At risk for heavy drinking defined as
greater than 2 drinks per day for men, or 1 drink per day for women
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 6,002  92.3  (91.2-93.2) 512   7.7  ( 6.8- 8.8) 6,514 970,904
AGE GROUP        
18-24 Years   284  90.3  (85.3-93.8)  31   9.7  ( 6.2-14.7)   315 123,861
25-34 Years   637  90.4  (86.6-93.2)  65   9.6  ( 6.8-13.4)   702 157,570
35-44 Years   999  92.2  (89.7-94.1)  81   7.8  ( 5.9-10.3) 1,080 171,733
45-54 Years 1,337  93.4  (91.5-94.9) 108   6.6  ( 5.1- 8.5) 1,445 181,964
55-64 Years 1,287  92.9  (91.2-94.3) 129   7.1  ( 5.7- 8.8) 1,416 153,298
65+ Years 1,435  93.6  (91.5-95.2)  98   6.4  ( 4.8- 8.5) 1,533 178,986
Unknown/Refused    -  -   --  
GENDER        
Male 2,375  90.2  (88.4-91.8) 270   9.8  ( 8.2-11.6) 2,645 476,013
Female 3,627  94.3  (93.1-95.2) 242   5.7  ( 4.8- 6.9) 3,869 494,891
ETHNICITY        
White 2,388  90.9  (89.5-92.2) 282   9.1  ( 7.8-10.5) 2,670 308,263
Hawaiian   806  89.8  (86.5-92.3)  89  10.2  ( 7.7-13.5)   895 133,270
Filipino   816  93.1  (89.2-95.6)  45   6.9  ( 4.4-10.8)   861 169,067
Japanese 1,264  93.8  (91.6-95.4)  61   6.2  ( 4.6- 8.4) 1,325 212,789
Others   705  94.3  (90.6-96.5)  35   5.7  ( 3.5- 9.4)   740 145,128
Unknown/Refused    -  -   --  
MARITAL STATUS        
Married 3,449  93.6  (92.4-94.5) 265   6.4  ( 5.5- 7.6) 3,714 577,265
Unmarried 2,540  90.4  (88.3-92.2) 247   9.6  ( 7.8-11.7) 2,787 392,402
Unknown/Refused    -  -   --  
EDUCATION        
<High School   309  88.8  (82.1-93.2)  29  11.2  ( 6.8-17.9)   338  51,543
High School 1,703  91.2  (89.1-93.0) 158   8.8  ( 7.0-10.9) 1,861 306,324
Some College 1,736  90.9  (88.5-92.8) 167   9.1  ( 7.2-11.5) 1,903 284,933
College 2,246  95.0  (93.9-96.0) 158   5.0  ( 4.0- 6.1) 2,404 326,723
Unknown/Refused    -  -   --  
EMPLOYMENT        
Employed 3,647  91.4  (90.0-92.7) 341   8.6  ( 7.3-10.0) 3,988 623,477
Unemployed   157  93.1  (87.3-96.4)  20   6.9  ( 3.6-12.7)   177  32,002
Student/Homemaker   439  96.1  (92.5-98.0)  19   3.9  ( 2.0- 7.5)   458  90,131
Retired/Can't work 1,754  93.1  (91.2-94.5) 132   6.9  ( 5.5- 8.8) 1,886 224,822
Unknown/Refused    -  -   --  
HOUSEHOLD INCOME        
<$15,000   465  91.5  (84.4-95.5)  23   8.5  ( 4.5-15.6)   488  58,348
$15,000-24,999   749  90.2  (86.6-92.9)  72   9.8  ( 7.1-13.4)   821 102,873
$25,000-49,999 1,719  92.1  (90.0-93.8) 154   7.9  ( 6.2-10.0) 1,873 275,378
$50,000-74,999 1,009  92.8  (90.6-94.6)  88   7.2  ( 5.4- 9.4) 1,097 168,441
>=$75,000 1,646  92.5  (90.4-94.1) 157   7.5  ( 5.9- 9.6) 1,803 284,175
Unknown/Refused   414  94.4  (89.9-97.0)  18   5.6  ( 3.0-10.1)   432  81,689
COUNTY        
Honolulu 2,692  92.7  (91.3-93.9) 189   7.3  ( 6.1- 8.7) 2,881 691,158
Hawaii 1,371  91.6  (89.5-93.3) 125   8.4  ( 6.7-10.5) 1,496 126,726
Kauai   589  91.2  (87.6-93.8)  52   8.8  ( 6.2-12.4)   641  46,455
Maui 1,350  91.1  (88.9-93.0) 146   8.9  ( 7.0-11.1) 1,496 106,565

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.