In The Past 12 Months, Professional Advice About Your Weight

Maui County, BRFSS 2002

Demographic Characteristics	YES, LOSE WEIGHT   N       %   C.I.(95%)	YES, GAIN WEIGHT   N       %   C.I.(95%)	YES, MAINTAIN CURRENT WEIGHT   N       %   C.I.(95%)	NO   N       %   C.I.(95%)	Total N	Estimated #of Adults
TOTAL	132   9.9  ( 8.0-12.1)	12   1.0  ( 0.5- 2.0)	6   0.4  ( 0.1- 0.9)	1056  88.7  (86.4-90.7)	1206	99435
AGE GROUP
18-24 Years	4   5.7  ( 1.6-17.9)	1   1.3  ( 0.2- 8.9)	1   0.2  ( 0.0- 1.6)	71  92.7  (81.2-97.4)	77	10524
25-34 Years	13   5.5  ( 2.8-10.5)	1   0.7  ( 0.1- 4.5)	1   0.3  ( 0.0- 2.3)	175  93.5  (88.3-96.5)	190	17793
35-44 Years	25   8.7  ( 5.5-13.4)	2   1.2  ( 0.3- 4.9)	1   0.1  ( 0.0- 0.9)	218  90.0  (85.0-93.5)	246	21805
45-54 Years	28  11.1  ( 7.4-16.4)	1   0.4  ( 0.1- 2.6)		243  88.5  (83.2-92.3)	272	21036
55-64 Years	30  13.1  ( 8.6-19.4)	2   1.5  ( 0.3- 7.2)	2   1.1  ( 0.3- 4.2)	174  84.3  (77.6-89.4)	208	12753
65+ Years	32  15.5  (10.2-22.9)	5   1.7  ( 0.5- 5.3)	1   0.8  ( 0.1- 5.2)	169  82.1  (74.6-87.8)	207	15156
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	-	--
GENDER
Male	56   9.2  ( 6.8-12.3)	4   0.9  ( 0.3- 2.6)	3   0.4  ( 0.1- 1.4)	492  89.5  (86.3-92.1)	555	49623
Female	76  10.6  ( 8.0-13.9)	8   1.2  ( 0.5- 2.8)	3   0.3  ( 0.1- 1.1)	564  87.9  (84.5-90.6)	651	49812
ETHNICITY
White	52   9.4  ( 6.9-12.6)	8   1.8  ( 0.8- 3.8)	1   0.2  ( 0.0- 1.2)	493  88.7  (85.2-91.4)	554	44562
Hawaiian	41  14.9  (10.0-21.8)		2   0.6  ( 0.2- 2.6)	164  84.4  (77.5-89.5)	207	18335
Filipino	19  10.3  ( 5.5-18.5)	2   1.4  ( 0.3- 6.6)	1   0.2  ( 0.0- 1.4)	168  88.2  (79.9-93.3)	190	14021
Japanese	12   6.8  ( 3.7-12.2)	2   0.5  ( 0.1- 2.4)	1   0.9  ( 0.1- 6.2)	135  91.8  (86.1-95.3)	150	12416
Others	8   6.1  ( 2.6-13.5)		1   0.2  ( 0.0- 1.7)	96  93.7  (86.3-97.2)	105	10101
MARITAL STATUS
Married	68  10.8  ( 8.3-14.0)	5   1.1  ( 0.4- 2.8)	5   0.6  ( 0.2- 1.6)	542  87.4  (84.1-90.2)	620	55373
Unmarried	64   8.7  ( 6.2-11.9)	7   1.0  ( 0.4- 2.4)	1   0.1  ( 0.0- 0.4)	514  90.3  (87.0-92.9)	586	44062
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	-	--
EDUCATION
<High School	17  13.5  ( 7.3-23.6)	3   1.7  ( 0.5- 5.2)		84  84.8  (74.8-91.3)	104	7772
High School	53   8.7  ( 6.1-12.2)	6   1.1  ( 0.4- 2.8)	1   0.1  ( 0.0- 0.4)	414  90.1  (86.5-92.9)	474	42032
Some College	31   9.9  ( 6.5-14.7)	1   0.5  ( 0.1- 3.7)	5   1.3  ( 0.5- 3.4)	277  88.3  (83.3-91.9)	314	25530
College	31  10.8  ( 7.5-15.5)	2   1.3  ( 0.3- 5.1)		279  87.9  (82.9-91.5)	312	23867
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	-	--
EMPLOYMENT
Employed	73   8.7  ( 6.7-11.4)	4   0.7  ( 0.2- 1.9)	5   0.4  ( 0.1- 1.0)	707  90.2  (87.5-92.4)	789	66493
Unemployed	8   8.6  ( 3.6-19.4)	1   1.5  ( 0.2- 9.9)		50  89.9  (78.8-95.5)	59	5303
Student/Homemaker	7   4.1  ( 1.4-11.2)	2   3.1  ( 0.8-11.7)		90  92.8  (84.2-96.9)	99	8699
Retired/Can't work	44  17.0  (12.0-23.6)	5   1.3  ( 0.4- 4.3)	1   0.6  ( 0.1- 4.2)	208  81.0  (74.3-86.4)	258	18825
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	-	--
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
<$15,000	19  16.2  ( 9.1-27.0)	3   1.5  ( 0.4- 6.1)	1   0.3  ( 0.0- 1.9)	97  82.0  (71.2-89.4)	120	8552
$15,000-24,999	10   7.0  ( 3.3-14.1)	2   1.8  ( 0.3-10.3)		93  91.2  (83.1-95.6)	105	7051
$25,000-49,999	28   8.0  ( 5.2-12.1)	2   1.3  ( 0.3- 5.2)	3   0.7  ( 0.2- 2.3)	267  89.9  (85.4-93.2)	300	23580
$50,000-74,999	16  10.5  ( 6.0-17.8)			126  89.5  (82.2-94.0)	142	11924
>=$75,000	15  10.6  ( 6.2-17.6)		1   0.4  ( 0.1- 3.1)	137  89.0  (82.0-93.5)	153	13268
Unknown/Refused	44   9.7  ( 6.7-13.9)	5   1.3  ( 0.5- 3.5)	1   0.3  ( 0.0- 2.3)	336  88.7  (84.3-91.9)	386	35061

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.