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State of Hawaii BRFSS 2009

Demographic
 
Characteristics		 YES
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 NO
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 Total
 
 N		 Estimated
 
#of Adults
TOTAL 815   8.7  ( 8.0- 9.6) 5,527  91.3  (90.4-92.0) 6,342 948,798
AGE GROUP        
18-24 Years   4   1.9  ( 0.7- 5.4)   250  98.1  (94.6-99.3)   254 112,813
25-34 Years  14   2.4  ( 1.2- 4.7)   529  97.6  (95.3-98.8)   543 167,631
35-44 Years  30   2.7  ( 1.7- 4.1)   820  97.3  (95.9-98.3)   850 165,021
45-54 Years 110   7.8  ( 6.2- 9.8) 1,208  92.2  (90.2-93.8) 1,318 171,823
55-64 Years 209  12.1  (10.2-14.2) 1,269  87.9  (85.8-89.8) 1,478 147,625
65+ Years 446  22.5  (20.2-24.9) 1,419  77.5  (75.1-79.8) 1,865 181,016
Unknown/Refused  -    -   --  
GENDER        
Male 308   7.5  ( 6.5- 8.8) 2,317  92.5  (91.2-93.5) 2,625 471,388
Female 507   9.9  ( 8.9-11.1) 3,210  90.1  (88.9-91.1) 3,717 477,410
ETHNICITY        
White 500  14.2  (12.7-15.9) 2,194  85.8  (84.1-87.3) 2,694 302,570
Hawaiian  73   7.2  ( 5.2- 9.8)   659  92.8  (90.2-94.8)   732 117,099
Filipino  31   3.2  ( 2.1- 5.0)   741  96.8  (95.0-97.9)   772 152,747
Japanese 145   7.8  ( 6.4- 9.5) 1,264  92.2  (90.5-93.6) 1,409 224,373
Others  64   5.8  ( 4.2- 8.1)   652  94.2  (91.9-95.8)   716 149,317
Unknown/Refused  -    -   --  
MARITAL STATUS        
Married 431   9.2  ( 8.2-10.3) 3,159  90.8  (89.7-91.8) 3,590 556,477
Unmarried 382   8.1  ( 6.9- 9.4) 2,353  91.9  (90.6-93.1) 2,735 390,775
Unknown/Refused  -    -   --  
EDUCATION        
<High School  31   7.5  ( 4.8-11.5)   273  92.5  (88.5-95.2)   304  47,700
High School 178   7.8  ( 6.3- 9.5) 1,463  92.2  (90.5-93.7) 1,641 264,324
Some College 228   8.1  ( 6.8- 9.6) 1,563  91.9  (90.4-93.2) 1,791 277,373
College 378  10.1  ( 8.8-11.5) 2,224  89.9  (88.5-91.2) 2,602 358,994
Unknown/Refused  -    -   --  
EMPLOYMENT        
Employed 325   6.0  ( 5.1- 6.9) 3,230  94.0  (93.1-94.9) 3,555 592,552
Unemployed  34   5.1  ( 3.2- 8.1)   318  94.9  (91.9-96.8)   352  64,946
Student/Homemaker  40   6.0  ( 3.9- 9.1)   402  94.0  (90.9-96.1)   442  96,236
Retired/Can't work 416  19.7  (17.6-22.1) 1,571  80.3  (77.9-82.4) 1,987 194,287
Unknown/Refused  -    -   --  
HOUSEHOLD INCOME        
<$15,000  62   9.0  ( 6.2-12.9)   405  91.0  (87.1-93.8)   467  47,388
$15,000-24,999 113   8.5  ( 6.7-10.7)   675  91.5  (89.3-93.3)   788  98,642
$25,000-49,999 240   9.4  ( 8.0-11.0) 1,473  90.6  (89.0-92.0) 1,713 236,823
$50,000-74,999 122   7.8  ( 6.2- 9.7)   961  92.2  (90.3-93.8) 1,083 171,760
>=$75,000 225   9.3  ( 7.8-11.0) 1,576  90.7  (89.0-92.2) 1,801 299,694
Unknown/Refused  53   7.2  ( 4.8-10.7)   437  92.8  (89.3-95.2)   490  94,491
COUNTY        
Honolulu 349   8.2  ( 7.3- 9.3) 2,519  91.8  (90.7-92.7) 2,868 668,917
Hawaii 187   9.4  ( 7.9-11.0) 1,223  90.6  (89.0-92.1) 1,410 129,993
Kauai  85  11.0  ( 8.3-14.4)   529  89.0  (85.6-91.7)   614  45,753
Maui 194  10.1  ( 8.5-11.9) 1,256  89.9  (88.1-91.5) 1,450 104,135

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.