Binge drinking defined as having 5 or more drinks on 1 occasion
State of Hawaii BRFSS [2001-2002-2003] / WHITE

Demographic

Characteristics		 NOT AT RISK
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 AT RISK
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 Total
N		 Estimated
#of Adults
TOTAL 5,134  86.8  (85.4-88.0) 688  13.2  (12.0-14.6) 5,822 306,945
AGE GROUP        
18-24 Years   263  72.4  (66.5-77.6) 101  27.6  (22.4-33.5)   364  36,608
25-34 Years   708  81.7  (77.6-85.3) 158  18.3  (14.7-22.4)   866  56,547
35-44 Years   974  86.3  (83.5-88.8) 153  13.7  (11.2-16.5) 1,127  61,490
45-54 Years 1,349  90.4  (88.5-92.1) 153   9.6  ( 7.9-11.5) 1,502  63,285
55-64 Years   843  90.5  (87.2-93.0)  82   9.5  ( 7.0-12.8)   925  41,777
65+ Years   968  96.2  (94.4-97.5)  41   3.8  ( 2.5- 5.6) 1,009  45,862
Unknown/Refused      --  
GENDER        
Male 2,125  80.3  (78.0-82.3) 504  19.7  (17.7-22.0) 2,629 162,092
Female 3,009  94.1  (92.8-95.1) 184   5.9  ( 4.9- 7.2) 3,193 144,854
MARITAL STATUS        
Married 2,564  89.6  (88.1-90.9) 274  10.4  ( 9.1-11.9) 2,838 170,858
Unmarried 2,557  83.2  (80.8-85.3) 414  16.8  (14.7-19.2) 2,971 135,623
Unknown/Refused      --  
EDUCATION        
<High School   201  90.8  (83.9-94.9)  16   9.2  ( 5.1-16.1)   217  11,046
High School 1,124  83.0  (80.2-85.4) 219  17.0  (14.6-19.8) 1,343  77,539
Some College 1,570  84.5  (81.4-87.1) 220  15.5  (12.9-18.6) 1,790  96,371
College 2,228  90.6  (89.0-92.0) 232   9.4  ( 8.0-11.0) 2,460 121,410
Unknown/Refused      --  
EMPLOYMENT        
Employed 3,331  84.8  (83.0-86.4) 532  15.2  (13.6-17.0) 3,863 206,296
Unemployed   147  76.1  (67.6-83.0)  42  23.9  (17.0-32.4)   189   9,824
Student/Homemaker   435  88.4  (83.5-91.9)  42  11.6  ( 8.1-16.5)   477  32,614
Retired/Can't work 1,214  94.8  (92.8-96.2)  71   5.2  ( 3.8- 7.2) 1,285  57,784
Unknown/Refused      --  
HOUSEHOLD INCOME        
<$15,000   469  85.6  (81.0-89.2)  69  14.4  (10.8-19.0)   538  23,310
$15,000-24,999   492  80.7  (73.5-86.4)  74  19.3  (13.6-26.5)   566  28,180
$25,000-49,999 1,313  84.8  (82.1-87.2) 223  15.2  (12.8-17.9) 1,536  78,292
$50,000-74,999   744  86.3  (82.9-89.1) 102  13.7  (10.9-17.1)   846  48,207
>=$75,000   934  89.3  (86.6-91.6) 103  10.7  ( 8.4-13.4) 1,037  59,453
Unknown/Refused 1,182  90.0  (87.4-92.1) 117  10.0  ( 7.9-12.6) 1,299  69,503
COUNTY        
Honolulu 2,053  87.1  (85.2-88.8) 260  12.9  (11.2-14.8) 2,313 201,555
Hawaii 1,335  87.9  (85.7-89.8) 160  12.1  (10.2-14.3) 1,495  45,230
Kauai   591  85.8  (82.3-88.8)  81  14.2  (11.2-17.7)   672  16,807
Maui 1,155  84.6  (82.0-86.9) 187  15.4  (13.1-18.0) 1,342  43,354

The symbol -- means cell size less than 50. The symbol - means cell size less than 5.
N = Cell Sample Size, % = Percentage, 95% C.I. = Confidence Interval at 95 percent probability level.
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.