Table 4.3
Percentage Using Alcohol 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	66.4	61.9	71.3	36.0	79.9	80.3	64.0
Native American	63.7	64.9	62.2	*	*	79.9	*
Asian/Pacific Islander	53.2	43.7	63.7	24.2	67.5	63.6	51.1
Hispanic
Caribbean	60.8	50.2	73.0	27.7	66.0	71.2	64.3
Central America	51.1	40.3	65.0	23.8	49.2	58.5	54.9
Cuba	65.7	58.7	73.8	29.9	72.5	81.3	64.1
Mexico	63.7	52.5	73.8	34.8	72.2	73.7	64.1
Puerto Rico	59.5	54.1	65.7	33.7	65.9	73.8	58.8
South America	74.1	65.2	83.1	52.6	*	82.8	71.6
Other	66.3	59.7	74.0	46.3	85.4	78.9	62.5
Non-Hispanic Black	55.4	50.5	61.3	28.8	68.3	70.7	52.2
Non-Hispanic White	68.9	65.2	72.8	38.2	84.2	83.5	66.0
* Low precision.
Source: Office of Applied Studies, SAMHSA, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1991-93