2002 TABLES: Tobacco and Alcohol Use Tables

2002 National Survey on Drug Use & Health: Detailed Tables

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Table 2.1A Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Drug	TIME PERIOD
Drug	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
Any Tobacco¹	171,838	84,731	71,499
Cigarettes	162,553	71,310	61,136
Smokeless Tobacco	46,870	10,577	7,787
Cigars	88,053	25,928	12,751
Pipes²	40,003	--	1,816
Alcohol	195,452	155,476	119,820
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	53,787
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	15,860

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
-- Not available.
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.

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Table 2.1B Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older: Percentages, 2002

Drug	TIME PERIOD
Drug	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
Any Tobacco¹	73.1	36.0	30.4
Cigarettes	69.1	30.3	26.0
Smokeless Tobacco	19.9	4.5	3.3
Cigars	37.4	11.0	5.4
Pipes²	17.0	--	0.8
Alcohol	83.1	66.1	51.0
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	22.9
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	6.7

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Table 2.2A Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 17: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Drug	TIME PERIOD
Drug	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
Any Tobacco¹	9,113	5,839	3,767
Cigarettes	8,242	5,037	3,209
Smokeless Tobacco	1,975	1,063	487
Cigars	4,033	2,511	1,117
Pipes²	687	--	137
Alcohol	10,747	8,564	4,365
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	2,641
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	630

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Table 2.2B Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 17: Percentages, 2002

Drug	TIME PERIOD
Drug	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
Any Tobacco¹	36.8	23.6	15.2
Cigarettes	33.3	20.3	13.0
Smokeless Tobacco	8.0	4.3	2.0
Cigars	16.3	10.1	4.5
Pipes²	2.8	--	0.6
Alcohol	43.4	34.6	17.6
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	10.7
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	2.5

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Table 2.3A Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 25: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Drug	TIME PERIOD
Drug	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
Any Tobacco¹	23,426	17,028	14,049
Cigarettes	22,099	15,214	12,650
Smokeless Tobacco	7,367	2,489	1,502
Cigars	14,148	7,034	3,417
Pipes²	2,495	--	332
Alcohol	26,889	24,153	18,759
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	12,699
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	4,625

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Table 2.3B Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 25: Percentages, 2002

Drug	TIME PERIOD
Drug	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
Any Tobacco¹	75.5	54.9	45.3
Cigarettes	71.2	49.0	40.8
Smokeless Tobacco	23.7	8.0	4.8
Cigars	45.6	22.7	11.0
Pipes²	8.0	--	1.1
Alcohol	86.7	77.9	60.5
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	40.9
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	14.9

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Table 2.4A Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 26 or Older: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Drug	TIME PERIOD
Drug	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
Any Tobacco¹	139,299	61,864	53,683
Cigarettes	132,212	51,060	45,278
Smokeless Tobacco	37,528	7,025	5,797
Cigars	69,872	16,382	8,217
Pipes²	36,821	--	1,347
Alcohol	157,816	122,759	96,696
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	38,447
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	10,605

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Table 2.4B Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 26 or Older: Percentages, 2002

Drug	TIME PERIOD
Drug	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
Any Tobacco¹	77.7	34.5	29.9
Cigarettes	73.7	28.5	25.2
Smokeless Tobacco	20.9	3.9	3.2
Cigars	39.0	9.1	4.6
Pipes²	20.5	--	0.8
Alcohol	88.0	68.4	53.9
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	21.4
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	5.9

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Table 2.5A Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or 13: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Drug	TIME PERIOD
Drug	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
Any Tobacco¹	1,355	699	314
Cigarettes	1,160	599	265
Smokeless Tobacco	236	106	43
Cigars	420	193	56
Pipes²	88	--	27
Alcohol	1,501	1,004	356
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	150
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	22

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Table 2.5B Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or 13: Percentages, 2002

Drug	TIME PERIOD
Drug	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
Any Tobacco¹	16.4	8.4	3.8
Cigarettes	14.0	7.2	3.2
Smokeless Tobacco	2.8	1.3	0.5
Cigars	5.1	2.3	0.7
Pipes²	1.1	--	0.3
Alcohol	18.1	12.1	4.3
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	1.8
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	0.3

