During the past 12 months, how many days were you unable
to work or carry out your usual activities because of your asthma?
State of Hawaii BRFSS 2003

Demographic
Characteristics		 None
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 1 to 3 days
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 4 days or more
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 Total
N		 Estimated
 # of Adults
TOTAL 169  70.8  (63.1-77.5) 35  14.9  ( 9.9-21.8) 42  14.3  ( 9.8-20.3) 246 52,237
AGE GROUP          
18-24 Years  - - - --  
25-34 Years  - - - --  
35-44 Years  - - - --  
45-54 Years  - - - --  
55-64 Years  - - - --  
65+ Years  - - - --  
Unknown/Refused  - - - --  
GENDER          
Male  47  78.7  (62.0-89.3)  6  15.2  ( 6.4-32.1)  5   6.1  ( 1.9-18.5)  58 18,517
Female 122  66.5  (58.0-74.1) 29  14.8  ( 9.7-21.8) 37  18.7  (12.8-26.5) 188 33,720
ETHNICITY          
White  61  75.4  (63.9-84.2) 12  12.0  ( 6.0-22.3) 15  12.6  ( 7.0-21.9)  88 14,729
Hawaiian  38  57.4  (41.2-72.1) 10  20.4  (10.1-37.0) 13  22.2  (11.7-38.0)  61 13,285
Filipino  - - - --  
Japanese  - - - --  
Others  - - - --  
MARITAL STATUS          
Married  94  80.6  (71.5-87.3) 18  12.5  ( 7.0-21.3) 12   6.9  ( 3.7-12.6) 124 26,313
Unmarried  75  60.9  (48.9-71.7) 17  17.4  ( 9.8-28.8) 30  21.7  (13.8-32.4) 122 25,924
Unknown/Refused          
EDUCATION          
<High School  - - - --  
High School  44  60.1  (44.3-74.0)  8  16.2  ( 7.0-33.4) 13  23.7  (12.8-39.6)  65 14,597
Some College  46  66.9  (52.9-78.5) 18  23.6  (13.7-37.5) 11   9.5  ( 4.7-18.5)  75 18,230
College  65  81.4  (71.4-88.5)  9   7.7  ( 3.7-15.2) 13  10.9  ( 5.7-19.7)  87 14,626
Unknown/Refused  - - - --  
EMPLOYMENT          
Employed  96  68.3  (58.0-77.0) 27  19.3  (12.2-29.3) 22  12.4  ( 7.4-19.9) 145 32,397
Unemployed  - - - --  
Student/Homemaker  - - - --  
Retired/Can't work  44  79.6  (66.4-88.5)   14  20.4  (11.5-33.6)  58  9,044
Unknown/Refused          
HOUSEHOLD INCOME          
<$15,000  - - - --  
$15,000-24,999  - - - --  
$25,000-49,999  39  76.3  (58.2-88.2) 10  16.5  ( 6.7-35.1)  4   7.2  ( 2.2-20.9)  53  9,564
$50,000-74,999  - - - --  
>=$75,000  - - - --  
Unknown/Refused  45  78.1  (63.2-88.1)  3   4.5  ( 1.3-14.1) 11  17.4  ( 8.6-32.2)  59 14,034
COUNTY          
Honolulu  90  70.9  (60.9-79.3) 20  16.4  (10.1-25.7) 19  12.6  ( 7.4-20.6) 129 37,618
Hawaii  40  74.9  (58.8-86.1)  6  11.7  ( 4.6-26.9)  7  13.4  ( 6.0-27.3)  53  6,538
Kauai  - - - --  
Maui  - - - --  

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.