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

Demographic

Characteristics		 NOT AT RISK
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 AT RISK
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 Total
N		 Estimated
#of Adults
TOTAL 681  92.6  (90.0-94.5) 60   7.4  ( 5.5-10.0)  741 56,182
AGE GROUP        
18-24 Years  43  83.9  (71.7-91.4) 13  16.1  ( 8.6-28.3)   56  6,255
25-34 Years  67  84.3  (71.6-92.0) 12  15.7  ( 8.0-28.4)   79  7,226
35-44 Years 144  92.2  (84.9-96.1) 13   7.8  ( 3.9-15.1)  157 11,650
45-54 Years 135  92.3  (86.0-95.9) 12   7.7  ( 4.1-14.0)  147  9,639
55-64 Years  81  98.0  (94.9-99.2)  5   2.0  ( 0.8- 5.1)   86  5,952
65+ Years 205  98.3  (95.6-99.4)  5   1.7  ( 0.6- 4.4)  210 15,268
Unknown/Refused     --  
GENDER        
Male 261  88.4  (83.6-91.9) 44  11.6  ( 8.1-16.4)  305 27,855
Female 420  96.7  (94.1-98.2) 16   3.3  ( 1.8- 5.9)  436 28,327
MARITAL STATUS        
Married 388  95.2  (92.4-97.0) 25   4.8  ( 3.0- 7.6)  413 34,729
Unmarried 293  88.4  (82.8-92.3) 35  11.6  ( 7.7-17.2)  328 21,453
Unknown/Refused        
EDUCATION        
<High School     --  
High School 175  93.6  (88.8-96.5) 14   6.4  ( 3.5-11.2)  189 14,788
Some College 174  91.1  (84.5-95.0) 16   8.9  ( 5.0-15.5)  190 14,658
College 294  92.5  (88.1-95.4) 27   7.5  ( 4.6-11.9)  321 23,918
Unknown/Refused      -  
EMPLOYMENT        
Employed 387  91.0  (87.3-93.7) 46   9.0  ( 6.3-12.7)  433 33,986
Unemployed     --  
Student/Homemaker  52  91.5  (79.8-96.7)  5   8.5  ( 3.3-20.2)   57  4,845
Retired/Can't work 227  98.3  (95.8-99.3)  6   1.7  ( 0.7- 4.2)  233 16,538
Unknown/Refused      -  
HOUSEHOLD INCOME        
<$15,000  68  93.3  (85.7-97.0)  8   6.7  ( 3.0-14.3)   76  4,587
$15,000-24,999  55  87.3  (74.8-94.1)  9  12.7  ( 5.9-25.2)   64  4,279
$25,000-49,999 143  93.0  (87.3-96.3) 12   7.0  ( 3.7-12.7)  155 11,331
$50,000-74,999  81  82.9  (69.1-91.3) 10  17.1  ( 8.7-30.9)   91  7,153
>=$75,000 116  94.2  (88.5-97.2) 10   5.8  ( 2.8-11.5)  126  9,918
Unknown/Refused 218  96.1  (92.0-98.2) 11   3.9  ( 1.8- 8.0)  229 18,914
COUNTY        
Honolulu 509  94.0  (91.2-96.0) 32   6.0  ( 4.0- 8.8)  541 49,721
Hawaii  76  86.2  (73.8-93.3)  9  13.8  ( 6.7-26.2)   85  2,638
Kauai     --  
Maui  61  81.8  (66.5-91.1) 11  18.2  ( 8.9-33.5)   72  2,705

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.