Binge drinking defined as having 5 or more drinks on 1 occasion
State of Hawaii BRFSS 2003

Demographic
Characteristics		 NOT AT RISK
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 AT RISK
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 Total
N		 Estimated
 # of Adults
TOTAL 3,788  86.7  (85.3-88.1) 497  13.3  (11.9-14.7) 4,285 951,805
AGE GROUP        
18-24 Years   245  76.7  (70.3-82.0)  66  23.3  (18.0-29.7)   311 117,902
25-34 Years   567  81.6  (77.8-84.9) 122  18.4  (15.1-22.2)   689 165,992
35-44 Years   691  82.5  (78.7-85.7) 129  17.5  (14.3-21.3)   820 186,933
45-54 Years   832  89.6  (86.9-91.8)  98  10.4  ( 8.2-13.1)   930 177,725
55-64 Years   585  90.7  (86.8-93.6)  50   9.3  ( 6.4-13.2)   635 124,960
65+ Years   842  96.8  (95.1-97.9)  31   3.2  ( 2.1- 4.9)   873 173,774
Unknown/Refused    -  -   --  
GENDER        
Male 1,386  79.0  (76.4-81.4) 353  21.0  (18.6-23.6) 1,739 474,341
Female 2,402  94.4  (93.2-95.4) 144   5.6  ( 4.6- 6.8) 2,546 477,465
ETHNICITY        
White 1,438  85.2  (82.7-87.5) 210  14.8  (12.5-17.3) 1,648 302,291
Hawaiian   496  81.0  (76.6-84.8) 101  19.0  (15.2-23.4)   597 130,094
Filipino   467  90.8  (85.9-94.0)  30   9.2  ( 6.0-14.1)   497 141,780
Japanese   714  90.1  (86.8-92.6)  63   9.9  ( 7.4-13.2)   777 185,590
Others   673  86.7  (83.3-89.5)  93  13.3  (10.5-16.7)   766 192,050
MARITAL STATUS        
Married 2,025  89.6  (87.9-91.2) 205  10.4  ( 8.8-12.1) 2,230 544,767
Unmarried 1,752  82.7  (80.2-85.0) 292  17.3  (15.0-19.8) 2,044 405,491
Unknown/Refused    -  -   --  
EDUCATION        
<High School   236  89.6  (81.4-94.5)  17  10.4  ( 5.5-18.6)   253  56,060
High School 1,047  84.5  (81.6-87.0) 164  15.5  (13.0-18.4) 1,211 286,556
Some College 1,050  84.8  (81.8-87.4) 163  15.2  (12.6-18.2) 1,213 272,428
College 1,440  89.6  (87.4-91.4) 153  10.4  ( 8.6-12.6) 1,593 333,986
Unknown/Refused    -  -   --  
EMPLOYMENT        
Employed 2,323  84.2  (82.3-86.0) 391  15.8  (14.0-17.7) 2,714 616,515
Unemployed   110  79.8  (69.5-87.2)  23  20.2  (12.8-30.5)   133  33,534
Student/Homemaker   347  88.1  (82.9-91.9)  30  11.9  ( 8.1-17.1)   377  93,628
Retired/Can't work 1,003  94.6  (92.3-96.2)  52   5.4  ( 3.8- 7.7) 1,055 207,379
Unknown/Refused    -  -   --  
HOUSEHOLD INCOME        
<$15,000   451  87.1  (81.9-91.0)  50  12.9  ( 9.0-18.1)   501 103,981
$15,000-24,999   436  82.2  (76.9-86.4)  71  17.8  (13.6-23.1)   507 110,223
$25,000-49,999   921  85.1  (82.1-87.6) 158  14.9  (12.4-17.9) 1,079 228,428
$50,000-74,999   520  84.7  (80.3-88.3)  80  15.3  (11.7-19.7)   600 137,932
>=$75,000   616  87.8  (84.4-90.6)  72  12.2  ( 9.4-15.6)   688 158,829
Unknown/Refused   844  91.2  (88.1-93.5)  66   8.8  ( 6.5-11.9)   910 212,413
COUNTY        
Honolulu 1,982  86.8  (84.9-88.5) 247  13.2  (11.5-15.1) 2,229 687,146
Hawaii   841  85.0  (81.9-87.7) 120  15.0  (12.3-18.1)   961 117,656
Kauai   357  87.8  (83.7-91.0)  48  12.2  ( 9.0-16.3)   405  43,846
Maui   608  87.7  (84.4-90.4)  82  12.3  ( 9.6-15.6)   690 103,158

The symbol '--' means cell size less than 50.
N = Cell Sample Size, % = Percentage, 95% C.I. = Confidence Interval at 95 percent probability level.
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.