Ever been told by a doctor, nurse or other health professional that you had prostate cancer
(Men aged 40+)
State of Hawaii BRFSS 2008

Demographic
Characteristics		 YES
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 NO
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 Total
 
 N		 Estimated
 number  
of Adults
TOTAL 111   3.5  ( 2.7- 4.6) 2,362  96.5  (95.4-97.3) 2,473 289,911
AGE GROUP        
  40-44 Years     200   200  43,896
  45-54 Years   1   0.2  ( 0.0- 1.4)   531  99.8  (98.6- 100)   532  85,081
  55-64 Years  19   2.8  ( 1.4- 5.7)   800  97.2  (94.3-98.6)   819  77,119
  65+ Years  90   9.5  ( 7.1-12.5)   816  90.5  (87.5-92.9)   906  81,970
  Unknown/Refused  -    -   --  
ETHNICITY        
  White  57   3.9  ( 2.6- 5.7) 1,104  96.1  (94.3-97.4) 1,161 111,573
  Hawaiian  10   3.9  ( 1.8- 8.3)   210  96.1  (91.7-98.2)   220  25,483
  Filipino  12   3.7  ( 1.5- 8.7)   229  96.3  (91.3-98.5)   241  41,792
  Japanese  25   4.1  ( 2.4- 6.9)   526  95.9  (93.1-97.6)   551  67,496
  Others   6   1.3  ( 0.5- 3.1)   275  98.7  (96.9-99.5)   281  41,849
  Unknown/Refused  -    -   --  
MARITAL STATUS        
  Married  78   4.2  ( 3.0- 5.7) 1,405  95.8  (94.3-97.0) 1,483 180,980
  Unmarried  33   2.5  ( 1.5- 4.0)   951  97.5  (96.0-98.5)   984 108,684
  Unknown/Refused  -    -   --  
EDUCATION        
  <High School   9   6.7  ( 2.7-15.8)    89  93.3  (84.2-97.3)    98  27,652
  High School  34   4.9  ( 3.1- 7.7)   562  95.1  (92.3-96.9)   596  80,956
  Some College  17   1.9  ( 1.1- 3.2)   625  98.1  (96.8-98.9)   642  93,300
  College  51   3.0  ( 2.2- 4.0) 1,085  97.0  (96.0-97.8) 1,136  87,960
  Unknown/Refused  -    -   --  
EMPLOYMENT        
  Employed  22   1.4  ( 0.7- 2.7) 1,280  98.6  (97.3-99.3) 1,302 171,770
  Unemployed   2   0.9  ( 0.2- 3.7)   123  99.1  (96.3-99.8)   125  16,049
  Student/Homemaker  -    -   --  
  Retired/Can't work  87   7.6  ( 5.7-10.1)   947  92.4  (89.9-94.3) 1,034 100,769
  Unknown/Refused  -    -   --  
HOUSEHOLD INCOME        
  <$15,000   8   3.3  ( 1.2- 8.8)   179  96.7  (91.2-98.8)   187  17,381
  $15,000-24,999  13   3.3  ( 1.6- 7.0)   273  96.7  (93.0-98.4)   286  31,491
  $25,000-49,999  29   6.5  ( 3.9-10.6)   524  93.5  (89.4-96.1)   553  63,081
  $50,000-74,999  16   2.2  ( 1.2- 4.2)   420  97.8  (95.8-98.8)   436  49,712
  >=$75,000  32   1.8  ( 1.2- 2.7)   821  98.2  (97.3-98.8)   853 109,536
  Unknown/Refused  13   7.5  ( 3.5-15.4)   145  92.5  (84.6-96.5)   158  18,709
COUNTY        
  Honolulu  50   3.2  ( 2.2- 4.6) 1,137  96.8  (95.4-97.8) 1,187 195,964
  Hawaii  19   4.3  ( 2.1- 8.6)   494  95.7  (91.4-97.9)   513  45,241
  Kauai  16   6.0  ( 3.4-10.2)   218  94.0  (89.8-96.6)   234  16,959
  Maui  26   3.0  ( 1.8- 5.0)   513  97.0  (95.0-98.2)   539  31,746

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.