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State Of Hawaii BRFSS 2002


Demographic
Characteristics		 Yes
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 No
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 Total
N		 Estimated
#of Adults
TOTAL 1275  17.8  (16.6-19.1) 4699  82.2  (80.9-83.4) 5974 929160
AGE GROUP        
18-24 Years   12   2.2  ( 1.2- 4.0)  436  97.8  (96.0-98.8)  448 117872
25-34 Years   47   4.6  ( 3.3- 6.5)  843  95.4  (93.5-96.7)  890 167058
35-44 Years  115   8.2  ( 6.6-10.1) 1040  91.8  (89.9-93.4) 1155 187501
45-54 Years  236  15.8  (13.4-18.5) 1077  84.2  (81.5-86.6) 1313 174652
55-64 Years  280  28.9  (24.9-33.1)  606  71.1  (66.9-75.1)  886 116186
65+ Years  580  48.1  (44.5-51.8)  661  51.9  (48.2-55.5) 1241 160744
Unknown/Refused   -   - --  
GENDER        
Male  475  15.4  (13.8-17.2) 2114  84.6  (82.8-86.2) 2589 461697
Female  800  20.2  (18.5-22.0) 2585  79.8  (78.0-81.5) 3385 467463
ETHNICITY        
White  559  18.9  (17.0-20.9) 1914  81.1  (79.1-83.0) 2473 329059
Hawaiian  153  14.5  (11.8-17.7)  615  85.5  (82.3-88.2)  768 118432
Filipino  144  17.8  (14.5-21.7)  627  82.2  (78.3-85.5)  771 139066
Japanese  282  21.1  (18.5-24.0)  880  78.9  (76.0-81.5) 1162 189032
Others  137  14.1  (11.5-17.1)  663  85.9  (82.9-88.5)  800 153570
MARITAL STATUS        
Married  642  17.9  (16.4-19.5) 2572  82.1  (80.5-83.6) 3214 543006
Unmarried  633  17.8  (16.0-19.8) 2116  82.2  (80.2-84.0) 2749 384800
Unknown/Refused   -   - --  
EDUCATION        
<High School  148  34.7  (28.5-41.4)  250  65.3  (58.6-71.5)  398  55616
High School  450  19.0  (16.9-21.3) 1542  81.0  (78.7-83.1) 1992 323488
Some College  336  15.8  (13.9-17.9) 1379  84.2  (82.1-86.1) 1715 270237
College  339  15.1  (13.2-17.2) 1518  84.9  (82.8-86.8) 1857 278341
Unknown/Refused   -   - --  
EMPLOYMENT        
Employed  487  10.9  ( 9.8-12.2) 3283  89.1  (87.8-90.2) 3770 600917
Unemployed   42  10.9  ( 7.2-16.1)  176  89.1  (83.9-92.8)  218  41465
Student/Homemaker   94  10.7  ( 8.3-13.7)  443  89.3  (86.3-91.7)  537 101426
Retired/Can't work  650  45.7  (42.2-49.2)  792  54.3  (50.8-57.8) 1442 184416
Unknown/Refused   -   - --  
HOUSEHOLD INCOME        
<$15,000  171  22.3  (18.2-27.0)  425  77.7  (73.0-81.8)  596  72826
$15,000-24,999  127  15.9  (12.6-19.8)  458  84.1  (80.2-87.4)  585  86295
$25,000-49,999  254  16.3  (13.9-19.0) 1151  83.7  (81.0-86.1) 1405 202199
$50,000-74,999  152  18.9  (15.8-22.5)  639  81.1  (77.5-84.2)  791 127746
>=$75,000  128  13.3  (10.7-16.5)  664  86.7  (83.5-89.3)  792 135656
Unknown/Refused  443  19.8  (17.7-22.2) 1362  80.2  (77.8-82.3) 1805 304438
COUNTY        
Honolulu  547  17.3  (15.8-18.9) 2257  82.7  (81.1-84.2) 2804 672364
Hawaii  335  20.1  (17.9-22.5) 1037  79.9  (77.5-82.1) 1372 113675
Kauai  123  16.9  (13.9-20.5)  475  83.1  (79.5-86.1)  598  44271
Maui  270  19.2  (16.8-21.9)  930  80.8  (78.1-83.2) 1200  98850

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.