2003 Tables: Tobacco and Alcohol Use

**Table 2.1A Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older: Numbers in Thousands, 2002 and 2003**
Drug	TIME PERIOD
ANY TOBACCO¹	171,838	172,843	84,731	83,415	71,499	70,757
Cigarettes	162,553	163,240	71,310	69,853	61,136	60,434
Smokeless Tobacco	46,870	46,065	10,577	10,347	7,787	7,725
Cigars	88,053	88,096	25,928	25,386	12,751	12,837
Pipe Tobacco²	40,003	40,064	--	--	1,816	1,619
ALCOHOL	195,452	197,533	155,476	154,540	119,820	118,965
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	53,787	53,770
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	15,860	16,144
*Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^aDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^bDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Any Tobacco product includes cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Any Tobacco use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use. ² Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002 and 2003.

**Table 2.1B Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older: Percentages, 2002 and 2003**
Drug	TIME PERIOD
ANY TOBACCO¹	73.1	72.7	36.0	35.1	30.4	29.8
Cigarettes	69.1	68.7	30.3	29.4	26.0	25.4
Smokeless Tobacco	19.9	19.4	4.5	4.4	3.3	3.3
Cigars	37.4	37.1	11.0	10.7	5.4	5.4
Pipe Tobacco²	17.0	16.9	--	--	0.8	0.7
ALCOHOL	83.1	83.1	66.1^a	65.0	51.0	50.1
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	22.9	22.6
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	6.7	6.8
*Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^aDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^bDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Any Tobacco product includes cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Any Tobacco use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use. ² Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002 and 2003.

**Table 2.2A Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 17: Numbers in Thousands, 2002 and 2003**
Drug	TIME PERIOD
ANY TOBACCO¹	9,113^a	8,631	5,839	5,634	3,767	3,610
Cigarettes	8,242^a	7,752	5,037^a	4,737	3,209	3,044
Smokeless Tobacco	1,975	1,897	1,063	1,034	487	511
Cigars	4,033^a	3,776	2,511	2,487	1,117	1,115
Pipe Tobacco²	687	640	--	--	137	160
ALCOHOL	10,747	10,713	8,564	8,563	4,365	4,425
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	2,641	2,658
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	630	652
*Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^aDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^bDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Any Tobacco product includes cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Any Tobacco use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use. ² Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002 and 2003.

**Table 2.2B Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 17: Percentages, 2002 and 2003**
Drug	TIME PERIOD
ANY TOBACCO¹	36.8^b	34.5	23.6^a	22.5	15.2	14.4
Cigarettes	33.3^b	31.0	20.3^b	19.0	13.0	12.2
Smokeless Tobacco	8.0	7.6	4.3	4.1	2.0	2.0
Cigars	16.3^a	15.1	10.1	10.0	4.5	4.5
Pipe Tobacco²	2.8	2.6	--	--	0.6	0.6
ALCOHOL	43.4	42.9	34.6	34.3	17.6	17.7
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	10.7	10.6
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	2.5	2.6
*Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^aDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^bDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Any Tobacco product includes cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Any Tobacco use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use. ² Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002 and 2003.

**Table 2.3A Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 25: Numbers in Thousands, 2002 and 2003**
Drug	TIME PERIOD
ANY TOBACCO¹	23,426	23,723	17,028	17,073	14,049	14,201
Cigarettes	22,099	22,267	15,214	15,113	12,650	12,764
Smokeless Tobacco	7,367	6,977	2,489	2,485	1,502	1,486
Cigars	14,148	14,327	7,034	7,196	3,417	3,623
Pipe Tobacco²	2,495	2,441	--	--	332	292
ALCOHOL	26,889	27,622	24,153	24,778	18,759	19,466
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	12,699	13,188
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	4,625	4,788
*Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^aDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^bDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Any Tobacco product includes cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Any Tobacco use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use. ² Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002 and 2003.

**Table 2.3B Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 25: Percentages, 2002 and 2003**
Drug	TIME PERIOD
ANY TOBACCO¹	75.5	74.8	54.9	53.8	45.3	44.8
Cigarettes	71.2	70.2	49.0^a	47.6	40.8	40.2
Smokeless Tobacco	23.7^b	22.0	8.0	7.8	4.8	4.7
Cigars	45.6	45.2	22.7	22.7	11.0	11.4
Pipe Tobacco²	8.0	7.7	--	--	1.1	0.9
ALCOHOL	86.7	87.1	77.9	78.1	60.5	61.4
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	40.9	41.6
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	14.9	15.1
*Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^aDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^bDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Any Tobacco product includes cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Any Tobacco use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use. ² Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002 and 2003.

**Table 2.4A Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 26 or Older: Numbers in Thousands, 2002 and 2003**
Drug	TIME PERIOD
ANY TOBACCO¹	139,299	140,489	61,864	60,708	53,683	52,946
Cigarettes	132,212	133,221	51,060	50,004	45,278	44,626
Smokeless Tobacco	37,528	37,190	7,025	6,827	5,797	5,728
Cigars	69,872	69,992	16,382	15,702	8,217	8,099
Pipe Tobacco²	36,821	36,983	--	--	1,347	1,166
ALCOHOL	157,816	159,198	122,759	121,200	96,696	95,073
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	38,447	37,924
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	10,605	10,704
*Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^aDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^bDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Any Tobacco product includes cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Any Tobacco use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use. ² Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002 and 2003.

**Table 2.4B Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 26 or Older: Percentages, 2002 and 2003**
Drug	TIME PERIOD
ANY TOBACCO¹	77.7	77.6	34.5	33.5	29.9	29.3
Cigarettes	73.7	73.6	28.5	27.6	25.2	24.7
Smokeless Tobacco	20.9	20.6	3.9	3.8	3.2	3.2
Cigars	39.0	38.7	9.1	8.7	4.6	4.5
Pipe Tobacco²	20.5	20.4	--	--	0.8	0.6
ALCOHOL	88.0	88.0	68.4^a	67.0	53.9	52.5
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	21.4	21.0
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	5.9	5.9
*Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^aDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^bDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Any Tobacco product includes cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Any Tobacco use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use. ² Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002 and 2003.

