Are You Eating Fewer Calories Or Less Fat

To Lose Weight or Keep From Gaining Weight?

Maui County, BRFSS 2002

Demographic Characteristics	YES, FEWER CALORIES   N       %   C.I.(95%)	YES, LESS FAT   N       %   C.I.(95%)	YES, FEWER CALORIES  AND LESS FAT   N       %   C.I.(95%)	NO   N       %   C.I.(95%)	Total N	Estimated #of Adults
TOTAL	71  11.2  ( 8.6-14.4)	119  17.3  (14.0-21.1)	290  43.7  (39.1-48.4)	189  27.9  (24.0-32.1)	669	55235
AGE GROUP
18-24 Years	-	-	-	-	--
25-34 Years	8   9.7  ( 4.6-19.4)	18  16.3  ( 8.9-27.9)	40  40.2  (28.1-53.7)	37  33.8  (24.0-45.2)	103	9797
35-44 Years	20  14.0  ( 8.5-22.2)	26  16.3  (10.6-24.2)	66  45.7  (36.6-55.0)	38  24.1  (17.1-32.7)	150	12423
45-54 Years	26  16.1  (10.5-23.9)	29  18.1  (12.1-26.3)	64  43.2  (34.4-52.5)	33  22.5  (15.7-31.1)	152	11815
55-64 Years	12  10.7  ( 5.8-18.9)	19  18.3  (11.2-28.5)	56  47.3  (36.8-58.1)	30  23.7  (16.0-33.5)	117	7419
65+ Years	2   5.1  ( 1.3-18.2)	24  25.3  (16.6-36.7)	48  45.2  (34.1-56.7)	28  24.4  (16.4-34.6)	102	7736
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	-	--
GENDER
Male	25  11.4  ( 7.4-17.0)	53  19.0  (14.2-24.9)	111  42.4  (35.4-49.6)	83  27.3  (21.8-33.7)	272	24906
Female	46  11.0  ( 7.9-15.2)	66  15.9  (11.9-20.9)	179  44.8  (38.9-50.8)	106  28.3  (23.1-34.2)	397	30329
ETHNICITY
White	38  13.0  ( 9.1-18.2)	63  17.3  (13.3-22.3)	130  42.4  (36.2-48.9)	85  27.2  (21.8-33.4)	316	25756
Hawaiian	10   9.3  ( 4.6-17.9)	12  11.3  ( 5.5-21.9)	63  57.7  (44.8-69.6)	26  21.7  (14.2-31.8)	111	9110
Filipino	8   9.6  ( 4.2-20.6)	23  30.6  (19.5-44.7)	44  39.1  (28.1-51.4)	22  20.6  (12.3-32.5)	97	7705
Japanese	9   9.8  ( 4.5-20.2)	12  16.4  ( 8.7-28.6)	27  32.2  (21.7-44.9)	29  41.6  (29.2-55.2)	77	6527
Others	6   9.6  ( 3.7-22.8)	9  10.1  ( 4.4-21.6)	26  46.1  (32.5-60.4)	27  34.2  (22.9-47.6)	68	6136
MARITAL STATUS
Married	47  13.2  ( 9.7-17.7)	61  17.4  (13.2-22.5)	154  43.9  (37.9-50.1)	95  25.6  (20.8-31.0)	357	33184
Unmarried	24   8.2  ( 4.9-13.4)	58  17.2  (12.4-23.2)	136  43.4  (36.5-50.6)	94  31.3  (25.1-38.2)	312	22052
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	-	--
EDUCATION
<High School	-	-	-	-	--
High School	19   9.6  ( 5.9-15.3)	37  13.5  ( 9.0-19.8)	105  48.8  (40.7-57.0)	62  28.0  (21.4-35.8)	223	19955
Some College	26  14.0  ( 9.2-20.8)	42  22.3  (15.9-30.2)	79  41.3  (33.4-49.6)	50  22.4  (16.5-29.8)	197	16403
College	25  11.0  ( 6.8-17.3)	31  15.2  (10.5-21.6)	84  42.2  (34.5-50.2)	63  31.6  (24.6-39.5)	203	15651
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	-	--
EMPLOYMENT
Employed	54  12.2  ( 9.1-16.3)	79  16.5  (12.7-21.2)	187  42.2  (36.7-47.9)	135  29.0  (24.3-34.3)	455	38991
Unemployed	-	-	-	-	--
Student/Homemaker	9  17.5  ( 8.3-32.9)	8  13.1  ( 5.8-26.9)	22  41.4  (26.7-57.8)	13  28.1  (16.3-44.1)	52	4156
Retired/Can't work	6   5.2  ( 1.9-13.3)	30  24.5  (16.8-34.2)	66  48.5  (38.6-58.5)	35  21.8  (15.2-30.2)	137	9872
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	-	--
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
<$15,000	3   5.9  ( 1.3-22.9)	10  11.5  ( 5.2-23.8)	32  33.6  (21.9-47.8)	27  48.9  (34.2-63.8)	72	5103
$15,000-24,999	7  13.2  ( 5.6-28.2)	14  21.6  (11.1-37.8)	27  36.5  (21.6-54.5)	23  28.7  (17.4-43.3)	71	4950
$25,000-49,999	16   9.4  ( 5.4-16.0)	36  18.6  (12.8-26.3)	82  48.7  (40.0-57.4)	45  23.3  (16.8-31.3)	179	14239
$50,000-74,999	15  15.8  ( 8.8-26.7)	19  19.6  (12.0-30.3)	34  34.7  (24.7-46.3)	29  29.9  (20.7-41.0)	97	8404
>=$75,000	17  15.1  ( 9.0-24.2)	15  12.6  ( 7.4-20.6)	52  48.8  (38.5-59.2)	28  23.5  (16.0-33.2)	112	9817
Unknown/Refused	13   8.3  ( 4.4-15.2)	25  18.4  (11.7-27.9)	63  47.0  (37.2-57.0)	37  26.2  (18.4-36.0)	138	12723

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.