Heavy Drinking Defined As Greater Than
2 Drinks Per day For Men, And 1 Drink Per Day For Women
Kauai County, BRFSS 2002


Demographic
Characteristics		 NOT AT RISK
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 AT RISK
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 Total
N		 Estimated
#of Adults
TOTAL 551  91.0  (87.3-93.8) 39   9.0  ( 6.2-12.7)  590 43358
AGE GROUP        
18-24 Years  - - --  
25-34 Years  53  85.2  (67.6-94.1)  6  14.8  ( 5.9-32.4)   59  6412
35-44 Years 100  87.4  (78.1-93.1) 12  12.6  ( 6.9-21.9)  112  8904
45-54 Years 143  94.1  (88.9-96.9) 10   5.9  ( 3.1-11.1)  153  9626
55-64 Years 102  97.7  (90.9-99.4)  2   2.3  ( 0.6- 9.1)  104  5832
65+ Years 121  96.1  (89.3-98.6)  4   3.9  ( 1.4-10.7)  125  8212
Unknown/Refused  - - --  
GENDER        
Male 238  89.3  (83.1-93.4) 22  10.7  ( 6.6-16.9)  260 21273
Female 313  92.7  (87.6-95.8) 17   7.3  ( 4.2-12.4)  330 22086
ETHNICITY        
White 249  91.1  (84.9-94.9) 16   8.9  ( 5.1-15.1)  265 16572
Hawaiian  68  80.2  (64.2-90.1) 10  19.8  ( 9.9-35.8)   78  6842
Filipino  88  95.9  (89.7-98.4)  5   4.1  ( 1.6-10.3)   93  9067
Japanese  95  93.9  (85.5-97.6)  5   6.1  ( 2.4-14.5)  100  7144
Others  51  93.4  (81.0-97.9)  3   6.6  ( 2.1-19.0)   54  3734
MARITAL STATUS        
Married 314  94.4  (91.0-96.5) 17   5.6  ( 3.5- 9.0)  331 26801
Unmarried 236  85.6  (77.3-91.3) 22  14.4  ( 8.7-22.7)  258 16527
Unknown/Refused  - - --  
EDUCATION        
<High School  - - --  
High School 192  86.1  (78.7-91.3) 20  13.9  ( 8.7-21.3)  212 17203
Some College 156  93.0  (83.9-97.1)  9   7.0  ( 2.9-16.1)  165 12119
College 164  94.1  (88.7-97.0)  9   5.9  ( 3.0-11.3)  173 10665
Unknown/Refused  - - --  
EMPLOYMENT        
Employed 340  91.5  (87.0-94.6) 24   8.5  ( 5.4-13.0)  364 27239
Unemployed  - - --  
Student/Homemaker  - - --  
Retired/Can't work 157  95.4  (90.0-98.0)  7   4.6  ( 2.0-10.0)  164 10131
Unknown/Refused  - - --  
HOUSEHOLD INCOME        
<$15,000  59  96.7  (91.2-98.8)  4   3.3  ( 1.2- 8.8)   63  3628
$15,000-24,999  55  88.1  (73.1-95.3)  5  11.9  ( 4.7-26.9)   60  4483
$25,000-49,999 136  96.2  (91.3-98.3)  6   3.8  ( 1.7- 8.7)  142 10335
$50,000-74,999  62  88.6  (77.3-94.6)  7  11.4  ( 5.4-22.7)   69  5115
>=$75,000  64  92.1  (81.5-96.9)  5   7.9  ( 3.1-18.5)   69  4325
Unknown/Refused 175  87.6  (78.5-93.2) 12  12.4  ( 6.8-21.5)  187 15471

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.