Heavy Drinking Defined As Greater Than

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

Honolulu County, BRFSS 2002

Demographic Characteristics	NOT AT RISK   N       %   C.I.(95%)	AT RISK   N       %   C.I.(95%)	Total N	Estimated #of Adults
TOTAL	2679  96.1  (95.0-96.9)	104   3.9  ( 3.1- 5.0)	2783	668132
AGE GROUP
18-24 Years	247  95.8  (92.3-97.7)	11   4.2  ( 2.3- 7.7)	258	89881
25-34 Years	479  95.9  (92.8-97.7)	17   4.1  ( 2.3- 7.2)	496	126204
35-44 Years	536  96.1  (93.7-97.6)	21   3.9  ( 2.4- 6.3)	557	132589
45-54 Years	505  95.4  (93.2-96.9)	27   4.6  ( 3.1- 6.8)	532	117203
55-64 Years	313  94.0  (88.6-96.9)	14   6.0  ( 3.1-11.4)	327	81347
65+ Years	574  98.3  (97.0-99.0)	14   1.7  ( 1.0- 3.0)	588	116753
Unknown/Refused	-	-	--
GENDER
Male	1124  95.2  (93.4-96.5)	55   4.8  ( 3.5- 6.6)	1179	333380
Female	1555  96.9  (95.7-97.7)	49   3.1  ( 2.3- 4.3)	1604	334752
ETHNICITY
White	941  95.4  (93.5-96.8)	45   4.6  ( 3.2- 6.5)	986	216000
Hawaiian	261  95.0  (88.9-97.8)	10   5.0  ( 2.2-11.1)	271	72756
Filipino	335  96.8  (94.3-98.3)	12   3.2  ( 1.7- 5.7)	347	101583
Japanese	632  96.4  (94.1-97.8)	19   3.6  ( 2.2- 5.9)	651	148633
Others	510  96.7  (94.6-98.0)	18   3.3  ( 2.0- 5.4)	528	129161
MARITAL STATUS
Married	1492  97.3  (96.3-98.1)	40   2.7  ( 1.9- 3.7)	1532	392596
Unmarried	1177  94.2  (92.1-95.8)	64   5.8  ( 4.2- 7.9)	1241	274119
Unknown/Refused	-	-	--
EDUCATION
<High School	149  96.4  (91.2-98.6)	5   3.6  ( 1.4- 8.8)	154	36435
High School	811  96.2  (94.5-97.4)	34   3.8  ( 2.6- 5.5)	845	220247
Some College	783  95.1  (92.8-96.6)	37   4.9  ( 3.4- 7.2)	820	198507
College	929  96.8  (94.7-98.0)	28   3.2  ( 2.0- 5.3)	957	211823
Unknown/Refused	-	-	--
EMPLOYMENT
Employed	1687  95.9  (94.7-96.9)	69   4.1  ( 3.1- 5.3)	1756	430789
Unemployed	91  98.2  (94.2-99.5)	3   1.8  ( 0.5- 5.8)	94	28105
Student/Homemaker	280  96.1  (92.4-98.0)	10   3.9  ( 2.0- 7.6)	290	77404
Retired/Can't work	616  96.1  (92.9-97.9)	22   3.9  ( 2.1- 7.1)	638	131048
Unknown/Refused	-	-	--
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
<$15,000	228  96.4  (92.9-98.2)	10   3.6  ( 1.8- 7.1)	238	48776
$15,000-24,999	258  95.3  (88.5-98.2)	8   4.7  ( 1.8-11.5)	266	62785
$25,000-49,999	576  93.6  (90.7-95.7)	38   6.4  ( 4.3- 9.3)	614	139317
$50,000-74,999	393  96.9  (94.3-98.4)	13   3.1  ( 1.6- 5.7)	406	96232
>=$75,000	400  95.4  (92.5-97.2)	19   4.6  ( 2.8- 7.5)	419	105139
Unknown/Refused	824  97.7  (96.1-98.6)	16   2.3  ( 1.4- 3.9)	840	215883

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.