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State of Hawaii BRFSS [2001-2002-2003] / CHINESE

Demographic Characteristics	Very important   N       %   C.I.(95%)	Some what important   N       %   C.I.(95%)	Not at all important   N       %   C.I.(95%)	Depends on Risk   N       %   C.I.(95%)	Total N	Estimated #of Adults
TOTAL	456  88.0  (84.0-91.0)	48   9.2  ( 6.5-12.9)	6   0.9  ( 0.4- 2.2)	10   2.0  ( 0.9- 4.0)	520	40,657
AGE GROUP
18-24 Years	54  92.6  (79.0-97.6)	2   4.6  ( 1.1-16.9)		1   2.9  ( 0.4-17.6)	57	6,734
25-34 Years	71  87.9  (73.3-95.1)	6  12.1  ( 4.9-26.7)			77	7,115
35-44 Years	132  83.4  (75.0-89.4)	17  13.2  ( 7.8-21.4)	4   2.4  ( 0.8- 7.0)	2   1.1  ( 0.2- 5.0)	155	11,467
45-54 Years	124  87.4  (79.9-92.4)	14   8.7  ( 4.8-15.2)	2   0.9  ( 0.2- 3.6)	3   3.0  ( 0.9- 9.4)	143	9,416
55-64 Years	72  93.0  (86.1-96.6)	8   3.6  ( 1.5- 8.2)		4   3.4  ( 1.0-10.6)	84	5,833
Unknown/Refuse					-
GENDER
Male	188  86.3  (79.5-91.1)	22  10.5  ( 6.3-17.2)	4   1.4  ( 0.5- 4.2)	5   1.7  ( 0.6- 4.7)	219	19,629
Female	268  89.5  (84.7-92.9)	26   8.0  ( 5.2-12.1)	2   0.4  ( 0.1- 1.6)	5   2.2  ( 0.8- 6.0)	301	21,028
MARITAL STATUS
Married	244  87.0  (81.5-91.0)	26   9.7  ( 6.2-14.8)	3   0.9  ( 0.2- 3.4)	7   2.5  ( 1.1- 5.4)	280	22,943
Unmarried	212  89.2  (83.0-93.4)	22   8.6  ( 5.0-14.5)	3   0.8  ( 0.3- 2.7)	3   1.3  ( 0.3- 6.5)	240	17,714
Unknown/Refused
EDUCATION
<High School					--
High School	98  93.7  (86.8-97.1)	6   4.8  ( 2.0-11.3)	2   1.5  ( 0.3- 6.7)		106	8,482
Some College	124  87.1  (78.5-92.6)	14  10.0  ( 5.3-18.1)	1   0.4  ( 0.1- 3.0)	3   2.4  ( 0.6- 9.4)	142	11,784
College	226  86.3  (80.1-90.8)	24  10.2  ( 6.3-16.2)	2   0.9  ( 0.2- 3.5)	7   2.6  ( 1.1- 5.9)	259	19,653
Unknown/Refused					-
EMPLOYMENT
Employed	359  86.5  (81.8-90.1)	39  10.1  ( 7.0-14.5)	5   1.0  ( 0.4- 2.6)	10   2.4  ( 1.2- 5.0)	413	32,747
Unemployed					--
Student/Homemaker					--
Retired/Can't work					--
Unknown/Refused					-
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
<$15,000					--
$15,000-24,999					--
$25,000-49,999	101  84.9  (74.3-91.6)	13  13.9  ( 7.5-24.4)		1   1.2  ( 0.2- 8.2)	115	8,357
$50,000-74,999	63  86.7  (73.2-94.0)	9  11.7  ( 4.9-25.6)	1   1.1  ( 0.2- 7.5)	1   0.5  ( 0.1- 3.3)	74	5,760
>=$75,000	97  89.9  (82.2-94.5)	9   7.9  ( 3.9-15.2)	1   1.2  ( 0.2- 8.3)	2   0.9  ( 0.2- 3.9)	109	8,568
Unknown/Refused	118  87.6  (79.0-93.0)	13   7.6  ( 3.7-15.2)	1   0.8  ( 0.1- 5.3)	4   4.0  ( 1.4-10.9)	136	12,016
COUNTY
Honolulu	324  87.6  (83.2-91.0)	33   9.3  ( 6.3-13.4)	5   1.0  ( 0.4- 2.5)	8   2.1  ( 1.0- 4.5)	370	35,639
Hawaii	53  89.9  (80.6-95.0)	7   7.9  ( 3.6-16.7)		2   2.2  ( 0.5- 9.0)	62	2,020
Kauai					--
Maui	48  89.4  (74.5-96.0)	5  10.2  ( 3.7-25.2)	1   0.5  ( 0.1- 3.3)		54	2,087

The symbol -- means cell size less than 50. The symbol - means cell size less than 5.

N = Cell Sample Size, % = Percentage, 95% C.I. = Confidence Interval at 95 percent probability level.

Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.