During past 12 months, how many times did you visit an emergency room
or urgent care center because of your asthma?
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 216  90.9  (83.3-95.2)  8   1.6  ( 0.7- 3.6) 12   6.6  ( 2.8-14.7)  3   0.8  ( 0.2- 4.3) 239 66,954
AGE GROUP            
18-24 Years  - - - - --  
25-34 Years  - - - - --  
35-44 Years  - - - - --  
45-54 Years  - - - - --  
55-64 Years  50  75.7  (49.5-90.8)  1   1.5  ( 0.2-10.3)  5  22.2  ( 7.6-49.8)  1   0.6  ( 0.1- 4.4)  57 13,753
65+ Years  - - - - --  
Unknown/Refused            
GENDER            
Male  52  91.8  (64.1-98.6)  1   0.2  ( 0.0- 1.7)  1   7.5  ( 1.1-37.4)  1   0.4  ( 0.1- 3.1)  55 19,847
Female 164  90.5  (83.0-94.9)  7   2.2  ( 1.0- 5.1) 11   6.3  ( 2.7-13.9)  2   1.0  ( 0.1- 6.7) 184 47,108
ETHNICITY            
White  79  92.4  (82.8-96.8)  2   0.4  ( 0.1- 1.6)  6   4.8  ( 1.8-12.0)  2   2.5  ( 0.4-15.1)  89 19,330
Hawaiian  - - - - --  
Filipino  - - - - --  
Japanese  - - - - --  
Others  - - - - --  
MARITAL STATUS            
Married 124  91.3  (82.2-96.0)  4   1.2  ( 0.4- 3.5)  6   6.1  ( 2.2-15.8)  3   1.4  ( 0.3- 7.2) 137 39,372
Unmarried  92  90.2  (74.1-96.8)  4   2.3  ( 0.8- 6.9)  6   7.4  ( 1.8-26.1)   102 27,583
Unknown/Refused            
EDUCATION            
<High School  - - - - --  
High School  50  95.3  (88.5-98.1)  3   2.5  ( 0.7- 8.3)  3   2.3  ( 0.6- 8.0)    56 16,417
Some College  70  95.2  (85.4-98.6)  2   1.0  ( 0.2- 5.6)  3   3.7  ( 0.9-14.5)    75 19,434
College  84  91.6  (76.5-97.3)    3   6.1  ( 1.4-22.9)  3   2.4  ( 0.4-11.5)  90 23,995
Unknown/Refused  - - - - --  
EMPLOYMENT            
Employed 136  95.6  (90.0-98.1)  2   0.3  ( 0.1- 1.3)  5   2.8  ( 1.0- 8.0)  3   1.3  ( 0.2- 6.6) 146 43,429
Unemployed  - - - - --  
Student/Homemaker  - - - - --  
Retired/Can't work  60  81.5  (56.2-93.8)  4   3.8  ( 1.2-11.2)  5  14.7  ( 3.7-43.6)    69 13,948
Unknown/Refused            
HOUSEHOLD INCOME            
<$15,000  - - - - --  
$15,000-24,999  - - - - --  
$25,000-49,999  64  97.1  (89.2-99.3)    2   2.4  ( 0.5-11.1)  1   0.4  ( 0.1- 3.2)  67 19,129
$50,000-74,999  - - - - --  
>=$75,000  53  96.7  (82.4-99.4)    1   0.3  ( 0.0- 2.1)  1   3.0  ( 0.4-18.6)  55 15,476
Unknown/Refused  - - - - --  
COUNTY            
Honolulu  80  89.5  (77.3-95.5)  3   1.4  ( 0.5- 4.5)  4   8.0  ( 2.7-21.2)  1   1.1  ( 0.2- 7.4)  88 42,784
Hawaii  71  96.5  (91.7-98.6)  1   0.2  ( 0.0- 1.7)  4   2.5  ( 0.9- 7.1)  1   0.7  ( 0.1- 5.2)  77 11,469
Kauai  - - - - --  
Maui  46  93.9  (82.9-98.0)  3   3.7  ( 1.0-13.3)  1   2.3  ( 0.3-14.8)  1   0.1  ( 0.0- 0.7)  51  9,076

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.