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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 2,417  38.9  (37.1-40.6) 3,295  61.1  (59.4-62.9) 5,712 780,422
AGE GROUP        
18-24 Years    14  18.4  (10.1-31.2)    84  81.6  (68.8-89.9)    98  41,891
25-34 Years    74  21.4  (16.7-26.9)   271  78.6  (73.1-83.3)   345 103,803
35-44 Years   196  31.5  (27.2-36.1)   523  68.5  (63.9-72.8)   719 143,527
45-54 Years   473  38.5  (35.0-42.0)   763  61.5  (58.0-65.0) 1,236 164,645
55-64 Years   726  49.8  (46.4-53.1)   726  50.2  (46.9-53.6) 1,452 146,769
65+ Years   917  51.3  (48.3-54.2)   906  48.7  (45.8-51.7) 1,823 176,540
Unknown/Refused    -    -   --  
GENDER        
Male 1,054  41.6  (38.9-44.4) 1,286  58.4  (55.6-61.1) 2,340 375,699
Female 1,363  36.3  (34.1-38.5) 2,009  63.7  (61.5-65.9) 3,372 404,723
ETHNICITY        
White 1,000  36.7  (34.2-39.3) 1,457  63.3  (60.7-65.8) 2,457 258,043
Hawaiian   271  37.7  (32.8-42.9)   364  62.3  (57.1-67.2)   635  91,967
Filipino   244  35.9  (30.8-41.4)   402  64.1  (58.6-69.2)   646 121,609
Japanese   643  45.9  (42.3-49.5)   677  54.1  (50.5-57.7) 1,320 194,215
Others   252  35.6  (31.0-40.6)   381  64.4  (59.4-69.0)   633 111,894
Unknown/Refused    -    -   --  
MARITAL STATUS        
Married 1,443  40.7  (38.5-42.8) 1,912  59.3  (57.2-61.5) 3,355 503,951
Unmarried   969  35.7  (32.7-38.8) 1,369  64.3  (61.2-67.3) 2,338 274,814
Unknown/Refused    -    -   --  
EDUCATION        
<High School   113  38.5  (30.3-47.3)   146  61.5  (52.7-69.7)   259  37,227
High School   623  40.9  (37.3-44.5)   769  59.1  (55.5-62.7) 1,392 204,981
Some College   696  40.0  (36.7-43.5)   896  60.0  (56.5-63.3) 1,592 215,025
College   984  36.9  (34.4-39.5) 1,480  63.1  (60.5-65.6) 2,464 322,516
Unknown/Refused    -    -   --  
EMPLOYMENT        
Employed 1,216  36.1  (33.8-38.4) 1,946  63.9  (61.6-66.2) 3,162 490,926
Unemployed   100  35.5  (27.2-44.7)   174  64.5  (55.3-72.8)   274  42,805
Student/Homemaker    98  25.4  (19.9-32.0)   237  74.6  (68.0-80.1)   335  58,402
Retired/Can't work 1,002  51.2  (48.3-54.1)   933  48.8  (45.9-51.7) 1,935 187,513
Unknown/Refused    -    -   --  
HOUSEHOLD INCOME        
<$15,000   168  38.9  (32.5-45.8)   224  61.1  (54.2-67.5)   392  34,233
$15,000-24,999   304  39.7  (34.6-45.1)   360  60.3  (54.9-65.4)   664  76,547
$25,000-49,999   671  39.6  (36.2-43.1)   863  60.4  (56.9-63.8) 1,534 198,120
$50,000-74,999   432  40.9  (36.6-45.2)   560  59.1  (54.8-63.4)   992 141,803
>=$75,000   669  37.5  (34.5-40.6) 1,037  62.5  (59.4-65.5) 1,706 269,506
Unknown/Refused   173  37.0  (31.0-43.3)   251  63.0  (56.7-69.0)   424  60,213
COUNTY        
Honolulu 1,132  38.9  (36.7-41.3) 1,489  61.1  (58.7-63.3) 2,621 554,279
Hawaii   528  39.3  (36.1-42.7)   716  60.7  (57.3-63.9) 1,244 104,341
Kauai   213  34.1  (29.3-39.2)   349  65.9  (60.8-70.7)   562  38,307
Maui   544  40.0  (36.5-43.5)   741  60.0  (56.5-63.5) 1,285  83,494

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.