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

Demographic

Characteristics		 NOT AT RISK
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 AT RISK
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 Total
N		 Estimated
#of Adults
TOTAL 1,610  81.0  (78.3-83.4) 321  19.0  (16.6-21.7) 1,931 121,113
AGE GROUP        
18-24 Years   157  73.3  (64.7-80.4)  50  26.7  (19.6-35.3)   207  18,303
25-34 Years   306  69.0  (62.6-74.8) 102  31.0  (25.2-37.4)   408  26,496
35-44 Years   334  80.7  (74.8-85.6)  80  19.3  (14.4-25.2)   414  25,815
45-54 Years   310  86.3  (80.9-90.4)  57  13.7  ( 9.6-19.1)   367  20,026
55-64 Years   222  86.9  (76.9-93.0)  26  13.1  ( 7.0-23.1)   248  14,257
65+ Years   271  97.8  (94.9-99.1)   6   2.2  ( 0.9- 5.1)   277  15,853
Unknown/Refused      --  
GENDER        
Male   554  70.6  (65.9-74.9) 211  29.4  (25.1-34.1)   765  59,043
Female 1,056  90.9  (88.6-92.7) 110   9.1  ( 7.3-11.4) 1,166  62,071
MARITAL STATUS        
Married   811  87.0  (83.8-89.6) 123  13.0  (10.4-16.2)   934  60,028
Unmarried   797  75.0  (70.8-78.9) 198  25.0  (21.1-29.2)   995  60,973
Unknown/Refused       -  
EDUCATION        
<High School   148  85.2  (75.9-91.4)  19  14.8  ( 8.6-24.1)   167   9,550
High School   762  79.1  (75.3-82.4) 181  20.9  (17.6-24.7)   943  61,253
Some College   430  80.1  (74.2-84.8)  86  19.9  (15.2-25.8)   516  31,312
College   268  86.4  (78.8-91.5)  35  13.6  ( 8.5-21.2)   303  18,903
Unknown/Refused       -  
EMPLOYMENT        
Employed 1,007  79.3  (76.0-82.3) 243  20.7  (17.7-24.0) 1,250  79,837
Unemployed    85  65.2  (52.6-75.9)  33  34.8  (24.1-47.4)   118   8,981
Student/Homemaker   171  81.8  (72.9-88.2)  25  18.2  (11.8-27.1)   196  11,462
Retired/Can't work   346  93.7  (86.3-97.2)  20   6.3  ( 2.8-13.7)   366  20,810
Unknown/Refused       -  
HOUSEHOLD INCOME        
<$15,000   232  81.2  (73.8-86.9)  45  18.8  (13.1-26.2)   277  15,956
$15,000-24,999   213  71.4  (60.7-80.1)  45  28.6  (19.9-39.3)   258  15,932
$25,000-49,999   379  81.3  (76.0-85.6)  80  18.7  (14.4-24.0)   459  26,089
$50,000-74,999   168  86.9  (81.3-91.1)  37  13.1  ( 8.9-18.7)   205  13,259
>=$75,000   143  80.9  (72.9-87.0)  31  19.1  (13.0-27.1)   174  13,113
Unknown/Refused   475  82.8  (77.9-86.7)  83  17.2  (13.3-22.1)   558  36,764
COUNTY        
Honolulu   634  82.5  (78.6-85.8) 109  17.5  (14.2-21.4)   743  77,744
Hawaii   465  79.4  (74.6-83.4)  93  20.6  (16.6-25.4)   558  21,626
Kauai   152  78.8  (70.1-85.4)  34  21.2  (14.6-29.9)   186   6,038
Maui   359  76.7  (71.2-81.4)  85  23.3  (18.6-28.8)   444  15,706

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.