Reid Ginoza at 03:37, 19 March 2006

2006-03-19T03:37:42Z

Jennifer Wada at 09:43, 8 March 2006

2006-03-08T09:43:55Z

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• Approximately one out of five
Caucasians (21 percent) and
Hawaiians/part-Hawaiians (20.9
percent) are current marijuana
users. 87/
Approximately 5.3 percent of
Hawaii's general population age 12 and
over are drug abusers. 88/ Of these
drug abusers, 49.1 percent are Caucasian
and 22.3 percent are Hawaiian
or part-Hawaiian. As with alcohol
abuse, Caucasians and Hawaiians/part-
Hawaiians are the groups most at risk
for a drug abuse problem, relative to
their respective population sizes.
(See Table 39 for the ethnic
composition of Hawaii's drug-abusing
population.)
Table 39 also shows, by ethnic
group, the drug abusing population
that is receiving treatment. Overall,
all drug abusers are underserved since
only 1.8 percent of the drug abusers
in need of services were in treatment
in fiscal year 1979-80. 89/ Comparing
their percentage in treatment with
their percentage in the drug-abusing
population, Caucasians were underserved,
while Hawaiians and part-
Hawaiians were overserved.
Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Of the 12,163 persons (1.7 percent
of Hawaii's general population) who
abuse both alcohol and drugs, 49
percent are Caucasians, and 22.8
percent are Hawaiian or part-Hawaiian.
Relative to their population size,
Caucasians, Hawaiians/part-Hawaiians,
and Portuguese are most at risk for an
alconol/drug-abuse problem. £0/ (See
Table 4 0.)
Summary
Birth rates in Hawaii were low in
the nineteenth century. The fertility
rate could not keep paca with the
episodic arrival of epidemics and
disease. In 1980,. Hawaii's death rate
was 5.0, down a little troin the
1960-1965 figure of 5.5. The birth
rate for the State decreased from 27.3
in 1965 to 18.6 in 1980.
Infant mortality has remained
higher for native Hawaiians than for
the other groups in Hawaii in the
twentieth century, even though it has
been steadily declining. In 1963, the
infant mortality rate for Hawaiians
was 38 and that for part-Hawaiians was
25. The infant death rate of part-
Hawaiians remains significantly higher
than that of Caucasians, Chinese,
Filipinos, and Japanese.
Other statistics show that part-
Hawaiians have a birth rate of 2 3.1,
compared to 17.5 for full-Hawaiians
and 19.5 for the State. Part-
Hawaiians and full-Hawaiians also have
a significantly higher rate of illegitimate
births than the other ethnic
groups.
Native Hawaiians have historically
had a lower life expectancy than other
groups in Hawaii. This trend
continues—in 1970, the native
Hawaiian life expectancy was 67.62
years, compared with a total for the
State of 74.20 years.
A study published by the State of
Hawaii Department of Health examined
mortality rates among full-Hawaiians,
part-Hawaiians, and all other races in
Hawaii from 1910 to 1980. The study
concluded that:
• Part-Hawaiians' mortality rates
for heart disease were
generally higher than the "all
races" group except for some
years;
• Full-Hawaiians' mortality rates
for heart disease were
consistently higher than those
for either of the other
groups;
• Part-Hawaiians and the "all
races" group had similar mortality
rates fen cancer, while
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-• Approximately one out of five
+* Approximately one out of five Caucasians (21 percent) and Hawaiians/part-Hawaiians (20.9 percent) are current marijuana users. <u>87</u>/
 Caucasians (21 percent) and
 Approximately 5.3 percent of
 Hawaii's general population age 12 and
-over are drug abusers. 88/ Of these
+over are drug abusers. <u>88</u>/ Of these
 drug abusers, 49.1 percent are Caucasian
 and 22.3 percent are Hawaiian
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 composition of Hawaii's drug-abusing
 population.)
 Table 39 also shows, by ethnic
 group, the drug abusing population
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 only 1.8 percent of the drug abusers
 in need of services were in treatment
-in fiscal year 1979-80. 89/ Comparing
+in fiscal year 1979-80. <u>89</u>/ Comparing
 their percentage in treatment with
 their percentage in the drug-abusing
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 while Hawaiians and part-
 Hawaiians were overserved.
 Alcohol and Drug Abuse
 Of the 12,163 persons (1.7 percent
 of Hawaii's general population) who
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 Caucasians, Hawaiians/part-Hawaiians,
 and Portuguese are most at risk for an
-alconol/drug-abuse problem. £0/ (See
+alconol/drug-abuse problem. <u>90</u>/ (See
 Table 4 0.)
 Summary
 Birth rates in Hawaii were low in
 the nineteenth century. The fertility
-rate could not keep paca with the
+rate could not keep pace with the
 episodic arrival of epidemics and
 disease. In 1980,. Hawaii's death rate
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 rate for the State decreased from 27.3
 in 1965 to 18.6 in 1980.
 Infant mortality has remained
 higher for native Hawaiians than for
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 than that of Caucasians, Chinese,
 Filipinos, and Japanese.
 Other statistics show that part-
 Hawaiians have a birth rate of 2 3.1,
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 births than the other ethnic
 groups.
 Native Hawaiians have historically
 had a lower life expectancy than other
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 years, compared with a total for the
 State of 74.20 years.
 A study published by the State of
 Hawaii Department of Health examined
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 Hawaii from 1910 to 1980. The study
 concluded that:
-• Part-Hawaiians' mortality rates
-for heart disease were
+* Part-Hawaiians' mortality rates for heart disease were generally higher than the "all races" group except for some years;
-generally higher than the "all
+* Full-Hawaiians' mortality rates for heart disease were consistently higher than those for either of the other groups;
-races" group except for some
+* Part-Hawaiians and the "all races" group had similar mortality rates fen cancer, while
 years;
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