Quit Smoking a Day or Longer Past Year*
State of Hawaii, BRFSS 1998


Demographic
Characteristics		 Yes    
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 No     
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 Total
TOTAL 171     55.3     (48.0-62.3) 168     44.7     (37.7-52.0)  339
AGE GROUP      
18-24 Years  22     76.9     (52.8-90.9)   7     23.1     ( 9.1-47.2) --
25-34 Years  42     66.7     (52.8-78.1)  31     33.3     (21.9-47.2)   73
35-44 Years  44     48.9     (35.8-62.2)  45     51.1     (37.8-64.2)   89
45-54 Years  29     40.7     (27.3-55.6)  49     59.3     (44.4-72.7)   78
55-64 Years  24     55.9     (36.4-73.7)  21     44.1     (26.3-63.6) --
65+ Years  10     27.6     (10.6-55.0)  14     72.4     (45.0-89.4) --
Unknown/Refused  -  - --
GENDER      
Male  87     56.0     (45.8-65.7)  89     44.0     (34.3-54.2)  176
Female  84     54.3     (44.3-63.9)  79     45.7     (36.1-55.7)  163
ETHNICITY      
White  64     55.2     (44.4-65.5)  72     44.8     (34.5-55.6)  136
Hawaiian  40     61.8     (43.5-77.3)  23     38.2     (22.7-56.5)   63
Filipino  19     68.1     (47.0-83.7)  15     31.9     (16.3-53.0) --
Japanese  26     36.9     (23.5-52.6)  43     63.1     (47.4-76.5)   69
Others  22     64.2     (44.3-80.2)  15     35.8     (19.8-55.7) --
MARITAL STATUS      
Married  74     53.9     (43.5-64.1)  79     46.1     (35.9-56.5)  153
Unmarried  97     56.7     (46.7-66.3)  89     43.3     (33.7-53.3)  186
Unknown/Refused  -  - --
EDUCATION      
<High School  15     56.9     (34.2-77.1)  13     43.1     (22.9-65.8) --
High School  72     57.0     (45.5-67.9)  64     43.0     (32.1-54.5)  136
Some College  58     55.8     (43.4-67.6)  56     44.2     (32.4-56.6)  114
College  25     46.2     (30.6-62.5)  35     53.8     (37.5-69.4)   60
Unknown/Refused  -  - --
EMPLOYMENT      
Employed 119     56.7     (48.3-64.7) 120     43.3     (35.3-51.7)  239
Unemployed  14     73.4     (50.3-88.3)  13     26.6     (11.7-49.7) --
Student/homemaker  17     55.4     (33.3-75.6)  10     44.6     (24.4-66.7) --
Retired/Can't Work  21     26.8     (14.5-44.2)  25     73.2     (55.8-85.5) --
Unknown/Refused  -  - --
HOUSEHOLD INCOME      
<$15,000  38     47.9     (33.7-62.4)  32     52.1     (37.6-66.3)   70
$15,000-24,999  33     64.5     (46.5-79.1)  24     35.5     (20.9-53.5)   57
$25,000-49,999  47     53.1     (39.9-66.0)  54     46.9     (34.0-60.1)  101
$50,000-74,999  23     56.7     (38.4-73.4)  20     43.3     (26.6-61.6) --
>=$75,000   6     28.7     (11.5-55.6)  19     71.3     (44.4-88.5) --
Unknown/Refused  24     67.6     (47.4-82.8)  19     32.4     (17.2-52.6) --
COUNTY      
Honolulu  81     57.1     (47.7-66.0)  73     42.9     (34.0-52.3)  154
Hawaii  44     45.3     (34.3-56.8)  50     54.7     (43.2-65.7)   94
Kauai  12     44.6     (25.4-65.6)  15     55.4     (34.4-74.6) --
Maui  34     58.9     (43.5-72.7)  30     41.1     (27.3-56.5)   64

*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.