Binge drinking defined as having 5+ drinks for men or 4+ drinks for women on an occasion
State of Hawaii BRFSS 2008

Demographic
 
Characteristics		 NOT AT RISK
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 AT RISK
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 Total
 
 N		 Estimated
 
#of Adults
TOTAL 5,440  82.4  (80.9-83.9) 926  17.6  (16.1-19.1) 6,366 988,275
AGE GROUP        
18-24 Years   223  72.8  (66.2-78.6)  79  27.2  (21.4-33.8)   302 121,478
25-34 Years   456  71.6  (66.4-76.3) 157  28.4  (23.7-33.6)   613 177,840
35-44 Years   808  79.8  (76.3-82.8) 210  20.2  (17.2-23.7) 1,018 175,678
45-54 Years 1,094  83.2  (80.3-85.7) 235  16.8  (14.3-19.7) 1,329 175,413
55-64 Years 1,235  87.9  (85.1-90.2) 166  12.1  ( 9.8-14.9) 1,401 149,866
65+ Years 1,586  96.2  (95.0-97.1)  77   3.8  ( 2.9- 5.0) 1,663 181,464
Unknown/Refused    -  -   --  
GENDER        
Male 2,003  74.5  (71.8-77.0) 582  25.5  (23.0-28.2) 2,585 487,212
Female 3,437  90.1  (88.6-91.5) 344   9.9  ( 8.5-11.4) 3,781 501,063
ETHNICITY        
White 2,273  83.0  (80.7-85.1) 397  17.0  (14.9-19.3) 2,670 325,251
Hawaiian   617  72.9  (67.2-77.9) 166  27.1  (22.1-32.8)   783 136,977
Filipino   633  82.9  (77.8-86.9)  87  17.1  (13.1-22.2)   720 142,341
Japanese 1,222  86.1  (83.1-88.6) 161  13.9  (11.4-16.9) 1,383 225,138
Others   673  83.9  (80.0-87.1) 113  16.1  (12.9-20.0)   786 155,054
Unknown/Refused    -  -   --  
MARITAL STATUS        
Married 3,090  84.8  (83.0-86.4) 481  15.2  (13.6-17.0) 3,571 584,494
Unmarried 2,332  78.9  (76.0-81.5) 444  21.1  (18.5-24.0) 2,776 401,399
Unknown/Refused    -  -   --  
EDUCATION        
<High School   289  85.2  (78.0-90.3)  33  14.8  ( 9.7-22.0)   322  48,240
High School 1,399  77.6  (74.2-80.6) 300  22.4  (19.4-25.8) 1,699 289,899
Some College 1,499  82.2  (79.4-84.8) 288  17.8  (15.2-20.6) 1,787 282,576
College 2,249  85.9  (83.5-88.1) 305  14.1  (11.9-16.5) 2,554 366,372
Unknown/Refused    -  -   --  
EMPLOYMENT        
Employed 3,091  78.9  (76.8-80.8) 685  21.1  (19.2-23.2) 3,776 626,375
Unemployed   152  70.1  (57.9-80.0)  52  29.9  (20.0-42.1)   204  43,077
Student/Homemaker   381  86.1  (81.0-90.0)  59  13.9  (10.0-19.0)   440  95,032
Retired/Can't work 1,814  93.1  (91.1-94.6) 129   6.9  ( 5.4- 8.9) 1,943 222,938
Unknown/Refused    -  -   --  
HOUSEHOLD INCOME        
<$15,000   377  89.1  (84.2-92.6)  45  10.9  ( 7.4-15.8)   422  46,453
$15,000-24,999   629  82.9  (78.0-87.0)  91  17.1  (13.0-22.0)   720  95,701
$25,000-49,999 1,409  81.8  (78.7-84.5) 255  18.2  (15.5-21.3) 1,664 247,014
$50,000-74,999   971  80.5  (76.5-83.9) 182  19.5  (16.1-23.5) 1,153 185,110
>=$75,000 1,594  80.6  (77.6-83.3) 316  19.4  (16.7-22.4) 1,910 319,517
Unknown/Refused   460  90.2  (85.2-93.6)  37   9.8  ( 6.4-14.8)   497  94,480
COUNTY        
Honolulu 2,588  82.8  (80.7-84.7) 382  17.2  (15.3-19.3) 2,970 698,455
Hawaii 1,195  81.3  (78.3-84.0) 224  18.7  (16.0-21.7) 1,419 133,059
Kauai   500  81.3  (76.6-85.2)  90  18.7  (14.8-23.4)   590  48,458
Maui 1,157  81.8  (78.6-84.6) 230  18.2  (15.4-21.4) 1,387 108,304

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.