How Effective a Properly Used Condom Is in Protecting People Getting HIV

State of Hawaii, BRFSS 1995

Demographic Characteristics	Very effective         N          %        95% C.I.	Somewhat effective     N          %        95% C.I.	Not effective   N          %        95% C.I.	Others          N          %        95% C.I.	Total
TOTAL	564     31.8     (29.2-34.5)	866     50.6     (47.7-53.4)	96      5.8     ( 4.5- 7.3)	181     11.9     ( 9.9-14.1)	1707
AGE GROUP
18-24 Years	78     37.0     (29.6-45.1)	104     50.5     (42.2-58.7)	7      4.4     ( 1.9- 9.7)	11      8.1     ( 3.9-16.1)	200
25-34 Years	168     35.5     (30.7-40.6)	240     52.8     (47.6-58.0)	20      4.4     ( 2.7- 7.1)	32      7.4     ( 4.9-11.1)	460
35-44 Years	153     29.0     (24.6-33.9)	269     54.0     (48.9-59.1)	40      8.8     ( 6.2-12.5)	43      8.1     ( 5.8-11.2)	505
45-54 Years	118     31.8     (26.4-37.9)	177     47.1     (41.0-53.3)	17      4.7     ( 2.7- 8.3)	52     16.3     (11.9-21.9)	364
55-64 Years	47     23.7     (16.7-32.4)	76     43.9     (34.6-53.7)	12      5.6     ( 2.7-11.2)	43     26.8     (18.8-36.8)	178
GENDER
Male	267     33.5     (29.7-37.6)	389     51.7     (47.4-55.9)	36      5.0     ( 3.5- 7.2)	73      9.8     ( 7.4-12.9)	765
Female	297     29.8     (26.4-33.4)	481     49.4     (45.5-53.3)	61      6.6     ( 4.9- 9.0)	111     14.2     (11.3-17.7)	950
ETHNICITY
White	223     32.6     (28.5-37.0)	362     57.0     (52.4-61.6)	26      5.4     ( 3.4- 8.4)	39      5.0     ( 3.1- 7.9)	650
Hawaiian	99     30.4     (24.6-37.0)	167     51.4     (44.7-58.0)	22      6.0     ( 3.7- 9.6)	40     12.2     ( 8.5-17.0)	328
Filipino	66     26.9     (20.6-34.4)	101     45.6     (37.5-54.0)	22      7.5     ( 4.5-12.2)	36     20.0     (13.4-28.8)	225
Japanese	93     33.5     (27.3-40.4)	142     47.3     (40.5-54.2)	9      2.1     ( 1.0- 4.4)	39     17.0     (12.1-23.4)	283
Others	50     32.8     (24.7-42.0)	64     44.7     (35.5-54.3)	11      8.1     ( 4.2-15.1)	17     14.5     ( 8.4-23.6)	142
MARITAL STATUS
Married	282     28.6     (25.3-32.0)	470     50.4     (46.6-54.2)	61      6.6     ( 4.9- 8.7)	117     14.5     (11.7-17.7)	930
Unmarried	281     36.2     (32.0-40.5)	397     50.8     (46.4-55.2)	36      4.8     ( 3.2- 7.1)	64      8.3     ( 6.0-11.4)	778
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	-	--
EDUCATION
<High School	12     10.3     ( 5.0-20.0)	27     32.6     (19.8-48.6)	12     15.1     ( 7.7-27.5)	26     42.1     (27.4-58.3)	77
High School	134     31.7     (26.7-37.2)	217     50.0     (44.4-55.6)	33      6.5     ( 4.3- 9.7)	53     11.7     ( 8.6-15.8)	437
Some College	216     30.3     (26.3-34.5)	364     53.2     (48.6-57.7)	29      5.5     ( 3.6- 8.3)	68     11.1     ( 8.2-14.7)	677
College	202     36.5     (31.7-41.5)	261     50.2     (45.0-55.3)	23      4.3     ( 2.6- 6.9)	37      9.1     ( 6.1-13.3)	523
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	-	--
EMPLOYMENT
Employed	446     32.9     (29.9-36.0)	687     50.4     (47.1-53.7)	76      5.8     ( 4.4- 7.6)	127     10.9     ( 8.8-13.4)	1336
Unemployed	28     36.4     (24.5-50.1)	30     46.1     (32.6-60.2)	-	8     12.8     ( 6.0-25.4)	68
Student/homemaker	66     26.3     (20.3-33.2)	115     52.6     (44.9-60.1)	17      7.8     ( 4.6-12.9)	26     13.4     ( 8.4-20.6)	224
Retired/Can't Work	24     24.2     (15.0-36.5)	38     50.1     (36.7-63.5)	-	23     23.8     (14.4-36.7)	87
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	-	--
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
<$15,000	23     25.6     (15.9-38.7)	42     46.9     (33.9-60.2)	8      8.3     ( 3.5-18.5)	15     19.2     (10.6-32.5)	88
$15,000-24,999	86     34.5     (27.6-42.2)	120     48.1     (40.4-56.0)	20      7.6     ( 4.2-13.2)	24      9.8     ( 5.9-15.9)	250
$25,000-49,999	200     29.9     (25.9-34.2)	346     53.9     (49.2-58.4)	35      6.0     ( 4.1- 8.8)	58     10.2     ( 7.6-13.7)	639
$50,000-74,999	84     33.8     (27.0-41.3)	129     54.6     (47.0-62.1)	7      3.3     ( 1.4- 7.5)	17      8.2     ( 4.6-14.1)	237
>=$75,000	76     34.8     (27.8-42.6)	100     54.0     (46.0-61.9)	6      4.1     ( 1.7- 9.5)	15      7.0     ( 3.8-12.6)	197
Unknown/Refused	95     30.5     (24.7-37.1)	133     41.2     (34.6-48.1)	21      6.8     ( 4.2-10.9)	55     21.4     (15.6-28.7)	304
COUNTY
Honolulu	347     30.9     (27.9-34.2)	536     50.7     (47.2-54.2)	54      5.7     ( 4.3- 7.6)	113     12.7     (10.3-15.5)	1050
Hawaii	62     35.6     (28.1-43.9)	95     47.6     (39.7-55.7)	14      6.6     ( 3.6-11.7)	21     10.2     ( 6.3-16.0)	192
Kauai	58     33.2     (25.6-41.9)	92     48.8     (40.4-57.2)	10      5.6     ( 2.7-11.5)	25     12.3     ( 7.9-18.6)	185
Maui	97     32.4     (26.4-39.1)	147     53.2     (46.2-60.0)	19      5.9     ( 3.3-10.3)	25      8.5     ( 5.5-12.9)	288

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.