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

Demographic

Characteristics		 YES
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 NO
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 Total
N		 Estimated
#of Adults
TOTAL 924  46.1  (43.1-49.0) 1,035  53.9  (51.0-56.9) 1,959 122,420
AGE GROUP        
18-24 Years  85  35.8  (28.2-44.1)   125  64.2  (55.9-71.8)   210  18,532
25-34 Years 192  45.5  (39.4-51.8)   216  54.5  (48.2-60.6)   408  26,516
35-44 Years 218  53.9  (47.4-60.2)   196  46.1  (39.8-52.6)   414  25,681
45-54 Years 191  49.6  (42.9-56.3)   188  50.4  (43.7-57.1)   379  20,602
55-64 Years 132  53.0  (44.1-61.7)   126  47.0  (38.3-55.9)   258  14,801
65+ Years 101  35.2  (28.3-42.8)   179  64.8  (57.2-71.7)   280  15,924
Unknown/Refused      --  
GENDER        
Male 290  37.0  (32.7-41.6)   489  63.0  (58.4-67.3)   779  60,040
Female 634  54.8  (51.1-58.4)   546  45.2  (41.6-48.9) 1,180  62,380
MARITAL STATUS        
Married 472  49.2  (45.2-53.4)   481  50.8  (46.6-54.8)   953  60,865
Unmarried 451  43.0  (38.8-47.3)   553  57.0  (52.7-61.2) 1,004  61,442
Unknown/Refused       -  
EDUCATION        
<High School  69  42.8  (33.2-52.9)   100  57.2  (47.1-66.8)   169   9,674
High School 435  43.4  (39.3-47.6)   525  56.6  (52.4-60.7)   960  61,863
Some College 267  50.8  (45.1-56.5)   256  49.2  (43.5-54.9)   523  31,799
College 153  49.1  (41.5-56.7)   151  50.9  (43.3-58.5)   304  18,928
Unknown/Refused       -  
EMPLOYMENT        
Employed 628  48.1  (44.4-51.7)   640  51.9  (48.3-55.6) 1,268  80,933
Unemployed  53  40.4  (29.6-52.1)    70  59.6  (47.9-70.4)   123   9,093
Student/Homemaker  92  46.5  (37.6-55.7)   104  53.5  (44.3-62.4)   196  11,213
Retired/Can't work 151  40.9  (34.3-47.9)   219  59.1  (52.1-65.7)   370  21,096
Unknown/Refused       -  
HOUSEHOLD INCOME        
<$15,000 135  46.2  (38.2-54.4)   147  53.8  (45.6-61.8)   282  16,117
$15,000-24,999 135  47.0  (38.4-55.8)   126  53.0  (44.2-61.6)   261  16,045
$25,000-49,999 245  55.5  (49.6-61.3)   217  44.5  (38.7-50.4)   462  26,167
$50,000-74,999 116  56.7  (47.8-65.2)    91  43.3  (34.8-52.2)   207  13,319
>=$75,000  99  56.0  (46.7-64.9)    78  44.0  (35.1-53.3)   177  13,594
Unknown/Refused 194  31.6  (26.8-36.7)   376  68.4  (63.3-73.2)   570  37,177
COUNTY        
Honolulu 360  47.2  (43.0-51.4)   391  52.8  (48.6-57.0)   751  78,512
Hawaii 265  44.7  (39.9-49.7)   299  55.3  (50.3-60.1)   564  21,807
Kauai  89  43.9  (35.9-52.3)   102  56.1  (47.7-64.1)   191   6,169
Maui 210  43.2  (37.8-48.9)   243  56.8  (51.1-62.2)   453  15,931

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.