Heavy drinking defined as
greater than 2 drinks per day for men, and 1 drink per day for women
State of Hawaii BRFSS 2005

Demographic
 
Characteristics		 NOT AT RISK
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 AT RISK
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 Total
N		 Estimated
 
#of Adults
TOTAL 5,884  92.6  (91.6-93.5) 447   7.4  ( 6.5- 8.4) 6,331 964,426
AGE GROUP        
18-24 Years   302  87.3  (82.4-91.0)  47  12.7  ( 9.0-17.6)   349 119,028
25-34 Years   723  90.5  (87.5-92.8)  67   9.5  ( 7.2-12.5)   790 165,421
35-44 Years 1,086  95.2  (93.6-96.4)  68   4.8  ( 3.6- 6.4) 1,154 181,368
45-54 Years 1,246  93.3  (91.2-94.9) 105   6.7  ( 5.1- 8.8) 1,351 180,987
55-64 Years 1,115  92.3  (89.4-94.4)  84   7.7  ( 5.6-10.6) 1,199 140,139
65+ Years 1,377  95.2  (93.7-96.4)  73   4.8  ( 3.6- 6.3) 1,450 172,258
Unknown/Refused    -  -   --  
GENDER        
Male 2,289  89.8  (88.0-91.4) 253  10.2  ( 8.6-12.0) 2,542 479,610
Female 3,595  95.4  (94.4-96.1) 194   4.6  ( 3.9- 5.6) 3,789 484,817
ETHNICITY        
White 2,413  90.5  (88.9-91.9) 251   9.5  ( 8.1-11.1) 2,664 322,243
Hawaiian   708  89.9  (86.2-92.6)  64  10.1  ( 7.4-13.8)   772 115,953
Filipino   755  93.9  (90.2-96.2)  32   6.1  ( 3.8- 9.8)   787 155,301
Japanese 1,221  94.3  (92.2-95.9)  62   5.7  ( 4.1- 7.8) 1,283 209,843
Others   787  95.2  (92.9-96.8)  38   4.8  ( 3.2- 7.1)   825 161,086
MARITAL STATUS        
Married 3,268  94.0  (92.9-95.0) 211   6.0  ( 5.0- 7.1) 3,479 576,945
Unmarried 2,600  90.6  (88.7-92.1) 235   9.4  ( 7.9-11.3) 2,835 385,640
Unknown/Refused    -  -   --  
EDUCATION        
<High School   359  94.4  (90.8-96.6)  22   5.6  ( 3.4- 9.2)   381  59,923
High School 1,571  91.0  (89.0-92.7) 150   9.0  ( 7.3-11.0) 1,721 274,878
Some College 1,701  91.5  (89.2-93.3) 137   8.5  ( 6.7-10.8) 1,838 281,372
College 2,239  94.5  (93.1-95.6) 136   5.5  ( 4.4- 6.9) 2,375 345,952
Unknown/Refused    -  -   --  
EMPLOYMENT        
Employed 3,558  91.8  (90.4-92.9) 304   8.2  ( 7.1- 9.6) 3,862 622,157
Unemployed   112  94.2  (87.3-97.5)   9   5.8  ( 2.5-12.7)   121  17,512
Student/Homemaker   437  92.4  (88.2-95.2)  35   7.6  ( 4.8-11.8)   472  94,839
Retired/Can't work 1,761  95.0  (93.5-96.1)  98   5.0  ( 3.9- 6.5) 1,859 227,277
Unknown/Refused    -  -   --  
HOUSEHOLD INCOME        
<$15,000   424  92.1  (86.4-95.6)  31   7.9  ( 4.4-13.6)   455  55,015
$15,000-24,999   767  94.2  (91.8-95.9)  60   5.8  ( 4.1- 8.2)   827 112,157
$25,000-49,999 1,640  92.5  (90.4-94.2) 118   7.5  ( 5.8- 9.6) 1,758 251,815
$50,000-74,999 1,044  91.1  (88.3-93.3)  85   8.9  ( 6.7-11.7) 1,129 180,849
>=$75,000 1,284  91.5  (89.4-93.3) 112   8.5  ( 6.7-10.6) 1,396 228,234
Unknown/Refused   725  95.4  (92.9-97.0)  41   4.6  ( 3.0- 7.1)   766 136,357
COUNTY        
Honolulu 2,745  93.1  (91.8-94.2) 183   6.9  ( 5.8- 8.2) 2,928 695,876
Hawaii 1,505  90.4  (88.0-92.5) 134   9.6  ( 7.5-12.0) 1,639 119,524
Kauai   538  91.5  (87.7-94.2)  42   8.5  ( 5.8-12.3)   580  45,314
Maui 1,096  92.2  (89.9-94.0)  88   7.8  ( 6.0-10.1) 1,184 103,712

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.