Told by a doctor, nurse or other health professional that you had asthma
State of Hawaii BRFSS 2007

Demographic
 
Characteristics		 YES
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 NO
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 Total
 
 N		 Estimated
 
#of Adults
TOTAL 913  13.9  (12.7-15.2) 5,667  86.1  (84.8-87.3) 6,580 981,440
AGE GROUP        
18-24 Years  73  23.1  (17.5-29.7)   241  76.9  (70.3-82.5)   314 123,421
25-34 Years 109  13.0  (10.3-16.4)   598  87.0  (83.6-89.7)   707 158,637
35-44 Years 137  11.7  ( 9.5-14.4)   959  88.3  (85.6-90.5) 1,096 174,665
45-54 Years 202  14.0  (11.7-16.7) 1,259  86.0  (83.3-88.3) 1,461 185,457
55-64 Years 229  14.9  (12.7-17.5) 1,203  85.1  (82.5-87.3) 1,432 155,022
65+ Years 158   9.5  ( 7.9-11.5) 1,386  90.5  (88.5-92.1) 1,544 180,180
Unknown/Refused  -    -   --  
GENDER        
Male 308  12.8  (11.0-15.0) 2,375  87.2  (85.0-89.0) 2,683 484,065
Female 605  15.0  (13.5-16.6) 3,292  85.0  (83.4-86.5) 3,897 497,375
ETHNICITY        
White 331  12.1  (10.4-14.0) 2,368  87.9  (86.0-89.6) 2,699 311,627
Hawaiian 208  23.4  (19.5-27.8)   693  76.6  (72.2-80.5)   901 133,982
Filipino 113  13.2  ( 9.9-17.5)   761  86.8  (82.5-90.1)   874 172,898
Japanese 160  12.8  (10.6-15.4) 1,178  87.2  (84.6-89.4) 1,338 214,205
Others  99  11.7  ( 9.1-14.9)   645  88.3  (85.1-90.9)   744 146,013
Unknown/Refused  -    -   --  
MARITAL STATUS        
Married 486  12.2  (10.9-13.5) 3,264  87.8  (86.5-89.1) 3,750 584,730
Unmarried 426  16.6  (14.3-19.1) 2,392  83.4  (80.9-85.7) 2,818 395,660
Unknown/Refused  -    -   --  
EDUCATION        
<High School  49  15.5  (10.9-21.7)   292  84.5  (78.3-89.1)   341  53,068
High School 286  14.8  (12.4-17.5) 1,589  85.2  (82.5-87.6) 1,875 309,315
Some College 267  14.7  (12.5-17.2) 1,659  85.3  (82.8-87.5) 1,926 287,507
College 311  12.3  (10.6-14.2) 2,118  87.7  (85.8-89.4) 2,429 329,916
Unknown/Refused  -    -   --  
EMPLOYMENT        
Employed 552  13.8  (12.3-15.5) 3,483  86.2  (84.5-87.7) 4,035 633,694
Unemployed  35  24.5  (15.6-36.3)   144  75.5  (63.7-84.4)   179  32,113
Student/Homemaker  84  17.9  (13.4-23.6)   372  82.1  (76.4-86.6)   456  87,980
Retired/Can't work 241  11.1  ( 9.4-13.1) 1,664  88.9  (86.9-90.6) 1,905 227,181
Unknown/Refused  -    -   --  
HOUSEHOLD INCOME        
<$15,000  84  14.8  (10.4-20.6)   408  85.2  (79.4-89.6)   492  58,404
$15,000-24,999 127  17.5  (13.5-22.2)   705  82.5  (77.8-86.5)   832 104,482
$25,000-49,999 265  14.1  (11.9-16.6) 1,625  85.9  (83.4-88.1) 1,890 278,192
$50,000-74,999 154  13.5  (10.8-16.8)   947  86.5  (83.2-89.2) 1,101 169,594
>=$75,000 223  12.5  (10.6-14.6) 1,593  87.5  (85.4-89.4) 1,816 284,945
Unknown/Refused  60  14.2  ( 9.6-20.4)   389  85.8  (79.6-90.4)   449  85,823
COUNTY        
Honolulu 374  13.5  (11.9-15.2) 2,538  86.5  (84.8-88.1) 2,912 698,107
Hawaii 217  14.3  (12.1-16.7) 1,295  85.7  (83.3-87.9) 1,512 128,544
Kauai  87  15.0  (11.7-19.0)   564  85.0  (81.0-88.3)   651  47,213
Maui 235  16.1  (13.6-18.9) 1,270  83.9  (81.1-86.4) 1,505 107,576

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.