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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 484  61.2  (56.4-65.8) 327  38.8  (34.2-43.6) 811 230,710
AGE GROUP        
18-24 Years  -  - --  
25-34 Years  -  - --  
35-44 Years  45  69.3  (52.3-82.3)  18  30.7  (17.7-47.7)  63  23,652
45-54 Years  98  69.9  (59.2-78.7)  46  30.1  (21.3-40.8) 144  41,203
55-64 Years 140  68.5  (58.5-77.0)  66  31.5  (23.0-41.5) 206  53,090
65+ Years 172  48.2  (41.7-54.7) 187  51.8  (45.3-58.3) 359  89,013
Unknown/Refused  -  - --  
GENDER        
Male 209  59.5  (52.0-66.7) 146  40.5  (33.3-48.0) 355 117,628
Female 275  63.0  (57.0-68.5) 181  37.0  (31.5-43.0) 456 113,082
ETHNICITY        
White 146  56.2  (47.1-64.8) 114  43.8  (35.2-52.9) 260  59,048
Hawaiian  88  75.1  (64.2-83.5)  35  24.9  (16.5-35.8) 123  31,907
Filipino  78  78.8  (67.8-86.8)  30  21.2  (13.2-32.2) 108  39,380
Japanese 124  55.7  (47.6-63.5) 109  44.3  (36.5-52.4) 233  67,210
Others  48  47.2  (33.0-61.8)  39  52.8  (38.2-67.0)  87  33,165
MARITAL STATUS        
Married 253  62.5  (56.1-68.5) 164  37.5  (31.5-43.9) 417 143,477
Unmarried 229  59.0  (51.7-65.9) 163  41.0  (34.1-48.3) 392  87,045
Unknown/Refused  -  - --  
EDUCATION        
<High School  48  50.8  (36.4-65.1)  42  49.2  (34.9-63.6)  90  26,285
High School 152  64.0  (56.0-71.3) 103  36.0  (28.7-44.0) 255  74,628
Some College 133  61.2  (51.1-70.4)  78  38.8  (29.6-48.9) 211  62,796
College 151  62.2  (53.7-70.0) 104  37.8  (30.0-46.3) 255  67,001
Unknown/Refused        
EMPLOYMENT        
Employed 252  70.0  (62.5-76.5) 112  30.0  (23.5-37.5) 364 118,627
Unemployed  -  - --  
Student/Homemaker  -  - --  
Retired/Can't work 212  50.9  (44.6-57.2) 200  49.1  (42.8-55.4) 412  99,551
Unknown/Refused        
HOUSEHOLD INCOME        
<$15,000  57  70.9  (57.5-81.4)  32  29.1  (18.6-42.5)  89  19,506
$15,000-24,999  80  59.4  (47.6-70.1)  50  40.6  (29.9-52.4) 130  34,083
$25,000-49,999 148  64.1  (55.6-71.7)  92  35.9  (28.3-44.4) 240  63,637
$50,000-74,999  70  62.3  (50.3-72.9)  51  37.7  (27.1-49.7) 121  40,055
>=$75,000  80  64.4  (52.0-75.2)  44  35.6  (24.8-48.0) 124  43,500
Unknown/Refused  49  44.9  (31.5-59.1)  58  55.1  (40.9-68.5) 107  29,929
COUNTY        
Honolulu 216  61.8  (55.6-67.7) 160  38.2  (32.3-44.4) 376 169,839
Hawaii 129  59.9  (51.6-67.7)  80  40.1  (32.3-48.4) 209  28,486
Kauai  49  62.7  (49.6-74.1)  28  37.3  (25.9-50.4)  77  11,752
Maui  90  57.3  (46.8-67.1)  59  42.7  (32.9-53.2) 149  20,633

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.