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Profile of Ctmm of llwaii'r Older Population Japanese populations, among those who never graduated from high school and to those whose annual household income was less than $15,000. The same report showed that Japanese and Hawaiian retirees had higher prevalence of hypertension. PSA4 had the highest prevalence of high cholesterol in the state. Vital statistics reports from the State of Hawaii Department of Health in 2000 showed that the number of deaths among older residents 60 years old and over has been averaging at about 870 deaths per year for the last three years (1999, 2000 and 2001). Moreover, elderly deaths in 2000 contributed to about 78.3% of all deaths in PSA4. Over 52% of all deaths in 2000 in Hawaii County were deaths of older persons 75 years old and over. Supporting the general notion that women tend to outlive men, the number of deaths among males in PSA4 outnumbered female deaths by 6 male deaths to 4 female deaths in 2000. In terms of ethnic background, forty percent of all deaths were of Caucasian background followed by the Japanese ethnic group posting twenty-five percent of all deaths in 2000 in PSA4. It is estimated that there are 8, 983 (34%) older individuals in PSA4's with disability according to the U.S. Census 2000. furthermore, the U.S. Census 2000 shows Disabled Older Individuals 60+ PSA4 - U.S. Census 2000 6,000 5,219 4,278 4,000 2,916 2,230 1 2,000 ,363 0- m Sensory Physical Mental Self-care Go -outside home Disability Type that greatest numbers of older individuals reported that they had some form of physical disability followed by those experiencing difficulty in going outside the home alone to shop or visit a doctor. The State of Hawaii Executive Office on Aging estimates that there are about 1,203 older adults in PSA4 who are frail with two or more activities of daily living (2+ ADL) impairments. The same agency further estimates there are 861 older individuals in Hawaii County who are severely disabled with 3 or more Activities of Daily Living impairments. Report and information on the mental health status and drug/substance abuse among older adults in Hawaii County is not readily available. Page- 9-of11 Over 52% of all deaths in 2000 were deaths of older pereons75 years old and over. While PSA4 has the highest of mean unhealthy days, it is eatimated that 347, of Big Island seniors suffer from some form of