Number of Cigarettes Now Smoked Per Day*
State of Hawaii, BRFSS 1998


Demographic
Characteristics		 Less than half pack  
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 Half - 1 pack
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 More than 1 packs    
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 Total
TOTAL 128     39.3     (32.3-46.9) 168     49.6     (42.3-57.0) 43     11.0     ( 7.7-15.7)  339
AGE GROUP        
18-24 Years  16     65.3     (41.5-83.4)  12     33.4     (15.8-57.3) - --
25-34 Years  36     43.7     (29.5-59.0)  31     46.2     (31.8-61.2)  6     10.1     ( 4.4-21.4)   73
35-44 Years  29     30.2     (20.0-42.8)  48     55.3     (42.0-67.8) 12     14.5     ( 7.6-26.0)   89
45-54 Years  25     40.8     (27.0-56.1)  40     45.2     (31.8-59.5) 12     14.0     ( 6.8-26.6)   77
55-64 Years  12     25.3     (12.6-44.2)  25     60.7     (41.6-76.9)  9     14.1     ( 5.8-30.4) --
65+ Years   9     35.1     (14.0-64.1)  12     59.1     (30.3-82.7) - --
Unknown/Refused  -  - - --
GENDER        
Male  52     32.4     (23.1-43.5)  92     53.2     (42.8-63.3) 33     14.4     ( 9.4-21.5)  177
Female  76     49.5     (39.6-59.4)  76     44.4     (34.7-54.5) 10      6.1     ( 3.0-12.1)  162
ETHNICITY        
White  39     29.0     (20.1-39.9)  70     48.7     (37.9-59.6) 28     22.3     (14.4-32.9)  137
Hawaiian  25     45.5     (28.2-63.9)  35     51.6     (33.7-69.1) -   62
Filipino  20     57.2     (34.6-77.3)  10     33.5     (15.8-57.5) - --
Japanese  28     35.5     (22.9-50.4)  37     58.8     (43.7-72.5) -   69
Others  16     41.8     (24.2-61.7)  16     49.9     (30.9-68.8)  5      8.4     ( 3.1-20.5) --
MARITAL STATUS        
Married  48     28.6     (20.2-38.8)  89     62.6     (52.3-71.9) 17      8.8     ( 5.0-15.1)  154
Unmarried  80     51.4     (41.2-61.5)  79     35.1     (26.4-44.8) 26     13.5     ( 8.4-21.2)  185
Unknown/Refused  -  - - --
EDUCATION        
<High School   9     39.7     (19.6-64.0)  14     33.2     (16.4-55.8)  5     27.0     (11.2-52.0) --
High School  54     38.9     (28.2-50.7)  69     53.4     (41.8-64.6) 12      7.8     ( 4.0-14.6)  135
Some College  42     40.5     (28.4-53.9)  53     46.2     (34.0-58.8) 20     13.3     ( 7.6-22.3)  115
College  23     38.2     (23.9-55.0)  31     54.8     (38.5-70.2)  6      6.9     ( 2.2-19.6)   60
Unknown/Refused  -  - - --
EMPLOYMENT        
Employed  91     40.2     (32.1-48.9) 122     49.4     (41.0-57.8) 25     10.4     ( 6.5-16.2)  238
Unemployed   9     47.9     (21.9-75.2)  15     47.0     (21.8-73.8) - --
Student/homemaker  11     37.4     (18.9-60.5)  12     51.5     (30.2-72.3) - --
Retired/Can't Work  17     26.3     (13.6-44.9)  19     52.2     (31.1-72.5) 11     21.4     ( 9.8-40.7) --
Unknown/Refused  -  - - --
HOUSEHOLD INCOME        
<$15,000  29     41.8     (27.9-57.1)  31     40.5     (27.2-55.3)  9     17.8     ( 8.6-33.2)   69
$15,000-24,999  21     39.9     (24.7-57.4)  30     49.3     (32.8-66.0)  6     10.7     ( 4.3-24.5)   57
$25,000-49,999  35     33.3     (21.9-47.1)  52     56.9     (43.4-69.4) 14      9.8     ( 4.9-18.6)  101
$50,000-74,999  21     52.9     (34.9-70.1)  17     40.1     (23.9-58.9)  5      7.0     ( 2.7-16.7) --
>=$75,000  -  16     69.0     (43.0-86.8)  5     25.1     ( 9.1-53.0) --
Unknown/Refused  18     55.5     (34.8-74.5)  22     39.2     (21.7-59.9) - --
COUNTY        
Honolulu  62     40.3     (31.3-49.9)  71     48.7     (39.4-58.1) 20     11.0     ( 6.9-17.1)  153
Hawaii  31     30.5     (21.3-41.6)  52     58.7     (47.2-69.3) 11     10.8     ( 5.3-20.8)   94
Kauai   8     28.7     (13.5-50.9)  14     53.6     (32.7-73.3)  5     17.7     ( 7.0-38.0) --
Maui  27     48.9     (33.5-64.6)  31     42.3     (28.3-57.6)  7      8.8     ( 3.9-18.7)   65

*For current everyday 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.