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Percentage of adults* who used cigars, pipes, chewing tobacco, snuff or any form of tobacco by Hispanic origin, race, and sex

National Health Interview Surveys, 1987, 1991, 1992 (combined) and 1998 and 2000 (combined)—United States

1987, 1991, 1992 (combined) for Non-Hispanics and Hispanics
Non-Hispanic§ 1987, 1991, 1992 (combined) Hispanic§ 1987, 1991, 1992 (combined)
  White Black Asian/
Pacific Islander		 American Indian/
Alaska Native		 All Mexican American Puerto Rican
American		 Cuban American Other All Total
Cigar smoking
Male 4.4 3.5 1.4 4.7 4.2 0.9 1   1.9 4.7 2   4  
Female 0   0   0   0.1 0   0.3 0   0   0.1 0.2 0  
Total 2.1 1.6 0.7 2.3 2   0.6 0.4 0.9 2.2 1   1.9
Pipe smoking
Male 2.5 2.2 1.6 6.1 2.4 0.4 1.1 1.7 2.2 1.1 2.3
Female 0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  
Total 1.2 1   0.8 3   1.2 0.2 0.5 0.8 1   0.5 1.1
Cigar or pipe smoking
Male 6.1 5.1 2.2 9.1 5.9 1.3 1.9 3.6 5.3 2.6 5.6
Female 0.1 0   0   0.1 0.1 0.3 0   0   0.1 0.2 0.1
Total 3   2.3 1.1 4.5 2.8 0.8 0.8 1.7 2.5 1.3 2.7
Any tobacco smoking
Male 32.5 38.5 26.7 38.4 33   26.6 26.9 27.1 27.9 27   32.6
Female 25.8 25.3 6   36   25.3 16.1 21.9 17.4 17.7 17.4 24.7
Total 29   31.2 16.4 37.1 28.9 21.4 24   21.8 22.5 22   28.4
Chewing tobacco use
Male 3.7 2.7 0.3 4.1 3.5 0.9 0.2 1   0.8 0.8 3.3
Female 0.1 1.2 0   0.5 0.2 0.1 0   0   0   0   0.2
Total 1.8 1.9 0.1 2.3 1.8 0.5 0.1 0.5 0.4 0.4 1.7
Snuff use
Male 3.9 1.1 0.6 2.7 3.5 0.7 0.4 1.2 1.4 0.9 3.3
Female 0.2 1.8 0   0.2 0.4 0.1 0   0   0   0.1 0.4
Total 2   1.5 0.3 1.4 1.9 0.4 0.2 0.5 0.7 0.5 1.8
Chewing tobacco or snuff use
Male 6.7 3.3 0.7 6.3 6.1 1.5 0.4 1.2 1.9 1.5 5.8
Female 0.3 2.5 0.0 0.8 0.6 0.2 0   0   0.1 0.1 0.5
Total 3.4 2.9 0.4 3.4 3.2 0.8 0.2 0.5 0.9 0.7 3  
Any tobacco use
Male 37.2 40.7 27.7 44.1 37.3 27.6 27.5 27.3 29.1 28   36.6
Female 26.2 27.8 6.1   36.6 25.9 16.2 22.1 17.4 17.9 17.6 25.3
Total 31.5 33.5 17   40.2 31.4 21.9 24.4 21.9 23.1 22.6 30.7

 

