Query Results for Hawaii's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) Data - Prescription meds - disposition of left over pain meds

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Query Criteria

Year Filter:	2021, 2022, 2023
Hawaii, Overall Filter:	Hawaii State
Data Grouped By:	Year, Prescription meds - disposition of left over pain meds

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Data Table

	Prescription meds - disposition of left over pain meds Sort Order	Prescription meds - disposition of left over pain meds	Year	Year Sort Order	Prescription meds - disposition of left over pain meds	Lower 95% CI	Upper 95% CI	Count	Average annual estimated population	Statistical Stability

Kept it
	1	Kept it	2021	3	57.3%	52.7%	61.7%	82,000	143,200	Stable
	1	Kept it	2022	4	55.2%	50.7%	59.7%	87,700	158,700	Stable
	1	Kept it	2023	5	63.9%	59.3%	68.2%	93,300	146,000	Stable
Used it another way
	2	Used it another way	2021	3	6.6%	4.6%	9.3%	9,400	143,200	Stable
	2	Used it another way	2022	4	6.6%	4.8%	9.0%	10,500	158,700	Stable
	2	Used it another way	2023	5	6.5%	4.5%	9.3%	9,500	146,000	Stable
Disposed of it
	3	Disposed of it	2021	3	25.6%	21.7%	30.0%	36,700	143,200	Stable
	3	Disposed of it	2022	4	28.7%	24.3%	33.6%	45,600	158,700	Stable
	3	Disposed of it	2023	5	19.2%	15.9%	23.0%	28,000	146,000	Stable
Gave to a take back location
	4	Gave to a take back location	2021	3	10.5%	8.1%	13.5%	15,100	143,200	Stable
	4	Gave to a take back location	2022	4	9.4%	7.5%	11.8%	15,000	158,700	Stable
	4	Gave to a take back location	2023	5	10.4%	7.8%	13.6%	15,100	146,000	Stable

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Technical Notes

Data Notes

Question Wording
What did you do with the leftover prescription pain medication? Query includes only adults with leftover pain medication.
Weighted Survey Data
The percentages reported above have been produced by weighting the sample so that the results better represent the Hawaiʻi population.

Data Sources

Citation: Hawaii State Department of Health, Hawaii Health Data Warehouse, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. [Chart Title, appropriate years(s)]. Published [update date]. Accessed [query date]. [URL]

Data Issue

Statistical Stability

Relative standard error, or RSE, is the standard error expressed as a proportion of the point estimate.

Stable is displayed when the RSE is 0.30 or less.

Unstable is displayed when the RSE is 0.31-0.50. An unstable count or rate may fluctuate widely across time periods due to random variation (chance).

Very Unstable is displayed when the RSE is greater than 0.50. A very unstable count or rate should not be used to inform decision making.

Survey Sample

The survey is conducted using scientific telephone survey methods. Both cell phones and land lines are included. Landlines in group quarters with a central phone system such as college dormitories, nursing homes, military barracks, and prisons are excluded from the sample; however, all adults contacted through their cell phones are eligible regardless of where they live. Results have been weighted to the noninstitutionalized adult population by age, sex, race, education, marital status, home ownership, telephone source (landline versus cell phone), and county of residence. See Data Release notes as the weighting has changed slightly over time.

Average Annual Population Estimate

The denominator includes all survey respondents ages 18 years and older except those with missing, don't know and refused answers. If the query was limited to a particular sub-population-group, only those respondents are included in the denominator.

Asymmetric Confidence Intervals

The confidence bounds are asymmetric. They do not extend evenly above and below the percentage, especially as the percentage gets close to 0% or 100%.

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