Ever Told Had Asthma By Doctor
Honolulu County, BRFSS 2002


Demographic
Characteristics		 Yes
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 No
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 Total
N		 Estimated
#of Adults
TOTAL 380  13.4  (11.9-14.9) 2429  86.6  (85.1-88.1) 2809 673750
AGE GROUP        
18-24 Years  35  13.5  ( 9.3-19.2)  227  86.5  (80.8-90.7)  262  91356
25-34 Years  67  13.5  (10.3-17.5)  433  86.5  (82.5-89.7)  500 127249
35-44 Years  84  12.7  (10.1-15.9)  479  87.3  (84.1-89.9)  563 133430
45-54 Years  83  15.0  (11.9-18.8)  456  85.0  (81.2-88.1)  539 118463
55-64 Years  55  16.9  (12.7-22.3)  273  83.1  (77.7-87.3)  328  81403
65+ Years  54   9.9  ( 7.1-13.5)  537  90.1  (86.5-92.9)  591 117529
Unknown/Refused  -   - --  
GENDER        
Male 131  11.3  ( 9.3-13.7) 1061  88.7  (86.3-90.7) 1192 336076
Female 249  15.4  (13.4-17.6) 1368  84.6  (82.4-86.6) 1617 337674
ETHNICITY        
White 137  13.7  (11.3-16.6)  863  86.3  (83.4-88.7) 1000 219118
Hawaiian  57  19.1  (14.0-25.4)  215  80.9  (74.6-86.0)  272  72649
Filipino  51  13.2  ( 9.7-17.7)  299  86.8  (82.3-90.3)  350 102233
Japanese  83  13.7  (10.9-17.1)  569  86.3  (82.9-89.1)  652 149339
Others  52   9.3  ( 6.9-12.3)  483  90.7  (87.7-93.1)  535 130410
MARITAL STATUS        
Married 186  11.5  ( 9.9-13.3) 1360  88.5  (86.7-90.1) 1546 395717
Unmarried 194  16.1  (13.6-18.9) 1059  83.9  (81.1-86.4) 1253 276616
Unknown/Refused  -   - --  
EDUCATION        
<High School  20   9.4  ( 5.7-14.9)  133  90.6  (85.1-94.3)  153  36307
High School 116  13.2  (10.7-16.2)  737  86.8  (83.8-89.3)  853 222050
Some College 119  14.3  (11.7-17.3)  714  85.7  (82.7-88.3)  833 201231
College 125  13.4  (11.0-16.2)  838  86.6  (83.8-89.0)  963 213042
Unknown/Refused  -   - --  
EMPLOYMENT        
Employed 252  13.5  (11.8-15.4) 1524  86.5  (84.6-88.2) 1776 434836
Unemployed  22  22.4  (14.0-33.9)   72  77.6  (66.1-86.0)   94  28105
Student/Homemaker  30  10.8  ( 7.3-15.8)  263  89.2  (84.2-92.7)  293  78295
Retired/Can't work  76  12.6  ( 9.6-16.3)  565  87.4  (83.7-90.4)  641 131728
Unknown/Refused  -   - --  
HOUSEHOLD INCOME        
<$15,000  44  18.5  (12.9-25.9)  194  81.5  (74.1-87.1)  238  48773
$15,000-24,999  37  11.7  ( 8.2-16.4)  229  88.3  (83.6-91.8)  266  62785
$25,000-49,999  88  15.1  (11.8-19.0)  529  84.9  (81.0-88.2)  617 139913
$50,000-74,999  53  12.0  ( 9.0-15.9)  357  88.0  (84.1-91.0)  410  97191
>=$75,000  64  16.5  (12.6-21.2)  354  83.5  (78.8-87.4)  418 104630
Unknown/Refused  94  10.7  ( 8.6-13.3)  766  89.3  (86.7-91.4)  860 220458

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.