Table 4.2
Percentage Using Cigarettes in the Past Year, by Race/Ethnicity, Gender, and
Age Group (1991-1993)
	Total	Female	Male	Age       12-17	Age       18-25	Age       26-34	Age      35+
Total	30.9	28.4	33.6	19.1	40.2	37.3	28.7
Native American	52.7	*	*	32.8	*	*	*
Asian/Pacific Islander	21.7	13.9	30.2	10.7	29.5	26.8	19.6
Hispanic
Caribbean	21.2	20.9	21.6	9.0	11.6	31.6	23.0
Central America	17.9	11.4	26.3	8.7	18.0	21.4	18.0
Cuba	27.3	21.7	33.7	11.8	25.6	30.9	28.1
Mexico	29.1	22.0	35.5	17.1	34.2	32.3	29.1
Puerto Rico	32.7	29.3	36.7	16.7	39.3	38.5	32.8
South America	31.3	27.1	35.6	24.5	35.5	33.2	30.5
Other	25.9	25.0	27.0	20.8	48.7	35.6	19.7
Non-Hispanic Black	29.9	27.3	33.2	9.3	25.1	37.4	34.2
Non-Hispanic White	31.5	29.5	33.6	21.9	44.7	38.3	28.1
* Low precision.
Source: Office of Applied Studies, SAMHSA, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1991-93