Heavy drinking defined as:
greater than 2 drinks per day for men or 1 drink per day for women
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 5,912  93.0  (92.0-93.9) 455   7.0  ( 6.1- 8.0) 6,367 983,812
AGE GROUP        
18-24 Years   275  89.0  (83.3-92.9)  28  11.0  ( 7.1-16.7)   303 121,645
25-34 Years   559  91.5  (88.3-94.0)  51   8.5  ( 6.0-11.7)   610 172,144
35-44 Years   942  93.2  (90.9-94.9)  81   6.8  ( 5.1- 9.1) 1,023 176,745
45-54 Years 1,224  93.5  (91.8-95.0) 108   6.5  ( 5.0- 8.2) 1,332 175,424
55-64 Years 1,280  93.4  (91.8-94.7) 115   6.6  ( 5.3- 8.2) 1,395 149,244
65+ Years 1,594  95.9  (94.5-96.9)  71   4.1  ( 3.1- 5.5) 1,665 182,139
Unknown/Refused    -  -   --  
GENDER        
Male 2,360  91.5  (89.7-92.9) 230   8.5  ( 7.1-10.3) 2,590 483,752
Female 3,552  94.5  (93.4-95.4) 225   5.5  ( 4.6- 6.6) 3,777 500,060
ETHNICITY        
White 2,439  92.4  (90.6-93.8) 229   7.6  ( 6.2- 9.4) 2,668 324,949
Hawaiian   719  92.0  (88.7-94.4)  63   8.0  ( 5.6-11.3)   782 134,385
Filipino   679  92.4  (89.0-94.9)  45   7.6  ( 5.1-11.0)   724 141,442
Japanese 1,311  94.4  (92.4-95.8)  74   5.6  ( 4.2- 7.6) 1,385 225,568
Others   740  93.6  (90.6-95.6)  44   6.4  ( 4.4- 9.4)   784 153,952
Unknown/Refused    -  -   --  
MARITAL STATUS        
Married 3,352  94.4  (93.4-95.3) 221   5.6  ( 4.7- 6.6) 3,573 583,941
Unmarried 2,541  90.9  (88.8-92.6) 234   9.1  ( 7.4-11.2) 2,775 397,488
Unknown/Refused    -  -   --  
EDUCATION        
<High School   301  89.4  (83.0-93.6)  23  10.6  ( 6.4-17.0)   324  48,881
High School 1,568  90.8  (88.3-92.8) 138   9.2  ( 7.2-11.7) 1,706 290,824
Some College 1,643  93.5  (91.8-94.9) 139   6.5  ( 5.1- 8.2) 1,782 280,840
College 2,396  94.8  (93.5-95.9) 155   5.2  ( 4.1- 6.5) 2,551 362,078
Unknown/Refused    -  -   --  
EMPLOYMENT        
Employed 3,488  92.5  (91.1-93.7) 292   7.5  ( 6.3- 8.9) 3,780 625,511
Unemployed   169  84.2  (76.2-89.8)  34  15.8  (10.2-23.8)   203  40,275
Student/Homemaker   414  95.6  (92.6-97.5)  25   4.4  ( 2.5- 7.4)   439  94,198
Retired/Can't work 1,838  94.9  (93.2-96.1) 104   5.1  ( 3.9- 6.8) 1,942 222,974
Unknown/Refused    -  -   --  
HOUSEHOLD INCOME        
<$15,000   399  92.8  (88.1-95.7)  26   7.2  ( 4.3-11.9)   425  46,990
$15,000-24,999   671  93.3  (90.3-95.5)  50   6.7  ( 4.5- 9.7)   721  95,961
$25,000-49,999 1,545  92.7  (90.7-94.4) 122   7.3  ( 5.6- 9.3) 1,667 248,318
$50,000-74,999 1,074  93.2  (90.7-95.0)  81   6.8  ( 5.0- 9.3) 1,155 184,495
>=$75,000 1,750  92.4  (90.3-94.0) 158   7.6  ( 6.0- 9.7) 1,908 315,201
Unknown/Refused   473  95.3  (91.4-97.4)  18   4.7  ( 2.6- 8.6)   491  92,846
COUNTY        
Honolulu 2,794  93.6  (92.2-94.7) 171   6.4  ( 5.3- 7.8) 2,965 692,117
Hawaii 1,304  91.3  (89.2-93.1) 118   8.7  ( 6.9-10.8) 1,422 133,803
Kauai   545  92.1  (88.6-94.5)  46   7.9  ( 5.5-11.4)   591  48,557
Maui 1,269  91.6  (89.3-93.5) 120   8.4  ( 6.5-10.7) 1,389 109,335

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.