**Table 2.5A Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or 13: Numbers in Thousands, 2002 and 2003**
Drug	TIME PERIOD
ANY TOBACCO¹	1,355^b	1,181	699^a	598	314	273
Cigarettes	1,160^b	984	599^b	471	265	214
Smokeless Tobacco	236	251	106	104	43	44
Cigars	420	372	193	192	56	66
Pipe Tobacco²	88	96	--	--	27	31
ALCOHOL	1,501	1,538	1,004	1,028	356	382
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	150	132
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	22	13
*Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^aDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^bDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Any Tobacco product includes cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Any Tobacco use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use. ² Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002 and 2003.

**Table 2.5B Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or 13: Percentages, 2002 and 2003**
Drug	TIME PERIOD
ANY TOBACCO¹	16.4^b	14.0	8.4^a	7.1	3.8	3.2
Cigarettes	14.0^b	11.6	7.2^b	5.6	3.2^a	2.5
Smokeless Tobacco	2.8	3.0	1.3	1.2	0.5	0.5
Cigars	5.1	4.4	2.3	2.3	0.7	0.8
Pipe Tobacco²	1.1	1.1	--	--	0.3	0.4
ALCOHOL	18.1	18.2	12.1	12.2	4.3	4.5
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	1.8	1.6
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	0.3	0.1
*Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^aDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^bDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Any Tobacco product includes cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Any Tobacco use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use. ² Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002 and 2003.

**Table 2.6A Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 14 or 15: Numbers in Thousands, 2002 and 2003**
Drug	TIME PERIOD
ANY TOBACCO¹	3,177^a	2,934	1,940	1,868	1,133	1,099
Cigarettes	2,874^b	2,595	1,669	1,544	949	909
Smokeless Tobacco	608	568	326	335	148	155
Cigars	1,283	1,153	778	762	319	322
Pipe Tobacco²	256	208	--	--	55	44
ALCOHOL	3,823	3,644	2,966	2,882	1,405	1,406
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	780	773
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	159	180
*Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^aDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^bDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Any Tobacco product includes cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Any Tobacco use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use. ² Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002 and 2003.

**Table 2.6B Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 14 or 15: Percentages, 2002 and 2003**
Drug	TIME PERIOD
ANY TOBACCO¹	37.5	35.5	22.9	22.6	13.4	13.3
Cigarettes	33.9^a	31.4	19.7	18.7	11.2	11.0
Smokeless Tobacco	7.2	6.9	3.9	4.1	1.7	1.9
Cigars	15.1	14.0	9.2	9.2	3.8	3.9
Pipe Tobacco²	3.0	2.5	--	--	0.7	0.5
ALCOHOL	45.1	44.1	35.0	34.9	16.6	17.0
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	9.2	9.4
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	1.9	2.2
*Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^aDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^bDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Any Tobacco product includes cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Any Tobacco use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use. ² Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002 and 2003.

**Table 2.7A Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 16 or 17: Numbers in Thousands, 2002 and 2003**
Drug	TIME PERIOD
ANY TOBACCO¹	4,581	4,516	3,200	3,168	2,320	2,238
Cigarettes	4,208	4,174	2,769	2,721	1,995	1,921
Smokeless Tobacco	1,131	1,078	630	595	296	312
Cigars	2,331	2,251	1,541	1,533	742	728
Pipe Tobacco²	343	336	--	--	55	85
ALCOHOL	5,422	5,532	4,594	4,653	2,604	2,638
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	1,711	1,753
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	449	459
*Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^aDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^bDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Any Tobacco product includes cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Any Tobacco use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use. ² Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002 and 2003.

**Table 2.7B Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 16 or 17: Percentages, 2002 and 2003**
Drug	TIME PERIOD
ANY TOBACCO¹	57.3^a	54.5	40.0	38.2	29.0^a	27.0
Cigarettes	52.6	50.4	34.6	32.9	24.9	23.2
Smokeless Tobacco	14.1	13.0	7.9	7.2	3.7	3.8
Cigars	29.1^a	27.2	19.3	18.5	9.3	8.8
Pipe Tobacco²	4.3	4.1	--	--	0.7	1.0
ALCOHOL	67.8	66.8	57.4	56.2	32.6	31.8
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	21.4	21.2
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	5.6	5.5
*Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^aDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^bDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Any Tobacco product includes cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Any Tobacco use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use. ² Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002 and 2003.

**Table 2.8A Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 20: Numbers in Thousands, 2002 and 2003**
Drug	TIME PERIOD
ANY TOBACCO¹	9,010	8,884	6,760	6,624	5,414	5,340
Cigarettes	8,422	8,264	5,967	5,802	4,811	4,771
Smokeless Tobacco	2,602^a	2,347	1,140	1,097	636	581
Cigars	5,409	5,183	3,271	3,190	1,624	1,654
Pipe Tobacco²	909	809	--	--	180	153
ALCOHOL	10,164	10,223	8,928	8,991	6,348	6,451
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	4,534	4,531
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	1,671	1,645
*Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^aDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^bDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Any Tobacco product includes cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Any Tobacco use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use. ² Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002 and 2003.

**Table 2.8B Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 20: Percentages, 2002 and 2003**
Drug	TIME PERIOD
ANY TOBACCO¹	72.4	70.9	54.3	52.9	43.5	42.6
Cigarettes	67.7	66.0	47.9	46.3	38.7	38.1
Smokeless Tobacco	20.9^b	18.7	9.2	8.8	5.1	4.6
Cigars	43.5^a	41.4	26.3	25.5	13.0	13.2
Pipe Tobacco²	7.3	6.5	--	--	1.4	1.2
ALCOHOL	81.7	81.6	71.7	71.8	51.0	51.5
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	36.4	36.2
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	13.4	13.1
*Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^aDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^bDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Any Tobacco product includes cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Any Tobacco use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use. ² Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002 and 2003.

**Table 2.9A Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 21 to 25: Numbers in Thousands, 2002 and 2003**
Drug	TIME PERIOD
ANY TOBACCO¹	14,416	14,839	10,268	10,449	8,635	8,861
Cigarettes	13,677	14,003	9,246	9,311	7,839	7,994
Smokeless Tobacco	4,765	4,630	1,349	1,388	866	904
Cigars	8,738	9,144	3,763	4,006	1,794	1,969
Pipe Tobacco²	1,586	1,632	--	--	152	139
ALCOHOL	16,725	17,399	15,225	15,787	12,411	13,016
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	8,165	8,657
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	2,954	3,144
*Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^aDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^bDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Any Tobacco product includes cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Any Tobacco use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use. ² Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002 and 2003.

