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Maui County, BRFSS 2002


Demographic
Characteristics		 YES
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 NO
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 Total
N		 Estimated
#of Adults
TOTAL 423  35.4  (32.2-38.7) 779  64.6  (61.3-67.8) 1202 99211
AGE GROUP        
18-24 Years  26  35.8  (24.5-49.0)  51  64.2  (51.0-75.5)   77 10524
25-34 Years  67  35.7  (28.1-44.1) 123  64.3  (55.9-71.9)  190 17793
35-44 Years  96  36.1  (29.6-43.2) 151  63.9  (56.8-70.4)  247 21917
45-54 Years  97  36.1  (29.7-43.1) 172  63.9  (56.9-70.3)  269 20804
55-64 Years  72  36.6  (29.0-45.0) 135  63.4  (55.0-71.0)  207 12715
65+ Years  64  32.1  (24.7-40.4) 142  67.9  (59.6-75.3)  206 15091
Unknown/Refused  -  - --  
GENDER        
Male 161  30.7  (26.2-35.6) 393  69.3  (64.4-73.8)  554 49561
Female 262  40.1  (35.6-44.8) 386  59.9  (55.2-64.4)  648 49651
ETHNICITY        
White 193  34.7  (30.3-39.4) 359  65.3  (60.6-69.7)  552 44419
Hawaiian  89  42.3  (34.3-50.8) 116  57.7  (49.2-65.7)  205 18212
Filipino  57  33.0  (24.7-42.5) 133  67.0  (57.5-75.3)  190 14021
Japanese  45  31.2  (23.0-40.8) 104  68.8  (59.2-77.0)  149 12286
Others  39  34.4  (24.6-45.7)  67  65.6  (54.3-75.4)  106 10273
MARITAL STATUS        
Married 230  39.1  (34.7-43.6) 388  60.9  (56.4-65.3)  618 55238
Unmarried 193  30.8  (26.2-35.7) 391  69.2  (64.3-73.8)  584 43973
Unknown/Refused  -  - --  
EDUCATION        
<High School  29  24.7  (15.8-36.4)  75  75.3  (63.6-84.2)  104  7772
High School 147  31.7  (26.6-37.3) 327  68.3  (62.7-73.4)  474 42146
Some College 121  40.0  (33.8-46.6) 191  60.0  (53.4-66.2)  312 25356
College 126  40.7  (34.6-47.1) 185  59.3  (52.9-65.4)  311 23823
Unknown/Refused  -  - --  
EMPLOYMENT        
Employed 287  37.0  (33.0-41.1) 500  63.0  (58.9-67.0)  787 66380
Unemployed  19  29.9  (18.2-44.9)  39  70.1  (55.1-81.8)   58  5258
Student/Homemaker  30  28.3  (19.0-39.8)  69  71.7  (60.2-81.0)   99  8699
Retired/Can't work  87  34.9  (28.1-42.4) 170  65.1  (57.6-71.9)  257 18760
Unknown/Refused  -  - --  
HOUSEHOLD INCOME        
<$15,000  46  34.7  (24.6-46.5)  73  65.3  (53.5-75.4)  119  8494
$15,000-24,999  41  45.5  (32.7-58.9)  64  54.5  (41.1-67.3)  105  7051
$25,000-49,999 112  37.1  (30.9-43.9) 187  62.9  (56.1-69.1)  299 23541
$50,000-74,999  60  42.9  (33.8-52.5)  82  57.1  (47.5-66.2)  142 11924
>=$75,000  69  44.8  (36.0-53.8)  84  55.2  (46.2-64.0)  153 13197
Unknown/Refused  95  26.3  (21.2-32.0) 289  73.7  (68.0-78.8)  384 35005

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.