1998, 2000 (combined) for Non-Hispanics and Hispanics
Non-Hispanic§ 1998, 2000 (combined) Hispanic§ 1998, 2000 (combined)
  White Black Asian/
Pacific Islander		 American Indian/
Alaska Native		 All Mexican American Puerto Rican
American		 Cuban American Other All Total
Cigar smoking
Male 5.2 4.1 1.2 6.1 5   2.1 2.2 6   2.7 2.5 4.7
Female 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.7 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.7 0.4 0.3 0.2
Total 2.6 1.9 0.6 3.4 2.5 1.3 1   3.3 1.5 1.4 2.4
Pipe smoking
Male 1.3 0.9 0.5 4.2 1.2 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.3 1.1
Female 0.1 0.1 0.1 0   0.1 0   0   0   0.1 0   0.1
Total 0.6 0.5 0.3 2.1 0.6 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.6
Cigar or pipe smoking
Male 6.1 4.7 1.3 9.5 5.8 2.2 2.2 6   3   2.7 5.4
Female 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.3
Total 3.1 2.2 0.7 5   2.9 1.3 1   3.3 1.7 1.5 2.7
Any tobacco smoking
Male 30   30.4 20.4 39.4 29.8 25.1 31.8 26.6 19.8 38.7 33.7
Female 23.3 21.5 9   41.7 22.8 11.5 21.9 15.8 14   13.7 21.9
Total 26.5 25.5 14.6 40.6 26.1 18.5 26.3 21   19.5 19.7 25.5
Chewing tobacco use
Male 3   0.7 0.4 7.2 2.7 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.3 0.4 2.5
Female 0.1 0.5 0.0 1.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
Total 1.5 0.6 0.2 4.2 1.4 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.2 1.2
Snuff use
Male 3.8 0.4 0.6 6.9 3.3 0.5 0.6 0   1.3 0.7 3  
Female 0.2 0.9 0.0 0.7 0.3 0   0   0   0   0   0.2
Total 1.9 0.7 0.3 3.8 1.7 0.3 0.3 0   0.6 0.4 1.6
Chewing tobacco or snuff use
Male 5.9 1.1 0.8 10.9 5.2 0.8 1.1 0.6 1.4 1   4.8
Female 0.2 1.2 0.0 2   0.3 0   0   0   0   0   0.3
Total 2.9 1.2 0.4 6.4 2.7 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.7 0.5 2.4
Any tobacco use
Male 34   31.1 21   46   33.3 25.5 32.1 26.6 26.5 26.4 32.6
Female 23.5 22.5 9   42.8 23.1 11.5 21.9 15.8 14.1 13.7 22.1
Total 28.5 26.4 14.9 44.4 28   18.8 26.4 21   20.2 20.1 27.1

Footnotes

* Persons =18 years of age

† Current use identified those persons who, for cigars, had smoked greater than or equal to 50 cigars and currently smoked cigars; for pipes, had smoked a pipe greater than or equal to 50 times and currently smoked a pipe; for cigars or pipes, were current users of cigars or pipes; for any tobacco smoking, were current users of cigarettes (i.e., had smoked greater than or equal to 100 cigarettes and currently smoked cigarettes), cigars, or pipes; for chewing tobacco, had used chewing tobacco greater than or equal to 20 times and currently used chewing tobacco; for snuff, had used snuff greater than or equal to 20 times and currently used snuff; for chewing tobacco or snuff, were current users of chewing tobacco or snuff; for any tobacco use, were current users of cigarettes, cigars, pipes, chewing tobacco, or snuff.

§ Includes other, unknown, and multiple race and unknown Hispanic origin.

0 Indicates a value >0 and <0.05

Source Data: National Health Interview Survey, 1987, 1991, 1992 (combined) and 1998, 2000 (combined)

Note: For 1987, 1991, 1992—95% confidence interval do not exceed +1.1 for non Hispanic Whites, +2.5 for Non-Hispanic Blacks, +4.4 for Non-hispanic Asian/ Pacific Islanders, +10.0 for non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaska Natives, +0.7 for all non-Hispanics, +3.2 for Mexican Americans, +5.4 for Puerto Ricans, +5.0 for Cuban Ameircans, +3.4 for Other Hispancis, +2.0 for all Hispanics, and +1.0 for the total population.

For 1998, 2000—95% Confidence intervals do not exceed +0.9 for non Hispanic Whites, +1.7 for Non-Hispanic Blacks, +3.2 for Non-hispanic Asian/ Pacific Islanders, +11.8 for non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaska Natives, +0.8 for all non-Hispanics, +2.3 for Mexican Americans, +5.2 for Puerto Ricans, +7.3 for Cuban Ameircans, +3.1 for Other Hispancis, + 1.7 for all Hispanics, and +0.7 for the total population.

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