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Yes Sexual or Gender Minority Community Report

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List of health indicators based on the selected set of indicators that have data for the selected community. You can change the set of health indicators to be reported on by using the drop down list. Click on the title link in the list for a more detailed view of that community's health indicator.
Health Risk IndicatorsYes  Sexual or Gender MinorityConfidence IntervalCompared To HawaiʻiHawaiʻi
Percentage of adults who reported binge drinking in the past 30 days. Binge drinking is defined as consuming 4 or more drinks on one occasion for women and 5 or more drinks for men.
Alcohol - binge drinking, adult
(Percent, Age-adjusted, Best Values are Low Values, 2020-2022)
18.4% (15.8% - 21.3%) Similar18.5%
Percent of high school students who had 4 or more drinks of alcohol in a row (girls) or 5 or more drinks of alcohol in row (boys), within a couple of hours on 1 or more of the past 30 days.
Alcohol - binge drinking, high school
(Percent, Best Values are Low Values, 2017, 2019)
15.1% (12.5% - 18.0%) Worse11.2%
Percent of adults who reported heavy drinking in the past 30 days. Heavy drinkers are adult men who have more than 14 drinks per week and adult women who have more than 7 drinks per week.
Alcohol - heavy drinking, adult
(Percent, Age-adjusted, Best Values are Low Values, 2020-2022)
9.2% (7.3% - 11.6%) Similar8.0%
Percent of high school students who drank alcohol on 1 or more of the past 30 days.
Alcohol - current drinking, high school
(Percent, Best Values are Low Values, 2017, 2019)
28.3% (25.3% - 31.5%) Worse23.3%
Percent of high school students who have ever used a needle to inject themselves with an illegal drug.
Drugs - ever inject illegal drugs, high school
(Percent, Best Values are Low Values, 2017, 2019)
7.4% (5.9% - 9.3%) Worse2.9%
Percent of adults (18 years of age and older) who have a body mass index (BMI) of 30.0 kg/m2 or greater calculated from self-reported weight and height.
BMI - obesity (BMI GE 30), adult
(Percent, Age-adjusted, Best Values are Low Values, 2020-2022)
29.4% (26.2% - 32.7%) Similar26.3%
Percent of high school students who have an age and sex-specific body mass index (BMI) percentile of 95% or greater calculated from self-reported weight and height.
BMI - obesity (BMI GE 95%ile), high school
(Percent, Best Values are Low Values, 2017, 2019)
15.5% (12.5% - 19.0%)
Percent of adults who have a body mass index (BMI) of greater than or equal to 25.0 kg/m2 and less than 30.0 kg/m2 calculated from self-reported weight and height.
BMI - overweight (25 LE BMI LT 30), adult
(Percent, Age-adjusted, Best Values are Low Values, 2020-2022)
29.1% (25.9% - 32.4%) Better33.7%
Percent of high school students who have an age and sex-specific body mass index (BMI) percentile that is 85%ile or greater and less than 95%ile calculated from self-reported weight and height.
BMI - overweight (BMI GE 85%ile & LT 95%ile), high school
(Percent, Best Values are Low Values, 2017, 2019)
14.8% (11.9% - 18.2%) Similar14.6%
Percent of adults who report having one person (or a group of doctors) that they think of as their personal health care provider.
Health care - have a personal doctor, adult
(Percent, Age-adjusted, Best Values are High Values, 2018-2020)
82.7% (80.1% - 85.1%) Similar83.2%
Percent of adults who have had a routine medical check up in the past 12 months.
Health care - doctor checkup in the past year, adult
(Percent, Age-adjusted, Best Values are Low Values, 2020-2022)
75.9% (72.8% - 78.8%) Similar75.3%
Percent of high school students who have seen a doctor or nurse for a check-up or physical exam when they were not sick or injured, during the past 12 months.
Health status - routine checkup in the past year, high school
(Percent, Best Values are High Values, 2017, 2019)
69.8% (66.7% - 72.7%) Worse73.6%
Percent of adults who report their mental health was not good on 14 or more of the past 30 days.
Mental health - poor mental health, adult
(Percent, Age-adjusted, Best Values are Low Values, 2020-2022)
