Has a doctor, nurse or other health professional advised you
to change your eating habits to help lower or control your high blood pressure?
(Adults with high blood pressure)
State of Hawaii BRFSS 2009

Demographic
 
Characteristics		 YES
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 NO
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 Total
 
 N		 Estimated
 
#of Adults
TOTAL 640  66.1  (62.5-69.5) 450  33.9  (30.5-37.5) 1,090 292,804
AGE GROUP        
18-24 Years  -  -   --  
25-34 Years  -  -   --  
35-44 Years  59  81.6  (69.1-89.8)  14  18.4  (10.2-30.9)    73  33,320
45-54 Years 144  80.0  (71.9-86.2)  46  20.0  (13.8-28.1)   190  61,481
55-64 Years 180  68.0  (61.3-74.1) 109  32.0  (25.9-38.7)   289  65,795
65+ Years 234  49.8  (44.4-55.2) 270  50.2  (44.8-55.6)   504 109,691
Unknown/Refused  -  -   --  
GENDER        
Male 285  65.9  (60.4-71.0) 195  34.1  (29.0-39.6)   480 142,087
Female 355  66.2  (61.4-70.7) 255  33.8  (29.3-38.6)   610 150,717
ETHNICITY        
White 188  52.4  (45.7-59.1) 184  47.6  (40.9-54.3)   372  75,097
Hawaiian 109  74.3  (65.4-81.5)  54  25.7  (18.5-34.6)   163  45,276
Filipino 102  75.7  (65.4-83.7)  39  24.3  (16.3-34.6)   141  50,079
Japanese 167  65.6  (59.0-71.7) 125  34.4  (28.3-41.0)   292  80,566
Others  73  71.3  (61.7-79.3)  47  28.7  (20.7-38.3)   120  41,397
Unknown/Refused  -  -   --  
MARITAL STATUS        
Married 397  68.7  (64.2-72.8) 226  31.3  (27.2-35.8)   623 191,230
Unmarried 241  60.8  (54.5-66.8) 223  39.2  (33.2-45.5)   464 100,577
Unknown/Refused  -  -   --  
EDUCATION        
<High School  49  60.9  (44.8-75.0)  26  39.1  (25.0-55.2)    75  21,734
High School 194  64.5  (58.0-70.6) 154  35.5  (29.4-42.0)   348  96,794
Some College 155  66.7  (59.6-73.0) 118  33.3  (27.0-40.4)   273  71,312
College 242  68.5  (62.6-73.9) 151  31.5  (26.1-37.4)   393 102,517
Unknown/Refused  -  -   --  
EMPLOYMENT        
Employed 323  75.0  (70.0-79.4) 152  25.0  (20.6-30.0)   475 145,627
Unemployed  37  83.5  (61.7-94.1)  14  16.5  ( 5.9-38.3)    51  16,093
Student/Homemaker  31  59.6  (41.6-75.4)  20  40.4  (24.6-58.4)    51  20,706
Retired/Can't work 249  53.0  (47.7-58.3) 264  47.0  (41.7-52.3)   513 110,378
Unknown/Refused        
HOUSEHOLD INCOME        
<$15,000  45  61.7  (47.7-74.0)  41  38.3  (26.0-52.3)    86  16,721
$15,000-24,999  94  59.5  (49.1-69.1)  75  40.5  (30.9-50.9)   169  34,890
$25,000-49,999 169  66.6  (59.7-72.9) 124  33.4  (27.1-40.3)   293  74,094
$50,000-74,999 112  65.9  (57.2-73.6)  76  34.1  (26.4-42.8)   188  54,857
>=$75,000 178  70.5  (63.5-76.7)  96  29.5  (23.3-36.5)   274  84,526
Unknown/Refused  42  62.5  (49.1-74.2)  38  37.5  (25.8-50.9)    80  27,716
COUNTY        
Honolulu 343  68.1  (63.6-72.3) 218  31.9  (27.7-36.4)   561 218,806
Hawaii 114  59.9  (52.1-67.3) 110  40.1  (32.7-47.9)   224  37,790
Kauai  48  53.7  (41.9-65.1)  43  46.3  (34.9-58.1)    91  11,011
Maui 135  63.3  (54.9-70.9)  79  36.7  (29.1-45.1)   214  25,198

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.