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State of Hawaii BRFSS 2005

Demographic
 
Characteristics		 YES
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 NO
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 Total
N		 Estimated
 
#of Adults
TOTAL 909  14.1  (13.0-15.4) 5,488  85.9  (84.6-87.0) 6,397 973,658
AGE GROUP        
18-24 Years  73  18.9  (14.4-24.4)   282  81.1  (75.6-85.6)   355 120,300
25-34 Years 146  17.5  (14.3-21.2)   653  82.5  (78.8-85.7)   799 167,752
35-44 Years 155  11.7  ( 9.7-14.1) 1,008  88.3  (85.9-90.3) 1,163 182,424
45-54 Years 195  13.5  (11.4-16.0) 1,169  86.5  (84.0-88.6) 1,364 182,241
55-64 Years 181  14.9  (12.2-18.0) 1,026  85.1  (82.0-87.8) 1,207 141,021
65+ Years 155  10.2  ( 8.4-12.3) 1,311  89.8  (87.7-91.6) 1,466 174,041
Unknown/Refused  -    -   --  
GENDER        
Male 278  11.7  (10.1-13.7) 2,288  88.3  (86.3-89.9) 2,566 483,716
Female 631  16.5  (15.0-18.1) 3,200  83.5  (81.9-85.0) 3,831 489,942
ETHNICITY        
White 338  13.0  (11.2-15.0) 2,357  87.0  (85.0-88.8) 2,695 326,094
Hawaiian 187  23.2  (19.4-27.5)   593  76.8  (72.5-80.6)   780 117,412
Filipino 113  14.8  (11.6-18.7)   683  85.2  (81.3-88.4)   796 156,635
Japanese 148  12.2  (10.0-14.7) 1,140  87.8  (85.3-90.0) 1,288 210,497
Others 123  11.8  ( 9.4-14.6)   715  88.2  (85.4-90.6)   838 163,020
MARITAL STATUS        
Married 479  12.7  (11.5-14.1) 3,032  87.3  (85.9-88.5) 3,511 581,946
Unmarried 428  16.1  (14.1-18.4) 2,441  83.9  (81.6-85.9) 2,869 389,870
Unknown/Refused  -    -   --  
EDUCATION        
<High School  62  17.1  (12.3-23.2)   322  82.9  (76.8-87.7)   384  60,176
High School 256  14.8  (12.6-17.2) 1,485  85.2  (82.8-87.4) 1,741 278,605
Some College 283  14.6  (12.6-16.9) 1,570  85.4  (83.1-87.4) 1,853 282,500
College 305  12.7  (10.9-14.7) 2,097  87.3  (85.3-89.1) 2,402 349,918
Unknown/Refused  -    -   --  
EMPLOYMENT        
Employed 560  14.6  (13.2-16.2) 3,342  85.4  (83.8-86.8) 3,902 627,871
Unemployed  20  15.9  ( 8.9-26.8)   104  84.1  (73.2-91.1)   124  18,203
Student/Homemaker  75  13.1  ( 9.8-17.3)   398  86.9  (82.7-90.2)   473  94,672
Retired/Can't work 252  13.1  (11.1-15.4) 1,628  86.9  (84.6-88.9) 1,880 230,185
Unknown/Refused  -    -   --  
HOUSEHOLD INCOME        
<$15,000  90  15.3  (11.6-19.9)   369  84.7  (80.1-88.4)   459  55,565
$15,000-24,999 122  14.1  (11.2-17.5)   709  85.9  (82.5-88.8)   831 112,128
$25,000-49,999 251  14.1  (12.0-16.4) 1,517  85.9  (83.6-88.0) 1,768 253,054
$50,000-74,999 150  14.2  (11.4-17.6)   988  85.8  (82.4-88.6) 1,138 182,344
>=$75,000 193  13.8  (11.7-16.2) 1,221  86.2  (83.8-88.3) 1,414 230,683
Unknown/Refused 103  14.2  (10.9-18.3)   684  85.8  (81.7-89.1)   787 139,884
COUNTY        
Honolulu 397  13.4  (11.9-15.0) 2,564  86.6  (85.0-88.1) 2,961 702,647
Hawaii 236  15.3  (13.1-17.8) 1,420  84.7  (82.2-86.9) 1,656 120,584
Kauai 102  19.3  (15.4-23.8)   485  80.7  (76.2-84.6)   587  46,177
Maui 174  15.6  (12.9-18.8) 1,019  84.4  (81.2-87.1) 1,193 104,249

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.