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State of Hawaii BRFSS [2002-2003] / JAPANESE

Demographic

Characteristics		 YES
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 NO
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 Total
N		 Estimated
#of Adults
TOTAL 456  21.2  (19.1-23.4) 1,485  78.8  (76.6-80.9) 1,941 187,741
AGE GROUP        
18-24 Years   1   1.3  ( 0.2- 8.5)    88  98.7  (91.5-99.8)    89  15,712
25-34 Years   9   5.2  ( 2.5-10.4)   168  94.8  (89.6-97.5)   177  18,537
35-44 Years  16   5.5  ( 3.1- 9.5)   283  94.5  (90.5-96.9)   299  30,671
45-54 Years  48  12.2  ( 8.7-17.1)   336  87.8  (82.9-91.3)   384  35,901
55-64 Years  76  27.3  (21.1-34.5)   191  72.7  (65.5-78.9)   267  28,457
65+ Years 301  42.4  (38.0-46.9)   404  57.6  (53.1-62.0)   705  57,157
Unknown/Refused      --  
GENDER        
Male 152  17.6  (14.7-21.0)   602  82.4  (79.0-85.3)   754  87,638
Female 304  24.3  (21.5-27.4)   883  75.7  (72.6-78.5) 1,187 100,103
MARITAL STATUS        
Married 252  21.9  (19.2-24.9)   842  78.1  (75.1-80.8) 1,094 117,734
Unmarried 203  19.9  (16.8-23.4)   640  80.1  (76.6-83.2)   843  69,800
Unknown/Refused       -  
EDUCATION        
<High School  54  38.9  (28.8-50.0)    81  61.1  (50.0-71.2)   135   9,154
High School 161  26.7  (22.5-31.3)   412  73.3  (68.7-77.5)   573  54,943
Some College 136  22.0  (18.1-26.4)   438  78.0  (73.6-81.9)   574  56,665
College 104  13.6  (10.9-16.8)   548  86.4  (83.2-89.1)   652  66,456
Unknown/Refused      --  
EMPLOYMENT        
Employed 122  11.5  ( 9.2-14.1)   919  88.5  (85.9-90.8) 1,041 106,130
Unemployed      --  
Student/Homemaker  16  10.0  ( 5.6-17.1)    97  90.0  (82.9-94.4)   113  13,856
Retired/Can't work 311  40.5  (36.3-45.0)   443  59.5  (55.0-63.7)   754  63,363
Unknown/Refused       -  
HOUSEHOLD INCOME        
<$15,000  50  28.6  (20.4-38.5)   118  71.4  (61.5-79.6)   168  12,417
$15,000-24,999  44  24.8  (17.6-33.7)   113  75.2  (66.3-82.4)   157  14,174
$25,000-49,999  93  22.7  (18.0-28.2)   300  77.3  (71.8-82.0)   393  34,768
$50,000-74,999  46  18.1  (13.3-24.1)   238  81.9  (75.9-86.7)   284  28,257
>=$75,000  45  12.0  ( 8.3-17.1)   268  88.0  (82.9-91.7)   313  38,018
Unknown/Refused 178  25.2  (21.4-29.4)   448  74.8  (70.6-78.6)   626  60,107
COUNTY        
Honolulu 250  20.7  (18.2-23.4)   881  79.3  (76.6-81.8) 1,131 149,652
Hawaii 121  26.0  (21.5-31.0)   302  74.0  (69.0-78.5)   423  19,522
Kauai  35  20.9  (14.7-28.9)   128  79.1  (71.1-85.3)   163   6,839
Maui  50  19.3  (14.2-25.8)   174  80.7  (74.2-85.8)   224  11,728

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.