**Table 2.9B Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 21 to 25: Percentages, 2002 and 2003**
Drug	TIME PERIOD
ANY TOBACCO¹	77.6	77.3	55.3	54.4	46.5	46.1
Cigarettes	73.6	72.9	49.8	48.5	42.2	41.6
Smokeless Tobacco	25.7^a	24.1	7.3	7.2	4.7	4.7
Cigars	47.0	47.6	20.3	20.9	9.7	10.3
Pipe Tobacco²	8.5	8.5	--	--	0.8	0.7
ALCOHOL	90.0	90.6	82.0	82.2	66.8	67.8
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	44.0	45.1
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	15.9	16.4
*Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^aDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^bDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Any Tobacco product includes cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Any Tobacco use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use. ² Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002 and 2003.

**Table 2.10A Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 26 to 34: Numbers in Thousands, 2002 and 2003**
Drug	TIME PERIOD
ANY TOBACCO¹	27,306	27,147	15,948	15,867	13,423	13,561
Cigarettes	25,661	25,266	13,429	13,460	11,494	11,667
Smokeless Tobacco	10,326	9,841	2,340	2,362	1,863	1,843
Cigars	14,679	14,903	5,052	4,775	2,320	2,420
Pipe Tobacco²	3,349	3,261	--	--	175	172
ALCOHOL	31,725	31,575	27,393	27,306	21,594	21,060
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	11,642	11,498
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	3,179	3,289
*Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^aDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^bDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Any Tobacco product includes cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Any Tobacco use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use. ² Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002 and 2003.

**Table 2.10B Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 26 to 34: Percentages, 2002 and 2003**
Drug	TIME PERIOD
ANY TOBACCO¹	77.7	77.7	45.4	45.4	38.2	38.8
Cigarettes	73.0	72.3	38.2	38.5	32.7	33.4
Smokeless Tobacco	29.4	28.2	6.7	6.8	5.3	5.3
Cigars	41.7	42.6	14.4	13.7	6.6	6.9
Pipe Tobacco²	9.5	9.3	--	--	0.5	0.5
ALCOHOL	90.2	90.3	77.9	78.1	61.4	60.2
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	33.1	32.9
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	9.0	9.4
*Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^aDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^bDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Any Tobacco product includes cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Any Tobacco use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use. ² Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002 and 2003.

**Table 2.11A Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 35 or Older: Numbers in Thousands, 2002 and 2003**
Drug	TIME PERIOD
ANY TOBACCO¹	111,993	113,342	45,916	44,841	40,260	39,385
Cigarettes	106,551	107,955	37,631	36,544	33,783	32,960
Smokeless Tobacco	27,202	27,349	4,685	4,465	3,934	3,885
Cigars	55,192	55,089	11,330	10,927	5,897	5,679
Pipe Tobacco²	33,472	33,723	--	--	1,172	994
ALCOHOL	126,091	127,623	95,365	93,894	75,102	74,013
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	26,806	26,426
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	7,427	7,415
*Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^aDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^bDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Any Tobacco product includes cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Any Tobacco use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use. ² Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002 and 2003.

**Table 2.11B Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 35 or Older: Percentages, 2002 and 2003**
Drug	TIME PERIOD
ANY TOBACCO¹	77.7	77.6	31.8	30.7	27.9	27.0
Cigarettes	73.9	73.9	26.1	25.0	23.4	22.6
Smokeless Tobacco	18.9	18.7	3.2	3.1	2.7	2.7
Cigars	38.3	37.7	7.9	7.5	4.1	3.9
Pipe Tobacco²	23.2	23.1	--	--	0.8	0.7
ALCOHOL	87.4	87.4	66.1^a	64.3	52.1	50.7
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	18.6	18.1
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	5.2	5.1
*Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^aDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^bDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Any Tobacco product includes cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Any Tobacco use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use. ² Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002 and 2003.

**Table 2.12A Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 or Older: Numbers in Thousands, 2002 and 2003**
Drug	TIME PERIOD
ANY TOBACCO¹	162,725	164,212	78,892	77,781	67,732	67,147
Cigarettes	154,311	155,488	66,273	65,116	57,928	57,391
Smokeless Tobacco	44,895	44,167	9,514	9,312	7,299	7,214
Cigars	84,020	84,320	23,417	22,898	11,634	11,722
Pipe Tobacco²	39,316	39,424	--	--	1,679	1,458
ALCOHOL	184,705	186,820	146,912	145,978	115,455	114,539
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	51,146	51,112
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	15,231	15,492
*Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^aDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^bDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Any Tobacco product includes cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Any Tobacco use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use. ² Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002 and 2003.

**Table 2.12B Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 or Older: Percentages, 2002 and 2003**
Drug	TIME PERIOD
ANY TOBACCO¹	77.3	77.2	37.5	36.6	32.2	31.6
Cigarettes	73.3	73.1	31.5	30.6	27.5	27.0
Smokeless Tobacco	21.3	20.8	4.5	4.4	3.5	3.4
Cigars	39.9	39.6	11.1	10.8	5.5	5.5
Pipe Tobacco²	18.7	18.5	--	--	0.8	0.7
ALCOHOL	87.8	87.8	69.8^a	68.6	54.9	53.9
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	24.3	24.0
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	7.2	7.3
*Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^aDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^bDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Any Tobacco product includes cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Any Tobacco use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use. ² Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002 and 2003.

**Table 2.13A Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Males: Numbers in Thousands, 2002 and 2003**
Drug	TIME PERIOD
ANY TOBACCO¹	90,952	91,731	49,558	48,800	41,991	41,288
Cigarettes	83,790	84,200	37,813	37,212	32,636	32,263
Smokeless Tobacco	39,102	38,331	9,703	9,391	7,242	7,096
Cigars	65,644	65,506	20,837	19,943	10,669	10,372
Pipe Tobacco²	34,971	34,600	--	--	1,487	1,400
ALCOHOL	98,138	99,314	80,308	79,999	65,210	65,927
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	35,456	35,565
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	12,216	11,958
*Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^aDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^bDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Any Tobacco product includes cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Any Tobacco use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use. ² Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002 and 2003.

