3-34.6)  8     26.0     (12.7-45.7)  10     16.7     ( 7.4-33.4)  17     41.5     (24.6-60.7) --
Japanese 10      6.9     ( 3.5-13.3) 20     17.2     (10.5-27.0)  39     23.8     (16.6-32.8)  67     52.1     (41.9-62.1)  136
Others  6      7.2     ( 2.8-17.3) 10     29.1     (14.9-48.9)  18     28.8     (16.5-45.3)  19     35.0     (20.7-52.7)   53
MARITAL STATUS          
Married 26      6.7     ( 4.1-10.7) 50     17.4     (12.5-23.5)  95     26.5     (21.1-32.6) 158     49.4     (42.6-56.3)  329
Unmarried 34     14.2     ( 9.4-20.7) 45     20.0     (13.8-28.2)  71     23.6     (17.7-30.8) 108     42.2     (34.1-50.9)  258
Unknown/Refused - -  -  - --
EDUCATION          
<High School  6     17.1     ( 6.8-36.9)  6     26.3     (10.2-52.7)   5      7.9     ( 2.9-20.0)  17     48.7     (28.1-69.7) --
High School 20     10.6     ( 6.0-18.0) 31     23.6     (15.8-33.7)  41     20.9     (14.2-29.7)  71     45.0     (34.9-55.5)  163
Some College 19      8.7     ( 5.1-14.4) 33     18.5     (12.5-26.5)  55     28.4     (21.1-37.1)  74     44.4     (35.5-53.7)  181
College 15      6.7     ( 3.6-12.3) 25     10.6     ( 6.4-17.0)  65     32.1     (24.6-40.8) 104     50.6     (42.0-59.2)  209
Unknown/Refused - -  -  - --
EMPLOYMENT          
Employed 44     11.3     ( 7.9-16.1) 73     22.8     (17.3-29.3) 116     27.6     (22.2-33.7) 143     38.3     (32.1-45.0)  376
Unemployed -  5     41.4     (17.2-70.7)   6     34.3     (14.0-62.7)   5     18.9     ( 6.1-45.5) --
Student/homemaker - -   9     38.9     (19.2-63.1)   5     17.4     ( 6.4-39.4) --
Retired/Can't Work 10      4.7     ( 2.2- 9.8) 13      6.8     ( 3.2-14.0)  35     18.8     (12.8-26.7) 113     69.7     (60.5-77.6)  171
Unknown/Refused - -  -  - --
HOUSEHOLD INCOME          
<$15,000  8      8.8     ( 3.9-18.7) 10     18.9     ( 8.4-37.2)  17     22.2     (12.0-37.3)  25     50.2     (32.4-67.9)   60
$15,000-24,999  8     11.7     ( 5.4-23.6) 16     18.9     (10.3-32.0)  15     10.5     ( 5.4-19.3)  54     58.9     (45.7-70.9)   93
$25,000-49,999 18     10.2     ( 5.6-17.9) 33     22.9     (15.5-32.4)  49     24.5     (17.5-33.0)  83     42.4     (33.4-52.0)  183
$50,000-74,999 11     10.6     ( 5.2-20.5) 14     12.3     ( 6.5-21.8)  32     28.4     (19.0-40.3)  35     48.7     (36.0-61.6)   92
>=$75,000  7      4.3     ( 1.6-10.8) 10      9.8     ( 4.5-19.8)  32     38.7     (26.9-51.9)  42     47.3     (34.9-60.0)   91
Unknown/Refused  8     10.8     ( 4.7-22.9) 12     26.5     (13.0-46.4)  21     24.8     (14.5-39.1)  27     37.9     (23.3-55.0)   68
COUNTY          
Honolulu 24      8.6     ( 5.6-13.1) 44     20.0     (14.8-26.4)  69     23.7     (18.6-29.7) 117     47.7     (40.9-54.7)  254
Hawaii 18     12.8     ( 7.8-20.3) 14      7.9     ( 4.5-13.6)  47     35.9     (27.1-45.8)  72     43.4     (34.7-52.5)  151
Kauai  5      9.7     ( 4.0-21.7) 14     19.4     (11.3-31.4)  17     27.4     (16.7-41.5)  29     43.5     (30.8-57.1)   65
Maui 13     10.8     ( 6.0-18.5) 23     17.8     (11.5-26.6)  33     25.1     (17.1-35.3)  48     46.3     (35.5-57.4)  117

*For former smokers.
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.