Binge drinking defined as having 5 or more drinks on 1 occasion
State of Hawaii BRFSS 2004

Demographic
Characteristics
NOT AT RISK
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)
AT RISK
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)
Total
N
Estimated
 # of Adults
TOTAL 1,829  81.4  (78.7-83.8) 340  18.6  (16.2-21.3) 2,169 951,239
AGE GROUP        
18-24 Years    87  66.3  (54.4-76.4)  46  33.7  (23.6-45.6)   133 111,836
25-34 Years   224  74.0  (66.6-80.2)  72  26.0  (19.8-33.4)   296 170,517
35-44 Years   338  80.9  (74.9-85.8)  68  19.1  (14.2-25.1)   406 187,165
45-54 Years   402  84.5  (79.8-88.3)  82  15.5  (11.7-20.2)   484 174,087
55-64 Years   322  84.0  (77.9-88.7)  46  16.0  (11.3-22.1)   368 128,881
65+ Years   432  93.8  (89.5-96.4)  24   6.2  ( 3.6-10.5)   456 167,536
Unknown/Refused    -  -   --  
GENDER        
Male   605  69.7  (65.1-73.9) 234  30.3  (26.1-34.9)   839 469,287
Female 1,224  92.8  (90.8-94.4) 106   7.2  ( 5.6- 9.2) 1,330 481,952
ETHNICITY        
White   703  78.9  (74.3-82.9) 145  21.1  (17.1-25.7)   848 288,785
Hawaiian   282  75.9  (68.6-81.8)  76  24.1  (18.2-31.4)   358 162,477
Filipino   245  87.6  (81.1-92.1)  27  12.4  ( 7.9-18.9)   272 146,912
Japanese   389  86.7  (81.9-90.3)  54  13.3  ( 9.7-18.1)   443 203,521
Others   210  78.8  (69.4-86.0)  38  21.2  (14.0-30.6)   248 149,544
MARITAL STATUS        
Married 1,068  85.5  (82.5-88.1) 143  14.5  (11.9-17.5) 1,211 557,899
Unmarried   747  75.2  (70.3-79.4) 197  24.8  (20.6-29.7)   944 386,962
Unknown/Refused    -  -   --  
EDUCATION        
<High School   112  77.1  (62.8-87.1)  17  22.9  (12.9-37.2)   129  45,349
High School   517  85.4  (81.1-88.9)  91  14.6  (11.1-18.9)   608 296,111
Some College   584  77.9  (72.3-82.6) 123  22.1  (17.4-27.7)   707 300,895
College   607  81.3  (77.0-85.0) 109  18.7  (15.0-23.0)   716 304,928
Unknown/Refused    -  -   --  
EMPLOYMENT        
Employed 1,073  78.8  (75.4-81.9) 255  21.2  (18.1-24.6) 1,328 605,866
Unemployed    39  64.3  (43.8-80.7)  14  35.7  (19.3-56.2)    53  26,877
Student/Homemaker   184  81.3  (71.2-88.4)  28  18.7  (11.6-28.8)   212 104,666
Retired/Can't work   526  90.7  (86.2-93.8)  43   9.3  ( 6.2-13.8)   569 209,340
Unknown/Refused    -  -   --  
HOUSEHOLD INCOME        
<$15,000   126  75.7  (62.9-85.1)  22  24.3  (14.9-37.1)   148  45,924
$15,000-24,999   270  84.6  (77.1-90.0)  41  15.4  (10.0-22.9)   311 119,252
$25,000-49,999   506  82.4  (78.1-86.0) 112  17.6  (14.0-21.9)   618 266,565
$50,000-74,999   555  82.3  (76.7-86.8)  88  17.7  (13.2-23.3)   643 301,223
>=$75,000   364  77.9  (71.9-83.0)  77  22.1  (17.0-28.1)   441 214,826
Unknown/Refused    -  -   --  
COUNTY        
Honolulu   781  82.0  (78.6-85.0) 145  18.0  (15.0-21.4)   926 687,427
Hawaii   471  80.7  (75.8-84.7)  86  19.3  (15.3-24.2)   557 118,613
Kauai   242  81.5  (75.0-86.6)  42  18.5  (13.4-25.0)   284  43,432
Maui   335  77.9  (70.3-84.0)  67  22.1  (16.0-29.7)   402 101,767

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.