**Table 2.13B Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Males: Percentages, 2002 and 2003**
Drug	TIME PERIOD
ANY TOBACCO¹	80.1	79.8	43.6	42.4	37.0	35.9
Cigarettes	73.8	73.2	33.3	32.4	28.7	28.1
Smokeless Tobacco	34.4	33.3	8.5	8.2	6.4	6.2
Cigars	57.8	57.0	18.3	17.3	9.4	9.0
Pipe Tobacco²	30.8	30.1	--	--	1.3	1.2
ALCOHOL	86.4	86.4	70.7	69.6	57.4	57.3
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	31.2	30.9
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	10.8	10.4
*Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^aDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^bDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Any Tobacco product includes cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Any Tobacco use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use. ² Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002 and 2003.

**Table 2.14A Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Females: Numbers in Thousands, 2002 and 2003**
Drug	TIME PERIOD
ANY TOBACCO¹	80,886	81,112	35,173	34,615	29,509	29,469
Cigarettes	78,763	79,040	33,497	32,641	28,500	28,171
Smokeless Tobacco	7,767	7,734	874	955	545	628
Cigars	22,409	22,590	5,091	5,442	2,082^a	2,465
Pipe Tobacco²	5,032	5,464	--	--	330	219
ALCOHOL	97,314	98,219	75,168	74,542	54,610	53,038
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	18,331	18,205
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	3,645^a	4,186
*Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^aDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^bDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Any Tobacco product includes cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Any Tobacco use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use. ² Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002 and 2003.

**Table 2.14B Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Females: Percentages, 2002 and 2003**
Drug	TIME PERIOD
ANY TOBACCO¹	66.6	66.1	28.9	28.2	24.3	24.0
Cigarettes	64.8	64.4	27.6	26.6	23.4	23.0
Smokeless Tobacco	6.4	6.3	0.7	0.8	0.4	0.5
Cigars	18.4	18.4	4.2	4.4	1.7^a	2.0
Pipe Tobacco²	4.1	4.5	--	--	0.3	0.2
ALCOHOL	80.1	80.1	61.8	60.8	44.9^a	43.2
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	15.1	14.8
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	3.0^a	3.4
*Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^aDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^bDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Any Tobacco product includes cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Any Tobacco use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use. ² Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002 and 2003.

**Table 2.15A Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Males Aged 12 to 17: Numbers in Thousands, 2002 and 2003**
Drug	TIME PERIOD
ANY TOBACCO¹	4,855	4,609	3,142	3,047	2,019	1,988
Cigarettes	4,193	3,944	2,499	2,354	1,556	1,514
Smokeless Tobacco	1,576	1,533	888	892	436	479
Cigars	2,620^a	2,414	1,663	1,608	790	789
Pipe Tobacco²	481	462	--	--	89	121
ALCOHOL	5,490	5,346	4,211	4,102	2,200	2,185
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	1,441	1,421
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	395	374
*Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^aDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^bDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Any Tobacco product includes cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Any Tobacco use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use. ² Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002 and 2003.

**Table 2.15B Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Males Aged 12 to 17: Percentages, 2002 and 2003**
Drug	TIME PERIOD
ANY TOBACCO¹	38.4^b	36.1	24.8	23.9	16.0	15.6
Cigarettes	33.2^b	30.9	19.8	18.4	12.3	11.9
Smokeless Tobacco	12.5	12.0	7.0	7.0	3.4	3.7
Cigars	20.7^b	18.9	13.1	12.6	6.2	6.2
Pipe Tobacco²	3.8	3.6	--	--	0.7	0.9
ALCOHOL	43.4	41.9	33.3	32.1	17.4	17.1
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	11.4	11.1
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	3.1	2.9
*Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^aDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^bDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Any Tobacco product includes cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Any Tobacco use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use. ² Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002 and 2003.

**Table 2.16A Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Females Aged 12 to 17: Numbers in Thousands, 2002 and 2003**
Drug	TIME PERIOD
ANY TOBACCO¹	4,258	4,022	2,697	2,587	1,748	1,622
Cigarettes	4,049	3,808	2,538	2,383	1,653	1,530
Smokeless Tobacco	399	364	175	142	51	32
Cigars	1,413	1,362	848	879	327	326
Pipe Tobacco²	206	178	--	--	49	40
ALCOHOL	5,257	5,368	4,353	4,460	2,165	2,241
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	1,200	1,237
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	235	278
*Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^aDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^bDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Any Tobacco product includes cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Any Tobacco use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use. ² Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002 and 2003.

**Table 2.16B Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Females Aged 12 to 17: Percentages, 2002 and 2003**
Drug	TIME PERIOD
ANY TOBACCO¹	35.2^b	32.9	22.3	21.2	14.4^a	13.3
Cigarettes	33.4^b	31.2	21.0^a	19.5	13.6^a	12.5
Smokeless Tobacco	3.3	3.0	1.4	1.2	0.4	0.3
Cigars	11.7	11.1	7.0	7.2	2.7	2.7
Pipe Tobacco²	1.7	1.5	--	--	0.4	0.3
ALCOHOL	43.4	43.9	36.0	36.5	17.9	18.3
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	9.9	10.1
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	1.9	2.3
*Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^aDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^bDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Any Tobacco product includes cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Any Tobacco use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use. ² Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002 and 2003.

**Table 2.17A Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Males Aged 18 to 25: Numbers in Thousands, 2002 and 2003**
Drug	TIME PERIOD
ANY TOBACCO¹	12,462	12,662	9,618	9,760	8,097	8,226
Cigarettes	11,446	11,577	8,185	8,208	6,897	7,040
Smokeless Tobacco	5,882	5,562	2,297	2,271	1,455	1,418
Cigars	9,081	9,260	5,185	5,281	2,605	2,758
Pipe Tobacco²	2,014	1,992	--	--	262	228
ALCOHOL	13,660	13,944	12,438	12,790	10,129^a	10,652
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	7,787	8,163
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	3,282	3,372
*Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^aDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^bDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Any Tobacco product includes cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Any Tobacco use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use. ² Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002 and 2003.

