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State of Hawaii BRFSS [2005-2007]/White

Demographic
 
Characteristics		 YES
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 NO
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 Total
 
 N		 Estimated
 
#of Adults
TOTAL 998  74.7  (70.7-78.4) 273  25.3  (21.6-29.3) 1,271 68,502
AGE GROUP        
    18-24 Years  -  -   --  
    25-34 Years  -  -   --  
    35-44 Years  42  60.1  (46.7-72.1)  37  39.9  (27.9-53.3)    79  7,426
    45-54 Years 151  70.0  (61.7-77.1)  74  30.0  (22.9-38.3)   225 10,740
    55-64 Years 316  78.7  (72.6-83.7)  87  21.3  (16.3-27.4)   403 18,200
    65+ Years 473  90.5  (86.8-93.3)  50   9.5  ( 6.7-13.2)   523 26,363
    Unknown/Refused  -  -   --  
GENDER        
    Male 468  68.4  (62.3-73.9) 153  31.6  (26.1-37.7)   621 39,612
    Female 530  83.5  (79.7-86.7) 120  16.5  (13.3-20.3)   650 28,890
MARITAL STATUS        
    Married 514  75.2  (69.5-80.2) 132  24.8  (19.8-30.5)   646 40,773
    Unmarried 480  73.9  (68.1-78.9) 141  26.1  (21.1-31.9)   621 27,579
    Unknown/Refused  -  -   --  
EDUCATION        
    <High School  55  85.7  (69.9-94.0)  12  14.3  ( 6.0-30.1)    67  4,640
    High School 252  70.9  (60.6-79.5)  63  29.1  (20.5-39.4)   315 18,614
    Some College 283  71.5  (64.2-77.8)  84  28.5  (22.2-35.8)   367 19,214
    College 406  77.8  (72.8-82.2) 114  22.2  (17.8-27.2)   520 25,944
    Unknown/Refused  -  -   --  
EMPLOYMENT        
    Employed 413  63.3  (56.8-69.4) 176  36.7  (30.6-43.2)   589 34,504
    Unemployed  -  -   --  
    Student/Homemaker  -  -   --  
    Retired/Can't work 537  88.8  (85.5-91.4)  79  11.2  ( 8.6-14.5)   616 29,934
    Unknown/Refused  -  -   --  
HOUSEHOLD INCOME        
    <$15,000  84  69.3  (57.0-79.4)  32  30.7  (20.6-43.0)   116  3,914
    $15,000-24,999 132  84.3  (76.3-90.0)  30  15.7  (10.0-23.7)   162  7,005
    $25,000-49,999 258  72.2  (64.0-79.1)  72  27.8  (20.9-36.0)   330 18,749
    $50,000-74,999 171  74.1  (64.9-81.6)  50  25.9  (18.4-35.1)   221 12,833
    >=$75,000 259  71.9  (62.5-79.7)  66  28.1  (20.3-37.5)   325 19,492
    Unknown/Refused  94  84.6  (75.6-90.7)  23  15.4  ( 9.3-24.4)   117  6,509
COUNTY        
    Honolulu 365  74.1  (68.1-79.3)  93  25.9  (20.7-31.9)   458 42,660
    Hawaii 290  71.3  (64.7-77.2)  97  28.7  (22.8-35.3)   387 12,260
    Kauai 112  79.3  (70.6-86.0)  32  20.7  (14.0-29.4)   144  4,338
    Maui 231  80.1  (71.8-86.5)  51  19.9  (13.5-28.2)   282  9,243

The symbol '--' means cell size less than 50.
N = Cell Sample Size, % = Percentage, 95% C.I. = Confidence Interval at 95 percent probability level.
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.