Heavy drinking defined as
greater than 2 drinks per day for men, and 1 drink per day for women
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 1,997  91.3  (89.3-93.0) 187   8.7  ( 7.0-10.7) 2,184 959,242
AGE GROUP        
18-24 Years   108  81.0  (68.6-89.2)  25  19.0  (10.8-31.4)   133 111,595
25-34 Years   278  93.0  (88.3-95.9)  22   7.0  ( 4.1-11.7)   300 174,435
35-44 Years   376  92.7  (89.1-95.2)  32   7.3  ( 4.8-10.9)   408 188,981
45-54 Years   444  91.6  (87.4-94.4)  43   8.4  ( 5.6-12.6)   487 174,418
55-64 Years   330  90.0  (85.5-93.2)  42  10.0  ( 6.8-14.5)   372 129,525
65+ Years   435  94.9  (91.1-97.2)  23   5.1  ( 2.8- 8.9)   458 169,071
Unknown/Refused    -  -   --  
GENDER        
Male   751  87.4  (83.6-90.4) 100  12.6  ( 9.6-16.4)   851 476,909
Female 1,246  95.2  (93.6-96.4)  87   4.8  ( 3.6- 6.4) 1,333 482,333
ETHNICITY        
White   753  89.0  (86.0-91.4) 103  11.0  ( 8.6-14.0)   856 290,298
Hawaiian   321  87.2  (81.2-91.5)  39  12.8  ( 8.5-18.8)   360 163,149
Filipino   264  95.5  (91.5-97.7)  12   4.5  ( 2.3- 8.5)   276 149,947
Japanese   424  95.7  (92.1-97.7)  18   4.3  ( 2.3- 7.9)   442 202,558
Others   235  90.1  (80.1-95.4)  15   9.9  ( 4.6-19.9)   250 153,291
MARITAL STATUS        
Married 1,138  93.8  (91.8-95.3)  76   6.2  ( 4.7- 8.2) 1,214 559,723
Unmarried   845  87.6  (83.5-90.8) 111  12.4  ( 9.2-16.5)   956 393,141
Unknown/Refused    -  -   --  
EDUCATION        
<High School   117  83.1  (68.2-91.9)  11  16.9  ( 8.1-31.8)   128  46,005
High School   557  91.9  (88.9-94.2)  58   8.1  ( 5.8-11.1)   615 298,000
Some College   646  90.8  (85.8-94.2)  64   9.2  ( 5.8-14.2)   710 304,511
College   668  92.4  (89.5-94.5)  53   7.6  ( 5.5-10.5)   721 306,467
Unknown/Refused    -  -   --  
EMPLOYMENT        
Employed 1,214  90.0  (87.2-92.3) 130  10.0  ( 7.7-12.8) 1,344 614,561
Unemployed    45  89.4  (75.4-95.9)   8  10.6  ( 4.1-24.6)    53  26,877
Student/Homemaker   195  93.0  (86.5-96.5)  14   7.0  ( 3.5-13.5)   209 103,097
Retired/Can't work   536  94.4  (91.0-96.5)  35   5.6  ( 3.5- 9.0)   571 210,218
Unknown/Refused    -  -   --  
HOUSEHOLD INCOME        
<$15,000   135  89.2  (80.6-94.2)  16  10.8  ( 5.8-19.4)   151  46,665
$15,000-24,999   287  92.5  (86.8-95.8)  25   7.5  ( 4.2-13.2)   312 120,497
$25,000-49,999   573  91.9  (88.4-94.4)  48   8.1  ( 5.6-11.6)   621 267,888
$50,000-74,999   592  91.5  (86.6-94.7)  55   8.5  ( 5.3-13.4)   647 304,162
>=$75,000   402  90.0  (85.7-93.1)  43  10.0  ( 6.9-14.3)   445 216,581
Unknown/Refused    -  -   --  
COUNTY        
Honolulu   856  91.6  (88.9-93.7)  76   8.4  ( 6.3-11.1)   932 693,047
Hawaii   518  91.2  (87.3-94.0)  42   8.8  ( 6.0-12.7)   560 119,356
Kauai   261  90.9  (85.6-94.4)  25   9.1  ( 5.6-14.4)   286  43,756
Maui   362  89.5  (84.2-93.1)  44  10.5  ( 6.9-15.8)   406 103,084

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.