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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 1,605  32.6  (30.8-34.4) 2,977  67.4  (65.6-69.2) 4,582 258,827
AGE GROUP        
    18-24 Years     6  12.8  ( 5.5-26.8)    81  87.2  (73.2-94.5)    87  13,971
    25-34 Years    51  16.2  (11.9-21.8)   255  83.8  (78.2-88.1)   306  29,641
    35-44 Years   157  23.9  (20.2-28.1)   535  76.1  (71.9-79.8)   692  48,996
    45-54 Years   376  35.1  (31.4-38.8)   755  64.9  (61.2-68.6) 1,131  58,358
    55-64 Years   513  42.2  (38.5-45.9)   714  57.8  (54.1-61.5) 1,227  53,735
    65+ Years   496  42.7  (39.2-46.4)   621  57.3  (53.6-60.8) 1,117  52,822
    Unknown/Refused    -    -   --  
GENDER        
    Male   702  33.2  (30.6-36.0) 1,282  66.8  (64.0-69.4) 1,984 136,983
    Female   903  31.9  (29.6-34.2) 1,695  68.1  (65.8-70.4) 2,598 121,844
MARITAL STATUS        
    Married   866  32.4  (30.2-34.7) 1,733  67.6  (65.3-69.8) 2,599 171,774
    Unmarried   737  33.1  (30.3-36.0) 1,233  66.9  (64.0-69.7) 1,970  86,567
    Unknown/Refused    -    -   --  
EDUCATION        
    <High School    51  33.0  (23.6-44.0)    76  67.0  (56.0-76.4)   127   8,009
    High School   310  31.5  (27.4-36.0)   583  68.5  (64.0-72.6)   893  56,243
    Some College   499  33.5  (30.3-36.8)   892  66.5  (63.2-69.7) 1,391  75,111
    College   743  32.5  (30.0-35.1) 1,422  67.5  (64.9-70.0) 2,165 119,160
    Unknown/Refused    -    -   --  
EMPLOYMENT        
    Employed   843  28.5  (26.3-30.7) 1,929  71.5  (69.3-73.7) 2,772 165,110
    Unemployed    33  39.0  (24.6-55.6)    44  61.0  (44.4-75.4)    77   4,380
    Student/Homemaker    78  26.5  (20.0-34.3)   201  73.5  (65.7-80.0)   279  20,211
    Retired/Can't work   650  44.0  (40.7-47.3)   796  56.0  (52.7-59.3) 1,446  68,748
    Unknown/Refused    -    -   --  
HOUSEHOLD INCOME        
    <$15,000   134  44.5  (37.0-52.3)   145  55.5  (47.7-63.0)   279   9,592
    $15,000-24,999   176  36.5  (30.4-43.0)   292  63.5  (57.0-69.6)   468  22,562
    $25,000-49,999   400  34.0  (30.3-37.8)   722  66.0  (62.2-69.7) 1,122  58,143
    $50,000-74,999   277  29.3  (25.7-33.3)   593  70.7  (66.7-74.3)   870  51,339
    >=$75,000   480  31.0  (28.1-34.2) 1,003  69.0  (65.8-71.9) 1,483  96,816
    Unknown/Refused   138  34.5  (28.5-41.1)   222  65.5  (58.9-71.5)   360  20,375
COUNTY        
    Honolulu   579  31.8  (29.3-34.4) 1,107  68.2  (65.6-70.7) 1,686 163,263
    Hawaii   486  35.4  (32.4-38.5)   856  64.6  (61.5-67.6) 1,342  42,651
    Kauai   169  29.2  (24.9-34.0)   341  70.8  (66.0-75.1)   510  15,938
    Maui   371  34.5  (30.9-38.2)   673  65.5  (61.8-69.1) 1,044  36,974

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.