**Table 2.17B Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Males Aged 18 to 25: Percentages, 2002 and 2003**
Drug	TIME PERIOD
ANY TOBACCO¹	80.3	79.5	61.9	61.3	52.1	51.7
Cigarettes	73.7	72.7	52.7	51.6	44.4	44.2
Smokeless Tobacco	37.9^b	34.9	14.8	14.3	9.4	8.9
Cigars	58.5	58.2	33.4	33.2	16.8	17.3
Pipe Tobacco²	13.0	12.5	--	--	1.7	1.4
ALCOHOL	88.0	87.6	80.1	80.3	65.2	66.9
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	50.2	51.3
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	21.1	21.2
*Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^aDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^bDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Any Tobacco product includes cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Any Tobacco use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use. ² Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002 and 2003.

**Table 2.18A Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Females Aged 18 to 25: Numbers in Thousands, 2002 and 2003**
Drug	TIME PERIOD
ANY TOBACCO¹	10,964	11,061	7,410	7,313	5,952	5,975
Cigarettes	10,653	10,690	7,029	6,905	5,753	5,724
Smokeless Tobacco	1,485	1,415	192	214	47	67
Cigars	5,067	5,068	1,849	1,915	813	865
Pipe Tobacco²	481	449	--	--	69	65
ALCOHOL	13,229	13,678	11,716	11,987	8,630	8,814
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	4,911	5,025
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	1,343	1,417
*Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^aDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^bDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Any Tobacco product includes cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Any Tobacco use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use. ² Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002 and 2003.

**Table 2.18B Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Females Aged 18 to 25: Percentages, 2002 and 2003**
Drug	TIME PERIOD
ANY TOBACCO¹	70.8	70.0	47.8	46.3	38.4	37.8
Cigarettes	68.7	67.6	45.4	43.7	37.1	36.2
Smokeless Tobacco	9.6	8.9	1.2	1.4	0.3	0.4
Cigars	32.7	32.1	11.9	12.1	5.2	5.5
Pipe Tobacco²	3.1	2.8	--	--	0.4	0.4
ALCOHOL	85.4	86.5	75.6	75.8	55.7	55.8
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	31.7	31.8
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	8.7	9.0
*Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^aDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^bDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Any Tobacco product includes cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Any Tobacco use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use. ² Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002 and 2003.

**Table 2.19A Any Tobacco Product Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month, by Detailed Age Categories: Numbers in Thousands, 2002 and 2003**
Age Category	TIME PERIOD
TOTAL	171,838	172,843	84,731	83,415	71,499	70,757
12	447	398	209	188	89	89
13	908^a	782	489^a	410	226	184
14	1,366^a	1,206	811	748	436	428
15	1,811	1,727	1,129	1,120	697	671
16	2,149	2,116	1,462	1,463	1,022	990
17	2,431	2,400	1,738	1,705	1,298	1,248
18	3,058	3,018	2,299	2,285	1,777	1,759
19	2,915	2,813	2,194	2,036	1,790	1,632
20	3,036	3,053	2,267	2,303	1,847	1,950
21	3,169	2,930	2,394^a	2,129	2,052^a	1,834
22	3,012	3,186	2,228	2,305	1,826	1,928
23	3,004	3,095	2,132	2,187	1,828	1,843
24	2,696	2,833	1,840	1,992	1,516^a	1,700
25	2,535^a	2,795	1,674	1,837	1,412	1,555
26–29	11,681	11,565	7,228	7,246	6,074	6,151
30–34	15,625	15,582	8,720	8,621	7,349	7,410
35–39	17,356	16,424	9,635^b	8,520	8,446^b	7,291
40–44	17,818	18,091	9,125	9,339	8,032	8,360
45–49	16,893	17,133	7,921	8,049	6,933	7,129
50–54	15,118	15,669	6,492	6,547	5,564	5,776
55–59	11,562	12,062	4,236	4,478	3,718	3,939
60–64	9,320	9,479	3,183	2,645	2,801	2,361
65 or Older	23,926	24,484	5,325	5,261	4,766	4,529
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Any Tobacco product includes cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Any Tobacco use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use. ^aDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^bDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002 and 2003.

**Table 2.19B Any Tobacco Product Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month, by Detailed Age Categories: Percentages, 2002 and 2003**
Age Category	TIME PERIOD
TOTAL	73.1	72.7	36.0	35.1	30.4	29.8
12	10.9	9.7	5.1	4.6	2.2	2.2
13	21.7^b	18.1	11.7^a	9.5	5.4	4.2
14	31.3	29.2	18.6	18.1	10.0	10.4
15	44.0	41.8	27.5	27.1	17.0	16.2
16	53.1	50.5	36.1	34.9	25.3	23.6
17	61.6	58.6	44.0	41.7	32.8	30.5
18	70.1^b	65.5	52.7	49.6	40.7	38.2
19	71.3	72.4	53.7	52.4	43.8	42.0
20	76.0	75.8	56.7	57.2	46.2	48.4
21	78.3^a	74.7	59.1^b	54.3	50.7^a	46.7
22	77.9	79.3	57.6	57.4	47.2	48.0
23	78.8	77.3	56.0	54.6	48.0	46.0
24	76.5	77.9	52.2	54.8	43.0^a	46.8
25	76.1	77.0	50.3	50.6	42.4	42.8
26–29	76.5	78.3	47.3	49.1	39.8	41.7
30–34	78.5	77.2	43.8	42.7	36.9	36.7
35–39	78.9	78.5	43.8	40.7	38.4^a	34.8
40–44	81.2	79.7	41.6	41.2	36.6	36.8
45–49	79.7	80.0	37.4	37.6	32.7	33.3
50–54	80.4	78.4	34.5	32.7	29.6	28.9
55–59	78.7	80.9	28.8	30.0	25.3	26.4
60–64	80.3	80.6	27.4	22.5	24.1	20.1
65 or Older	70.4	71.4	15.7	15.3	14.0	13.2
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Any Tobacco product includes cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Any Tobacco use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use. ^aDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^bDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002 and 2003.