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Table 2.6A Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 14 or 15: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Drug	TIME PERIOD
Drug	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
Any Tobacco¹	3,177	1,940	1,133
Cigarettes	2,874	1,669	949
Smokeless Tobacco	608	326	148
Cigars	1,283	778	319
Pipes²	256	--	55
Alcohol	3,823	2,966	1,405
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	780
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	159

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Table 2.6B Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 14 or 15: Percentages, 2002

Drug	TIME PERIOD
Drug	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
Any Tobacco¹	37.5	22.9	13.4
Cigarettes	33.9	19.7	11.2
Smokeless Tobacco	7.2	3.9	1.7
Cigars	15.1	9.2	3.8
Pipes²	3.0	--	0.7
Alcohol	45.1	35.0	16.6
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	9.2
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	1.9

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Table 2.7A Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 16 or 17: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Drug	TIME PERIOD
Drug	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
Any Tobacco¹	4,581	3,200	2,320
Cigarettes	4,208	2,769	1,995
Smokeless Tobacco	1,131	630	296
Cigars	2,331	1,541	742
Pipes²	343	--	55
Alcohol	5,422	4,594	2,604
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	1,711
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	449

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Table 2.7B Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 16 or 17: Percentages, 2002

Drug	TIME PERIOD
Drug	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
Any Tobacco¹	57.3	40.0	29.0
Cigarettes	52.6	34.6	24.9
Smokeless Tobacco	14.1	7.9	3.7
Cigars	29.1	19.3	9.3
Pipes²	4.3	--	0.7
Alcohol	67.8	57.4	32.6
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	21.4
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	5.6

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Table 2.8A Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 20: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Drug	TIME PERIOD
Drug	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
Any Tobacco¹	9,010	6,760	5,414
Cigarettes	8,422	5,967	4,811
Smokeless Tobacco	2,602	1,140	636
Cigars	5,409	3,271	1,624
Pipes²	909	--	180
Alcohol	10,164	8,928	6,348
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	4,534
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	1,671

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Table 2.8B Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 20: Percentages, 2002

Drug	TIME PERIOD
Drug	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
Any Tobacco¹	72.4	54.3	43.5
Cigarettes	67.7	47.9	38.7
Smokeless Tobacco	20.9	9.2	5.1
Cigars	43.5	26.3	13.0
Pipes²	7.3	--	1.4
Alcohol	81.7	71.7	51.0
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	36.4
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	13.4

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Table 2.9A Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 21 to 25: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Drug	TIME PERIOD
Drug	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
Any Tobacco¹	14,416	10,268	8,635
Cigarettes	13,677	9,246	7,839
Smokeless Tobacco	4,765	1,349	866
Cigars	8,738	3,763	1,794
Pipes²	1,586	--	152
Alcohol	16,725	15,225	12,411
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	8,165
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	2,954

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Table 2.9B Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 21 to 25: Percentages, 2002

Drug	TIME PERIOD
Drug	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
Any Tobacco¹	77.6	55.3	46.5
Cigarettes	73.6	49.8	42.2
Smokeless Tobacco	25.7	7.3	4.7
Cigars	47.0	20.3	9.7
Pipes²	8.5	--	0.8
Alcohol	90.0	82.0	66.8
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	44.0
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	15.9

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Table 2.10A Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 26 to 34: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Drug	TIME PERIOD
Drug	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
Any Tobacco¹	27,306	15,948	13,423
Cigarettes	25,661	13,429	11,494
Smokeless Tobacco	10,326	2,340	1,863
Cigars	14,679	5,052	2,320
Pipes²	3,349	--	175
Alcohol	31,725	27,393	21,594
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	11,642
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	3,179

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Table 2.10B Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 26 to 34: Percentages, 2002

Drug	TIME PERIOD
Drug	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
Any Tobacco¹	77.7	45.4	38.2
Cigarettes	73.0	38.2	32.7
Smokeless Tobacco	29.4	6.7	5.3
Cigars	41.7	14.4	6.6
Pipes²	9.5	--	0.5
Alcohol	90.2	77.9	61.4
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	33.1
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	9.0

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Table 2.11A Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 35 or Older: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Drug	TIME PERIOD
Drug	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
Any Tobacco¹	111,993	45,916	40,260
Cigarettes	106,551	37,631	33,783
Smokeless Tobacco	27,202	4,685	3,934
Cigars	55,192	11,330	5,897
Pipes²	33,472	--	1,172
Alcohol	126,091	95,365	75,102
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	26,806
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	7,427

