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State of Hawaii BRFSS 2003

Demographic
Characteristics		 YES
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 NO
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 Total
N		 Estimated
 # of Adults
TOTAL 3,352  75.1  (73.4-76.8) 937  24.9  (23.2-26.6) 4,289 950,092
AGE GROUP        
18-24 Years   139  46.1  (39.6-52.8) 171  53.9  (47.2-60.4)   310 117,282
25-34 Years   385  57.8  (53.2-62.3) 292  42.2  (37.7-46.8)   677 161,943
35-44 Years   605  72.7  (68.6-76.4) 216  27.3  (23.6-31.4)   821 186,633
45-54 Years   806  85.0  (81.8-87.7) 131  15.0  (12.3-18.2)   937 179,428
55-64 Years   592  92.5  (89.5-94.7)  50   7.5  ( 5.3-10.5)   642 126,378
65+ Years   805  90.7  (87.7-93.1)  70   9.3  ( 6.9-12.3)   875 173,910
Unknown/Refused    -  -   --  
GENDER        
Male 1,359  75.3  (72.5-77.9) 383  24.7  (22.1-27.5) 1,742 474,588
Female 1,993  75.0  (72.8-77.1) 554  25.0  (22.9-27.2) 2,547 475,504
ETHNICITY        
White 1,348  79.2  (76.4-81.6) 299  20.8  (18.4-23.6) 1,647 302,141
Hawaiian   452  72.8  (68.1-77.1) 151  27.2  (22.9-31.9)   603 129,459
Filipino   340  65.6  (59.9-70.8) 160  34.4  (29.2-40.1)   500 142,858
Japanese   653  82.3  (78.5-85.5) 120  17.7  (14.5-21.5)   773 184,197
Others   559  70.7  (66.5-74.6) 207  29.3  (25.4-33.5)   766 191,438
MARITAL STATUS        
Married 1,818  80.3  (78.1-82.3) 414  19.7  (17.7-21.9) 2,232 543,991
Unmarried 1,524  68.2  (65.3-70.9) 522  31.8  (29.1-34.7) 2,046 404,553
Unknown/Refused    -  -   --  
EDUCATION        
<High School   193  70.9  (62.0-78.4)  59  29.1  (21.6-38.0)   252  55,987
High School   852  66.3  (62.7-69.7) 356  33.7  (30.3-37.3) 1,208 284,434
Some College   945  76.1  (72.9-79.0) 278  23.9  (21.0-27.1) 1,223 273,529
College 1,350  82.7  (80.1-85.1) 239  17.3  (14.9-19.9) 1,589 333,075
Unknown/Refused    -  -   --  
EMPLOYMENT        
Employed 2,072  74.2  (72.0-76.3) 649  25.8  (23.7-28.0) 2,721 616,127
Unemployed    82  51.3  (40.3-62.1)  50  48.7  (37.9-59.7)   132  33,169
Student/Homemaker   235  55.9  (49.5-62.1) 136  44.1  (37.9-50.5)   371  91,851
Retired/Can't work   959  90.5  (87.9-92.6)  98   9.5  ( 7.4-12.1) 1,057 207,740
Unknown/Refused    -  -   --  
HOUSEHOLD INCOME        
<$15,000   347  64.8  (58.8-70.4) 147  35.2  (29.6-41.2)   494 102,645
$15,000-24,999   354  66.2  (60.7-71.3) 152  33.8  (28.7-39.3)   506 109,097
$25,000-49,999   834  74.2  (70.4-77.6) 240  25.8  (22.4-29.6) 1,074 226,798
$50,000-74,999   489  79.7  (75.3-83.5) 109  20.3  (16.5-24.7)   598 137,437
>=$75,000   610  88.1  (85.0-90.7)  80  11.9  ( 9.3-15.0)   690 159,616
Unknown/Refused   718  73.1  (69.1-76.7) 209  26.9  (23.3-30.9)   927 214,499
COUNTY        
Honolulu 1,745  76.4  (74.1-78.4) 476  23.6  (21.6-25.9) 2,221 684,455
Hawaii   757  74.9  (71.2-78.3) 201  25.1  (21.7-28.8)   958 117,129
Kauai   320  72.2  (66.8-77.1)  98  27.8  (22.9-33.2)   418  45,372
Maui   530  68.7  (63.8-73.2) 162  31.3  (26.8-36.2)   692 103,136

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.