Do You Think Sudden Numbness or Weakness of Face, Arm, or Leg, Especially on One Side are Symptoms of A Stroke?
State of Hawaii BRFSS 2001


Demographic
Characteristics		 YES
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 NO
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 Total
N		 Estimated
#of Adults
TOTAL 4152  91.7  (90.5-92.8) 343   8.3  ( 7.2- 9.5) 4495 921510
AGE GROUP        
18-24 Years  296  89.2  (84.1-92.8)  35  10.8  ( 7.2-15.9)  331 108999
25-34 Years  726  93.1  (90.1-95.3)  43   6.9  ( 4.7- 9.9)  769 172372
35-44 Years  913  93.7  (91.1-95.5)  56   6.3  ( 4.5- 8.9)  969 189495
45-54 Years  947  92.4  (89.3-94.6)  56   7.6  ( 5.4-10.7) 1003 161356
55-64 Years  523  94.7  (92.0-96.5)  41   5.3  ( 3.5- 8.0)  564 124624
65+ Years  707  86.4  (82.8-89.4) 109  13.6  (10.6-17.2)  816 155609
Unknown/Refused   -  - --  
GENDER        
Male 1776  90.8  (88.9-92.4) 159   9.2  ( 7.6-11.1) 1935 464179
Female 2376  92.6  (91.0-93.9) 184   7.4  ( 6.1- 9.0) 2560 457331
ETHNICITY        
White 1774  94.8  (92.8-96.2)  81   5.2  ( 3.8- 7.2) 1855 311848
Hawaiian  534  91.6  (88.0-94.2)  49   8.4  ( 5.8-12.0)  583 118632
Filipino  469  85.9  (81.3-89.6)  79  14.1  (10.4-18.7)  548 132924
Japanese  798  91.9  (89.2-94.0)  72   8.1  ( 6.0-10.8)  870 189457
Others  577  90.4  (87.2-92.8)  62   9.6  ( 7.2-12.8)  639 168650
MARITAL STATUS        
Married 2141  92.7  (91.1-94.0) 157   7.3  ( 6.0- 8.9) 2298 523082
Unmarried 1995  90.3  (88.3-92.1) 186   9.7  ( 7.9-11.7) 2181 395839
Unknown/Refused   -  - --  
EDUCATION        
<High School  224  75.7  (68.4-81.7)  79  24.3  (18.3-31.6)  303  58184
High School 1256  89.4  (86.9-91.4) 141  10.6  ( 8.6-13.1) 1397 306232
Some College 1294  94.0  (91.7-95.7)  60   6.0  ( 4.3- 8.3) 1354 280852
College 1365  95.4  (93.8-96.7)  61   4.6  ( 3.3- 6.2) 1426 273206
Unknown/Refused   -  - --  
EMPLOYMENT        
Employed 2808  93.1  (91.6-94.3) 178   6.9  ( 5.7- 8.4) 2986 605604
Unemployed  139  90.3  (82.0-95.0)  16   9.7  ( 5.0-18.0)  155  31372
Student/Homemaker  333  89.5  (83.9-93.3)  33  10.5  ( 6.7-16.1)  366  90166
Retired/Can't work  869  88.6  (85.6-91.0) 116  11.4  ( 9.0-14.4)  985 193910
Unknown/Refused   -  - --  
HOUSEHOLD INCOME        
<$15,000  396  89.7  (84.9-93.1)  54  10.3  ( 6.9-15.1)  450  81805
$15,000-24,999  458  90.5  (85.9-93.7)  45   9.5  ( 6.3-14.1)  503 102462
$25,000-49,999 1110  94.3  (92.1-95.9)  58   5.7  ( 4.1- 7.9) 1168 228189
$50,000-74,999  557  95.5  (92.3-97.3)  24   4.5  ( 2.7- 7.7)  581 126038
>=$75,000  534  95.6  (92.4-97.5)  16   4.4  ( 2.5- 7.6)  550 125649
Unknown/Refused 1097  86.7  (83.9-89.2) 146  13.3  (10.8-16.1) 1243 257369
COUNTY        
Honolulu 1777  91.9  (90.3-93.2) 141   8.1  ( 6.8- 9.7) 1918 672091
Hawaii  950  92.8  (90.6-94.5)  68   7.2  ( 5.5- 9.4) 1018 109614
Kauai  515  93.8  (90.9-95.8)  34   6.2  ( 4.2- 9.1)  549  43514
Maui  910  88.2  (85.1-90.7) 100  11.8  ( 9.3-14.9) 1010  96291

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.