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State of Hawaii BRFSS [2001-2002-2003] / WHITE

Demographic Characteristics	Very important   N       %   C.I.(95%)	Some what important   N       %   C.I.(95%)	Not at all important   N       %   C.I.(95%)	Depends on Risk   N       %   C.I.(95%)	Total N	Estimated #of Adults
TOTAL	4,401  92.6  (91.6-93.4)	272   5.2  ( 4.5- 6.0)	23   0.4  ( 0.2- 0.7)	99   1.8  ( 1.4- 2.3)	4,795	260,427
AGE GROUP
18-24 Years	350  96.8  (93.8-98.4)	9   2.1  ( 0.9- 4.8)	1   0.2  ( 0.0- 1.2)	3   0.9  ( 0.3- 3.2)	363	36,523
25-34 Years	821  95.8  (94.0-97.0)	35   3.4  ( 2.3- 4.9)	3   0.4  ( 0.1- 1.7)	7   0.4  ( 0.2- 1.1)	866	56,786
35-44 Years	1,058  93.7  (91.8-95.2)	47   4.0  ( 2.8- 5.6)	5   0.4  ( 0.1- 1.3)	21   1.9  ( 1.1- 3.1)	1,131	61,438
45-54 Years	1,343  89.6  (87.4-91.5)	109   7.4  ( 5.8- 9.4)	6   0.4  ( 0.2- 1.2)	33   2.5  ( 1.6- 3.9)	1,491	62,518
55-64 Years	809  87.9  (84.8-90.4)	66   8.2  ( 6.0-10.9)	8   0.6  ( 0.3- 1.3)	35   3.4  ( 2.1- 5.3)	918	41,812
Unknown/Refuse					--
GENDER
Male	1,960  91.0  (89.5-92.4)	154   6.4  ( 5.3- 7.7)	16   0.6  ( 0.3- 1.1)	50   2.0  ( 1.4- 2.8)	2,180	138,611
Female	2,441  94.3  (93.2-95.3)	118   3.8  ( 3.0- 4.8)	7   0.2  ( 0.1- 0.6)	49   1.6  ( 1.1- 2.3)	2,615	121,816
MARITAL STATUS
Married	2,187  91.8  (90.4-93.0)	129   5.3  ( 4.3- 6.5)	15   0.6  ( 0.3- 1.2)	59   2.3  ( 1.7- 3.1)	2,390	145,045
Unmarried	2,204  93.5  (92.2-94.6)	143   5.1  ( 4.1- 6.3)	8   0.2  ( 0.1- 0.4)	40   1.2  ( 0.8- 1.9)	2,395	115,066
Unknown/Refused					--
EDUCATION
<High School	106  90.6  (83.0-94.9)	11   5.3  ( 2.8- 9.8)		4   4.2  ( 1.3-12.7)	121	6,551
High School	1,026  93.5  (91.4-95.1)	53   4.9  ( 3.5- 6.8)	4   0.5  ( 0.1- 1.4)	17   1.1  ( 0.6- 2.2)	1,100	66,227
Some College	1,416  94.6  (93.1-95.8)	72   3.8  ( 2.8- 5.0)	7   0.2  ( 0.1- 0.5)	24   1.4  ( 0.8- 2.3)	1,519	84,893
College	1,845  90.5  (88.8-92.0)	135   6.6  ( 5.3- 8.0)	12   0.6  ( 0.3- 1.2)	53   2.3  ( 1.7- 3.3)	2,045	102,255
Unknown/Refused					--
EMPLOYMENT
Employed	3,416  92.7  (91.6-93.6)	210   5.1  ( 4.3- 6.0)	19   0.4  ( 0.2- 0.8)	80   1.8  ( 1.4- 2.4)	3,725	200,705
Unemployed	165  91.6  (86.5-94.9)	19   8.0  ( 4.8-13.1)	1   0.4  ( 0.1- 2.6)		185	9,679
Student/Homemaker	432  96.1  (93.3-97.7)	12   2.2  ( 1.1- 4.3)		7   1.7  ( 0.7- 4.2)	451	31,318
Retired/Can't work	386  87.3  (82.2-91.1)	29   9.3  ( 6.1-14.0)	3   1.0  ( 0.2- 3.9)	11   2.4  ( 1.1- 5.3)	429	18,370
Unknown/Refused					--
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
<$15,000	362  94.5  (91.6-96.5)	22   4.2  ( 2.5- 7.0)	3   0.3  ( 0.1- 1.1)	6   1.0  ( 0.4- 2.4)	393	17,987
$15,000-24,999	432  94.7  (91.9-96.6)	24   4.4  ( 2.7- 7.1)		5   0.9  ( 0.3- 2.4)	461	24,203
$25,000-49,999	1,229  94.4  (92.8-95.7)	68   4.0  ( 3.0- 5.3)	6   0.5  ( 0.2- 1.3)	15   1.2  ( 0.6- 2.3)	1,318	68,419
$50,000-74,999	681  90.6  (87.4-93.0)	48   6.8  ( 4.8- 9.8)	2   0.2  ( 0.1- 1.2)	21   2.3  ( 1.3- 4.1)	752	43,477
>=$75,000	830  90.7  (88.1-92.8)	48   6.3  ( 4.5- 8.7)	8   0.8  ( 0.3- 1.8)	25   2.2  ( 1.4- 3.6)	911	52,048
Unknown/Refused	867  92.1  (89.8-93.8)	62   5.0  ( 3.7- 6.7)	4   0.4  ( 0.1- 1.4)	27   2.6  ( 1.6- 4.2)	960	54,294
COUNTY
Honolulu	1,783  93.5  (92.2-94.6)	95   4.7  ( 3.8- 5.8)	5   0.3  ( 0.1- 0.8)	27   1.5  ( 1.0- 2.2)	1,910	173,416
Hawaii	1,069  91.1  (89.1-92.8)	68   5.9  ( 4.6- 7.6)	10   1.0  ( 0.5- 2.1)	24   1.9  ( 1.3- 3.0)	1,171	36,476
Kauai	522  93.4  (90.8-95.3)	27   4.6  ( 3.0- 7.0)	3   0.6  ( 0.2- 1.9)	8   1.3  ( 0.6- 2.7)	560	14,028
Maui	1,027  89.2  (86.8-91.2)	82   7.0  ( 5.3- 9.2)	5   0.3  ( 0.1- 0.7)	40   3.5  ( 2.5- 4.9)	1,154	36,508

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.