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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 2,412  79.5  (77.5-81.4) 672  20.5  (18.6-22.5) 3,084 939,827
AGE GROUP        
18-24 Years    98  82.8  (73.4-89.4)  23  17.2  (10.6-26.6)   121 107,459
25-34 Years   192  80.9  (74.6-85.9)  57  19.1  (14.1-25.4)   249 164,990
35-44 Years   369  83.3  (78.3-87.3)  75  16.7  (12.7-21.7)   444 164,958
45-54 Years   512  81.5  (77.1-85.3) 114  18.5  (14.7-22.9)   626 170,488
55-64 Years   565  79.5  (75.2-83.2) 137  20.5  (16.8-24.8)   702 140,451
65+ Years   662  71.6  (67.8-75.1) 263  28.4  (24.9-32.2)   925 188,322
Unknown/Refused    -  -   --  
GENDER        
Male 1,012  79.8  (76.6-82.6) 279  20.2  (17.4-23.4) 1,291 467,973
Female 1,400  79.2  (76.5-81.7) 393  20.8  (18.3-23.5) 1,793 471,854
ETHNICITY        
White 1,054  82.1  (79.1-84.7) 249  17.9  (15.3-20.9) 1,303 298,283
Hawaiian   258  76.1  (69.5-81.7)  82  23.9  (18.3-30.5)   340 112,152
Filipino   268  73.0  (66.5-78.6) 120  27.0  (21.4-33.5)   388 155,020
Japanese   569  82.8  (78.8-86.1) 136  17.2  (13.9-21.2)   705 220,201
Others   252  78.7  (72.3-83.9)  84  21.3  (16.1-27.7)   336 150,817
Unknown/Refused    -  -   --  
MARITAL STATUS        
Married 1,395  80.5  (78.0-82.8) 344  19.5  (17.2-22.0) 1,739 554,757
Unmarried 1,013  78.1  (74.5-81.3) 327  21.9  (18.7-25.5) 1,340 383,917
Unknown/Refused    -  -   --  
EDUCATION        
<High School    69  57.0  (45.7-67.5)  66  43.0  (32.5-54.3)   135  40,620
High School   589  74.2  (69.9-78.1) 236  25.8  (21.9-30.1)   825 274,256
Some College   669  81.9  (77.8-85.4) 158  18.1  (14.6-22.2)   827 262,432
College 1,083  84.3  (81.4-86.9) 211  15.7  (13.1-18.6) 1,294 361,870
Unknown/Refused    -  -   --  
EMPLOYMENT        
Employed 1,379  81.2  (78.5-83.7) 314  18.8  (16.3-21.5) 1,693 571,873
Unemployed   128  78.1  (67.7-85.9)  47  21.9  (14.1-32.3)   175  59,049
Student/Homemaker   176  81.8  (74.6-87.2)  50  18.2  (12.8-25.4)   226 109,587
Retired/Can't work   727  73.9  (70.2-77.3) 259  26.1  (22.7-29.8)   986 198,237
Unknown/Refused    -  -   --  
HOUSEHOLD INCOME        
<$15,000   140  64.2  (54.9-72.6)  84  35.8  (27.4-45.1)   224  46,605
$15,000-24,999   262  69.4  (62.1-75.9) 112  30.6  (24.1-37.9)   374  89,099
$25,000-49,999   632  78.6  (74.4-82.2) 191  21.4  (17.8-25.6)   823 229,622
$50,000-74,999   441  84.4  (80.0-88.0) 101  15.6  (12.0-20.0)   542 187,534
>=$75,000   758  84.9  (81.5-87.8) 116  15.1  (12.2-18.5)   874 284,479
Unknown/Refused   179  73.5  (64.7-80.8)  68  26.5  (19.2-35.3)   247 102,487
COUNTY        
Honolulu 1,102  80.8  (78.2-83.3) 286  19.2  (16.7-21.8) 1,388 663,849
Hawaii   521  76.8  (72.6-80.6) 155  23.2  (19.4-27.4)   676 128,932
Kauai   231  76.1  (69.9-81.4)  75  23.9  (18.6-30.1)   306  46,024
Maui   558  75.7  (70.1-80.6) 156  24.3  (19.4-29.9)   714 101,021

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.