Had Cholesterol Checked and Told High by Doctor, Nurse, or Other Health Professional
State of Hawaii BRFSS 2001


Demographic
Characteristics		 NOT AT RISK
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 AT RISK
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 Total
N		 Estimated
#of Adults
TOTAL 2618  74.9  (72.9-76.8) 884  25.1  (23.2-27.1) 3502 709722
AGE GROUP        
18-24 Years  153  95.0  (88.2-97.9)   9   5.0  ( 2.1-11.8)  162  52940
25-34 Years  402  85.5  (80.9-89.1)  61  14.5  (10.9-19.1)  463 106908
35-44 Years  580  79.6  (75.1-83.4) 141  20.4  (16.6-24.9)  721 142194
45-54 Years  629  70.3  (65.7-74.6) 227  29.7  (25.4-34.3)  856 139825
55-64 Years  336  63.2  (57.1-68.8) 177  36.8  (31.2-42.9)  513 114815
65+ Years  487  68.2  (63.8-72.4) 265  31.8  (27.6-36.2)  752 145589
Unknown/Refused   -  - --  
GENDER        
Male 1104  74.3  (71.2-77.2) 378  25.7  (22.8-28.8) 1482 352450
Female 1514  75.5  (72.9-77.9) 506  24.5  (22.1-27.1) 2020 357272
ETHNICITY        
White 1133  77.9  (75.0-80.6) 347  22.1  (19.4-25.0) 1480 248204
Hawaiian  313  76.3  (70.2-81.5)  98  23.7  (18.5-29.8)  411  81988
Filipino  304  75.1  (68.1-81.0)  94  24.9  (19.0-31.9)  398  94282
Japanese  486  68.2  (63.6-72.5) 228  31.8  (27.5-36.4)  714 154444
Others  382  76.1  (70.8-80.6) 117  23.9  (19.4-29.2)  499 130805
MARITAL STATUS        
Married 1406  74.1  (71.4-76.6) 480  25.9  (23.4-28.6) 1886 433354
Unmarried 1202  76.2  (73.1-79.1) 401  23.8  (20.9-26.9) 1603 273897
Unknown/Refused   -  - --  
EDUCATION        
<High School  156  70.7  (62.0-78.1)  71  29.3  (21.9-38.0)  227  42565
High School  745  74.8  (70.8-78.4) 251  25.2  (21.6-29.2)  996 216399
Some College  804  74.9  (71.1-78.3) 267  25.1  (21.7-28.9) 1071 219746
College  905  75.7  (72.4-78.8) 292  24.3  (21.2-27.6) 1197 228583
Unknown/Refused   -  - --  
EMPLOYMENT        
Employed 1758  77.0  (74.5-79.4) 500  23.0  (20.6-25.5) 2258 454700
Unemployed   68  68.4  (54.2-79.8)  29  31.6  (20.2-45.8)   97  19338
Student/Homemaker  207  87.3  (80.4-92.0)  33  12.7  ( 8.0-19.6)  240  52757
Retired/Can't work  585  66.9  (62.7-70.7) 321  33.1  (29.3-37.3)  906 182723
Unknown/Refused   -  - --  
HOUSEHOLD INCOME        
<$15,000  204  65.8  (57.4-73.3)  92  34.2  (26.7-42.6)  296  52939
$15,000-24,999  291  83.8  (78.6-87.9)  83  16.2  (12.1-21.4)  374  76108
$25,000-49,999  675  71.8  (67.5-75.6) 225  28.2  (24.4-32.5)  900 175375
$50,000-74,999  366  72.3  (66.3-77.6) 115  27.7  (22.4-33.7)  481 103851
>=$75,000  367  76.7  (71.6-81.1) 126  23.3  (18.9-28.4)  493 112497
Unknown/Refused  715  77.2  (73.5-80.5) 243  22.8  (19.5-26.5)  958 188951
COUNTY        
Honolulu 1142  74.8  (72.1-77.2) 381  25.2  (22.8-27.9) 1523 524975
Hawaii  570  73.7  (70.1-77.1) 205  26.3  (22.9-29.9)  775  79267
Kauai  303  72.9  (67.6-77.6) 114  27.1  (22.4-32.4)  417  31871
Maui  603  78.1  (74.7-81.2) 184  21.9  (18.8-25.3)  787  73609

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.