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Table 2.11B Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 35 or Older: Percentages, 2002

Drug	TIME PERIOD
Drug	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
Any Tobacco¹	77.7	31.8	27.9
Cigarettes	73.9	26.1	23.4
Smokeless Tobacco	18.9	3.2	2.7
Cigars	38.3	7.9	4.1
Pipes²	23.2	--	0.8
Alcohol	87.4	66.1	52.1
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	18.6
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	5.2

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Table 2.12A Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Males: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Drug	TIME PERIOD
Drug	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
Any Tobacco¹	90,952	49,558	41,991
Cigarettes	83,790	37,813	32,636
Smokeless Tobacco	39,102	9,703	7,242
Cigars	65,644	20,837	10,669
Pipes²	34,971	--	1,487
Alcohol	98,138	80,308	65,210
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	35,456
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	12,216

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Table 2.12B Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Males: Percentages, 2002

Drug	TIME PERIOD
Drug	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
Any Tobacco¹	80.1	43.6	37.0
Cigarettes	73.8	33.3	28.7
Smokeless Tobacco	34.4	8.5	6.4
Cigars	57.8	18.3	9.4
Pipes²	30.8	--	1.3
Alcohol	86.4	70.7	57.4
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	31.2
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	10.8

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Table 2.13A Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Females: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Drug	TIME PERIOD
Drug	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
Any Tobacco¹	80,886	35,173	29,509
Cigarettes	78,763	33,497	28,500
Smokeless Tobacco	7,767	874	545
Cigars	22,409	5,091	2,082
Pipes²	5,032	--	330
Alcohol	97,314	75,168	54,610
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	18,331
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	3,645

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Table 2.13B Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Females: Percentages, 2002

Drug	TIME PERIOD
Drug	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
Any Tobacco¹	66.6	28.9	24.3
Cigarettes	64.8	27.6	23.4
Smokeless Tobacco	6.4	0.7	0.4
Cigars	18.4	4.2	1.7
Pipes²	4.1	--	0.3
Alcohol	80.1	61.8	44.9
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	15.1
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	3.0

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Table 2.14A Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Males Aged 12 to 17: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Drug	TIME PERIOD
Drug	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
Any Tobacco¹	4,855	3,142	2,019
Cigarettes	4,193	2,499	1,556
Smokeless Tobacco	1,576	888	436
Cigars	2,620	1,663	790
Pipes²	481	--	89
Alcohol	5,490	4,211	2,200
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	1,441
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	395

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Table 2.14B Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Males Aged 12 to 17: Percentages, 2002

Drug	TIME PERIOD
Drug	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
Any Tobacco¹	38.4	24.8	16.0
Cigarettes	33.2	19.8	12.3
Smokeless Tobacco	12.5	7.0	3.4
Cigars	20.7	13.1	6.2
Pipes²	3.8	--	0.7
Alcohol	43.4	33.3	17.4
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	11.4
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	3.1

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Table 2.15A Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Females Aged 12 to 17: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Drug	TIME PERIOD
Drug	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
Any Tobacco¹	4,258	2,697	1,748
Cigarettes	4,049	2,538	1,653
Smokeless Tobacco	399	175	51
Cigars	1,413	848	327
Pipes²	206	--	49
Alcohol	5,257	4,353	2,165
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	1,200
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	235

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Table 2.15B Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Females Aged 12 to 17: Percentages, 2002

Drug	TIME PERIOD
Drug	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
Any Tobacco¹	35.2	22.3	14.4
Cigarettes	33.4	21.0	13.6
Smokeless Tobacco	3.3	1.4	0.4
Cigars	11.7	7.0	2.7
Pipes²	1.7	--	0.4
Alcohol	43.4	36.0	17.9
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	9.9
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	1.9

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Table 2.16A Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Males Aged 18 to 25: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Drug	TIME PERIOD
Drug	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
Any Tobacco¹	12,462	9,618	8,097
Cigarettes	11,446	8,185	6,897
Smokeless Tobacco	5,882	2,297	1,455
Cigars	9,081	5,185	2,605
Pipes²	2,014	--	262
Alcohol	13,660	12,438	10,129
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	7,787
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	3,282

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Table 2.16B Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Males Aged 18 to 25: Percentages, 2002

