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State of Hawaii BRFSS 2001


Demographic
Characteristics
YES
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)
NO
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)
Total
N
Estimated
#of Adults
TOTAL 2756  57.2  (55.2-59.2) 1743  42.8  (40.8-44.8) 4499 922392
AGE GROUP        
18-24 Years  141  40.4  (33.8-47.4)  190  59.6  (52.6-66.2)  331 108999
25-34 Years  404  47.5  (43.1-51.9)  365  52.5  (48.1-56.9)  769 172372
35-44 Years  551  52.2  (47.8-56.6)  418  47.8  (43.4-52.2)  969 189495
45-54 Years  655  62.5  (58.1-66.7)  349  37.5  (33.3-41.9) 1004 161486
55-64 Years  376  65.3  (59.6-70.6)  188  34.7  (29.4-40.4)  564 124624
65+ Years  598  72.7  (68.4-76.6)  221  27.3  (23.4-31.6)  819 156361
Unknown/Refused   -   - --  
GENDER        
Male 1068  50.8  (47.8-53.8)  868  49.2  (46.2-52.2) 1936 464571
Female 1688  63.7  (61.1-66.3)  875  36.3  (33.7-38.9) 2563 457821
ETHNICITY        
White 1250  62.2  (59.0-65.2)  606  37.8  (34.8-41.0) 1856 311906
Hawaiian  279  47.2  (41.7-52.7)  306  52.8  (47.3-58.3)  585 119155
Filipino  285  47.7  (41.5-54.1)  263  52.3  (45.9-58.5)  548 132924
Japanese  582  64.1  (59.8-68.2)  289  35.9  (31.8-40.2)  871 189758
Others  360  54.8  (49.7-59.7)  279  45.2  (40.3-50.3)  639 168650
MARITAL STATUS        
Married 1426  59.0  (56.3-61.7)  872  41.0  (38.3-43.7) 2298 523082
Unmarried 1321  54.8  (51.8-57.9)  864  45.2  (42.1-48.2) 2185 396721
Unknown/Refused   -   - --  
EDUCATION        
<High School  159  50.8  (42.5-59.1)  144  49.2  (40.9-57.5)  303  58184
High School  771  50.5  (46.9-54.1)  629  49.5  (45.9-53.1) 1400 306983
Some College  859  58.4  (54.6-62.2)  496  41.6  (37.8-45.4) 1355 280983
College  957  64.9  (61.6-68.1)  469  35.1  (31.9-38.4) 1426 273206
Unknown/Refused   -   - --  
EMPLOYMENT        
Employed 1758  54.5  (52.1-57.0) 1228  45.5  (43.0-47.9) 2986 605604
Unemployed   77  38.4  (28.4-49.4)   78  61.6  (50.6-71.6)  155  31372
Student/Homemaker  205  48.4  (41.3-55.5)  161  51.6  (44.5-58.7)  366  90166
Retired/Can't work  713  72.5  (68.6-76.0)  276  27.5  (24.0-31.4)  989 194791
Unknown/Refused   -   - --  
HOUSEHOLD INCOME        
<$15,000  243  45.7  (39.3-52.2)  208  54.3  (47.8-60.7)  451  81863
$15,000-24,999  280  49.1  (41.9-56.3)  223  50.9  (43.7-58.1)  503 102462
$25,000-49,999  715  57.0  (53.1-60.8)  453  43.0  (39.2-46.9) 1168 228189
$50,000-74,999  357  59.9  (54.6-65.0)  224  40.1  (35.0-45.4)  581 126038
>=$75,000  377  66.3  (60.9-71.4)  173  33.7  (28.6-39.1)  550 125649
Unknown/Refused  784  58.5  (54.7-62.2)  462  41.5  (37.8-45.3) 1246 258192
COUNTY        
Honolulu 1145  56.2  (53.6-58.8)  775  43.8  (41.2-46.4) 1920 672784
Hawaii  634  59.0  (55.4-62.6)  385  41.0  (37.4-44.6) 1019 109744
Kauai  332  55.7  (50.5-60.9)  217  44.3  (39.1-49.5)  549  43514
Maui  645  62.8  (59.0-66.4)  366  37.2  (33.6-41.0) 1011  96350

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.