During past 12 months, how many times did you see a doctor, nurse or
other health professional for urgent treatment of worsening asthma symptoms?
State of Hawaii BRFSS 2005

Demographic
 
Characteristics		 None
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 Once
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 Two or three times
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 More than three
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 Total
N		 Estimated
 
#of Adults
TOTAL 135  57.6  (48.8-65.9) 43  14.9  (10.3-21.0) 49  22.0  (15.5-30.3) 13   5.5  ( 2.1-13.8) 240 67,096
AGE GROUP            
18-24 Years  - - - - --  
25-34 Years  - - - - --  
35-44 Years  - - - - --  
45-54 Years  - - - - --  
55-64 Years  30  49.3  (30.9-67.8) 10  13.7  ( 5.6-29.6) 12  17.1  ( 8.4-31.7)  5  20.0  ( 6.1-49.1)  57 13,753
65+ Years  - - - - --  
Unknown/Refused            
GENDER            
Male  34  58.2  (39.8-74.5) 10  15.5  ( 7.3-29.7)  8  17.1  ( 7.3-35.3)  3   9.3  ( 1.9-34.9)  55 19,847
Female 101  57.4  (47.6-66.6) 33  14.6  ( 9.6-21.7) 41  24.1  (16.5-33.8) 10   3.9  ( 1.2-11.8) 185 47,249
ETHNICITY            
White  46  51.1  (37.5-64.6) 12  13.5  ( 6.4-26.2) 25  32.8  (20.8-47.6)  6   2.6  ( 1.0- 6.7)  89 19,330
Hawaiian  - - - - --  
Filipino  - - - - --  
Japanese  - - - - --  
Others  - - - - --  
MARITAL STATUS            
Married  79  58.7  (47.8-68.8) 25  16.7  (10.6-25.2) 26  20.6  (12.9-31.3)  7   4.1  ( 1.1-14.1) 137 39,372
Unmarried  56  56.0  (41.4-69.7) 18  12.3  ( 6.5-22.1) 23  24.1  (14.0-38.3)  6   7.6  ( 1.9-25.9) 103 27,724
Unknown/Refused            
EDUCATION            
<High School  - - - - --  
High School  36  61.4  (43.4-76.8) 14  23.3  (12.4-39.5)  6  14.9  ( 5.2-35.8)  1   0.4  ( 0.1- 2.8)  57 16,559
Some College  44  65.5  (50.7-77.9) 15  16.0  ( 8.4-28.2) 13  16.9  ( 8.1-32.0)  3   1.6  ( 0.4- 5.6)  75 19,434
College  46  53.0  (38.9-66.6) 13  12.4  ( 6.4-22.6) 24  28.0  (17.2-42.1)  7   6.7  ( 1.8-21.9)  90 23,995
Unknown/Refused  - - - - --  
EMPLOYMENT            
Employed  81  60.9  (50.1-70.6) 27  16.8  (10.7-25.4) 34  21.9  (14.2-32.2)  4   0.4  ( 0.1- 1.2) 146 43,429
Unemployed  - - - - --  
Student/Homemaker  - - - - --  
Retired/Can't work  42  54.2  (36.1-71.2) 11   8.9  ( 4.2-17.8) 11  21.9  (10.2-40.9)  6  15.1  ( 4.0-43.1)  70 14,090
Unknown/Refused            
HOUSEHOLD INCOME            
<$15,000  - - - - --  
$15,000-24,999  - - - - --  
$25,000-49,999  37  50.4  (34.7-66.0) 11  17.9  ( 9.0-32.4) 19  31.8  (18.3-49.1)    67 19,129
$50,000-74,999  - - - - --  
>=$75,000  34  62.0  (46.6-75.3)  9  20.5  (10.5-36.1)  8  14.2  ( 6.7-27.6)  4   3.3  ( 1.0-10.2)  55 15,476
Unknown/Refused  - - - - --  
COUNTY            
Honolulu  52  57.8  (45.2-69.4) 12  10.4  ( 5.6-18.5) 19  24.3  (15.2-36.6)  5   7.5  ( 2.5-20.7)  88 42,784
Hawaii  46  64.6  (50.3-76.7) 14  18.6  ( 9.6-32.8) 14  15.3  ( 8.1-27.2)  3   1.5  ( 0.5- 4.6)  77 11,469
Kauai  - - - - --  
Maui  28  53.0  (36.0-69.4)  9  24.9  (12.0-44.5) 11  19.9  (10.0-35.7)  4   2.2  ( 0.7- 6.8)  52  9,218

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.