Heavy drinking defined as
greater than 2 drinks per day for men, and 1 drink per day for women
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 4,025  94.0  (93.0-94.9) 255   6.0  ( 5.1- 7.0) 4,280 952,037
AGE GROUP        
18-24 Years   291  91.7  (86.9-94.9)  21   8.3  ( 5.1-13.1)   312 118,069
25-34 Years   642  93.4  (90.8-95.4)  46   6.6  ( 4.6- 9.2)   688 165,784
35-44 Years   768  93.5  (91.1-95.3)  51   6.5  ( 4.7- 8.9)   819 186,751
45-54 Years   863  94.0  (91.9-95.5)  64   6.0  ( 4.5- 8.1)   927 177,096
55-64 Years   586  92.9  (89.5-95.3)  47   7.1  ( 4.7-10.5)   633 125,630
65+ Years   850  97.3  (95.6-98.4)  24   2.7  ( 1.6- 4.4)   874 174,188
Unknown/Refused    -  -   --  
GENDER        
Male 1,609  92.5  (90.7-94.0) 127   7.5  ( 6.0- 9.3) 1,736 475,061
Female 2,416  95.5  (94.5-96.3) 128   4.5  ( 3.7- 5.5) 2,544 476,977
ETHNICITY        
White 1,512  91.7  (89.7-93.4) 133   8.3  ( 6.6-10.3) 1,645 302,251
Hawaiian   554  91.6  (88.2-94.1)  44   8.4  ( 5.9-11.8)   598 130,628
Filipino   490  98.5  (96.5-99.4)   9   1.5  ( 0.6- 3.5)   499 142,458
Japanese   740  94.4  (91.8-96.3)  36   5.6  ( 3.7- 8.2)   776 185,474
Others   729  95.3  (93.2-96.8)  33   4.7  ( 3.2- 6.8)   762 191,226
MARITAL STATUS        
Married 2,120  95.6  (94.5-96.5) 105   4.4  ( 3.5- 5.5) 2,225 544,127
Unmarried 1,896  91.8  (89.9-93.3) 149   8.2  ( 6.7-10.1) 2,045 406,451
Unknown/Refused    -  -   --  
EDUCATION        
<High School   244  94.9  (89.5-97.6)   9   5.1  ( 2.4-10.5)   253  56,060
High School 1,133  93.7  (91.7-95.2)  78   6.3  ( 4.8- 8.3) 1,211 286,170
Some College 1,133  92.9  (90.6-94.7)  77   7.1  ( 5.3- 9.4) 1,210 273,052
College 1,500  94.9  (93.5-96.1)  91   5.1  ( 3.9- 6.5) 1,591 333,980
Unknown/Refused    -  -   --  
EMPLOYMENT        
Employed 2,521  93.2  (91.8-94.3) 186   6.8  ( 5.7- 8.2) 2,707 616,109
Unemployed   120  90.7  (83.3-95.1)  13   9.3  ( 4.9-16.7)   133  33,534
Student/Homemaker   363  95.7  (92.7-97.5)  15   4.3  ( 2.5- 7.3)   378  93,795
Retired/Can't work 1,015  96.2  (94.2-97.5)  41   3.8  ( 2.5- 5.8) 1,056 207,851
Unknown/Refused    -  -   --  
HOUSEHOLD INCOME        
<$15,000   476  95.2  (92.2-97.1)  22   4.8  ( 2.9- 7.8)   498 103,383
$15,000-24,999   466  90.6  (86.0-93.9)  39   9.4  ( 6.1-14.0)   505 110,069
$25,000-49,999 1,005  93.7  (91.6-95.2)  71   6.3  ( 4.8- 8.4) 1,076 227,780
$50,000-74,999   558  94.6  (92.2-96.3)  41   5.4  ( 3.7- 7.8)   599 137,715
>=$75,000   645  93.7  (91.0-95.5)  44   6.3  ( 4.5- 9.0)   689 159,798
Unknown/Refused   875  95.3  (93.1-96.9)  38   4.7  ( 3.1- 6.9)   913 213,293
COUNTY        
Honolulu 2,108  94.1  (92.8-95.2) 123   5.9  ( 4.8- 7.2) 2,231 688,448
Hawaii   903  94.1  (92.0-95.6)  56   5.9  ( 4.4- 8.0)   959 117,355
Kauai   375  93.4  (90.3-95.6)  30   6.6  ( 4.4- 9.7)   405  43,906
Maui   639  93.2  (90.4-95.3)  46   6.8  ( 4.7- 9.6)   685 102,328

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.