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(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 742  70.0  (66.4-73.4) 352  30.0  (26.6-33.6) 1,094 293,840
AGE GROUP        
18-24 Years  -  -   --  
25-34 Years  -  -   --  
35-44 Years  50  73.9  (61.3-83.5)  24  26.1  (16.5-38.7)    74  33,491
45-54 Years 131  70.5  (61.7-78.0)  59  29.5  (22.0-38.3)   190  61,481
55-64 Years 200  70.4  (63.4-76.5)  88  29.6  (23.5-36.6)   288  65,650
65+ Years 339  67.6  (62.3-72.4) 168  32.4  (27.6-37.7)   507 110,555
Unknown/Refused  -  -   --  
GENDER        
Male 297  64.0  (58.3-69.4) 184  36.0  (30.6-41.7)   481 142,267
Female 445  75.7  (71.1-79.7) 168  24.3  (20.3-28.9)   613 151,573
ETHNICITY        
White 241  67.8  (61.6-73.5) 132  32.2  (26.5-38.4)   373  75,205
Hawaiian 127  73.9  (63.4-82.3)  36  26.1  (17.7-36.6)   163  45,276
Filipino  97  73.4  (63.6-81.3)  44  26.6  (18.7-36.4)   141  50,160
Japanese 193  66.4  (59.3-72.9) 102  33.6  (27.1-40.7)   295  81,412
Others  83  73.0  (62.7-81.3)  37  27.0  (18.7-37.3)   120  41,397
Unknown/Refused  -  -   --  
MARITAL STATUS        
Married 439  71.6  (67.1-75.7) 183  28.4  (24.3-32.9)   622 191,504
Unmarried 301  66.8  (60.6-72.6) 168  33.2  (27.4-39.4)   469 101,339
Unknown/Refused  -  -   --  
EDUCATION        
<High School  52  68.0  (52.5-80.3)  23  32.0  (19.7-47.5)    75  21,742
High School 222  66.4  (59.6-72.6) 127  33.6  (27.4-40.4)   349  97,013
Some College 193  74.0  (66.9-80.0)  82  26.0  (20.0-33.1)   275  72,038
College 275  71.4  (65.5-76.6) 119  28.6  (23.4-34.5)   394 102,599
Unknown/Refused  -  -   --  
EMPLOYMENT        
Employed 335  73.1  (67.9-77.8) 142  26.9  (22.2-32.1)   477 146,362
Unemployed  36  72.0  (49.2-87.3)  15  28.0  (12.7-50.8)    51  16,093
Student/Homemaker  36  78.5  (63.1-88.6)  14  21.5  (11.4-36.9)    50  20,562
Retired/Can't work 335  64.1  (58.7-69.1) 181  35.9  (30.9-41.3)   516 110,823
Unknown/Refused        
HOUSEHOLD INCOME        
<$15,000  53  53.5  (38.9-67.6)  34  46.5  (32.4-61.1)    87  16,939
$15,000-24,999 117  73.6  (64.7-80.9)  55  26.4  (19.1-35.3)   172  35,288
$25,000-49,999 192  68.2  (60.7-74.9) 100  31.8  (25.1-39.3)   292  73,958
$50,000-74,999 134  74.4  (65.8-81.4)  54  25.6  (18.6-34.2)   188  54,857
>=$75,000 189  70.6  (63.6-76.7)  85  29.4  (23.3-36.4)   274  84,526
Unknown/Refused  57  70.3  (56.7-81.1)  24  29.7  (18.9-43.3)    81  28,271
COUNTY        
Honolulu 400  72.9  (68.4-77.0) 164  27.1  (23.0-31.6)   564 219,724
Hawaii 135  57.6  (49.5-65.3)  91  42.4  (34.7-50.5)   226  38,044
Kauai  52  56.1  (44.1-67.4)  39  43.9  (32.6-55.9)    91  11,011
Maui 155  70.1  (61.6-77.3)  58  29.9  (22.7-38.4)   213  25,061

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.