**Table 2.20A Cigarette Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month, by Detailed Age Categories: Numbers in Thousands, 2002 and 2003**
Age Category	TIME PERIOD
TOTAL	162,553	163,240	71,310	69,853	61,136	60,434
12	376	322	180	146	68	70
13	783^a	662	420^b	325	197^a	143
14	1,243^b	1,056	708^a	616	370	347
15	1,631	1,539	961	928	579	561
16	1,961	1,957	1,261	1,272	885	842
17	2,247	2,217	1,508	1,449	1,109	1,080
18	2,855	2,763	2,014	1,972	1,560	1,551
19	2,720	2,636	1,926	1,766	1,580	1,445
20	2,847	2,866	2,027	2,063	1,671	1,775
21	3,010	2,774	2,184^b	1,891	1,870^a	1,647
22	2,867	3,034	1,974	2,039	1,632	1,749
23	2,846	2,927	1,937	1,960	1,681	1,666
24	2,543	2,667	1,654	1,780	1,387	1,532
25	2,411	2,601	1,497	1,642	1,270	1,400
26–29	10,988	10,788	6,292	6,304	5,310	5,434
30–34	14,673	14,478	7,138	7,155	6,184	6,233
35–39	16,357	15,519	7,813^a	6,875	7,045^b	6,078
40–44	16,876	17,159	7,619	7,724	6,925	7,063
45–49	16,037	16,446	6,663	6,779	6,067	6,181
50–54	14,550	15,182	5,238	5,473	4,597	4,993
55–59	11,361	11,518	3,700	3,502	3,347	3,258
60–64	9,053	9,094	2,626	2,148	2,307	1,944
65 or Older	22,317	23,038	3,971	4,043	3,496	3,444
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^aDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^bDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002 and 2003.

**Table 2.20B Cigarette Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month, by Detailed Age Categories: Percentages, 2002 and 2003**
Age Category	TIME PERIOD
TOTAL	69.1	68.7	30.3	29.4	26.0	25.4
12	9.2	7.8	4.4	3.5	1.7	1.7
13	18.7^b	15.3	10.0^b	7.5	4.7^a	3.3
14	28.5^a	25.6	16.2	14.9	8.5	8.4
15	39.7	37.2	23.4	22.5	14.1	13.6
16	48.4	46.7	31.2	30.4	21.9	20.1
17	56.9	54.2	38.2	35.4	28.1	26.4
18	65.4^b	60.0	46.2^a	42.8	35.8	33.7
19	66.6	67.8	47.1	45.4	38.7	37.2
20	71.2	71.2	50.7	51.2	41.8	44.1
21	74.4^a	70.7	54.0^b	48.2	46.2^a	42.0
22	74.1	75.6	51.1	50.8	42.2	43.5
23	74.7	73.1	50.8	48.9	44.1	41.6
24	72.2	73.4	46.9	49.0	39.4	42.1
25	72.4	71.7	45.0	45.2	38.1	38.6
26–29	72.0	73.1	41.2	42.7	34.8	36.8
30–34	73.8	71.7	35.9	35.4	31.1	30.9
35–39	74.4	74.2	35.5	32.9	32.0^a	29.0
40–44	76.9	75.6	34.7	34.0	31.6	31.1
45–49	75.7	76.8	31.4	31.7	28.6	28.9
50–54	77.4	75.9	27.9	27.4	24.5	25.0
55–59	77.3	77.2	25.2	23.5	22.8	21.8
60–64	78.0	77.4	22.6	18.3	19.9	16.5
65 or Older	65.7	67.2	11.7	11.8	10.3	10.0
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^aDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^bDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002 and 2003.

**Table 2.21A Smokeless Tobacco Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month, by Detailed Age Categories: Numbers in Thousands, 2002 and 2003**
Age Category	TIME PERIOD
TOTAL	46,870	46,065	10,577	10,347	7,787	7,725
12	82	75	32	25	12	11
13	154	177	74	79	31	33
14	278	236	149	135	61	57
15	330	332	177	200	87	98
16	485	463	275	256	145	121
17	646	615	355	339	151	191
18	809	739	405	386	210	198
19	847^a	721	372	321	216	175
20	946	887	363	390	210	208
21	991	875	312	302	192	184
22	949	945	310	295	186	184
23	1,011	981	324	320	216	208
24	979	964	236	273	137^a	197
25	835	864	167	198	134	131
26–29	4,219	4,092	1,076	1,049	846	789
30–34	6,107	5,749	1,264	1,314	1,018	1,054
35–39	5,773	5,658	1,232	1,247	1,039	1,025
40–44	4,883	5,161	886	853	691	748
45–49	3,503	3,992	580	527	488	430
50–54	3,282	3,155	500	395	453	343
55–59	2,213	2,682	210	438	126^a	417
60–64	2,083	1,709	418	267	378	214
65 or Older	5,466	4,993	860	738	760	707
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^aDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^bDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002 and 2003.

**Table 2.21B Smokeless Tobacco Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month, by Detailed Age Categories: Percentages, 2002 and 2003**
Age Category	TIME PERIOD
TOTAL	19.9	19.4	4.5	4.4	3.3	3.3
12	2.0	1.8	0.8	0.6	0.3	0.3
13	3.7	4.1	1.8	1.8	0.7	0.8
14	6.4	5.7	3.4	3.3	1.4	1.4
15	8.0	8.0	4.3	4.8	2.1	2.4
16	12.0	11.1	6.8	6.1	3.6	2.9
17	16.3	15.0	9.0	8.3	3.8	4.7
18	18.5^a	16.0	9.3	8.4	4.8	4.3
19	20.7	18.6	9.1	8.3	5.3	4.5
20	23.7	22.0	9.1	9.7	5.3	5.2
21	24.5	22.3	7.7	7.7	4.7	4.7
22	24.5	23.5	8.0	7.3	4.8	4.6
23	26.5	24.5	8.5	8.0	5.7	5.2
24	27.8	26.5	6.7	7.5	3.9^a	5.4
25	25.1	23.8	5.0	5.5	4.0	3.6
26–29	27.6	27.7	7.0	7.1	5.5	5.3
30–34	30.7	28.5	6.4	6.5	5.1	5.2
35–39	26.2	27.0	5.6	6.0	4.7	4.9
40–44	22.3	22.7	4.0	3.8	3.2	3.3
45–49	16.5	18.6	2.7	2.5	2.3	2.0
50–54	17.5	15.8	2.7	2.0	2.4	1.7
55–59	15.1	18.0	1.4	2.9	0.9^b	2.8
60–64	17.9	14.5	3.6	2.3	3.3	1.8
65 or Older	16.1	14.6	2.5	2.2	2.2	2.1
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^aDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^bDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002 and 2003.

