Heavy drinking defined as
greater than 2 drinks per day for men, and 1 drink per day for women
State of Hawaii BRFSS 2006

Demographic
 
Characteristics		 NOT AT RISK
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 AT RISK
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 Total
N		 Estimated
 
#of Adults
TOTAL 5,929  93.5  (92.6-94.2) 488   6.5  ( 5.8- 7.4) 6,417 953,959
AGE GROUP        
18-24 Years   303  92.6  (88.6-95.3)  27   7.4  ( 4.7-11.4)   330 120,683
25-34 Years   686  91.7  (88.8-93.9)  67   8.3  ( 6.1-11.2)   753 158,897
35-44 Years 1,018  94.1  (92.2-95.5)  81   5.9  ( 4.5- 7.8) 1,099 174,631
45-54 Years 1,271  92.6  (90.9-94.0) 127   7.4  ( 6.0- 9.1) 1,398 175,711
55-64 Years 1,206  95.0  (93.4-96.2)  97   5.0  ( 3.8- 6.6) 1,303 143,186
65+ Years 1,397  94.6  (93.1-95.8)  88   5.4  ( 4.2- 6.9) 1,485 173,934
Unknown/Refused    -  -   --  
GENDER        
Male 2,449  92.3  (90.9-93.5) 255   7.7  ( 6.5- 9.1) 2,704 469,593
Female 3,480  94.6  (93.6-95.5) 233   5.4  ( 4.5- 6.4) 3,713 484,366
ETHNICITY        
White 2,414  91.0  (89.5-92.3) 264   9.0  ( 7.7-10.5) 2,678 310,008
Hawaiian   718  94.0  (91.5-95.8)  60   6.0  ( 4.2- 8.5)   778 118,353
Filipino   729  95.9  (93.8-97.3)  40   4.1  ( 2.7- 6.2)   769 150,387
Japanese 1,194  94.7  (92.8-96.1)  70   5.3  ( 3.9- 7.2) 1,264 203,925
Others   830  94.1  (91.4-96.0)  51   5.9  ( 4.0- 8.6)   881 166,180
Unknown/Refused    -  -   --  
MARITAL STATUS        
Married 3,367  94.1  (93.1-95.0) 249   5.9  ( 5.0- 6.9) 3,616 566,011
Unmarried 2,547  92.5  (91.0-93.8) 239   7.5  ( 6.2- 9.0) 2,786 386,474
Unknown/Refused    -  -   --  
EDUCATION        
<High School   372  92.3  (87.3-95.4)  27   7.7  ( 4.6-12.7)   399  56,499
High School 1,593  94.0  (92.5-95.3) 135   6.0  ( 4.7- 7.5) 1,728 283,722
Some College 1,648  92.0  (90.2-93.5) 165   8.0  ( 6.5- 9.8) 1,813 274,181
College 2,310  94.4  (93.1-95.5) 161   5.6  ( 4.5- 6.9) 2,471 339,074
Unknown/Refused    -  -   --  
EMPLOYMENT        
Employed 3,584  92.5  (91.4-93.6) 345   7.5  ( 6.4- 8.6) 3,929 614,546
Unemployed   171  96.2  (91.3-98.4)   9   3.8  ( 1.6- 8.7)   180  35,437
Student/Homemaker   400  94.9  (91.6-97.0)  26   5.1  ( 3.0- 8.4)   426  88,700
Retired/Can't work 1,768  95.1  (93.8-96.1) 108   4.9  ( 3.9- 6.2) 1,876 214,688
Unknown/Refused    -  -   --  
HOUSEHOLD INCOME        
<$15,000   426  90.6  (84.2-94.6)  31   9.4  ( 5.4-15.8)   457  51,585
$15,000-24,999   739  94.8  (92.7-96.3)  55   5.2  ( 3.7- 7.3)   794 107,522
$25,000-49,999 1,499  93.1  (91.5-94.4) 144   6.9  ( 5.6- 8.5) 1,643 235,515
$50,000-74,999   974  93.7  (91.5-95.4)  84   6.3  ( 4.6- 8.5) 1,058 154,190
>=$75,000 1,426  92.6  (90.8-94.2) 124   7.4  ( 5.8- 9.2) 1,550 239,144
Unknown/Refused   865  95.0  (92.8-96.6)  50   5.0  ( 3.4- 7.2)   915 166,002
COUNTY        
Honolulu 2,767  94.2  (93.1-95.2) 181   5.8  ( 4.8- 6.9) 2,948 683,381
Hawaii 1,253  91.9  (90.1-93.4) 118   8.1  ( 6.6- 9.9) 1,371 120,226
Kauai   593  92.8  (90.3-94.7)  55   7.2  ( 5.3- 9.7)   648  46,664
Maui 1,316  90.6  (88.2-92.6) 134   9.4  ( 7.4-11.8) 1,450 103,688

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.