Drug	TIME PERIOD
Drug	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
Any Tobacco¹	80.3	61.9	52.1
Cigarettes	73.7	52.7	44.4
Smokeless Tobacco	37.9	14.8	9.4
Cigars	58.5	33.4	16.8
Pipes²	13.0	--	1.7
Alcohol	88.0	80.1	65.2
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	50.2
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	21.1

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Table 2.17A Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Females Aged 18 to 25: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Drug	TIME PERIOD
Drug	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
Any Tobacco¹	10,964	7,410	5,952
Cigarettes	10,653	7,029	5,753
Smokeless Tobacco	1,485	192	47
Cigars	5,067	1,849	813
Pipes²	481	--	69
Alcohol	13,229	11,716	8,630
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	4,911
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	1,343

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Table 2.17B Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Females Aged 18 to 25: Percentages, 2002

Drug	TIME PERIOD
Drug	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
Any Tobacco¹	70.8	47.8	38.4
Cigarettes	68.7	45.4	37.1
Smokeless Tobacco	9.6	1.2	0.3
Cigars	32.7	11.9	5.2
Pipes²	3.1	--	0.4
Alcohol	85.4	75.6	55.7
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	31.7
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	8.7

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Table 2.18A Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 or Older: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Drug	TIME PERIOD
Drug	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
Any Tobacco¹	162,725	78,892	67,732
Cigarettes	154,311	66,273	57,928
Smokeless Tobacco	44,895	9,514	7,299
Cigars	84,020	23,417	11,634
Pipes²	39,316	--	1,679
Alcohol	184,705	146,912	115,455
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	51,146
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	15,231

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Table 2.18B Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 or Older: Percentages, 2002

Drug	TIME PERIOD
Drug	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
Any Tobacco¹	77.3	37.5	32.2
Cigarettes	73.3	31.5	27.5
Smokeless Tobacco	21.3	4.5	3.5
Cigars	39.9	11.1	5.5
Pipes²	18.7	--	0.8
Alcohol	87.8	69.8	54.9
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	24.3
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	7.2

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Table 2.19A Any Tobacco Product Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month, by Detailed Age Categories: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Age Category	TIME PERIOD
Age Category	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
Total	171,838	84,731	71,499
12	447	209	89
13	908	489	226
14	1,366	811	436
15	1,811	1,129	697
16	2,149	1,462	1,022
17	2,431	1,738	1,298
18	3,058	2,299	1,777
19	2,915	2,194	1,790
20	3,036	2,267	1,847
21	3,169	2,394	2,052
22	3,012	2,228	1,826
23	3,004	2,132	1,828
24	2,696	1,840	1,516
25	2,535	1,674	1,412
26–29	11,681	7,228	6,074
30–34	15,625	8,720	7,349
35–39	17,356	9,635	8,446
40–44	17,818	9,125	8,032
45–49	16,893	7,921	6,933
50–54	15,118	6,492	5,564
55–59	11,562	4,236	3,718
60–64	9,320	3,183	2,801
65 or Older	23,926	5,325	4,766

*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.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.19B Any Tobacco Product Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month, by Detailed Age Categories: Percentages, 2002

Age Category	TIME PERIOD
Age Category	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
Total	73.1	36.0	30.4
12	10.9	5.1	2.2
13	21.7	11.7	5.4
14	31.3	18.6	10.0
15	44.0	27.5	17.0
16	53.1	36.1	25.3
17	61.6	44.0	32.8
18	70.1	52.7	40.7
19	71.3	53.7	43.8
20	76.0	56.7	46.2
21	78.3	59.1	50.7
22	77.9	57.6	47.2
23	78.8	56.0	48.0
24	76.5	52.2	43.0
25	76.1	50.3	42.4
26–29	76.5	47.3	39.8
30–34	78.5	43.8	36.9
35–39	78.9	43.8	38.4
40–44	81.2	41.6	36.6
45–49	79.7	37.4	32.7
50–54	80.4	34.5	29.6
55–59	78.7	28.8	25.3
60–64	80.3	27.4	24.1
65 or Older	70.4	15.7	14.0

