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Wai`anae Demographics/Needs Assessment

Population Characteristics Waianae State of Hawaii
Wai`anae Population (Zip Code 96792)1 48,519 (3.57%) 1,360,301
Part Native Hawaiian2 58.5% 21.3%
Population under 5 years of age1 9.3% 6.4%
Population under 18 years of age1 31.3% 22.3%
     
Economic Characteristics    
Per Capita Income1 $17,209 $29,203
Families below poverty level1 19.6% 7.1%
Families with children under 18 below poverty level1 25.6% 10.8%
Families with children under 5 below poverty level1 32.6% 11.9%
Families with female head of household with children under 5 below poverty level1 60.5% 35.1%
Persons Living in Poverty1 21.7% 10.2%
Under 181 30.4% 13.6%
Unemployment Rate1 13.8% 6.4%
     
Area Needs    
Unsheltered Homeless3 296 (22.4%) 1,322
Adults with Serious Mental Illness within past year4 1,749 est. 49,000 est.
Average Years of Potential Life Lost due to Serious Mental Illness6 27.2 years 27.2 years
Adults with Alcohol and/or Drug use dependence or abuse within past year4 3,070 est. 86,000 est.
Children or Adolescents between 5 and 17 with Serious Emotional Disturbances5 760 – 1,368 est. 15,167 –
27,297 est.
Persons without Health Insurance Coverage7 16.2% 6.8%
     
Leading Causes of Hospitalization (Statewide)8   # Hospitalizations
1. Mental Health   5,180
2. Heart Failure   2,954
3. Bacterial Pneumonia   2,252
4. COPD   1,930
5. Urinary Tract Infection   1,126
6. Low Birth Weight   1,072
7. Diabetes Long-Term Complication   885
8. Dehydration   720
9. Diabetes Short-Term Complication   463
10. Perforated Appendix   295

Sources:

1. US Census, 2010

2. PCNA, 2012

3. DHS Homeless Program, 2011

4. SAMHSA, 2010 estimate based on statewide prevalence rates

5. Friedman, R. M., Katz-Levey, J. W., Manderschied, R. W., & Sondheimer, D. L. (1996b). Prevalence of serious emotional disturbance in children and adolescents.

In R. W. Manderscheid & M. A. Sonnenschein (Eds.), Mental Health, United States, 1996 (pp. 71–88). Rockville, MD: Center for Mental Health Services. (5% to 9%)

http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/11_5YR/S0101/8600000US96792

6. Sheehan, William P. Morbidity and Mortality in People with Severe and Persistent Mental Illness in Hawai‘i . Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2012 November; 71(11): 326–328.

7. Hawaii Health Data Warehouse; Data Source: State of Hawaii, Department of Health, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) Report Date:12/29/2011

8. Star-Advertiser (07/04/13); Healthcare Association of Hawaii.