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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 1,871  34.6  (32.8-36.3) 3,226  65.4  (63.7-67.2) 5,097 728,442
AGE GROUP        
18-24 Years    11  14.0  ( 7.3-25.2)    98  86.0  (74.8-92.7)   109  35,064
25-34 Years    79  17.0  (13.1-21.7)   374  83.0  (78.3-86.9)   453 102,114
35-44 Years   216  26.1  (22.6-30.0)   663  73.9  (70.0-77.4)   879 140,481
45-54 Years   414  39.1  (35.3-42.9)   756  60.9  (57.1-64.7) 1,170 155,413
55-64 Years   510  45.1  (40.9-49.3)   594  54.9  (50.7-59.1) 1,104 130,464
65+ Years   630  45.0  (41.5-48.5)   717  55.0  (51.5-58.5) 1,347 159,919
Unknown/Refused    -    -   --  
GENDER        
Male   768  34.7  (32.1-37.5) 1,283  65.3  (62.5-67.9) 2,051 364,193
Female 1,103  34.4  (32.2-36.6) 1,943  65.6  (63.4-67.8) 3,046 364,249
ETHNICITY        
White   775  32.0  (29.5-34.6) 1,462  68.0  (65.4-70.5) 2,237 261,350
Hawaiian   209  34.4  (29.2-40.0)   368  65.6  (60.0-70.8)   577  80,616
Filipino   204  33.3  (28.1-39.0)   363  66.7  (61.0-71.9)   567 102,247
Japanese   478  41.1  (37.5-44.8)   621  58.9  (55.2-62.5) 1,099 171,275
Others   205  31.8  (27.4-36.5)   412  68.2  (63.5-72.6)   617 112,954
MARITAL STATUS        
Married 1,052  35.4  (33.2-37.7) 1,871  64.6  (62.3-66.8) 2,923 478,457
Unmarried   813  32.9  (30.2-35.7) 1,346  67.1  (64.3-69.8) 2,159 248,364
Unknown/Refused    -    -   --  
EDUCATION        
<High School   113  35.9  (28.3-44.2)   167  64.1  (55.8-71.7)   280  39,846
High School   465  35.0  (31.5-38.6)   789  65.0  (61.4-68.5) 1,254 188,956
Some College   560  35.1  (31.9-38.4)   909  64.9  (61.6-68.1) 1,469 204,753
College   728  33.7  (31.1-36.5) 1,353  66.3  (63.5-68.9) 2,081 293,052
Unknown/Refused    -    -   --  
EMPLOYMENT        
Employed   971  30.8  (28.7-33.1) 2,081  69.2  (66.9-71.3) 3,052 468,009
Unemployed    26  31.7  (20.2-46.0)    41  68.3  (54.0-79.8)    67   8,423
Student/Homemaker    78  25.6  (19.4-32.9)   201  74.4  (67.1-80.6)   279  46,627
Retired/Can't work   792  45.3  (42.2-48.5)   893  54.7  (51.5-57.8) 1,685 203,493
Unknown/Refused    -    -   --  
HOUSEHOLD INCOME        
<$15,000   151  41.2  (33.3-49.7)   178  58.8  (50.3-66.7)   329  36,235
$15,000-24,999   242  36.3  (31.3-41.6)   378  63.7  (58.4-68.7)   620  76,315
$25,000-49,999   504  33.7  (30.5-37.1)   908  66.3  (62.9-69.5) 1,412 188,731
$50,000-74,999   322  32.4  (28.6-36.4)   608  67.6  (63.6-71.4)   930 143,224
>=$75,000   441  35.1  (31.8-38.6)   805  64.9  (61.4-68.2) 1,246 198,202
Unknown/Refused   211  34.4  (29.2-40.0)   349  65.6  (60.0-70.8)   560  85,736
COUNTY        
Honolulu   887  34.7  (32.5-36.9) 1,505  65.3  (63.1-67.5) 2,392 533,562
Hawaii   472  35.0  (32.0-38.1)   836  65.0  (61.9-68.0) 1,308  85,290
Kauai   175  33.3  (28.4-38.6)   285  66.7  (61.4-71.6)   460  34,057
Maui   337  33.9  (30.0-38.0)   600  66.1  (62.0-70.0)   937  75,533

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.