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Table 2.20A Cigarette Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month, by Detailed Age Categories: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Age Category	TIME PERIOD
Age Category	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
Total	162,553	71,310	61,136
12	376	180	68
13	783	420	197
14	1,243	708	370
15	1,631	961	579
16	1,961	1,261	885
17	2,247	1,508	1,109
18	2,855	2,014	1,560
19	2,720	1,926	1,580
20	2,847	2,027	1,671
21	3,010	2,184	1,870
22	2,867	1,974	1,632
23	2,846	1,937	1,681
24	2,543	1,654	1,387
25	2,411	1,497	1,270
26–29	10,988	6,292	5,310
30–34	14,673	7,138	6,184
35–39	16,357	7,813	7,045
40–44	16,876	7,619	6,925
45–49	16,037	6,663	6,067
50–54	14,550	5,238	4,597
55–59	11,361	3,700	3,347
60–64	9,053	2,626	2,307
65 or Older	22,317	3,971	3,496

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.20B Cigarette Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month, by Detailed Age Categories: Percentages, 2002

Age Category	TIME PERIOD
Age Category	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
Total	69.1	30.3	26.0
12	9.2	4.4	1.7
13	18.7	10.0	4.7
14	28.5	16.2	8.5
15	39.7	23.4	14.1
16	48.4	31.2	21.9
17	56.9	38.2	28.1
18	65.4	46.2	35.8
19	66.6	47.1	38.7
20	71.2	50.7	41.8
21	74.4	54.0	46.2
22	74.1	51.1	42.2
23	74.7	50.8	44.1
24	72.2	46.9	39.4
25	72.4	45.0	38.1
26–29	72.0	41.2	34.8
30–34	73.8	35.9	31.1
35–39	74.4	35.5	32.0
40–44	76.9	34.7	31.6
45–49	75.7	31.4	28.6
50–54	77.4	27.9	24.5
55–59	77.3	25.2	22.8
60–64	78.0	22.6	19.9
65 or Older	65.7	11.7	10.3

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.21A Smokeless Tobacco Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month, by Detailed Age Categories: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Age Category	TIME PERIOD
Age Category	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
Total	46,870	10,577	7,787
12	82	32	12
13	154	74	31
14	278	149	61
15	330	177	87
16	485	275	145
17	646	355	151
18	809	405	210
19	847	372	216
20	946	363	210
21	991	312	192
22	949	310	186
23	1,011	324	216
24	979	236	137
25	835	167	134
26–29	4,219	1,076	846
30–34	6,107	1,264	1,018
35–39	5,773	1,232	1,039
40–44	4,883	886	691
45–49	3,503	580	488
50–54	3,282	500	453
55–59	2,213	210	126
60–64	2,083	418	378
65 or Older	5,466	860	760

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.21B Smokeless Tobacco Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month, by Detailed Age Categories: Percentages, 2002

Age Category	TIME PERIOD
Age Category	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
Total	19.9	4.5	3.3
12	2.0	0.8	0.3
13	3.7	1.8	0.7
14	6.4	3.4	1.4
15	8.0	4.3	2.1
16	12.0	6.8	3.6
17	16.3	9.0	3.8
18	18.5	9.3	4.8
19	20.7	9.1	5.3
20	23.7	9.1	5.3
21	24.5	7.7	4.7
22	24.5	8.0	4.8
23	26.5	8.5	5.7
24	27.8	6.7	3.9
25	25.1	5.0	4.0
26–29	27.6	7.0	5.5
30–34	30.7	6.4	5.1
35–39	26.2	5.6	4.7
40–44	22.3	4.0	3.2
45–49	16.5	2.7	2.3
50–54	17.5	2.7	2.4
55–59	15.1	1.4	0.9
60–64	17.9	3.6	3.3
65 or Older	16.1	2.5	2.2

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.22A Cigar Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month, by Detailed Age Categories: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Age Category	TIME PERIOD
Age Category	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
Total	88,053	25,928	12,751
12	130	55	22
13	290	138	34
14	473	284	122
15	810	494	197
16	1,097	713	329
17	1,233	827	413
18	1,737	1,181	551
19	1,768	1,067	566
20	1,904	1,022	506
21	1,995	975	468
22	1,816	811	380
23	1,788	810	396
24	1,663	608	292
25	1,476	559	259
26–29	6,496	2,391	1,163
30–34	8,184	2,662	1,157
35–39	9,078	2,837	1,310
40–44	9,474	2,500	1,328
45–49	8,934	2,249	1,184
50–54	7,758	1,675	974
55–59	5,469	826	437
60–64	4,371	397	180
65 or Older	10,107	846	483

