Population Group
|
Ages 12 to 17
|
Age 18 and Older
|
Males
|
Females
|
Males
|
Females
|
| NH white |
14.9% |
17.2% |
29.1% |
25.9% |
| NH black |
8.2% |
5.9% |
30.1% |
22.2% |
| Hispanic |
11.4% |
10.2% |
29.2% |
17.3% |
| Mexican |
11.4% |
10.6% |
29.8% |
15.6% |
| Puerto Rican |
11.2% |
10.4% |
34.2% |
27.3% |
| Central or South American |
9.9% |
9.3% |
26.3% |
16.9% |
| Cuban |
14.3% |
10.0% |
21.1% |
17.5% |
| Asian |
8.8% |
7.3% |
24.1% |
9.1% |
| Chinese |
6.3% |
5.4% |
19.3% |
5.9% |
| Filipino |
5.8% |
8.9% |
... |
6.9% |
| Japanese |
... |
... |
18.3% |
... |
| Asian Indian |
10.1% |
6.8% |
20.0% |
3.0% |
| Korean |
13.8% |
7.3% |
... |
... |
| Vietnamese |
... |
8.0% |
... |
... |
| American Indian/Alaska Native |
29.5% |
26.3% |
40.9% |
40.0% |
| Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander |
7.0% |
NR |
NR |
NR |
| Total |
13.3% |
14.2% |
29.2% |
24.1% |
|
| Note: (...) = data not available; NR = data considered unreliable. |
| Source: percentage of persons ages 12–17 and age 18 and older reporting cigarette use during the preceding month, by race/ethnicity and sex (National Survey on Drug Use and Health212). |