Table 4.2 | |||||||
Percentage Using Cigarettes 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 | 30.9 | 28.4 | 33.6 | 19.1 | 40.2 | 37.3 | 28.7 |
Native American | 52.7 | * | * | 32.8 | * | * | * |
Asian/Pacific Islander | 21.7 | 13.9 | 30.2 | 10.7 | 29.5 | 26.8 | 19.6 |
Hispanic | |||||||
Caribbean | 21.2 | 20.9 | 21.6 | 9.0 | 11.6 | 31.6 | 23.0 |
Central America | 17.9 | 11.4 | 26.3 | 8.7 | 18.0 | 21.4 | 18.0 |
Cuba | 27.3 | 21.7 | 33.7 | 11.8 | 25.6 | 30.9 | 28.1 |
Mexico | 29.1 | 22.0 | 35.5 | 17.1 | 34.2 | 32.3 | 29.1 |
Puerto Rico | 32.7 | 29.3 | 36.7 | 16.7 | 39.3 | 38.5 | 32.8 |
South America | 31.3 | 27.1 | 35.6 | 24.5 | 35.5 | 33.2 | 30.5 |
Other | 25.9 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 20.8 | 48.7 | 35.6 | 19.7 |
Non-Hispanic Black | 29.9 | 27.3 | 33.2 | 9.3 | 25.1 | 37.4 | 34.2 |
Non-Hispanic White | 31.5 | 29.5 | 33.6 | 21.9 | 44.7 | 38.3 | 28.1 |
* Low precision. | |||||||
Source: Office of Applied Studies, SAMHSA, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1991-93 |