Heavy Drinking Defined As Greater Than

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

Hawaii County, BRFSS 2002

Demographic Characteristics	NOT AT RISK   N       %   C.I.(95%)	AT RISK   N       %   C.I.(95%)	Total N	Estimated #of Adults
TOTAL	1275  92.8  (90.8-94.3)	86   7.2  ( 5.7- 9.2)	1361	112900
AGE GROUP
18-24 Years	67  90.5  (81.9-95.3)	9   9.5  ( 4.7-18.1)	76	12814
25-34 Years	129  91.0  (82.8-95.5)	10   9.0  ( 4.5-17.2)	139	15818
35-44 Years	211  91.2  (85.2-94.9)	14   8.8  ( 5.1-14.8)	225	22460
45-54 Years	319  92.4  (88.8-95.0)	27   7.6  ( 5.0-11.2)	346	25398
55-64 Years	231  93.4  (88.6-96.2)	15   6.6  ( 3.8-11.4)	246	15589
65+ Years	314  97.3  (94.1-98.8)	10   2.7  ( 1.2- 5.9)	324	20496
Unknown/Refused	-	-	--
GENDER
Male	529  90.0  (86.6-92.6)	52  10.0  ( 7.4-13.4)	581	55829
Female	746  95.4  (93.3-96.9)	34   4.6  ( 3.1- 6.7)	780	57070
ETHNICITY
White	592  90.4  (87.3-92.9)	55   9.6  ( 7.1-12.7)	647	48045
Hawaiian	201  96.1  (92.2-98.1)	9   3.9  ( 1.9- 7.8)	210	20069
Filipino	131  92.6  (83.2-97.0)	6   7.4  ( 3.0-16.8)	137	14922
Japanese	250  95.3  (91.1-97.6)	11   4.7  ( 2.4- 8.9)	261	20552
Others	101  91.9  (80.8-96.8)	5   8.1  ( 3.2-19.2)	106	9312
MARITAL STATUS
Married	679  93.8  (91.3-95.6)	37   6.2  ( 4.4- 8.7)	716	65032
Unmarried	595  91.3  (87.9-93.8)	49   8.7  ( 6.2-12.1)	644	47842
Unknown/Refused	-	-	--
EDUCATION
<High School	100  94.4  (83.5-98.3)	3   5.6  ( 1.7-16.5)	103	8055
High School	413  91.3  (87.4-94.1)	32   8.7  ( 5.9-12.6)	445	42203
Some College	373  92.4  (88.5-95.0)	28   7.6  ( 5.0-11.5)	401	31765
College	387  94.6  (91.4-96.6)	23   5.4  ( 3.4- 8.6)	410	30781
Unknown/Refused	-	-	--
EMPLOYMENT
Employed	758  90.7  (87.9-92.9)	66   9.3  ( 7.1-12.1)	824	71337
Unemployed	-	-	--
Student/Homemaker	101  95.5  (86.9-98.6)	4   4.5  ( 1.4-13.1)	105	11163
Retired/Can't work	375  97.5  (95.4-98.7)	12   2.5  ( 1.3- 4.6)	387	24495
Unknown/Refused	-	-	--
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
<$15,000	161  92.1  (85.4-95.9)	13   7.9  ( 4.1-14.6)	174	11698
$15,000-24,999	144  89.2  (81.3-94.0)	12  10.8  ( 6.0-18.7)	156	12772
$25,000-49,999	319  90.9  (86.3-94.1)	27   9.1  ( 5.9-13.7)	346	28295
$50,000-74,999	155  88.8  (81.5-93.5)	15  11.2  ( 6.5-18.5)	170	13516
>=$75,000	142  92.6  (84.1-96.7)	10   7.4  ( 3.3-15.9)	152	13021
Unknown/Refused	354  97.5  (94.6-98.9)	9   2.5  ( 1.1- 5.4)	363	33597

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.