| Table 5.82 Percentage Reporting Currently Smooking a Pack or More of Cigarettes a Day, | ||||||||
| by Race/Ethnicity and Sociodemographic Characteristics, 1991-1993 | ||||||||
| Respondents Aged 18 and Older | ||||||||
| Total | Asian/ Pac Isl | Hispanic Cuba | Hispanic Mexico | Hispanic Puerto Rico | Hispanic Other | Non Hispanic Black | Non Hispanic White | |
| Total | 15.1 | 5.3 | 9.5 | 5.5 | 13.6 | 5.1 | 10.5 | 16.9 |
| Gender: | ||||||||
| Female | 12.9 | 2.7 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 10.1 | 3.2 | 7.7 | 14.9 |
| Male | 17.4 | 8.2 | 15.4 | 7.5 | 18.0 | 7.4 | 14.1 | 19.0 |
| Ages: | ||||||||
| 12 to 17 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| 18 to 25 | 12.2 | 3.8 | 6.5 | 3.3 | 11.4 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 15.3 |
| 26 to 34 | 16.8 | 4.9 | 12.5 | 4.9 | 14.2 | 4.8 | 11.2 | 19.7 |
| 35 and older | 15.2 | 5.9 | 9.2 | 7.1 | 14.1 | 5.7 | 12.2 | 16.4 |
| Region: | ||||||||
| Northeast | 14.9 | 3.5 | 5.7 | * | 14.3 | 5.4 | 12.1 | 15.9 |
| North Central | 15.9 | * | * | 9.3 | 10.9 | 8.2 | 11.8 | 16.8 |
| South | 16.0 | 3.5 | 10.5 | 5.4 | 12.9 | 5.8 | 9.7 | 18.4 |
| West | 12.6 | 6.7 | * | 5.0 | 14.3 | 4.2 | 9.3 | 15.3 |
| Density: | ||||||||
| MSA < 1 Million | 12.5 | 4.7 | 9.5 | 4.4 | 13.1 | 4.3 | 9.7 | 14.7 |
| Other MSA | 15.8 | * | * | 7.2 | 12.5 | 6.9 | 12.5 | 16.9 |
| Not in MSA | 19.1 | * | * | 8.5 | * | 6.4 | 10.2 | 20.1 |
| Interview: | ||||||||
| Spanish | 3.5 | * | 8.4 | 2.7 | 7.5 | 3.1 | * | * |
| English | 15.3 | 5.3 | 9.8 | 7.1 | 14.3 | 5.8 | 10.5 | 16.9 |
| Family Income: | ||||||||
| <$20,000 | 16.0 | 5.9 | 11.2 | 5.9 | 13.2 | 6.2 | 11.8 | 18.6 |
| $20-40,000 | 18.0 | 6.6 | 8.4 | 6.3 | 15.5 | 4.5 | 8.9 | 20.9 |
| >$40,000 | 13.4 | 4.7 | 8.8 | 4.5 | 13.4 | 4.1 | 9.5 | 14.6 |
| Education: | ||||||||
| 0-8 years | 13.9 | * | 8.1 | 5.2 | 8.8 | 3.7 | 9.1 | 18.9 |
| 9-11 years | 25.2 | 6.2 | 14.1 | 8.1 | 17.3 | 6.6 | 15.6 | 30.3 |
| 12 years | 17.3 | 10.8 | 10.0 | 6.1 | 13.7 | 6.7 | 10.9 | 19.2 |
| >12 years | 10.4 | 3.1 | 8.4 | 3.2 | 12.5 | 3.7 | 7.4 | 11.3 |
| Marital Status: | ||||||||
| Married | 14.2 | 4.6 | 8.5 | 5.0 | 13.3 | 4.7 | 10.4 | 15.6 |
| Widowed/div/sep | 19.6 | * | 9.8 | 10.4 | 13.3 | 6.0 | 11.5 | 22.5 |
| Never married | 13.6 | 6.0 | 12.9 | 4.2 | 14.5 | 5.4 | 9.8 | 16.0 |
| Employment: | ||||||||
| Employed | 15.9 | 5.9 | 9.9 | 5.7 | 15.4 | 4.2 | 10.5 | 17.9 |
| Unemployed | 24.1 | * | * | 7.6 | 17.1 | 12.7 | 14.7 | 30.3 |
| Not in labor force | 11.6 | 3.0 | 6.5 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 8.8 | 12.7 |
| Children: | ||||||||
| None | 14.2 | 6.8 | 9.9 | 5.8 | 14.4 | 5.0 | 10.8 | 15.4 |
| 1 or more | 16.2 | 3.7 | 9.1 | 5.3 | 13.2 | 5.2 | 10.0 | 19.1 |
| Health Insured: | ||||||||
| Yes | 13.8 | 4.8 | 7.9 | 5.9 | 13.7 | 5.1 | 10.2 | 15.0 |
| No | 22.9 | 7.9 | 15.1 | 5.0 | 13.6 | 5.1 | 12.0 | 30.9 |
| Welfare: | ||||||||
| Receives | 26.4 | * | * | 9.3 | 18.2 | 6.6 | 15.9 | 38.1 |
| Does not | 14.5 | 5.3 | 8.8 | 5.2 | 12.8 | 5.0 | 9.7 | 16.2 |
| * Low precision. | ||||||||
| Source: Office of Applied Studies, SAMHSA, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1991-93 | ||||||||