In The Past 12 Months, Professional Advice About Your Weight

Hawaii County, BRFSS 2002

Demographic Characteristics	YES, LOSE WEIGHT   N       %   C.I.(95%)	YES, GAIN WEIGHT   N       %   C.I.(95%)	YES, MAINTAIN CURRENT WEIGHT   N       %   C.I.(95%)	NO   N       %   C.I.(95%)	Total N	Estimated #of Adults
TOTAL	168  11.0  ( 9.3-13.1)	24   1.7  ( 1.1- 2.7)	23   1.4  ( 0.9- 2.3)	1158  85.8  (83.6-87.8)	1373	113812
AGE GROUP
18-24 Years	1   1.6  ( 0.2-10.5)	1   1.6  ( 0.2-10.6)	3   2.9  ( 0.9- 8.8)	72  93.9  (85.6-97.5)	77	12954
25-34 Years	12   9.4  ( 5.0-17.0)	2   1.6  ( 0.4- 7.2)	3   1.2  ( 0.3- 4.7)	124  87.7  (79.8-92.8)	141	16030
35-44 Years	29  12.1  ( 7.9-18.3)	3   1.1  ( 0.3- 3.6)	3   1.1  ( 0.4- 3.5)	196  85.6  (79.4-90.2)	231	22816
45-54 Years	53  14.7  (11.1-19.2)	6   1.4  ( 0.6- 3.2)	5   1.1  ( 0.4- 2.8)	285  82.8  (78.2-86.7)	349	25473
55-64 Years	43  16.2  (11.9-21.6)	5   1.9  ( 0.7- 5.0)	2   0.8  ( 0.2- 3.2)	196  81.1  (75.4-85.8)	246	15683
65+ Years	29   8.2  ( 5.5-12.1)	7   2.7  ( 1.2- 6.2)	6   1.7  ( 0.7- 4.0)	281  87.4  (82.8-90.9)	323	20454
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	-	--
GENDER
Male	58   9.5  ( 7.0-12.7)	12   2.0  ( 1.1- 3.8)	12   1.6  ( 0.9- 3.0)	503  86.9  (83.3-89.7)	585	56133
Female	110  12.5  (10.2-15.3)	12   1.4  ( 0.7- 2.7)	11   1.3  ( 0.7- 2.4)	655  84.8  (81.8-87.4)	788	57679
ETHNICITY
White	75   9.9  ( 7.7-12.7)	9   1.2  ( 0.6- 2.7)	7   0.9  ( 0.4- 1.9)	561  87.9  (84.9-90.4)	652	48309
Hawaiian	33  14.6  ( 9.8-21.1)	2   0.5  ( 0.1- 2.4)	5   2.1  ( 0.8- 5.5)	173  82.8  (76.1-87.9)	213	20322
Filipino	20  13.9  ( 8.3-22.2)	2   0.9  ( 0.2- 4.1)	3   1.8  ( 0.5- 5.8)	112  83.4  (75.0-89.4)	137	14877
Japanese	27   8.6  ( 5.7-12.7)	7   3.4  ( 1.5- 7.3)	7   2.0  ( 0.9- 4.5)	222  86.0  (80.9-89.9)	263	20771
Others	13   9.9  ( 5.2-17.9)	4   4.0  ( 1.2-12.3)	1   1.1  ( 0.2- 7.4)	90  85.0  (75.6-91.2)	108	9533
MARITAL STATUS
Married	95  12.2  ( 9.8-15.2)	10   1.2  ( 0.6- 2.3)	12   1.5  ( 0.9- 2.7)	604  85.0  (82.0-87.7)	721	65512
Unmarried	73   9.4  ( 7.1-12.4)	14   2.4  ( 1.2- 4.5)	11   1.3  ( 0.7- 2.7)	553  86.9  (83.5-89.7)	651	48276
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	-	--
EDUCATION
<High School	10   7.9  ( 4.1-14.8)	1   0.7  ( 0.1- 5.1)	2   1.2  ( 0.3- 4.9)	89  90.1  (83.0-94.4)	102	7998
High School	57  11.6  ( 8.5-15.5)	9   1.7  ( 0.8- 3.5)	8   1.7  ( 0.8- 3.5)	380  85.0  (80.8-88.4)	454	42883
Some College	50  12.7  ( 9.3-17.1)	5   2.0  ( 0.7- 5.2)	7   1.4  ( 0.6- 3.2)	342  84.0  (79.2-87.8)	404	31904
College	51   9.4  ( 7.0-12.5)	9   1.6  ( 0.8- 3.3)	6   1.2  ( 0.5- 2.8)	346  87.7  (84.3-90.5)	412	30949
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	-	--
EMPLOYMENT
Employed	106  11.6  ( 9.3-14.3)	11   1.4  ( 0.7- 2.8)	11   1.2  ( 0.6- 2.3)	705  85.8  (82.9-88.3)	833	71938
Unemployed	-	-	-	-	--
Student/Homemaker	7   6.1  ( 2.7-13.4)	2   1.3  ( 0.3- 4.9)	2   1.4  ( 0.3- 5.9)	96  91.2  (83.7-95.4)	107	11300
Retired/Can't work	49  11.9  ( 8.8-15.9)	10   3.0  ( 1.5- 6.0)	10   2.5  ( 1.3- 4.8)	317  82.6  (77.9-86.4)	386	24453
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	-	--
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
<$15,000	25  10.6  ( 6.8-16.3)	5   2.5  ( 1.0- 6.0)	4   2.5  ( 0.8- 7.2)	142  84.4  (77.9-89.3)	176	11898
$15,000-24,999	16   8.1  ( 4.7-13.7)	2   2.0  ( 0.4- 9.8)	3   2.2  ( 0.7- 7.1)	134  87.7  (80.5-92.4)	155	12677
$25,000-49,999	53  15.0  (11.0-20.1)	8   2.4  ( 1.1- 5.2)	8   2.2  ( 1.0- 4.6)	277  80.5  (75.0-85.0)	346	28209
$50,000-74,999	20   9.9  ( 6.3-15.3)	2   1.4  ( 0.3- 5.5)	1   0.6  ( 0.1- 4.0)	147  88.2  (82.4-92.2)	170	13516
>=$75,000	15  10.3  ( 5.7-17.8)	2   2.0  ( 0.4- 8.4)	2   0.6  ( 0.1- 3.1)	132  87.1  (79.1-92.3)	151	13003
Unknown/Refused	39   9.8  ( 6.9-13.7)	5   0.8  ( 0.3- 2.0)	5   0.9  ( 0.3- 2.2)	326  88.6  (84.6-91.7)	375	34510

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.