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.22B Cigar Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month, by Detailed Age Categories: Percentages, 2002

Age Category	TIME PERIOD
Age Category	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
Total	37.4	11.0	5.4
12	3.2	1.3	0.5
13	6.9	3.3	0.8
14	10.8	6.5	2.8
15	19.7	12.0	4.8
16	27.1	17.6	8.1
17	31.2	20.9	10.5
18	39.8	27.1	12.6
19	43.3	26.1	13.8
20	47.6	25.6	12.7
21	49.3	24.1	11.6
22	47.0	21.0	9.8
23	46.9	21.3	10.4
24	47.2	17.3	8.3
25	44.3	16.8	7.8
26–29	42.5	15.7	7.6
30–34	41.1	13.4	5.8
35–39	41.3	12.9	6.0
40–44	43.2	11.4	6.1
45–49	42.2	10.6	5.6
50–54	41.3	8.9	5.2
55–59	37.2	5.6	3.0
60–64	37.7	3.4	1.6
65 or Older	29.7	2.5	1.4

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.23A Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month, by Detailed Age Categories: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Age Category	TIME PERIOD
Age Category	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
Total	195,452	155,476	119,820
12	476	287	83
13	1,025	717	273
14	1,648	1,227	584
15	2,175	1,739	820
16	2,556	2,141	1,174
17	2,867	2,454	1,431
18	3,436	3,005	2,022
19	3,315	2,891	2,108
20	3,413	3,031	2,218
21	3,684	3,438	2,871
22	3,472	3,217	2,589
23	3,424	3,078	2,521
24	3,143	2,822	2,286
25	3,002	2,670	2,144
26–29	13,723	12,097	9,398
30–34	18,002	15,296	12,196
35–39	20,072	16,623	13,205
40–44	20,088	16,596	13,229
45–49	19,358	15,705	12,466
50–54	17,105	12,807	9,908
55–59	12,855	9,489	7,481
60–64	10,116	7,166	5,798
65 or Older	26,496	16,978	13,015

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.23B Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month, by Detailed Age Categories: Percentages, 2002

Age Category	TIME PERIOD
Age Category	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
Total	83.1	66.1	51.0
12	11.6	7.0	2.0
13	24.5	17.1	6.5
14	37.8	28.2	13.4
15	52.9	42.3	19.9
16	63.1	52.9	29.0
17	72.6	62.1	36.2
18	78.8	68.9	46.3
19	81.1	70.8	51.6
20	85.4	75.8	55.5
21	91.0	84.9	70.9
22	89.8	83.2	67.0
23	89.8	80.8	66.2
24	89.2	80.1	64.9
25	90.2	80.2	64.4
26–29	89.9	79.2	61.5
30–34	90.5	76.9	61.3
35–39	91.2	75.6	60.0
40–44	91.6	75.6	60.3
45–49	91.4	74.1	58.8
50–54	91.0	68.1	52.7
55–59	87.5	64.6	50.9
60–64	87.1	61.7	49.9
65 or Older	78.0	50.0	38.3

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.24A Alcohol Use, Binge Alcohol Use, and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month, by Detailed Age Categories: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Age Category	TYPE OF ALCOHOL USE
Age Category	Any Alcohol Use	Binge Alcohol Use	Heavy Alcohol Use
Total	119,820	53,787	15,860
12	83	33	2
13	273	117	20
14	584	305	59
15	820	476	100
16	1,174	723	164
17	1,431	988	285
18	2,022	1,421	490
19	2,108	1,564	575
20	2,218	1,549	605
21	2,871	2,031	814
22	2,589	1,783	656
23	2,521	1,657	633
24	2,286	1,387	463
25	2,144	1,308	388
26–29	9,398	5,423	1,600
30–34	12,196	6,218	1,579
35–39	13,205	6,406	1,710
40–44	13,229	5,891	1,449
45–49	12,466	4,767	1,633
50–54	9,908	3,397	1,071
55–59	7,481	2,012	563
60–64	5,798	1,769	540
65 or Older	13,015	2,564	461

*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.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.24B Alcohol Use, Binge Alcohol Use, and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month, by Detailed Age Categories: Percentages, 2002

