Cholesterol Check Within Past Five Years

State of Hawaii BRFSS 2001

Demographic Characteristics	WITHIN 5 YEARS   N       %   C.I.(95%)	5 OR MORE YEARS   N       %   C.I.(95%)	NEVER   N       %   C.I.(95%)	Total N	Estimated #of Adults
TOTAL	3365  75.7  (73.9-77.4)	131   2.4  ( 1.9- 3.1)	913  21.9  (20.2-23.6)	4409	906444
AGE GROUP
18-24 Years	158  49.0  (41.8-56.3)	1   0.2  ( 0.0- 1.3)	159  50.8  (43.6-58.0)	318	105549
25-34 Years	438  60.7  (56.2-65.1)	18   2.4  ( 1.4- 3.9)	289  36.9  (32.6-41.4)	745	167394
35-44 Years	685  72.2  (68.0-76.1)	37   4.0  ( 2.4- 6.5)	228  23.8  (20.2-27.8)	950	186934
45-54 Years	804  83.5  (80.2-86.3)	49   3.9  ( 2.7- 5.7)	138  12.6  (10.1-15.6)	991	159490
55-64 Years	503  92.7  (89.4-95.1)	15   1.2  ( 0.7- 2.4)	39   6.0  ( 3.9- 9.3)	557	123688
65+ Years	746  92.7  (90.1-94.6)	9   1.3  ( 0.6- 2.8)	53   6.0  ( 4.3- 8.4)	808	155230
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	--
GENDER
Male	1412  74.2  (71.5-76.8)	70   2.7  ( 2.0- 3.6)	421  23.1  (20.6-25.8)	1903	457106
Female	1953  77.2  (74.9-79.4)	61   2.1  ( 1.4- 3.2)	492  20.6  (18.5-22.9)	2506	449338
ETHNICITY
White	1398  77.8  (75.0-80.3)	75   3.4  ( 2.6- 4.6)	341  18.8  (16.4-21.5)	1814	304787
Hawaiian	403  68.9  (63.5-73.8)	8   1.3  ( 0.5- 3.5)	161  29.8  (25.0-35.1)	572	116517
Filipino	388  70.3  (64.6-75.5)	10   1.7  ( 0.8- 3.6)	140  28.0  (22.9-33.6)	538	130922
Japanese	694  80.8  (77.0-84.1)	26   2.0  ( 1.2- 3.3)	135  17.2  (14.0-21.0)	855	187531
Others	482  75.3  (70.5-79.6)	12   2.2  ( 1.0- 5.1)	136  22.4  (18.4-27.1)	630	166687
MARITAL STATUS
Married	1813  81.5  (79.4-83.5)	69   2.5  ( 1.9- 3.4)	370  15.9  (14.1-17.9)	2252	513772
Unmarried	1540  67.9  (64.9-70.8)	62   2.3  ( 1.5- 3.4)	540  29.8  (27.0-32.8)	2142	390399
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	--
EDUCATION
<High School	219  73.1  (65.1-79.7)	9   2.6  ( 1.1- 5.8)	65  24.3  (17.9-32.2)	293	56602
High School	960  68.9  (65.4-72.2)	37   2.7  ( 1.7- 4.4)	373  28.4  (25.2-31.8)	1370	301222
Some College	1037  78.0  (74.6-81.0)	30   1.4  ( 0.9- 2.2)	260  20.6  (17.6-24.0)	1327	275998
College	1139  81.6  (78.8-84.1)	54   3.0  ( 2.1- 4.3)	211  15.4  (13.1-18.1)	1404	269586
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	--
EMPLOYMENT
Employed	2144  73.5  (71.2-75.6)	105   2.7  ( 2.1- 3.5)	675  23.8  (21.7-26.0)	2924	594500
Unemployed	92  60.2  (48.7-70.7)	5   2.7  ( 1.0- 7.0)	55  37.1  (26.9-48.7)	152	30761
Student/Homemaker	231  56.3  (48.8-63.4)	7   3.4  ( 1.2- 9.3)	119  40.3  (33.4-47.7)	357	87788
Retired/Can't work	897  94.1  (92.2-95.5)	14   0.9  ( 0.5- 1.7)	62   5.0  ( 3.7- 6.8)	973	192936
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	--
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
<$15,000	280  60.8  (53.9-67.4)	14   4.3  ( 1.7-10.2)	145  34.9  (28.7-41.6)	439	80650
$15,000-24,999	363  73.0  (67.1-78.2)	13   2.0  ( 1.0- 4.0)	122  24.9  (19.9-30.8)	498	101682
$25,000-49,999	859  76.1  (72.6-79.2)	40   2.4  ( 1.6- 3.6)	240  21.6  (18.5-25.0)	1139	223597
$50,000-74,999	466  80.3  (75.7-84.2)	17   3.4  ( 2.0- 5.9)	93  16.3  (12.6-20.6)	576	125416
>=$75,000	475  87.9  (83.9-90.9)	17   2.1  ( 1.2- 3.9)	53  10.0  ( 7.2-13.8)	545	124785
Unknown/Refused	922  72.9  (69.2-76.3)	30   1.6  ( 1.0- 2.5)	260  25.4  (22.1-29.1)	1212	250314
COUNTY
Honolulu	1465  76.6  (74.2-78.8)	49   2.3  ( 1.7- 3.2)	375  21.1  (19.0-23.4)	1889	662817
Hawaii	733  70.8  (67.2-74.2)	41   3.9  ( 2.8- 5.6)	216  25.2  (22.0-28.8)	990	106156
Kauai	400  72.7  (67.9-77.0)	19   2.3  ( 1.4- 3.7)	121  25.0  (20.8-29.8)	540	42780
Maui	767  76.4  (72.9-79.7)	22   1.4  ( 0.9- 2.3)	201  22.2  (19.0-25.7)	990	94691

The symbol -- means cell size less than 50. The symbol - means cell size less than 5.

N = Cell Sample Size, % = Percentage, 95% C.I. = Confidence Interval at 95 percent probability level.

Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.