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State of Hawaii BRFSS [2005-2007]/Japanese

Demographic
 
Characteristics		 YES
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 NO
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 Total
 
 N		 Estimated
 
#of Adults
TOTAL 1,026  42.6  (40.1-45.2) 1,271  57.4  (54.8-59.9) 2,297 178,357
AGE GROUP        
    18-24 Years    -    -   --  
    25-34 Years    23  22.6  (14.4-33.6)    95  77.4  (66.4-85.6)   118  15,131
    35-44 Years    78  26.1  (20.6-32.4)   208  73.9  (67.6-79.4)   286  25,078
    45-54 Years   199  43.7  (38.3-49.2)   261  56.3  (50.8-61.7)   460  36,782
    55-64 Years   255  52.8  (47.1-58.4)   221  47.2  (41.6-52.9)   476  35,539
    65+ Years   456  50.1  (46.1-54.2)   455  49.9  (45.8-53.9)   911  57,610
    Unknown/Refused    -    -   --  
GENDER        
    Male   418  44.3  (40.3-48.4)   473  55.7  (51.6-59.7)   891  83,710
    Female   608  41.1  (38.0-44.3)   798  58.9  (55.7-62.0) 1,406  94,647
MARITAL STATUS        
    Married   579  44.1  (40.9-47.3)   736  55.9  (52.7-59.1) 1,315 114,437
    Unmarried   444  39.9  (35.8-44.2)   533  60.1  (55.8-64.2)   977  63,595
    Unknown/Refused    -    -   --  
EDUCATION        
    <High School    41  39.1  (27.6-52.0)    64  60.9  (48.0-72.4)   105   7,515
    High School   279  44.2  (39.1-49.5)   296  55.8  (50.5-60.9)   575  44,206
    Some College   280  42.5  (37.8-47.4)   344  57.5  (52.6-62.2)   624  48,144
    College   423  42.1  (38.3-46.0)   565  57.9  (54.0-61.7)   988  78,165
    Unknown/Refused    -    -   --  
EMPLOYMENT        
    Employed   469  38.6  (35.2-42.1)   710  61.4  (57.9-64.8) 1,179 102,854
    Unemployed    -    -   --  
    Student/Homemaker    20  23.2  (14.0-36.0)    57  76.8  (64.0-86.0)    77   6,749
    Retired/Can't work   525  50.8  (46.9-54.7)   486  49.2  (45.3-53.1) 1,011  66,064
    Unknown/Refused    -    -   --  
HOUSEHOLD INCOME        
    <$15,000    59  47.9  (34.2-62.0)    54  52.1  (38.0-65.8)   113   6,145
    $15,000-24,999   106  42.1  (34.4-50.1)   137  57.9  (49.9-65.6)   243  14,954
    $25,000-49,999   298  47.6  (42.7-52.5)   332  52.4  (47.5-57.3)   630  43,371
    $50,000-74,999   184  43.5  (37.6-49.5)   224  56.5  (50.5-62.4)   408  34,605
    >=$75,000   286  41.5  (37.1-46.0)   374  58.5  (54.0-62.9)   660  59,451
    Unknown/Refused    93  32.6  (25.7-40.4)   150  67.4  (59.6-74.3)   243  19,832
COUNTY        
    Honolulu   599  42.6  (39.7-45.7)   753  57.4  (54.3-60.3) 1,352 144,293
    Hawaii   200  46.1  (40.8-51.6)   224  53.9  (48.4-59.2)   424  14,968
    Kauai    82  42.4  (34.2-51.1)    97  57.6  (48.9-65.8)   179   5,842
    Maui   145  38.6  (32.2-45.4)   197  61.4  (54.6-67.8)   342  13,254

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.