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State of Hawaii BRFSS 2006

Demographic
 
Characteristics		 YES
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 NO
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 Total
N		 Estimated
 
#of Adults
TOTAL 962  15.9  (14.6-17.3) 5,584  84.1  (82.7-85.4) 6,546 973,829
AGE GROUP        
18-24 Years  76  22.3  (17.2-28.5)   263  77.7  (71.5-82.8)   339 122,738
25-34 Years 145  20.0  (16.5-24.2)   626  80.0  (75.8-83.5)   771 161,628
35-44 Years 157  14.4  (11.9-17.2)   956  85.6  (82.8-88.1) 1,113 177,410
45-54 Years 193  14.8  (12.4-17.5) 1,230  85.2  (82.5-87.6) 1,423 179,699
55-64 Years 210  17.3  (14.5-20.5) 1,125  82.7  (79.5-85.5) 1,335 147,318
65+ Years 172   9.2  ( 7.7-10.9) 1,339  90.8  (89.1-92.3) 1,511 177,007
Unknown/Refused   9  16.0  ( 7.8-30.2)    45  84.0  (69.8-92.2)    54   8,028
GENDER        
Male 332  13.8  (11.9-15.9) 2,439  86.2  (84.1-88.1) 2,771 481,062
Female 630  18.0  (16.3-19.8) 3,145  82.0  (80.2-83.7) 3,775 492,766
ETHNICITY        
White 374  15.9  (13.9-18.0) 2,360  84.1  (82.0-86.1) 2,734 317,274
Hawaiian 182  22.5  (18.7-26.7)   613  77.5  (73.3-81.3)   795 120,445
Filipino 110  15.4  (11.8-19.8)   681  84.6  (80.2-88.2)   791 155,019
Japanese 152  13.1  (10.8-15.8) 1,129  86.9  (84.2-89.2) 1,281 207,524
Others 136  15.1  (12.1-18.7)   755  84.9  (81.3-87.9)   891 167,922
Unknown/Refused   8  19.5  ( 8.1-40.0)    46  80.5  (60.0-91.9)    54   5,644
MARITAL STATUS        
Married 505  15.1  (13.6-16.8) 3,180  84.9  (83.2-86.4) 3,685 576,516
Unmarried 454  17.1  (14.9-19.4) 2,389  82.9  (80.6-85.1) 2,843 395,601
Unknown/Refused  -    -   --  
EDUCATION        
<High School  58  14.6  (10.1-20.7)   349  85.4  (79.3-89.9)   407  56,852
High School 266  16.0  (13.6-18.8) 1,506  84.0  (81.2-86.4) 1,772 290,759
Some College 279  17.4  (15.0-20.2) 1,569  82.6  (79.8-85.0) 1,848 281,727
College 358  14.8  (13.0-16.7) 2,152  85.2  (83.3-87.0) 2,510 343,457
Unknown/Refused  -    -   --  
EMPLOYMENT        
Employed 597  16.2  (14.5-17.9) 3,407  83.8  (82.1-85.5) 4,004 626,881
Unemployed  41  28.0  (19.6-38.2)   140  72.0  (61.8-80.4)   181  35,497
Student/Homemaker  75  18.6  (14.1-24.1)   357  81.4  (75.9-85.9)   432  90,420
Retired/Can't work 248  12.2  (10.4-14.2) 1,667  87.8  (85.8-89.6) 1,915 219,447
Unknown/Refused  -    -   --  
HOUSEHOLD INCOME        
<$15,000  84  15.8  (12.1-20.3)   379  84.2  (79.7-87.9)   463  51,917
$15,000-24,999 132  15.7  (12.4-19.7)   677  84.3  (80.3-87.6)   809 109,795
$25,000-49,999 245  17.5  (14.9-20.5) 1,422  82.5  (79.5-85.1) 1,667 239,105
$50,000-74,999 151  13.0  (10.6-15.8)   918  87.0  (84.2-89.4) 1,069 155,850
>=$75,000 199  14.2  (12.0-16.8) 1,367  85.8  (83.2-88.0) 1,566 242,269
Unknown/Refused 151  18.9  (15.4-23.0)   821  81.1  (77.0-84.6)   972 174,892
COUNTY        
Honolulu 461  16.2  (14.6-18.0) 2,550  83.8  (82.0-85.4) 3,011 698,782
Hawaii 197  15.3  (13.1-17.8) 1,193  84.7  (82.2-86.9) 1,390 121,333
Kauai  90  15.7  (12.0-20.3)   569  84.3  (79.7-88.0)   659  47,282
Maui 214  14.8  (12.4-17.6) 1,272  85.2  (82.4-87.6) 1,486 106,432

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.