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State of Hawaii BRFSS [2005-2007]/Filipino

Demographic
 
Characteristics		 YES
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 NO
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 Total
 
 N		 Estimated
 
#of Adults
TOTAL 448  35.0  (31.3-38.8) 759  65.0  (61.2-68.7) 1,207 106,067
AGE GROUP        
    18-24 Years  -  -   --  
    25-34 Years  22  14.3  ( 8.2-24.0) 116  85.7  (76.0-91.8)   138  16,729
    35-44 Years  68  26.0  (19.6-33.6) 190  74.0  (66.4-80.4)   258  23,907
    45-54 Years 137  54.5  (46.8-62.0) 156  45.5  (38.0-53.2)   293  23,109
    55-64 Years 102  41.5  (32.4-51.2) 126  58.5  (48.8-67.6)   228  17,579
    65+ Years 116  41.9  (33.8-50.5) 144  58.1  (49.5-66.2)   260  19,194
    Unknown/Refused  -  -   --  
GENDER        
    Male 190  40.3  (34.2-46.8) 239  59.7  (53.2-65.8)   429  47,352
    Female 258  30.6  (26.4-35.2) 520  69.4  (64.8-73.6)   778  58,715
MARITAL STATUS        
    Married 317  37.0  (32.7-41.5) 507  63.0  (58.5-67.3)   824  76,846
    Unmarried 131  29.5  (23.4-36.5) 252  70.5  (63.5-76.6)   383  29,222
    Unknown/Refused        
EDUCATION        
    <High School  53  44.4  (31.9-57.6)  73  55.6  (42.4-68.1)   126   9,283
    High School 134  33.9  (27.7-40.7) 238  66.1  (59.3-72.3)   372  32,522
    Some College 139  34.6  (28.5-41.2) 222  65.4  (58.8-71.5)   361  32,635
    College 121  33.6  (26.9-41.1) 225  66.4  (58.9-73.1)   346  31,340
    Unknown/Refused  -  -   --  
EMPLOYMENT        
    Employed 296  34.6  (30.2-39.1) 534  65.4  (60.9-69.8)   830  75,646
    Unemployed  -  -   --  
    Student/Homemaker  13  19.7  ( 9.7-35.8)  44  80.3  (64.2-90.3)    57   5,918
    Retired/Can't work 130  38.8  (31.3-46.8) 171  61.2  (53.2-68.7)   301  22,580
    Unknown/Refused        
HOUSEHOLD INCOME        
    <$15,000  41  40.4  (26.9-55.4)  58  59.6  (44.6-73.1)    99   6,948
    $15,000-24,999  77  38.3  (29.4-48.1) 114  61.7  (51.9-70.6)   191  13,783
    $25,000-49,999 158  32.7  (26.9-39.1) 260  67.3  (60.9-73.1)   418  35,469
    $50,000-74,999  65  31.0  (22.7-40.7) 127  69.0  (59.3-77.3)   192  19,337
    >=$75,000  76  39.4  (31.3-48.2) 136  60.6  (51.8-68.7)   212  19,339
    Unknown/Refused  31  33.7  (22.3-47.3)  64  66.3  (52.7-77.7)    95  11,191
COUNTY        
    Honolulu 196  34.3  (29.8-39.2) 350  65.7  (60.8-70.2)   546  79,411
    Hawaii  74  32.0  (25.1-39.9) 143  68.0  (60.1-74.9)   217   9,998
    Kauai  55  44.3  (34.4-54.7)  73  55.7  (45.3-65.6)   128   5,686
    Maui 123  37.2  (29.7-45.4) 193  62.8  (54.6-70.3)   316  10,971

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.