How Often Checked Blood Glucose Yourself

State of Hawaii, BRFSS 1998

Demographic Characteristics	Never          N          %        95% C.I.	Less once per week      N          %        95% C.I.	1-7 times per week   N          %        95% C.I.	8 + times per week   N          %        95% C.I.	Others        N          %        95% C.I.	Total
TOTAL	17     10.8     ( 6.0-18.8)	30     28.7     (18.6-41.5)	43     44.0     (31.6-57.2)	20     15.1     ( 8.8-24.7)	-	113
AGE GROUP
18-24 Years	-	-	-	-	-	--
25-34 Years	-	-	-	-	-	--
35-44 Years	-	-	-	-	-	--
45-54 Years	-	-	9     36.9     (14.4-67.0)	-	-	--
55-64 Years	-	8     37.4     (15.7-65.6)	-	7     27.6     (10.3-55.9)	-	--
65+ Years	9     11.3     ( 4.8-24.4)	14     26.6     (13.8-45.0)	23     49.8     (31.9-67.8)	8     12.3     ( 5.3-26.0)	-	54
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	-	-	--
GENDER
Male	-	13     27.9     (14.7-46.6)	23     49.5     (31.8-67.4)	10     16.1     ( 7.3-31.7)	-	52
Female	13     17.0     ( 8.6-31.0)	17     29.4     (15.8-48.0)	20     38.5     (22.5-57.5)	10     14.1     ( 6.6-27.8)	-	61
ETHNICITY
White	-	-	9     40.8     (17.2-69.5)	6     27.0     ( 8.3-60.2)	-	--
Hawaiian	-	-	9     53.1     (26.3-78.3)	6     17.8     ( 6.5-40.4)	-	--
Filipino	-	6     43.1     (16.1-74.9)	5     49.4     (19.7-79.6)	-	-	--
Japanese	5     10.1     ( 3.3-27.0)	12     31.8     (15.8-53.7)	15     39.5     (21.3-61.1)	6     15.8     ( 6.5-33.8)	-	--
Others	-	5     37.7     (12.3-72.2)	5     36.6     (13.2-68.7)	-	-	--
MARITAL STATUS
Married	5      8.1     ( 3.0-20.2)	15     31.0     (17.1-49.5)	21     41.5     (25.9-59.0)	11     18.8     ( 9.4-34.2)	-	53
Unmarried	12     14.1     ( 6.7-27.3)	15     25.8     (13.4-43.9)	22     47.1     (28.7-66.3)	9     10.5     ( 4.6-22.2)	-	60
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	-	-	--
EDUCATION
<High School	7     22.3     ( 7.8-49.5)	7     18.8     ( 6.7-42.8)	7     55.5     (26.2-81.5)	-	-	--
High School	5      7.8     ( 2.3-22.8)	10     26.6     (12.7-47.5)	17     46.9     (27.9-66.9)	8     15.7     ( 6.9-31.8)	-	--
Some College	-	6     33.8     (14.4-60.8)	8     33.6     (14.3-60.6)	6     26.5     (11.1-51.1)	-	--
College	-	7     34.6     (13.3-64.7)	11     43.5     (20.2-70.1)	-	-	--
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	-	-	--
EMPLOYMENT
Employed	5      8.7     ( 3.1-22.1)	8     22.6     ( 9.0-46.1)	19     50.7     (30.6-70.7)	9     18.0     ( 7.7-36.7)	-	--
Unemployed	-	-	-	-	-	--
Student/homemaker	-	-	-	-	-	--
Retired/Can't Work	10     10.5     ( 4.8-21.6)	21     36.3     (21.8-53.8)	21     39.4     (23.2-58.3)	9     12.3     ( 5.5-25.1)	-	63
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	-	-	--
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
<$15,000	-	7     32.8     (14.1-59.3)	-	-	-	--
$15,000-24,999	-	7     44.1     (19.9-71.5)	11     40.1     (18.0-67.2)	-	-	--
$25,000-49,999	6     12.6     ( 4.7-29.5)	-	17     59.6     (36.5-79.2)	5     14.3     ( 4.9-35.2)	-	--
$50,000-74,999	-	-	-	-	-	--
>=$75,000	-	-	-	-	-	--
Unknown/Refused	6     16.3     ( 6.0-37.5)	8     36.4     (16.2-62.9)	-	7     25.9     (10.9-49.8)	-	--
COUNTY
Honolulu	7     10.6     ( 4.9-21.6)	12     29.1     (16.4-46.2)	17     44.3     (28.6-61.2)	9     16.0     ( 8.1-29.2)	-	--
Hawaii	6     13.8     ( 6.0-28.6)	7     28.4     (14.6-48.0)	12     30.2     (17.0-47.8)	8     21.0     (10.4-37.7)	-	--
Kauai	-	-	5     46.9     (19.1-76.8)	-	-	--
Maui	-	10     31.1     (13.6-56.4)	9     56.1     (29.4-79.6)	-	-	--

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

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

Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.