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


Demographic
Characteristics		 Yes
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 No
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 Total
N		 Estimated
#of Adults
TOTAL 547  17.3  (15.8-18.9) 2257  82.7  (81.1-84.2) 2804 672364
AGE GROUP        
18-24 Years   5   1.5  ( 0.6- 3.8)  255  98.5  (96.2-99.4)  260  90232
25-34 Years  23   4.3  ( 2.8- 6.7)  475  95.7  (93.3-97.2)  498 126527
35-44 Years  49   7.4  ( 5.5-10.0)  515  92.6  (90.0-94.5)  564 133866
45-54 Years  92  15.3  (12.2-19.1)  446  84.7  (80.9-87.8)  538 118298
55-64 Years 103  29.1  (23.9-35.0)  226  70.9  (65.0-76.1)  329  81912
65+ Years 272  47.9  (43.2-52.6)  318  52.1  (47.4-56.8)  590 117327
Unknown/Refused  -   - --  
GENDER        
Male 203  14.9  (12.9-17.2)  986  85.1  (82.8-87.1) 1189 334627
Female 344  19.6  (17.5-22.0) 1271  80.4  (78.0-82.5) 1615 337737
ETHNICITY        
White 202  17.5  (14.9-20.4)  798  82.5  (79.6-85.1) 1000 219465
Hawaiian  48  14.2  (10.3-19.2)  224  85.8  (80.8-89.7)  272  73030
Filipino  61  18.2  (14.0-23.4)  286  81.8  (76.6-86.0)  347 100725
Japanese 151  20.8  (17.7-24.3)  501  79.2  (75.7-82.3)  652 149018
Others  85  13.9  (11.0-17.4)  448  86.1  (82.6-89.0)  533 130127
MARITAL STATUS        
Married 284  17.4  (15.5-19.5) 1260  82.6  (80.5-84.5) 1544 395226
Unmarried 263  17.2  (14.9-19.8)  988  82.8  (80.2-85.1) 1251 275839
Unknown/Refused  -   - --  
EDUCATION        
<High School  54  35.9  (27.4-45.5)  100  64.1  (54.5-72.6)  154  36435
High School 187  19.3  (16.5-22.5)  664  80.7  (77.5-83.5)  851 221161
Some College 144  14.8  (12.4-17.5)  687  85.2  (82.5-87.6)  831 200469
College 162  14.4  (12.1-17.0)  799  85.6  (83.0-87.9)  961 213178
Unknown/Refused  -   - --  
EMPLOYMENT        
Employed 204  10.7  ( 9.2-12.4) 1569  89.3  (87.6-90.8) 1773 434091
Unemployed  14   9.5  ( 5.2-16.7)   80  90.5  (83.3-94.8)   94  28105
Student/Homemaker  31   8.1  ( 5.6-11.7)  261  91.9  (88.3-94.4)  292  77845
Retired/Can't work 298  46.1  (41.5-50.8)  343  53.9  (49.2-58.5)  641 131655
Unknown/Refused  -   - --  
HOUSEHOLD INCOME        
<$15,000  62  21.8  (16.4-28.5)  176  78.2  (71.5-83.6)  238  48798
$15,000-24,999  48  14.8  (10.7-20.2)  215  85.2  (79.8-89.3)  263  61822
$25,000-49,999 109  16.3  (13.2-20.0)  508  83.7  (80.0-86.8)  617 139913
$50,000-74,999  88  19.6  (15.8-24.1)  322  80.4  (75.9-84.2)  410  97191
>=$75,000  54  12.3  ( 9.2-16.3)  365  87.7  (83.7-90.8)  419 105139
Unknown/Refused 186  18.9  (16.2-22.0)  671  81.1  (78.0-83.8)  857 219501

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.