**Table 2.22A Cigar Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month, by Detailed Age Categories: Numbers in Thousands, 2002 and 2003**
Age Category	TIME PERIOD
TOTAL	88,053	88,096	25,928	25,386	12,751	12,837
12	130	130	55	69	22	21
13	290	243	138	123	34	45
14	473	458	284	292	122	115
15	810^a	695	494	471	197	206
16	1,097	979	713	670	329	331
17	1,233	1,272	827	864	413	396
18	1,737	1,682	1,181	1,148	551	576
19	1,768	1,619	1,067	999	566	516
20	1,904	1,882	1,022	1,043	506	561
21	1,995^a	1,759	975	863	468	450
22	1,816	1,977	811	939	380	453
23	1,788	1,900	810	782	396	386
24	1,663	1,770	608^a	729	292	355
25	1,476^b	1,738	559^a	693	259	325
26–29	6,496	6,707	2,391	2,237	1,163	1,214
30–34	8,184	8,196	2,662	2,537	1,157	1,206
35–39	9,078	8,333	2,837	2,383	1,310	1,052
40–44	9,474	8,910	2,500	2,475	1,328	1,322
45–49	8,934	9,042	2,249	2,035	1,184	1,091
50–54	7,758	7,926	1,675	1,718	974	869
55–59	5,469	6,178	826	1,088	437	547
60–64	4,371	4,244	397	423	180	250
65 or Older	10,107	10,456	846	805	483	549
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^aDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^bDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002 and 2003.

**Table 2.22B Cigar Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month, by Detailed Age Categories: Percentages, 2002 and 2003**
Age Category	TIME PERIOD
TOTAL	37.4	37.1	11.0	10.7	5.4	5.4
12	3.2	3.1	1.3	1.7	0.5	0.5
13	6.9	5.6	3.3	2.8	0.8	1.0
14	10.8	11.1	6.5	7.1	2.8	2.8
15	19.7^a	16.8	12.0	11.4	4.8	5.0
16	27.1^b	23.4	17.6	16.0	8.1	7.9
17	31.2	31.1	20.9	21.1	10.5	9.7
18	39.8^a	36.5	27.1	24.9	12.6	12.5
19	43.3	41.6	26.1	25.7	13.8	13.3
20	47.6	46.7	25.6	25.9	12.7	13.9
21	49.3^a	44.8	24.1	22.0	11.6	11.5
22	47.0	49.2	21.0	23.4	9.8	11.3
23	46.9	47.5	21.3	19.5	10.4	9.7
24	47.2	48.7	17.3^a	20.1	8.3	9.8
25	44.3^a	47.9	16.8	19.1	7.8	9.0
26–29	42.5	45.4	15.7	15.2	7.6	8.2
30–34	41.1	40.6	13.4	12.6	5.8	6.0
35–39	41.3	39.8	12.9	11.4	6.0	5.0
40–44	43.2^b	39.3	11.4	10.9	6.1	5.8
45–49	42.2	42.2	10.6	9.5	5.6	5.1
50–54	41.3	39.6	8.9	8.6	5.2	4.3
55–59	37.2	41.4	5.6	7.3	3.0	3.7
60–64	37.7	36.1	3.4	3.6	1.6	2.1
65 or Older	29.7	30.5	2.5	2.3	1.4	1.6
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^aDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^bDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002 and 2003.

**Table 2.23A Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month, by Detailed Age Categories: Numbers in Thousands, 2002 and 2003**
Age Category	TIME PERIOD
TOTAL	195,452	197,533	155,476	154,540	119,820	118,965
12	476	531	287	315	83^a	119
13	1,025	1,006	717	713	273	263
14	1,648^b	1,463	1,227	1,126	584	542
15	2,175	2,181	1,739	1,756	820	863
16	2,556	2,634	2,141	2,211	1,174	1,195
17	2,867	2,898	2,454	2,443	1,431	1,443
18	3,436	3,523	3,005	3,053	2,022	2,012
19	3,315	3,199	2,891	2,801	2,108	2,038
20	3,413	3,501	3,031	3,137	2,218	2,401
21	3,684	3,522	3,438	3,271	2,871	2,734
22	3,472	3,669	3,217	3,359	2,589	2,803
23	3,424	3,610	3,078	3,295	2,521	2,699
24	3,143	3,300	2,822	2,920	2,286	2,380
25	3,002^a	3,299	2,670^a	2,942	2,144^a	2,400
26–29	13,723	13,307	12,097	11,620	9,398	9,107
30–34	18,002	18,268	15,296	15,686	12,196	11,954
35–39	20,072	19,093	16,623	15,709	13,205	12,456
40–44	20,088	20,706	16,596	16,731	13,229	13,293
45–49	19,358	19,435	15,705	15,234	12,466	12,348
50–54	17,105	18,061	12,807	13,993	9,908	10,796
55–59	12,855	13,244	9,489	9,864	7,481	7,886
60–64	10,116	10,093	7,166	6,823	5,798	5,432
65 or Older	26,496	26,992	16,978	15,541	13,015	11,801
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^aDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^bDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002 and 2003.

