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. 2020 Feb 1;79(2):51–59.

Table 3.

Age Adjusted Prevalence of Adults in Hawai–i by Sex that Ate 8 or More Ounces of Fish Per Week in the Last 30 Days by Demographic and Socio–economic Variables, Hawai–i Health Survey 2007 and 2008 Weighted Average

Demographic
Variables
Men Women
Adj.
Prevalence*
95% CI Odds Ratio 95% CI Wald F
P–value
Adj.
Prevalence*
95% CI Odds Ratio 95% CI Wald F
P–value
All Adults 47.3% (45.1–49.2) 1.86 (1.67–2.07) <.001 33% (31.2–34.2)      
County
Honolulu 45.7% (42.9–48.4) referent   .002 30.5% (28.6–32.5) referent   <.001
Hawai–i 49.7% (46.0–53.4) 1.18 (0.98–1.42) 36.7% (34.2–39.2) 1.32 (1.46–1.53)
Kaua–i 55.1% (50.0–60.1) 1.47 (1.16–1.86) 37.4% (33.9–40.9) 1.36 (1.42–1.63)
Maui 52.4% (48.7–56.1) 1.32 (1.09–1.59) 37.1% (34.5–39.8) 1.35 (1.16–1.56)
Age
18–34 46.3% (41.1–51.6) 1.95 (1.41–2.7) <.001 30.5% (26.6–34.6) 1.56 (1.19–2.04) <.001
35–44 54.4% (49.0–59.6) 2.69 (1.94–3.7) 32.3% (29.0–35.9) 1.70 (1.33–2.18)
45–54 48.6% (44.6–52.6) 2.13 (1.59–2.9) 38.4% (35.4–41.5) 2.22 (1.76–2.79)
55–64 49.8% (46.1–53.6) 2.24 (1.68–3.0) 36.4% (33.6–39.3) 2.04 (1.63–2.55)
65–74 44.9% (40.1–49.7) 1.84 (1.34–2.5) 29.3% (26.1–32.7) 1.48 (1.15–1.89)
≥ 75 30.7% (25.8–36.1) referent   21.9% (18.9–25.3) referent  
Marital Status
Married 49.3% (46.6–52.0) 1.19 (0.99–1.41) .057 34.1% (32.2–36.0) 1.21 (1.04–1.40) .013
All Other 45.1% (41.9–48.5) referent   30.0% (27.6–32.6) referent  
Education
None–11th Grade 46.2% (35.3–57.4) referent   .340 28.6% (22.6–35.4) referent   .110
HS Grad/GED 47.7% (43.5–51.9) 1.06 (0.65–1.73) 31.1% (28.3–34.2) 1.13 (0.81–1.59)
College 1–>4 Years 49.0% (46.3–51.8) 1.12 (0.70–1.79) 33.9% (32.1–35.8) 1.29 (0.93–1.78)
<25 Years 39.4% (30.6–49.0) 0.76 (0.41–1.41) 27.5% (20.3–36.1) 0.94 (0.56–1.60)
Ethnicity/Race
Native Hawaiian/Part 53.6% (48.5–58.7) 1.55 (1.02–2.36) .030 36.4% (33.0–39.9) 1.51 (1.05–2.18) <.001
Filipino 52.2% (45.8–58.4) 1.46 (0.94–2.29) 37.2% (33.0–41.6) 1.56 (1.07–2.29)
Japanese 48.6% (43.9–53.4) 1.27 (0.85–1.90) 26.3% (23.5–29.4) 0.94 (0.65–1.35)
White 44.4% (41.0–47.9) 1.07 (0.73–1.57) 32.2% (29.7–34.8) 1.25 (0.88–1.77)
Chinese 42.8% (34.4–51.7) referent   27.6% (21.5–34.6) referent  
Other 44.4% (37.9–51.1) 1.07 (0.68–1.68) 34.7% (29.4–40.3) 1.40 (0.92–2.12)
Employment
Employed 51.1% (48.4–53.9) 1.56 (1.26–1.92) <.001 34.1% (32.0–36.3) 1.21 (1.03–1.42) .023
Not Employed 40.3% (36.4–44.3) referent   30.0% (27.6–32.6) referent  
Poverty
Below Poverty – Poor
<100%
39.0% (30.4–48.4) referent   .051 29.1% (24.1–34.6) referent   .140
Near Poor 100–199% 43.5% (37.9–49.2) 1.20 (0.76–1.90) 29.7% (26.0–33.7) 1.03 (0.75–1.42)
Middle and High
Income >199%
48.6% (46.3–50.9) 1.49 (1.00–2.22) 33.2% (31.5–34.9) 1.21 (0.93–1.59)
Health Insurance Plan
Private Insurance Plan/
Military Tricare
49.3% (46.8–51.8) 1.32 (1.01–1.73) .046 32.8% (31.1–34.5) 1.01 (1.01–1.30) .828
Quest, Medicaid 40.2% (32.9–47.9) 0.91 (0.61–1.36) 30.2% (24.7–36.4) 0.90 (0.62–1.31)
Medicare 47.7% (40.9–54.5) 1.24 (0.85–1.80) 31.3% (26.7–36.2) 0.95 (0.68–1.30)
Uninsured/ Other 42.4% (36.7–48.3) referent   32.5% (27.6–37.9) referent  
*

Adjusted for age. Hawai–i Health Survey, DOH, OHSM