During past 30 days, how often did you take asthma medication
prescribed by a doctor, including using an inhaler?
State of Hawaii BRFSS 2004

Demographic
Characteristics		 Did not take any
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 Less than once a week
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 Once or twice a week
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 >2 times a week,
 but not every day
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 Once every day
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 2 or more times
 every day
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 Total
N		 Estimated
 # of Adults
TOTAL 54  33.9  (24.9-44.2) 19  12.1  ( 6.9-20.4) 16  10.5  ( 4.7-21.5)  8   3.6  ( 1.5- 8.5) 42  27.6  (18.6-38.8) 28  12.4  ( 7.4-20.0) 167 71,949
AGE GROUP                
18-24 Years - - - - - - --  
25-34 Years - - - - - - --  
35-44 Years - - - - - - --  
45-54 Years - - - - - - --  
55-64 Years - - - - - - --  
65+ Years - - - - - - --  
Unknown/Refused - - - - - - --  
GENDER                
Male - - - - - - --  
Female 37  27.3  (18.3-38.6) 13  12.6  ( 6.2-23.8) 11  11.6  ( 4.3-27.7)  8   5.6  ( 2.3-12.9) 32  28.8  (18.0-42.6) 21  14.2  ( 7.8-24.4) 122 46,885
ETHNICITY                
White 16  30.2  (17.1-47.5) 11  20.4  (10.3-36.3)  6   7.1  ( 2.6-18.0)  2   3.3  ( 0.6-16.6) 17  29.0  (15.1-48.5) 13  10.0  ( 4.7-20.1)  65 25,866
Hawaiian - - - - - - --  
Filipino - - - - - - --  
Japanese - - - - - - --  
Others - - - - - - --  
MARITAL STATUS                
Married 27  25.7  (16.1-38.4) 12  14.8  ( 7.4-27.3) 11  14.9  ( 6.0-32.4)  5   5.0  ( 1.8-13.5) 22  27.4  (15.7-43.3) 13  12.3  ( 6.0-23.4)  90 42,602
Unmarried 27  45.8  (31.1-61.2)  7   8.1  ( 3.1-19.9)  5   4.1  ( 1.4-10.9)  3   1.6  ( 0.5- 5.2) 20  27.8  (15.9-44.1) 15  12.6  ( 6.1-24.4)  77 29,346
Unknown/Refused                
EDUCATION                
<High School - - - - - - --  
High School 17  34.3  (19.5-53.0)  6  12.1  ( 4.6-28.3)  7  19.3  ( 6.5-45.2)  2   2.2  ( 0.5- 8.6) 12  20.9  ( 8.9-41.7)  6  11.2  ( 3.9-28.2)  50 24,871
Some College 21  38.9  (23.9-56.4)  8  18.3  ( 7.3-39.2)  4   3.8  ( 1.4-10.4)  4   2.9  ( 1.0- 7.9) 12  21.3  (10.9-37.5)  9  14.7  ( 5.8-32.7)  58 19,269
College - - - - - - --  
Unknown/Refused                
EMPLOYMENT                
Employed 34  30.7  (20.8-42.9) 11  14.0  ( 6.9-26.5) 11   8.8  ( 3.9-18.6)  5   4.8  ( 1.7-13.1) 26  27.2  (16.7-41.1) 15  14.4  ( 7.6-25.8) 102 42,823
Unemployed - - - - - - --  
Student/Homemaker - - - - - - --  
Retired/Can't work - - - - - - --  
Unknown/Refused                
HOUSEHOLD INCOME                
<$15,000 - - - - - - --  
$15,000-24,999 - - - - - - --  
$25,000-49,999 - - - - - - --  
$50,000-74,999 21  41.9  (26.9-58.5)  6  13.4  ( 5.7-28.5)  4   6.9  ( 1.7-24.3)  2   3.7  ( 0.7-17.1) 11  23.1  (11.0-42.2)  9  11.1  ( 4.4-25.4)  53 25,233
>=$75,000 - - - - - - --  
Unknown/Refused                
COUNTY                
Honolulu 26  32.3  (21.5-45.4)  9  12.0  ( 5.8-23.2)  4  10.1  ( 3.2-27.4)  2   3.0  ( 0.7-11.3) 20  31.7  (19.8-46.6)  8  10.8  ( 5.0-21.7)  69 50,602
Hawaii - - - - - - --  
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.