Heavy Drinking Defined As Greater Than

2 Drinks Per day For Men, And 1 Drink Per Day For Women

State Of Hawaii BRFSS 2002

Demographic Characteristics	NOT AT RISK   N       %   C.I.(95%)	AT RISK   N       %   C.I.(95%)	Total N	Estimated #of Adults
TOTAL	5609  95.0  (94.2-95.7)	316   5.0  ( 4.3- 5.8)	5925	922940
AGE GROUP
18-24 Years	409  93.7  (90.8-95.7)	35   6.3  ( 4.3- 9.2)	444	117409
25-34 Years	835  94.6  (92.1-96.3)	48   5.4  ( 3.7- 7.9)	883	166146
35-44 Years	1072  94.5  (92.7-95.9)	68   5.5  ( 4.1- 7.3)	1140	185676
45-54 Years	1222  94.9  (93.3-96.1)	78   5.1  ( 3.9- 6.7)	1300	173023
55-64 Years	830  93.8  (90.2-96.1)	48   6.2  ( 3.9- 9.8)	878	115297
65+ Years	1203  97.7  (96.7-98.5)	38   2.3  ( 1.5- 3.3)	1241	160394
Unknown/Refused	-	-	--
GENDER
Male	2394  93.9  (92.5-95.0)	177   6.1  ( 5.0- 7.5)	2571	459864
Female	3215  96.1  (95.2-96.8)	139   3.9  ( 3.2- 4.8)	3354	463076
ETHNICITY
White	2276  93.8  (92.4-94.9)	170   6.2  ( 5.1- 7.6)	2446	324713
Hawaiian	712  93.5  (90.0-95.8)	47   6.5  ( 4.2-10.0)	759	117678
Filipino	738  96.1  (94.1-97.5)	28   3.9  ( 2.5- 5.9)	766	139558
Japanese	1120  96.1  (94.3-97.3)	41   3.9  ( 2.7- 5.7)	1161	188704
Others	763  96.3  (94.4-97.5)	30   3.7  ( 2.5- 5.6)	793	152286
MARITAL STATUS
Married	3058  96.4  (95.6-97.1)	130   3.6  ( 2.9- 4.4)	3188	539032
Unmarried	2539  92.9  (91.4-94.3)	186   7.1  ( 5.7- 8.6)	2725	382436
Unknown/Refused	-	-	--
EDUCATION
<High School	387  96.2  (92.8-98.0)	12   3.8  ( 2.0- 7.2)	399	55553
High School	1851  94.6  (93.2-95.6)	115   5.4  ( 4.4- 6.8)	1966	321212
Some College	1594  94.0  (92.3-95.4)	103   6.0  ( 4.6- 7.7)	1697	267660
College	1766  96.2  (94.6-97.3)	86   3.8  ( 2.7- 5.4)	1852	277157
Unknown/Refused	-	-	--
EMPLOYMENT
Employed	3506  94.6  (93.6-95.4)	222   5.4  ( 4.6- 6.4)	3728	595556
Unemployed	197  94.8  (90.9-97.1)	16   5.2  ( 2.9- 9.1)	213	41302
Student/Homemaker	508  95.4  (92.5-97.2)	23   4.6  ( 2.8- 7.5)	531	100663
Retired/Can't work	1391  96.1  (93.9-97.5)	55   3.9  ( 2.5- 6.1)	1446	184442
Unknown/Refused	-	-	--
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
<$15,000	559  95.6  (93.2-97.2)	31   4.4  ( 2.8- 6.8)	590	72480
$15,000-24,999	556  94.3  (89.9-96.8)	29   5.7  ( 3.2-10.1)	585	86919
$25,000-49,999	1297  93.0  (90.9-94.6)	103   7.0  ( 5.4- 9.1)	1400	201411
$50,000-74,999	738  95.2  (93.2-96.6)	48   4.8  ( 3.4- 6.8)	786	126698
>=$75,000	744  94.2  (91.8-95.8)	50   5.8  ( 4.2- 8.2)	794	135813
Unknown/Refused	1715  96.6  (95.4-97.6)	55   3.4  ( 2.4- 4.6)	1770	299620
COUNTY
Honolulu	2679  96.1  (95.0-96.9)	104   3.9  ( 3.1- 5.0)	2783	668132
Hawaii	1275  92.8  (90.8-94.3)	86   7.2  ( 5.7- 9.2)	1361	112900
Kauai	551  91.0  (87.3-93.8)	39   9.0  ( 6.2-12.7)	590	43358
Maui	1104  91.9  (89.7-93.7)	87   8.1  ( 6.3-10.3)	1191	98550

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.