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Table 5.81 Percentage Reporting Currently Smoking a Pack or More of Cigarettes a Day,
by Race/Ethnicity and Sociodemographic Characteristics, 1991-1993
Respondents Aged 12 to 17
Total Asian/ Pac Isl Hispanic Cuba Hispanic Mexico Hispanic Puerto Rico Hispanic Other Non Hispanic Black Non Hispanic White
Total 1.6 0.8 0.8 0.4 1.0 0.4 0.4 2.1
Region:
Northeast 1.0 * * * 1.4 0.2 0.7 1.0
North Central 2.1 * * 0.2 0.2 * 0.6 2.5
South 1.6 * 1.2 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.3 2.3
West 1.5 0.8 * 0.4 * 0.6 0.1 2.2
Density:
MSA < 1 Million 1.2 1.2 1.0 0.2 1.4 0.4 0.4 1.6
Other MSA 1.9 * * 0.7 * * 0.6 2.4
Not in MSA 1.9 * * * * * * 2.2
Interview:
Spanish 0.5 * * 0.7 * * * *
English 1.6 0.8 0.9 0.3 1.0 0.4 0.4 2.1
Family Income:
<$20,000 1.7 * 1.1 0.6 1.3 0.2 0.5 2.7
$20-40,000 1.7 * * 0.2 * * 0.3 2.4
>$40,000 1.5 * * 0.1 * 0.3 0.2 1.7
School Dropout:
Yes 14.1 * * 5.6 * * 1.8 20.8
No 1.3 0.8 0.6 0.1 0.7 0.3 0.4 1.7
Family:
Mother/Father 1.1 * 0.5 0.0 0.4 * 0.2 1.4
Other 2.4 * 1.1 1.0 1.5 0.9 0.5 3.4
Health Insured:
Yes 1.5 0.9 0.3 0.2 0.8 0.5 0.4 1.9
No 2.1 * 2.1 0.7 1.9 * 0.2 3.6
Welfare:
Receives 2.5 * * 0.7 1.9 * 0.8 4.7
Does not 1.5 0.0 0.9 0.3 0.6 0.4 0.3 1.9
* Low precision.
Source: Office of Applied Studies, SAMHSA, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1991-93