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Honolulu County, BRFSS 2002


Demographic
Characteristics		 YES
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 NO
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 Total
N		 Estimated
#of Adults
TOTAL 1072  36.5  (34.4-38.6) 1732  63.5  (61.4-65.6) 2804 672916
AGE GROUP        
18-24 Years   76  25.3  (19.8-31.7)  186  74.7  (68.3-80.2)  262  91356
25-34 Years  170  33.1  (28.4-38.1)  329  66.9  (61.9-71.6)  499 127071
35-44 Years  238  40.4  (35.9-45.1)  324  59.6  (54.9-64.1)  562 133243
45-54 Years  251  45.6  (40.8-50.4)  285  54.4  (49.6-59.2)  536 117910
55-64 Years  154  44.5  (38.3-50.8)  174  55.5  (49.2-61.7)  328  81648
65+ Years  171  29.5  (25.3-34.1)  420  70.5  (65.9-74.7)  591 117368
Unknown/Refused   -   - --  
GENDER        
Male  352  27.8  (25.0-30.8)  839  72.2  (69.2-75.0) 1191 336073
Female  720  45.1  (42.3-48.0)  893  54.9  (52.0-57.7) 1613 336843
ETHNICITY        
White  385  36.5  (33.1-40.2)  614  63.5  (59.8-66.9)  999 218958
Hawaiian  129  46.9  (39.9-54.0)  143  53.1  (46.0-60.1)  272  72909
Filipino  119  32.2  (27.0-37.9)  230  67.8  (62.1-73.0)  349 101944
Japanese  224  32.9  (29.0-37.0)  427  67.1  (63.0-71.0)  651 149038
Others  215  38.0  (33.3-42.9)  318  62.0  (57.1-66.7)  533 130067
MARITAL STATUS        
Married  620  38.6  (36.0-41.3)  921  61.4  (58.7-64.0) 1541 394871
Unmarried  448  33.4  (30.1-36.7)  805  66.6  (63.3-69.9) 1253 276628
Unknown/Refused   -   - --  
EDUCATION        
<High School   58  36.2  (27.8-45.5)   95  63.8  (54.5-72.2)  153  36146
High School  292  33.4  (29.9-37.1)  560  66.6  (62.9-70.1)  852 222085
Some College  313  34.8  (31.1-38.8)  519  65.2  (61.2-68.9)  832 200981
College  408  41.5  (37.9-45.1)  552  58.5  (54.9-62.1)  960 212584
Unknown/Refused   -   - --  
EMPLOYMENT        
Employed  722  39.1  (36.5-41.8) 1051  60.9  (58.2-63.5) 1773 434578
Unemployed   38  32.4  (22.7-43.8)   55  67.6  (56.2-77.3)   93  27940
Student/Homemaker   97  29.9  (24.4-36.0)  195  70.1  (64.0-75.6)  292  78046
Retired/Can't work  215  32.7  (28.5-37.2)  426  67.3  (62.8-71.5)  641 131567
Unknown/Refused   -   - --  
HOUSEHOLD INCOME        
<$15,000   99  43.4  (35.8-51.2)  138  56.6  (48.8-64.2)  237  48495
$15,000-24,999  113  38.4  (31.6-45.7)  153  61.6  (54.3-68.4)  266  62785
$25,000-49,999  264  42.0  (37.5-46.7)  352  58.0  (53.3-62.5)  616 139664
$50,000-74,999  182  42.7  (37.3-48.2)  228  57.3  (51.8-62.7)  410  97191
>=$75,000  208  47.6  (42.1-53.0)  211  52.4  (47.0-57.9)  419 105139
Unknown/Refused  206  22.8  (19.8-26.2)  650  77.2  (73.8-80.2)  856 219642

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.