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State of Hawaii BRFSS [2005-2007]/Hawaiian

Demographic
 
Characteristics		 YES
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 NO
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 Total
 
 N		 Estimated
 
#of Adults
TOTAL 460  34.3  (30.8-38.0) 797  65.7  (62.0-69.2) 1,257 85,991
AGE GROUP        
    18-24 Years  -  -   --  
    25-34 Years  23  14.4  ( 8.6-23.2) 130  85.6  (76.8-91.4)   153 15,275
    35-44 Years  65  27.2  (19.5-36.5) 175  72.8  (63.5-80.5)   240 16,211
    45-54 Years 115  39.8  (32.3-47.9) 173  60.2  (52.1-67.7)   288 19,289
    55-64 Years 138  51.5  (43.2-59.6) 142  48.5  (40.4-56.8)   280 15,403
    65+ Years 117  48.4  (40.6-56.4) 137  51.6  (43.6-59.4)   254 14,345
    Unknown/Refused  -  -   --  
GENDER        
    Male 175  35.4  (29.5-41.7) 262  64.6  (58.3-70.5)   437 36,180
    Female 285  33.5  (29.3-38.1) 535  66.5  (61.9-70.7)   820 49,811
MARITAL STATUS        
    Married 260  37.2  (32.5-42.2) 447  62.8  (57.8-67.5)   707 49,871
    Unmarried 199  30.2  (25.1-35.8) 350  69.8  (64.2-74.9)   549 36,095
    Unknown/Refused  -  -   --  
EDUCATION        
    <High School  50  45.2  (32.9-58.1)  58  54.8  (41.9-67.1)   108  8,411
    High School 192  33.1  (27.9-38.8) 347  66.9  (61.2-72.1)   539 37,420
    Some College 141  37.3  (30.6-44.6) 214  62.7  (55.4-69.4)   355 23,759
    College  76  26.6  (20.0-34.4) 177  73.4  (65.6-80.0)   253 16,252
    Unknown/Refused  -  -   --  
EMPLOYMENT        
    Employed 237  28.5  (24.3-33.1) 550  71.5  (66.9-75.7)   787 55,470
    Unemployed  -  -   --  
    Student/Homemaker  25  22.0  (13.0-34.7)  53  78.0  (65.3-87.0)    78  6,416
    Retired/Can't work 185  53.3  (46.4-60.1) 180  46.7  (39.9-53.6)   365 21,908
    Unknown/Refused  -  -   --  
HOUSEHOLD INCOME        
    <$15,000  55  41.1  (28.6-54.9)  57  58.9  (45.1-71.4)   112  7,714
    $15,000-24,999  89  36.8  (28.5-45.9) 125  63.2  (54.1-71.5)   214 12,419
    $25,000-49,999 143  30.9  (25.3-37.0) 276  69.1  (63.0-74.7)   419 26,684
    $50,000-74,999  60  34.6  (25.9-44.3) 128  65.4  (55.7-74.1)   188 12,502
    >=$75,000  76  32.8  (25.0-41.7) 161  67.2  (58.3-75.0)   237 19,286
    Unknown/Refused  37  38.8  (25.8-53.6)  50  61.2  (46.4-74.2)    87  7,385
COUNTY        
    Honolulu 182  35.8  (30.8-41.1) 284  64.2  (58.9-69.2)   466 55,428
    Hawaii 119  30.6  (25.3-36.6) 238  69.4  (63.4-74.7)   357 14,936
    Kauai  44  30.1  (21.4-40.6)  68  69.9  (59.4-78.6)   112  4,889
    Maui 115  33.8  (27.1-41.2) 207  66.2  (58.8-72.9)   322 10,738

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.