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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 1422  39.1  (37.0-41.3) 2294  60.9  (58.7-63.0) 3716 588700
AGE GROUP        
18-24 Years  118  33.7  (27.5-40.5)  200  66.3  (59.5-72.5)  318  87251
25-34 Years  217  42.1  (36.9-47.5)  354  57.9  (52.5-63.1)  571 110010
35-44 Years  293  46.8  (42.0-51.6)  370  53.2  (48.4-58.0)  663 110780
45-54 Years  287  36.5  (32.2-41.1)  462  63.5  (58.9-67.8)  749  98491
55-64 Years  207  40.8  (34.6-47.4)  306  59.2  (52.6-65.4)  513  66032
65+ Years  293  34.4  (30.3-38.6)  587  65.6  (61.4-69.7)  880 113120
Unknown/Refused   -   - --  
GENDER        
Male  647  36.8  (33.8-39.9) 1179  63.2  (60.1-66.2) 1826 330707
Female  775  42.1  (39.3-45.0) 1115  57.9  (55.0-60.7) 1890 257993
ETHNICITY        
White  608  40.2  (36.8-43.7)  923  59.8  (56.3-63.2) 1531 206342
Hawaiian  135  35.6  (29.1-42.7)  287  64.4  (57.3-70.9)  422  64439
Filipino  202  39.4  (34.0-45.0)  308  60.6  (55.0-66.0)  510  95496
Japanese  275  37.4  (33.2-41.9)  496  62.6  (58.1-66.8)  771 126866
Others  202  41.1  (35.6-46.8)  280  58.9  (53.2-64.4)  482  95557
MARITAL STATUS        
Married  755  40.5  (37.7-43.3) 1185  59.5  (56.7-62.3) 1940 331572
Unmarried  665  37.4  (34.1-40.8) 1104  62.6  (59.2-65.9) 1769 256362
Unknown/Refused   -   - --  
EDUCATION        
<High School   75  24.6  (18.6-31.8)  193  75.4  (68.2-81.4)  268  37509
High School  407  32.0  (28.7-35.6)  905  68.0  (64.4-71.3) 1312 214163
Some College  410  39.2  (35.1-43.4)  633  60.8  (56.6-64.9) 1043 171347
College  529  51.8  (48.0-55.7)  555  48.2  (44.3-52.0) 1084 164310
Unknown/Refused   -   - --  
EMPLOYMENT        
Employed  902  41.0  (38.3-43.7) 1354  59.0  (56.3-61.7) 2256 365889
Unemployed   39  30.7  (20.7-42.9)   92  69.3  (57.1-79.3)  131  28011
Student/Homemaker  128  35.7  (29.3-42.6)  230  64.3  (57.4-70.7)  358  70564
Retired/Can't work  351  37.7  (33.5-42.1)  612  62.3  (57.9-66.5)  963 123181
Unknown/Refused   -   - --  
HOUSEHOLD INCOME        
<$15,000  144  43.3  (36.1-50.7)  213  56.7  (49.3-63.9)  357  41632
$15,000-24,999  157  50.2  (42.2-58.3)  179  49.8  (41.7-57.8)  336  52091
$25,000-49,999  377  48.2  (43.7-52.7)  446  51.8  (47.3-56.3)  823 118486
$50,000-74,999  217  52.4  (46.2-58.5)  213  47.6  (41.5-53.8)  430  71993
>=$75,000  247  59.5  (53.4-65.4)  173  40.5  (34.6-46.6)  420  72922
Unknown/Refused  280  20.7  (18.0-23.7) 1070  79.3  (76.3-82.0) 1350 231576
COUNTY        
Honolulu  701  40.5  (37.8-43.3) 1023  59.5  (56.7-62.2) 1724 425419
Hawaii  333  39.1  (35.2-43.0)  501  60.9  (57.0-64.8)  834  70215
Kauai  138  33.5  (28.3-39.2)  243  66.5  (60.8-71.7)  381  29211
Maui  250  32.5  (28.6-36.6)  527  67.5  (63.4-71.4)  777  63855

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.