19.7% (17.0% - 22.7%) Worse11.6%
Percent of adults who have been told by a doctor, nurse or other health professional that they had a depressive disorder, including depression, major depression, dysthymia or minor depression.
Mental health - depressive disorder, adult
(Percent, Age-adjusted, Best Values are Low Values, 2020-2022)
24.7% (21.8% - 27.8%) Worse12.5%
Percent of high school students who have experienced signs of depression in the past 12 months.
Mental health - felt sad or hopeless, high school
(Percent, Best Values are Low Values, 2017, 2019)
49.9% (46.9% - 52.9%) Worse31.4%
Percent of high school students who attempted suicide in the past 12 months.
Mental health - attempted suicide, high school
(Percent, Best Values are Low Values, 2017, 2019)
20.1% (17.9% - 22.6%) Worse10.3%
Percent of adults who engaged in aerobic physical activity of at least moderate intensity for at least 150 minutes/week, or 75 minutes/week of vigorous intensity, or an equivalent combination, and performed muscle-strengthening activities on at least 2 days per week calculated based on a series of questions.
Physical activity - met federal guidelines, adult
(Percent, Age-adjusted, Best Values are High Values, 2015, 2017, 2019)
23.9% (20.8% - 27.3%) Similar24.6%
Percent of high school students who are physically active for at least 60 minutes per day and perform muscle strengthening activities on at least 3 days per week.
Physical activity - met federal guidelines, high school
(Percent, Best Values are High Values, 2017, 2019)
7.3% (6.0% - 9.0%) Worse15.0%
Percent of high school students who have been bullied on school property in the past 12 months.
Bullying - bullied in the past year, high school
(Percent, Best Values are Low Values, 2017, 2019)
22.8% (20.6% - 25.1%) Worse17.9%
Percent of high school students who have ever been physically forced to have sexual intercourse when they did not want to.
Sexual violence - ever forced to have sex, high school
(Percent, Best Values are Low Values, 2017, 2019)
14.8% (12.8% - 17.1%) Worse8.3%
Percent of high school students who have an adult or teacher they can talk to about things that are important to them, either at home or at school.
Support - have an adult to talk to, high school
(Percent, Best Values are High Values, 2017, 2019)
73.1% (69.4% - 76.6%) Worse80.4%
Percent of high school students who usually sleep in their parent's or guardian's home.
Support - usually sleep at home, high school
(Percent, Best Values are High Values, 2017, 2019)
82.9% (79.6% - 85.8%) Worse90.9%
Percent of adults who have smoked at least 100 cigarettes in their lives and now smoke cigarettes every day or some days.
Cigarettes - current smoking, adult
(Percent, Age-adjusted, Best Values are Low Values, 2020-2022)
15.6% (13.1% - 18.4%) Worse11.1%
Percent of high school students who reported smoking a cigarette on one or more of the past 30 days.
Cigarettes - current smoking, high school
(Percent, Best Values are Low Values, 2017, 2019)
13.9% (11.2% - 17.2%) Worse5.3%
Percent of adults who now use electronic cigarettes or e-cigarettes some days or every day.
E-cigarettes - current smoking, adult
(Percent, Age-adjusted, Best Values are Low Values, 2020-2022)
12.8% (10.6% - 15.4%) Worse8.5%
Percent of high school students who reported using an electronic cigarette or e-cigarette on one or more of the past 30 days.
E-cigarettes - current smoking, high school
(Percent, Best Values are Low Values, 2017, 2019)
30.7% (26.9% - 34.8%) Similar27.1%

Compared to Key

  • Better is when the community is performing BETTER than the state, and the difference is statistically significant.
  • Similar is when the community value is the same or ABOUT THE SAME as the state. Differences are not statistically significant.
  • Worse is when the community is performing WORSE than the state, and the difference is statistically significant.
  • Data Not Available indicates that the data was not collected for that group in that data system or that the data was suppressed because the denominator was too small to calculate a reliable rate.