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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 1,783  40.5  (38.7-42.4) 2,551  59.5  (57.6-61.3) 4,334 960,390
AGE GROUP        
18-24 Years   109  34.8  (28.8-41.2)   207  65.2  (58.8-71.2)   316 119,328
25-34 Years   276  39.4  (35.0-43.9)   418  60.6  (56.1-65.0)   694 166,511
35-44 Years   358  43.5  (39.4-47.8)   469  56.5  (52.2-60.6)   827 187,821
45-54 Years   431  46.0  (42.0-50.1)   510  54.0  (49.9-58.0)   941 179,831
55-64 Years   309  48.2  (43.1-53.4)   337  51.8  (46.6-56.9)   646 126,940
65+ Years   293  31.5  (27.8-35.4)   590  68.5  (64.6-72.2)   883 175,439
Unknown/Refused    -    -   --  
GENDER        
Male   611  34.8  (32.0-37.6) 1,149  65.2  (62.4-68.0) 1,760 479,184
Female 1,172  46.3  (43.9-48.7) 1,402  53.7  (51.3-56.1) 2,574 481,206
ETHNICITY        
White   651  37.6  (34.7-40.6) 1,014  62.4  (59.4-65.3) 1,665 305,094
Hawaiian   293  48.0  (43.0-53.0)   316  52.0  (47.0-57.0)   609 132,047
Filipino   220  42.8  (37.4-48.4)   284  57.2  (51.6-62.6)   504 143,709
Japanese   307  39.2  (35.0-43.6)   474  60.8  (56.4-65.0)   781 186,289
Others   312  39.7  (35.6-43.9)   463  60.3  (56.1-64.4)   775 193,251
MARITAL STATUS        
Married   987  43.7  (41.2-46.3) 1,265  56.3  (53.7-58.8) 2,252 548,314
Unmarried   793  36.3  (33.6-39.1) 1,278  63.7  (60.9-66.4) 2,071 410,529
Unknown/Refused    -    -   --  
EDUCATION        
<High School    90  40.8  (32.7-49.5)   165  59.2  (50.5-67.3)   255  56,672
High School   492  39.0  (35.6-42.5)   733  61.0  (57.5-64.4) 1,225 288,421
Some College   524  40.9  (37.5-44.3)   710  59.1  (55.7-62.5) 1,234 276,368
College   673  41.8  (38.7-44.9)   930  58.2  (55.1-61.3) 1,603 335,862
Unknown/Refused    -    -   --  
EMPLOYMENT        
Employed 1,180  42.0  (39.7-44.4) 1,567  58.0  (55.6-60.3) 2,747 622,346
Unemployed    59  41.7  (31.7-52.5)    75  58.3  (47.5-68.3)   134  33,589
Student/Homemaker   167  44.1  (38.1-50.3)   212  55.9  (49.7-61.9)   379  94,187
Retired/Can't work   377  34.6  (31.1-38.2)   689  65.4  (61.8-68.9) 1,066 209,063
Unknown/Refused    -    -   --  
HOUSEHOLD INCOME        
<$15,000   190  38.8  (33.2-44.6)   314  61.2  (55.4-66.8)   504 104,298
$15,000-24,999   217  40.2  (35.0-45.7)   291  59.8  (54.3-65.0)   508 110,696
$25,000-49,999   452  39.9  (36.2-43.7)   634  60.1  (56.3-63.8) 1,086 229,445
$50,000-74,999   277  46.5  (41.6-51.5)   327  53.5  (48.5-58.4)   604 138,393
>=$75,000   322  44.3  (39.8-48.9)   372  55.7  (51.1-60.2)   694 161,034
Unknown/Refused   325  35.7  (31.9-39.7)   613  64.3  (60.3-68.1)   938 216,524
COUNTY        
Honolulu   932  41.2  (38.8-43.6) 1,311  58.8  (56.4-61.2) 2,243 692,006
Hawaii   415  40.8  (37.2-44.5)   556  59.2  (55.5-62.8)   971 118,696
Kauai   170  40.6  (35.4-46.2)   250  59.4  (53.8-64.6)   420  45,398
Maui   266  36.1  (31.8-40.6)   434  63.9  (59.4-68.2)   700 104,290

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.