Heavy drinking defined as

greater than 2 drinks per day for men, and 1 drink per day for women

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

Demographic Characteristics	NOT AT RISK   N       %   C.I.(95%)	AT RISK   N       %   C.I.(95%)	Total N	Estimated #of Adults
TOTAL	2,683  95.4  (94.2-96.3)	117   4.6  ( 3.7- 5.8)	2,800	187,614
AGE GROUP
18-24 Years	114  91.5  (83.7-95.7)	11   8.5  ( 4.3-16.3)	125	15,389
25-34 Years	258  96.8  (94.0-98.3)	14   3.2  ( 1.7- 6.0)	272	19,448
35-44 Years	432  92.2  (88.1-95.0)	28   7.8  ( 5.0-11.9)	460	31,522
45-54 Years	520  94.3  (91.4-96.2)	32   5.7  ( 3.8- 8.6)	552	35,054
55-64 Years	352  93.8  (89.4-96.4)	21   6.2  ( 3.6-10.6)	373	28,827
65+ Years	980  99.2  (98.4-99.7)	9   0.8  ( 0.3- 1.6)	989	55,662
Unknown/Refused			--
GENDER
Male	1,022  92.8  (90.6-94.5)	81   7.2  ( 5.5- 9.4)	1,103	87,356
Female	1,661  97.6  (96.4-98.5)	36   2.4  ( 1.5- 3.6)	1,697	100,258
MARITAL STATUS
Married	1,512  95.6  (94.0-96.7)	61   4.4  ( 3.3- 6.0)	1,573	116,887
Unmarried	1,166  95.1  (93.0-96.6)	56   4.9  ( 3.4- 7.0)	1,222	70,562
Unknown/Refused			--
EDUCATION
<High School	191  99.4  (98.1-99.8)	3   0.6  ( 0.2- 1.9)	194	9,147
High School	800  95.2  (92.7-96.8)	36   4.8  ( 3.2- 7.3)	836	56,853
Some College	774  94.2  (91.7-96.0)	45   5.8  ( 4.0- 8.3)	819	55,918
College	909  96.0  (93.8-97.4)	33   4.0  ( 2.6- 6.2)	942	64,937
Unknown/Refused			--
EMPLOYMENT
Employed	1,420  94.3  (92.6-95.6)	91   5.7  ( 4.4- 7.4)	1,511	105,309
Unemployed			--
Student/Homemaker	170  93.3  (85.6-97.1)	7   6.7  ( 2.9-14.4)	177	15,254
Retired/Can't work	1,050  98.0  (96.3-98.9)	16   2.0  ( 1.1- 3.7)	1,066	63,099
Unknown/Refused			-
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
<$15,000	231  98.2  (94.0-99.5)	4   1.8  ( 0.5- 6.0)	235	11,928
$15,000-24,999	232  95.0  (88.9-97.8)	12   5.0  ( 2.2-11.1)	244	15,179
$25,000-49,999	589  94.5  (91.5-96.5)	32   5.5  ( 3.5- 8.5)	621	39,031
$50,000-74,999	374  95.2  (91.7-97.3)	19   4.8  ( 2.7- 8.3)	393	27,476
>=$75,000	394  93.2  (89.3-95.7)	25   6.8  ( 4.3-10.7)	419	34,759
Unknown/Refused	863  96.9  (94.9-98.1)	25   3.1  ( 1.9- 5.1)	888	59,241
COUNTY
Honolulu	1,513  95.5  (94.0-96.6)	57   4.5  ( 3.4- 6.0)	1,570	149,022
Hawaii	576  95.6  (93.3-97.1)	26   4.4  ( 2.9- 6.7)	602	19,366
Kauai	238  91.8  (87.2-94.9)	21   8.2  ( 5.1-12.8)	259	6,966
Maui	356  95.9  (92.7-97.7)	13   4.1  ( 2.3- 7.3)	369	12,259

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.