At risk for binge drinking defined as having 5+ drinks for men, or 4+ drinks for women, on an occasion
State of Hawaii BRFSS 2007

Demographic
 
Characteristics
NOT AT RISK
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)
AT RISK
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)
Total
 
 N
Estimated
 
#of Adults
TOTAL 5,494  81.5  (80.0-83.0) 994  18.5  (17.0-20.0) 6,488 966,600
AGE GROUP        
18-24 Years   218  70.0  (63.4-76.0)  95  30.0  (24.0-36.6)   313 123,257
25-34 Years   502  69.8  (64.9-74.3) 195  30.2  (25.7-35.1)   697 156,253
35-44 Years   874  79.1  (75.5-82.2) 200  20.9  (17.8-24.5) 1,074 171,129
45-54 Years 1,213  84.1  (81.5-86.5) 231  15.9  (13.5-18.5) 1,444 181,859
55-64 Years 1,233  87.2  (84.7-89.5) 182  12.8  (10.5-15.3) 1,415 153,323
65+ Years 1,434  94.5  (92.9-95.7)  89   5.5  ( 4.3- 7.1) 1,523 177,430
Unknown/Refused    -  -   --  
GENDER        
Male 2,010  73.2  (70.7-75.6) 624  26.8  (24.4-29.3) 2,634 474,101
Female 3,484  89.6  (88.0-90.9) 370  10.4  ( 9.1-12.0) 3,854 492,499
ETHNICITY        
White 2,214  80.5  (78.2-82.6) 444  19.5  (17.4-21.8) 2,658 306,239
Hawaiian   696  73.6  (69.1-77.7) 198  26.4  (22.3-30.9)   894 134,041
Filipino   738  82.3  (77.6-86.2) 117  17.7  (13.8-22.4)   855 167,809
Japanese 1,189  85.7  (82.6-88.3) 137  14.3  (11.7-17.4) 1,326 212,446
Others   637  84.1  (79.7-87.7)  95  15.9  (12.3-20.3)   732 143,678
Unknown/Refused    -  -   --  
MARITAL STATUS        
Married 3,191  85.3  (83.7-86.7) 510  14.7  (13.3-16.3) 3,701 574,990
Unmarried 2,290  76.0  (73.1-78.7) 484  24.0  (21.3-26.9) 2,774 390,373
Unknown/Refused    -  -   --  
EDUCATION        
<High School   288  81.6  (74.7-87.0)  48  18.4  (13.0-25.3)   336  51,218
High School 1,494  78.3  (75.3-81.0) 349  21.7  (19.0-24.7) 1,843 302,990
Some College 1,585  78.5  (75.3-81.4) 313  21.5  (18.6-24.7) 1,898 284,165
College 2,119  87.1  (85.1-88.9) 284  12.9  (11.1-14.9) 2,403 326,845
Unknown/Refused    -  -   --  
EMPLOYMENT        
Employed 3,239  77.7  (75.7-79.6) 735  22.3  (20.4-24.3) 3,974 620,974
Unemployed   135  74.2  (62.5-83.2)  40  25.8  (16.8-37.5)   175  31,976
Student/Homemaker   392  85.8  (80.3-90.0)  64  14.2  (10.0-19.7)   456  89,872
Retired/Can't work 1,724  91.6  (89.8-93.2) 154   8.4  ( 6.8-10.2) 1,878 223,306
Unknown/Refused    -  -   --  
HOUSEHOLD INCOME        
<$15,000   428  79.9  (72.5-85.7)  60  20.1  (14.3-27.5)   488  57,625
$15,000-24,999   705  83.4  (79.1-86.9) 108  16.6  (13.1-20.9)   813 102,005
$25,000-49,999 1,556  79.2  (76.1-82.0) 312  20.8  (18.0-23.9) 1,868 275,485
$50,000-74,999   915  81.4  (77.8-84.6) 179  18.6  (15.4-22.2) 1,094 167,977
>=$75,000 1,508  81.6  (78.8-84.0) 289  18.4  (16.0-21.2) 1,797 283,077
Unknown/Refused   382  88.6  (83.4-92.4)  46  11.4  ( 7.6-16.6)   428  80,430
COUNTY        
Honolulu 2,453  81.7  (79.7-83.6) 417  18.3  (16.4-20.3) 2,870 687,698
Hawaii 1,261  81.9  (79.0-84.5) 226  18.1  (15.5-21.0) 1,487 125,709
Kauai   546  80.7  (75.9-84.8)  96  19.3  (15.2-24.1)   642  46,702
Maui 1,234  80.3  (76.9-83.2) 255  19.7  (16.8-23.1) 1,489 106,492

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.