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

Demographic

Characteristics
YES
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)
NO
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)
Total
N
Estimated
#of Adults
TOTAL 2,280  37.4  (35.8-39.0) 3,604  62.6  (61.0-64.2) 5,884 310,066
AGE GROUP        
18-24 Years   115  29.1  (24.0-34.9)   252  70.9  (65.1-76.0)   367  36,976
25-34 Years   297  32.8  (29.0-36.8)   578  67.2  (63.2-71.0)   875  57,282
35-44 Years   454  38.1  (34.7-41.7)   689  61.9  (58.3-65.3) 1,143  61,978
45-54 Years   656  44.8  (41.5-48.2)   854  55.2  (51.8-58.5) 1,510  63,622
55-64 Years   424  47.0  (42.6-51.5)   512  53.0  (48.5-57.4)   936  42,350
65+ Years   323  29.4  (26.1-32.9)   700  70.6  (67.1-73.9) 1,023  46,414
Unknown/Refused      --  
GENDER        
Male   821  30.2  (28.0-32.6) 1,841  69.8  (67.4-72.0) 2,662 164,186
Female 1,459  45.4  (43.2-47.6) 1,763  54.6  (52.4-56.8) 3,222 145,880
MARITAL STATUS        
Married 1,193  40.0  (37.9-42.3) 1,673  60.0  (57.7-62.1) 2,866 172,682
Unmarried 1,083  34.0  (31.7-36.5) 1,922  66.0  (63.5-68.3) 3,005 136,919
Unknown/Refused      --  
EDUCATION        
<High School    72  36.2  (28.4-44.8)   145  63.8  (55.2-71.6)   217  11,046
High School   490  35.6  (32.3-39.1)   868  64.4  (60.9-67.7) 1,358  78,401
Some College   709  36.3  (33.4-39.3) 1,112  63.7  (60.7-66.6) 1,821  97,803
College 1,006  39.6  (37.2-42.1) 1,470  60.4  (57.9-62.8) 2,476 122,237
Unknown/Refused      --  
EMPLOYMENT        
Employed 1,545  37.6  (35.6-39.6) 2,359  62.4  (60.4-64.4) 3,904 208,400
Unemployed    78  42.8  (34.2-51.8)   112  57.2  (48.2-65.8)   190   9,887
Student/Homemaker   212  42.0  (36.5-47.7)   271  58.0  (52.3-63.5)   483  33,085
Retired/Can't work   445  33.2  (30.0-36.6)   854  66.8  (63.4-70.0) 1,299  58,265
Unknown/Refused      --  
HOUSEHOLD INCOME        
<$15,000   181  36.9  (31.3-43.0)   359  63.1  (57.0-68.7)   540  23,212
$15,000-24,999   214  34.8  (29.7-40.4)   357  65.2  (59.6-70.3)   571  28,331
$25,000-49,999   620  37.4  (34.3-40.7)   930  62.6  (59.3-65.7) 1,550  79,052
$50,000-74,999   383  42.6  (38.5-46.9)   468  57.4  (53.1-61.5)   851  48,545
>=$75,000   457  41.9  (38.2-45.8)   582  58.1  (54.2-61.8) 1,039  59,550
Unknown/Refused   425  31.1  (27.9-34.4)   908  68.9  (65.6-72.1) 1,333  71,376
COUNTY        
Honolulu   930  37.8  (35.5-40.0) 1,408  62.2  (60.0-64.5) 2,338 203,640
Hawaii   590  38.3  (35.4-41.2)   921  61.7  (58.8-64.6) 1,511  45,663
Kauai   270  38.8  (34.5-43.3)   412  61.2  (56.7-65.5)   682  17,133
Maui   490  34.1  (31.1-37.1)   863  65.9  (62.9-68.9) 1,353  43,629

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.