Heavy Drinking Defined as Greater than 2 Drinks Per Day for Men, and 1 Drink Per Day for Women

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	4196  94.9  (93.9-95.7)	243   5.1  ( 4.3- 6.1)	4439	909308
AGE GROUP
18-24 Years	299  92.5  (87.7-95.5)	26   7.5  ( 4.5-12.3)	325	107269
25-34 Years	710  94.4  (92.1-96.1)	45   5.6  ( 3.9- 7.9)	755	167670
35-44 Years	896  93.7  (90.7-95.7)	62   6.3  ( 4.3- 9.3)	958	187126
45-54 Years	943  96.3  (94.7-97.4)	51   3.7  ( 2.6- 5.3)	994	160390
55-64 Years	517  93.9  (90.7-96.0)	40   6.1  ( 4.0- 9.3)	557	123412
65+ Years	789  98.0  (96.2-98.9)	18   2.0  ( 1.1- 3.8)	807	154385
Unknown/Refused	-	-	--
GENDER
Male	1755  93.1  (91.4-94.5)	148   6.9  ( 5.5- 8.6)	1903	456190
Female	2441  96.7  (95.6-97.5)	95   3.3  ( 2.5- 4.4)	2536	453118
ETHNICITY
White	1716  93.4  (91.5-94.8)	122   6.6  ( 5.2- 8.5)	1838	308342
Hawaiian	530  94.4  (91.8-96.2)	38   5.6  ( 3.8- 8.2)	568	115258
Filipino	523  96.8  (93.1-98.6)	16   3.2  ( 1.4- 6.9)	539	130261
Japanese	823  95.4  (93.0-97.0)	40   4.6  ( 3.0- 7.0)	863	188223
Others	604  96.0  (93.3-97.6)	27   4.0  ( 2.4- 6.7)	631	167224
MARITAL STATUS
Married	2168  96.2  (95.1-97.1)	102   3.8  ( 2.9- 4.9)	2270	515978
Unmarried	2012  93.1  (91.2-94.6)	141   6.9  ( 5.4- 8.8)	2153	390739
Unknown/Refused	-	-	--
EDUCATION
<High School	291  97.4  (93.9-98.9)	7   2.6  ( 1.1- 6.1)	298	56945
High School	1281  93.3  (91.1-95.0)	94   6.7  ( 5.0- 8.9)	1375	300287
Some College	1256  94.9  (93.1-96.3)	79   5.1  ( 3.7- 6.9)	1335	277224
College	1354  96.0  (94.4-97.2)	62   4.0  ( 2.8- 5.6)	1416	271816
Unknown/Refused	-	-	--
EMPLOYMENT
Employed	2771  94.8  (93.6-95.8)	175   5.2  ( 4.2- 6.4)	2946	596719
Unemployed	139  87.1  (75.0-93.8)	15  12.9  ( 6.2-25.0)	154	30630
Student/Homemaker	341  94.8  (90.3-97.3)	19   5.2  ( 2.7- 9.7)	360	89011
Retired/Can't work	942  96.5  (94.6-97.7)	34   3.5  ( 2.3- 5.4)	976	192489
Unknown/Refused	-	-	--
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
<$15,000	421  96.4  (93.5-98.0)	21   3.6  ( 2.0- 6.5)	442	79833
$15,000-24,999	466  95.2  (92.4-97.0)	27   4.8  ( 3.0- 7.6)	493	101003
$25,000-49,999	1087  94.9  (93.1-96.3)	70   5.1  ( 3.7- 6.9)	1157	225017
$50,000-74,999	540  95.5  (92.6-97.2)	35   4.5  ( 2.8- 7.4)	575	124883
>=$75,000	518  94.0  (90.8-96.1)	30   6.0  ( 3.9- 9.2)	548	124592
Unknown/Refused	1164  94.4  (91.8-96.2)	60   5.6  ( 3.8- 8.2)	1224	253981
COUNTY
Honolulu	1811  95.4  (94.1-96.5)	80   4.6  ( 3.5- 5.9)	1891	663436
Hawaii	944  94.1  (92.2-95.5)	62   5.9  ( 4.5- 7.8)	1006	107964
Kauai	505  91.8  (87.1-94.9)	39   8.2  ( 5.1-12.9)	544	43138
Maui	936  93.3  (91.2-95.0)	62   6.7  ( 5.0- 8.8)	998	94769

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.