**Table 2.23B Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month, by Detailed Age Categories: Percentages, 2002 and 2003**
Age Category	TIME PERIOD
TOTAL	83.1	83.1	66.1^a	65.0	51.0	50.1
12	11.6	12.9	7.0	7.6	2.0^a	2.9
13	24.5	23.2	17.1	16.4	6.5	6.1
14	37.8	35.4	28.2	27.3	13.4	13.1
15	52.9	52.8	42.3	42.5	19.9	20.9
16	63.1	62.8	52.9	52.7	29.0	28.5
17	72.6	70.8	62.1	59.7	36.2	35.3
18	78.8	76.5	68.9	66.3	46.3	43.7
19	81.1	82.3	70.8	72.1	51.6	52.4
20	85.4	86.9	75.8	77.9	55.5^a	59.6
21	91.0	89.8	84.9	83.4	70.9	69.7
22	89.8	91.3	83.2	83.7	67.0	69.8
23	89.8	90.2	80.8	82.3	66.2	67.4
24	89.2	90.8	80.1	80.3	64.9	65.5
25	90.2	90.9	80.2	81.1	64.4	66.1
26–29	89.9	90.1	79.2	78.7	61.5	61.7
30–34	90.5	90.5	76.9	77.7	61.3	59.2
35–39	91.2	91.2	75.6	75.1	60.0	59.5
40–44	91.6	91.3	75.6	73.7	60.3	58.6
45–49	91.4	90.8	74.1^a	71.1	58.8	57.7
50–54	91.0	90.3	68.1	70.0	52.7	54.0
55–59	87.5	88.8	64.6	66.1	50.9	52.9
60–64	87.1	85.9	61.7	58.0	49.9	46.2
65 or Older	78.0	78.7	50.0^a	45.3	38.3^a	34.4
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^aDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^bDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002 and 2003.

**Table 2.24A Alcohol Use, Binge Alcohol Use, and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month, by Detailed Age Categories: Numbers in Thousands, 2002 and 2003**
Age Category	TYPE OF ALCOHOL USE
TOTAL	119,820	118,965	53,787	53,770	15,860	16,144
12	83^a	119	33	36	2	5
13	273	263	117	95	20^a	7
14	584	542	305	292	59	52
15	820	863	476	482	100	129
16	1,174	1,195	723	753	164	180
17	1,431	1,443	988	1,001	285	280
18	2,022	2,012	1,421	1,454	490	464
19	2,108	2,038	1,564	1,412	575	535
20	2,218	2,401	1,549	1,666	605	647
21	2,871	2,734	2,031	1,876	814	735
22	2,589	2,803	1,783	1,886	656	699
23	2,521	2,699	1,657^a	1,845	633	662
24	2,286	2,380	1,387^a	1,598	463	556
25	2,144^a	2,400	1,308	1,452	388^a	492
26–29	9,398	9,107	5,423	5,615	1,600	1,687
30–34	12,196	11,954	6,218	5,883	1,579	1,602
35–39	13,205	12,456	6,406	5,871	1,710	1,652
40–44	13,229	13,293	5,891	5,821	1,449	1,785
45–49	12,466	12,348	4,767	4,968	1,633	1,463
50–54	9,908	10,796	3,397	3,582	1,071	975
55–59	7,481	7,886	2,012	2,318	563	633
60–64	5,798	5,432	1,769	1,400	540	297
65 or Older	13,015	11,801	2,564	2,464	461	611
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users. ^aDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^bDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002 and 2003.

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Drug	TIME PERIOD
	Lifetime		Past Year		Past Month
	2002	2003	2002	2003	2002	2003
ANY TOBACCO¹	171,838	172,843	84,731	83,415	71,499	70,757
Cigarettes	162,553	163,240	71,310	69,853	61,136	60,434
Smokeless Tobacco	46,870	46,065	10,577	10,347	7,787	7,725
Cigars	88,053	88,096	25,928	25,386	12,751	12,837
Pipe Tobacco²	40,003	40,064	--	--	1,816	1,619
ALCOHOL	195,452	197,533	155,476	154,540	119,820	118,965
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	53,787	53,770
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	15,860	16,144
*Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^aDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^bDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Any Tobacco product includes cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Any Tobacco use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use. ² Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002 and 2003.

Age Category	TYPE OF ALCOHOL USE
	Any Alcohol Use		Binge Alcohol Use		Heavy Alcohol Use
	2002	2003	2002	2003	2002	2003
TOTAL	119,820	118,965	53,787	53,770	15,860	16,144
12	83^a	119	33	36	2	5
13	273	263	117	95	20^a	7
14	584	542	305	292	59	52
15	820	863	476	482	100	129
16	1,174	1,195	723	753	164	180
17	1,431	1,443	988	1,001	285	280
18	2,022	2,012	1,421	1,454	490	464
19	2,108	2,038	1,564	1,412	575	535
20	2,218	2,401	1,549	1,666	605	647
21	2,871	2,734	2,031	1,876	814	735
22	2,589	2,803	1,783	1,886	656	699
23	2,521	2,699	1,657^a	1,845	633	662
24	2,286	2,380	1,387^a	1,598	463	556
25	2,144^a	2,400	1,308	1,452	388^a	492
26–29	9,398	9,107	5,423	5,615	1,600	1,687
30–34	12,196	11,954	6,218	5,883	1,579	1,602
35–39	13,205	12,456	6,406	5,871	1,710	1,652
40–44	13,229	13,293	5,891	5,821	1,449	1,785
45–49	12,466	12,348	4,767	4,968	1,633	1,463
50–54	9,908	10,796	3,397	3,582	1,071	975
55–59	7,481	7,886	2,012	2,318	563	633
60–64	5,798	5,432	1,769	1,400	540	297
65 or Older	13,015	11,801	2,564	2,464	461	611
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users. ^aDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^bDifference between estimate and 2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002 and 2003.

Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	TIME PERIOD
Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL¹	162,897	70,582	60,785
NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO¹	146,114	62,481	54,244
White	122,701	51,029	44,366
Black or African American	15,921	7,898	6,936
American Indian or Alaska Native	1,042	591	501
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	424	245	192
Chinese	812	226	164
Filipino	947	420	334
Japanese	522	146	127
Asian Indian	774	386	293
Korean	475	243	216
Vietnamese	329	175	143
HISPANIC OR LATINO¹	16,783	8,101	6,541
Mexican	10,964	5,323	4,284
Puerto Rican	1,997	1,060	910
Central or South American	2,278	1,080	816
Cuban	752	367	309
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ¹ Totals include data from respondents reporting racial/ethnic subgroups not shown, as well as respondents reporting more than one subgroup. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002 and 2003.