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State of Hawaii BRFSS 2007

Demographic
 
Characteristics		 YES
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 NO
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 Total
 
 N		 Estimated
 
#of Adults
TOTAL 2,093  36.3  (34.7-38.1) 3,369  63.7  (61.9-65.3) 5,462 752,351
AGE GROUP        
18-24 Years    13  13.3  ( 7.4-22.6)   104  86.7  (77.4-92.6)   117  45,916
25-34 Years    67  16.5  (12.4-21.6)   354  83.5  (78.4-87.6)   421  91,880
35-44 Years   216  25.7  (22.0-29.7)   618  74.3  (70.3-78.0)   834 133,850
45-54 Years   513  43.0  (39.5-46.6)   749  57.0  (53.4-60.5) 1,262 160,466
55-64 Years   613  47.6  (44.0-51.3)   735  52.4  (48.7-56.0) 1,348 147,926
65+ Years   664  45.8  (42.5-49.1)   791  54.2  (50.9-57.5) 1,455 168,704
Unknown/Refused    -    -   --  
GENDER        
Male   889  38.5  (35.8-41.2) 1,294  61.5  (58.8-64.2) 2,183 356,991
Female 1,204  34.4  (32.3-36.6) 2,075  65.6  (63.4-67.7) 3,279 395,360
ETHNICITY        
White   830  33.2  (30.7-35.7) 1,515  66.8  (64.3-69.3) 2,345 256,376
Hawaiian   251  34.2  (29.5-39.3)   429  65.8  (60.7-70.5)   680  91,213
Filipino   244  36.4  (31.5-41.6)   396  63.6  (58.4-68.5)   640 109,779
Japanese   548  44.0  (40.5-47.6)   650  56.0  (52.4-59.5) 1,198 185,239
Others   214  32.8  (28.2-37.7)   364  67.2  (62.3-71.8)   578 107,086
Unknown/Refused    -    -   --  
MARITAL STATUS        
Married 1,214  37.5  (35.4-39.7) 2,026  62.5  (60.3-64.6) 3,240 494,110
Unmarried   875  34.2  (31.4-37.1) 1,334  65.8  (62.9-68.6) 2,209 257,004
Unknown/Refused    -    -   --  
EDUCATION        
<High School   101  38.9  (31.2-47.3)   158  61.1  (52.7-68.8)   259  37,840
High School   553  35.3  (31.9-38.9)   862  64.7  (61.1-68.1) 1,415 207,120
Some College   610  36.2  (33.2-39.4)   987  63.8  (60.6-66.8) 1,597 216,525
College   826  36.8  (34.2-39.5) 1,358  63.2  (60.5-65.8) 2,184 289,737
Unknown/Refused    -    -   --  
EMPLOYMENT        
Employed 1,105  32.9  (30.8-35.1) 2,145  67.1  (64.9-69.2) 3,250 474,427
Unemployed    47  38.5  (26.5-52.0)    69  61.5  (48.0-73.5)   116  17,761
Student/Homemaker    84  22.1  (17.0-28.4)   225  77.9  (71.6-83.0)   309  50,525
Retired/Can't work   855  47.4  (44.3-50.5)   928  52.6  (49.5-55.7) 1,783 209,194
Unknown/Refused    -    -   --  
HOUSEHOLD INCOME        
<$15,000   172  41.6  (34.2-49.4)   198  58.4  (50.6-65.8)   370  38,683
$15,000-24,999   254  38.8  (33.7-44.2)   381  61.2  (55.8-66.3)   635  71,004
$25,000-49,999   607  36.6  (33.4-40.0)   922  63.4  (60.0-66.6) 1,529 204,524
$50,000-74,999   333  35.6  (31.6-39.8)   597  64.4  (60.2-68.4)   930 132,806
>=$75,000   592  35.7  (32.8-38.7) 1,048  64.3  (61.3-67.2) 1,640 246,201
Unknown/Refused   135  33.2  (27.2-39.7)   223  66.8  (60.3-72.8)   358  59,132
COUNTY        
Honolulu   959  36.5  (34.3-38.8) 1,493  63.5  (61.2-65.7) 2,452 540,533
Hawaii   481  36.3  (33.1-39.5)   766  63.7  (60.5-66.9) 1,247  96,416
Kauai   196  35.0  (30.1-40.2)   344  65.0  (59.8-69.9)   540  35,938
Maui   457  35.7  (32.3-39.4)   766  64.3  (60.6-67.7) 1,223  79,464

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.