Ever Been Told By A Doctor Or Other Health Professional That You Have
Some Form Of Arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Gout, Lupus, Or Fibromyalgia?
Hawaii County, BRFSS 2002


Demographic
Characteristics		 Yes
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 No
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 Total
N		 Estimated
#of Adults
TOTAL 335  20.1  (17.9-22.5) 1037  79.9  (77.5-82.1) 1372 113675
AGE GROUP        
18-24 Years   5   7.1  ( 2.9-16.7)   71  92.9  (83.3-97.1)   76  12746
25-34 Years  10   5.5  ( 2.8-10.8)  131  94.5  (89.2-97.2)  141  16030
35-44 Years  25   9.0  ( 5.8-13.7)  206  91.0  (86.3-94.2)  231  22816
45-54 Years  69  17.3  (13.5-21.9)  281  82.7  (78.1-86.5)  350  25641
55-64 Years  77  28.1  (22.4-34.5)  168  71.9  (65.5-77.6)  245  15574
65+ Years 147  48.9  (42.7-55.1)  176  51.1  (44.9-57.3)  323  20466
Unknown/Refused  -   - --  
GENDER        
Male 113  16.5  (13.5-20.1)  474  83.5  (79.9-86.5)  587  56252
Female 222  23.6  (20.6-27.0)  563  76.4  (73.0-79.4)  785  57423
ETHNICITY        
White 174  23.2  (19.8-26.9)  478  76.8  (73.1-80.2)  652  48247
Hawaiian  40  15.1  (10.7-20.8)  173  84.9  (79.2-89.3)  213  20322
Filipino  20  11.6  ( 7.1-18.5)  120  88.4  (81.5-92.9)  140  15172
Japanese  78  25.9  (20.4-32.2)  182  74.1  (67.8-79.6)  260  20473
Others  23  16.5  (10.4-25.3)   84  83.5  (74.7-89.6)  107   9462
MARITAL STATUS        
Married 169  20.4  (17.5-23.7)  550  79.6  (76.3-82.5)  719  65470
Unmarried 166  19.7  (16.4-23.5)  486  80.3  (76.5-83.6)  652  48181
Unknown/Refused  -   - --  
EDUCATION        
<High School  31  25.2  (17.3-35.1)   69  74.8  (64.9-82.7)  100   7898
High School 123  21.3  (17.6-25.7)  333  78.7  (74.3-82.4)  456  43055
Some College  97  20.2  (16.2-24.8)  307  79.8  (75.2-83.8)  404  31963
College  83  17.0  (13.5-21.3)  327  83.0  (78.7-86.5)  410  30664
Unknown/Refused  -   - --  
EMPLOYMENT        
Employed 136  13.2  (10.9-15.8)  700  86.8  (84.2-89.1)  836  72174
Unemployed  -   - --  
Student/Homemaker  25  15.6  (10.0-23.5)   81  84.4  (76.5-90.0)  106  11240
Retired/Can't work 166  45.4  (39.8-51.1)  219  54.6  (48.9-60.2)  385  24398
Unknown/Refused  -   - --  
HOUSEHOLD INCOME        
<$15,000  52  24.3  (18.0-32.0)  123  75.7  (68.0-82.0)  175  11848
$15,000-24,999  43  20.6  (14.7-28.0)  114  79.4  (72.0-85.3)  157  12832
$25,000-49,999  75  17.7  (13.8-22.4)  272  82.3  (77.6-86.2)  347  28327
$50,000-74,999  28  15.4  (10.5-22.0)  142  84.6  (78.0-89.5)  170  13516
>=$75,000  35  19.4  (13.5-27.1)  117  80.6  (72.9-86.5)  152  13021
Unknown/Refused 102  22.6  (18.3-27.7)  269  77.4  (72.3-81.7)  371  34131

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.