How old were you when you were first told that you had asthma?
State of Hawaii BRFSS 2004

Demographic
Characteristics
10 or younger
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)
11 to less than 18
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)
18 or older
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)
Total
N
Estimated
 # of Adults
TOTAL 124  49.2  (40.5-57.9) 29  12.9  ( 6.7-23.5) 128  37.9  (30.3-46.1) 281 127,659
AGE GROUP          
18-24 Years  - -  - --  
25-34 Years  - -  - --  
35-44 Years  27  55.7  (38.5-71.7)  7   9.7  ( 3.7-23.1)  23  34.6  (20.9-51.3)  57  27,236
45-54 Years  30  54.7  (37.7-70.6)  2   3.6  ( 0.6-18.6)  33  41.7  (26.6-58.5)  65  22,914
55-64 Years  - -  - --  
65+ Years  - -  - --  
Unknown/Refused  - -  - --  
GENDER          
Male  52  51.2  (36.7-65.6)  7  14.5  ( 4.4-38.1)  39  34.3  (22.9-47.8)  98  59,194
Female  72  47.4  (37.3-57.6) 22  11.6  ( 6.8-19.0)  89  41.1  (31.8-51.0) 183  68,465
ETHNICITY          
White  43  43.8  (31.3-57.2)  7   8.4  ( 3.5-19.1)  58  47.7  (35.2-60.6) 108  38,736
Hawaiian  25  43.8  (26.8-62.4) 10  11.1  ( 4.9-23.3)  29  45.1  (28.9-62.4)  64  26,913
Filipino  - -  - --  
Japanese  29  60.4  (44.2-74.7)  4   7.1  ( 2.1-21.2)  21  32.4  (19.7-48.4)  54  25,783
Others  - -  - --  
MARITAL STATUS          
Married  66  50.3  (39.6-60.9) 17   7.4  ( 4.0-13.5)  72  42.3  (32.3-53.0) 155  72,722
Unmarried  57  47.6  (33.7-61.8) 12  20.3  ( 8.3-41.7)  56  32.2  (22.0-44.4) 125  54,779
Unknown/Refused  - -  - --  
EDUCATION          
<High School  - -  - --  
High School  45  59.7  (45.0-72.9)  5   6.6  ( 2.5-16.5)  33  33.6  (21.6-48.2)  83  41,898
Some College  37  34.8  (21.5-50.8) 15  23.7  ( 8.5-51.0)  47  41.5  (26.8-57.9)  99  38,470
College  40  55.2  (41.5-68.2)  7   9.4  ( 3.9-21.1)  39  35.3  (24.0-48.6)  86  40,191
Unknown/Refused          
EMPLOYMENT          
Employed  88  51.2  (40.1-62.3) 21  14.5  ( 6.2-30.3)  70  34.3  (25.4-44.4) 179  83,333
Unemployed  - -  - --  
Student/Homemaker  - -  - --  
Retired/Can't work  21  42.0  (24.9-61.3)  1   0.4  ( 0.1- 3.1)  48  57.6  (38.4-74.7)  70  27,064
Unknown/Refused          
HOUSEHOLD INCOME          
<$15,000  - -  - --  
$15,000-24,999  - -  - --  
$25,000-49,999  34  50.3  (33.5-67.0)  4   7.1  ( 2.1-21.8)  32  42.6  (26.9-59.9)  70  28,942
$50,000-74,999  32  36.7  (23.6-52.0) 14  25.8  (11.2-49.0)  41  37.5  (24.6-52.5)  87  44,173
>=$75,000  37  63.9  (48.7-76.8)  2   0.5  ( 0.1- 2.2)  28  35.6  (22.8-50.8)  67  34,235
Unknown/Refused          
COUNTY          
Honolulu  62  52.2  (40.7-63.4) 11  12.8  ( 5.2-28.1)  49  35.0  (25.6-45.7) 122  91,909
Hawaii  25  35.3  (23.3-49.6)  7  12.4  ( 4.7-28.7)  42  52.3  (38.4-65.9)  74  15,132
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.