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State of Hawaii BRFSS [2005-2007]/Chinese

Demographic
 
Characteristics		 YES
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 NO
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 Total
 
 N		 Estimated
 
#of Adults
TOTAL 206  41.6  (36.2-47.2) 254  58.4  (52.8-63.8) 460 44,211
AGE GROUP        
    18-24 Years  -  - --  
    25-34 Years  -  - --  
    35-44 Years  19  36.3  (23.2-51.8)  43  63.7  (48.2-76.8)  62  6,550
    45-54 Years  41  46.4  (35.0-58.1)  55  53.6  (41.9-65.0)  96  8,766
    55-64 Years  67  49.5  (38.5-60.5)  57  50.5  (39.5-61.5) 124 10,462
    65+ Years  70  44.4  (35.2-54.0)  75  55.6  (46.0-64.8) 145 12,847
    Unknown/Refused  -  - --  
GENDER        
    Male  76  35.5  (28.0-43.8) 110  64.5  (56.2-72.0) 186 21,364
    Female 130  47.3  (40.2-54.5) 144  52.7  (45.5-59.8) 274 22,847
MARITAL STATUS        
    Married 127  43.4  (36.8-50.2) 156  56.6  (49.8-63.2) 283 30,373
    Unmarried  77  37.7  (28.9-47.4)  97  62.3  (52.6-71.1) 174 13,685
    Unknown/Refused  -  - --  
EDUCATION        
    <High School  -  - --  
    High School  44  41.9  (29.6-55.3)  50  58.1  (44.7-70.4)  94  9,285
    Some College  42  41.6  (30.1-54.1)  54  58.4  (45.9-69.9)  96  8,646
    College 117  43.1  (36.2-50.3) 141  56.9  (49.7-63.8) 258 24,987
    Unknown/Refused        
EMPLOYMENT        
    Employed 102  37.5  (30.7-44.9) 152  62.5  (55.1-69.3) 254 27,131
    Unemployed  -  - --  
    Student/Homemaker  -  - --  
    Retired/Can't work  87  47.1  (38.5-56.0)  88  52.9  (44.0-61.5) 175 15,063
    Unknown/Refused  -  - --  
HOUSEHOLD INCOME        
    <$15,000  -  - --  
    $15,000-24,999  -  - --  
    $25,000-49,999  50  39.9  (28.8-52.1)  61  60.1  (47.9-71.2) 111 11,539
    $50,000-74,999  38  42.8  (31.2-55.3)  50  57.2  (44.7-68.8)  88  8,926
    >=$75,000  67  42.6  (34.0-51.7)  84  57.4  (48.3-66.0) 151 14,620
    Unknown/Refused  -  - --  
COUNTY        
    Honolulu 167  41.2  (35.5-47.1) 206  58.8  (52.9-64.5) 373 40,944
    Hawaii  -  - --  
    Kauai  -  - --  
    Maui  -  - --  

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.