Number Of Times Diabetic Check Blood For Glucose Or Sugar

State Of Hawaii BRFSS 2002

Demographic Characteristics	Daily or more   N       %   C.I.(95%)	1-6 times/week   N       %   C.I.(95%)	1-3 times/month   N       %   C.I.(95%)	<Once/month   N       %   C.I.(95%)	Never   N       %   C.I.(95%)	Total N	Estimated #of Adults
TOTAL	182  45.5  (38.9-52.3)	51  15.5  (11.4-20.8)	30  10.6  ( 6.1-17.7)	26   6.9  ( 4.3-10.7)	77  21.5  (16.6-27.5)	366	52454
AGE GROUP
18-24 Years	-	-	-	-	-	--
25-34 Years	-	-	-	-	-	--
35-44 Years	-	-	-	-	-	--
45-54 Years	32  53.2  (37.6-68.3)	7  10.6  ( 4.3-23.9)	4   4.9  ( 1.6-13.5)	7   8.4  ( 3.6-18.6)	12  22.9  (11.9-39.3)	62	8320
55-64 Years	50  55.1  (41.4-68.1)	11  16.2  ( 8.5-28.9)	10   9.0  ( 4.3-17.9)	6   6.3  ( 2.1-17.0)	11  13.4  ( 6.1-26.7)	88	12454
65+ Years	71  37.7  (28.6-47.8)	24  16.7  (10.7-25.1)	13  14.5  ( 6.5-29.1)	10   6.9  ( 3.4-13.7)	41  24.2  (16.8-33.6)	159	23498
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	-	-	--
GENDER
Male	75  45.0  (35.3-55.0)	23  17.5  (11.0-26.7)	13   6.9  ( 3.7-12.6)	11   8.9  ( 4.5-17.0)	28  21.7  (14.2-31.6)	150	21490
Female	107  45.9  (37.0-55.0)	28  14.1  ( 9.3-20.8)	17  13.1  ( 6.5-24.8)	15   5.4  ( 3.0- 9.7)	49  21.5  (15.3-29.2)	216	30964
ETHNICITY
White	54  51.8  (35.6-67.7)	10  10.2  ( 4.9-20.0)	5  19.4  ( 6.3-46.2)	6   6.3  ( 2.0-18.1)	15  12.3  ( 6.0-23.7)	90	11337
Hawaiian	39  57.6  (42.3-71.6)	6   9.5  ( 3.7-22.3)	8   8.6  ( 4.0-17.6)	2   1.8  ( 0.4- 7.1)	13  22.5  (11.9-38.4)	68	8373
Filipino	24  46.8  (30.0-64.4)	8  18.2  ( 8.5-34.9)	2   1.1  ( 0.3- 4.7)	4   6.1  ( 1.6-20.5)	12  27.7  (14.7-46.1)	50	8564
Japanese	41  36.3  (25.9-48.1)	17  17.4  (10.2-28.0)	10  11.7  ( 5.6-22.8)	13  12.5  ( 6.9-21.5)	25  22.2  (14.1-33.3)	106	16906
Others	24  41.7  (26.7-58.4)	10  23.2  (11.9-40.3)	5   7.7  ( 2.9-18.8)	1   1.5  ( 0.2-10.2)	12  25.9  (14.3-42.4)	52	7274
MARITAL STATUS
Married	98  48.5  (40.2-56.9)	33  17.3  (11.9-24.5)	16   8.4  ( 4.7-14.6)	16   7.7  ( 4.4-13.2)	35  18.0  (12.4-25.6)	198	33148
Unmarried	84  40.4  (30.2-51.4)	18  12.4  ( 7.2-20.6)	14  14.3  ( 5.7-31.6)	10   5.4  ( 2.4-11.6)	42  27.5  (19.1-38.0)	168	19306
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	-	-	--
EDUCATION
<High School	-	-	-	-	-	--
High School	71  42.3  (31.7-53.7)	16  13.4  ( 7.6-22.3)	12  14.2  ( 5.6-31.4)	14   9.0  ( 4.6-16.8)	26  21.2  (13.5-31.6)	139	19990
Some College	43  47.5  (34.3-61.2)	14  18.4  ( 9.9-31.5)	5   8.4  ( 2.9-21.9)	5   6.6  ( 2.5-16.4)	16  19.1  (10.4-32.6)	83	13623
College	47  47.4  (35.5-59.5)	12  12.4  ( 6.7-21.8)	8   8.4  ( 3.9-17.0)	5   5.7  ( 2.1-14.6)	23  26.2  (16.8-38.4)	95	13344
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	-	-	--
EMPLOYMENT
Employed	65  44.5  (34.4-55.0)	21  15.9  ( 9.6-25.1)	9   6.2  ( 2.6-13.9)	13  11.1  ( 6.1-19.2)	29  22.4  (14.6-32.7)	137	21545
Unemployed	-	-	-	-	-	--
Student/Homemaker	-	-	-	-	-	--
Retired/Can't work	104  45.3  (36.3-54.6)	27  14.5  ( 9.6-21.4)	18  14.1  ( 7.0-26.4)	12   4.2  ( 2.0- 8.5)	45  21.9  (15.5-29.9)	206	27857
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	-	-	--
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
<$15,000	36  47.7  (33.6-62.3)	6  16.1  ( 7.0-32.9)	7   8.0  ( 3.5-17.5)	4   3.3  ( 1.0-10.0)	15  24.9  (14.4-39.5)	68	6000
$15,000-24,999	-	-	-	-	-	--
$25,000-49,999	32  35.4  (23.1-50.1)	12  14.8  ( 7.3-27.5)	6  15.1  ( 4.1-42.8)	6   7.6  ( 3.2-17.2)	19  27.1  (15.6-42.6)	75	12080
$50,000-74,999	-	-	-	-	-	--
>=$75,000	-	-	-	-	-	--
Unknown/Refused	55  42.9  (32.1-54.4)	19  21.6  (13.5-32.9)	9   7.6  ( 3.2-17.0)	7   6.3  ( 2.6-14.7)	23  21.5  (13.5-32.6)	113	16310
COUNTY
Honolulu	77  43.8  (35.6-52.4)	26  14.7  ( 9.8-21.3)	15  11.4  ( 5.8-21.0)	13   6.8  ( 3.8-11.9)	45  23.4  (17.2-30.9)	176	39486
Hawaii	40  45.9  (34.0-58.3)	12  17.1  ( 9.4-29.0)	7   7.5  ( 3.4-15.5)	6   9.4  ( 3.8-21.2)	17  20.2  (11.2-33.5)	82	5989
Kauai	-	-	-	-	-	--
Maui	43  52.3  (37.9-66.2)	7  19.0  ( 8.7-36.5)	4   7.8  ( 2.6-21.1)	4   5.0  ( 1.6-14.7)	12  16.0  ( 8.3-28.6)	70	4571

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.