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State of Hawaii BRFSS [2002-2003] / WHITE

Demographic

Characteristics
YES
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)
NO
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)
Total
N
Estimated
#of Adults
TOTAL 1,286  83.7  (81.2-85.9) 238  16.3  (14.1-18.8) 1,524 104,055
AGE GROUP        
18-24 Years    39  65.1  (50.3-77.6)  22  34.9  (22.4-49.7)    61   7,887
25-34 Years   114  77.9  (69.8-84.3)  41  22.1  (15.7-30.2)   155  13,949
35-44 Years   176  77.3  (70.3-83.1)  53  22.7  (16.9-29.7)   229  17,688
45-54 Years   339  87.9  (83.4-91.3)  50  12.1  ( 8.7-16.6)   389  22,817
55-64 Years   284  87.9  (82.1-92.0)  36  12.1  ( 8.0-17.9)   320  18,271
65+ Years   330  90.5  (86.2-93.5)  36   9.5  ( 6.5-13.8)   366  22,921
Unknown/Refused       -  
GENDER        
Male   541  83.0  (79.0-86.3) 103  17.0  (13.7-21.0)   644  52,383
Female   745  84.4  (81.1-87.1) 135  15.6  (12.9-18.9)   880  51,671
MARITAL STATUS        
Married   594  82.7  (79.2-85.7) 129  17.3  (14.3-20.8)   723  58,929
Unmarried   691  85.0  (81.2-88.1) 108  15.0  (11.9-18.8)   799  45,058
Unknown/Refused       -  
EDUCATION        
<High School    56  94.1  (84.7-97.9)   6   5.9  ( 2.1-15.3)    62   4,133
High School   290  86.4  (81.3-90.3)  44  13.6  ( 9.7-18.7)   334  25,178
Some College   367  82.3  (77.2-86.4)  75  17.7  (13.6-22.8)   442  29,995
College   572  82.1  (78.0-85.6) 113  17.9  (14.4-22.0)   685  44,738
Unknown/Refused       -  
EMPLOYMENT        
Employed   744  81.6  (78.2-84.6) 161  18.4  (15.4-21.8)   905  64,489
Unemployed      --  
Student/Homemaker    81  80.5  (68.3-88.8)  16  19.5  (11.2-31.7)    97   7,331
Retired/Can't work   426  89.4  (85.6-92.3)  53  10.6  ( 7.7-14.4)   479  29,260
Unknown/Refused        
HOUSEHOLD INCOME        
<$15,000   158  84.6  (75.8-90.6)  24  15.4  ( 9.4-24.2)   182  10,709
$15,000-24,999   141  82.9  (73.9-89.2)  22  17.1  (10.8-26.1)   163  10,268
$25,000-49,999   319  80.3  (74.7-85.0)  69  19.7  (15.0-25.3)   388  26,636
$50,000-74,999   199  86.3  (80.7-90.4)  36  13.7  ( 9.6-19.3)   235  16,951
>=$75,000   222  78.9  (72.1-84.5)  56  21.1  (15.5-27.9)   278  21,834
Unknown/Refused   247  91.9  (87.7-94.8)  31   8.1  ( 5.2-12.3)   278  17,657
COUNTY        
Honolulu   473  83.0  (79.2-86.3)  93  17.0  (13.7-20.8)   566  62,596
Hawaii   381  85.0  (80.7-88.6)  62  15.0  (11.4-19.3)   443  18,267
Kauai   150  85.4  (79.2-89.9)  32  14.6  (10.1-20.8)   182   6,697
Maui   282  83.9  (78.6-88.0)  51  16.1  (12.0-21.4)   333  16,494

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.