Age Category	TYPE OF ALCOHOL USE
Age Category	Any Alcohol Use	Binge Alcohol Use	Heavy Alcohol Use
Total	51.0	22.9	6.7
12	2.0	0.8	0.0
13	6.5	2.8	0.5
14	13.4	7.0	1.4
15	19.9	11.6	2.4
16	29.0	17.9	4.0
17	36.2	25.0	7.2
18	46.3	32.6	11.2
19	51.6	38.3	14.1
20	55.5	38.7	15.1
21	70.9	50.2	20.1
22	67.0	46.1	17.0
23	66.2	43.5	16.6
24	64.9	39.4	13.2
25	64.4	39.3	11.6
26–29	61.5	35.5	10.5
30–34	61.3	31.3	7.9
35–39	60.0	29.1	7.8
40–44	60.3	26.9	6.6
45–49	58.8	22.5	7.7
50–54	52.7	18.1	5.7
55–59	50.9	13.7	3.8
60–64	49.9	15.2	4.7
65 or Older	38.3	7.5	1.4

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Table 2.25A Any Tobacco Product Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Demographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	171,838	84,731	71,499
AGE
12–17	9,113	5,839	3,767
18–25	23,426	17,028	14,049
26 or Older	139,299	61,864	53,683
GENDER
Male	90,952	49,558	41,991
Female	80,886	35,173	29,509
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	154,380	75,400	64,163
White	128,948	62,222	52,905
Black or African American	17,354	8,909	7,722
American Indian or Alaska Native	1,260	758	656
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	234
Asian	4,296	2,111	1,689
Two or More Races	1,939	1,084	957
Hispanic or Latino	17,458	9,331	7,336

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Table 2.25B Any Tobacco Product Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2002

Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Demographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	73.1	36.0	30.4
AGE
12–17	36.8	23.6	15.2
18–25	75.5	54.9	45.3
26 or Older	77.7	34.5	29.9
GENDER
Male	80.1	43.6	37.0
Female	66.6	28.9	24.3
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	74.9	36.6	31.1
White	78.0	37.6	32.0
Black or African American	64.7	33.2	28.8
American Indian or Alaska Native	85.2	51.3	44.3
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	28.8
Asian	47.4	23.3	18.6
Two or More Races	77.2	43.2	38.1
Hispanic or Latino	60.0	32.1	25.2

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Table 2.26A Any Tobacco Product Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Demographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	9,113	5,839	3,767
GENDER
Male	4,855	3,142	2,019
Female	4,258	2,697	1,748
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	7,784	5,030	3,309
White	6,213	4,162	2,824
Black or African American	1,069	571	330
American Indian or Alaska Native	118	84	58
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*
Asian	205	106	39
Two or More Races	146	85	52
Hispanic or Latino	1,329	809	458
GENDER/RACE/HISPANIC ORIGIN
Male - White	3,346	2,223	1,492
Female - White	2,867	1,939	1,332
Male - Black or African American	563	332	205
Female - Black or African American	506	240	125
Male - Hispanic or Latino	697	430	248
Female - Hispanic or Latino	632	379	210

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Table 2.26B Any Tobacco Product Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2002

Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Demographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	36.8	23.6	15.2
GENDER
Male	38.4	24.8	16.0
Female	35.2	22.3	14.4
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	37.4	24.2	15.9
White	40.0	26.8	18.2
Black or African American	29.6	15.8	9.1
American Indian or Alaska Native	62.6	44.6	30.6
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*
Asian	20.3	10.5	3.8
Two or More Races	37.3	21.6	13.4
Hispanic or Latino	33.8	20.6	11.6
GENDER/RACE/HISPANIC ORIGIN
Male - White	42.0	27.9	18.7
Female - White	37.9	25.6	17.6
Male - Black or African American	30.9	18.2	11.2
Female - Black or African American	28.1	13.3	6.9
Male - Hispanic or Latino	34.7	21.4	12.3
Female - Hispanic or Latino	32.9	19.8	10.9

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Table 2.27A Any Tobacco Product Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Demographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	23,426	17,028	14,049
GENDER
Male	12,462	9,618	8,097
Female	10,964	7,410	5,952
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	19,752	14,683	12,243
White	15,725	12,009	10,064
Black or African American	2,577	1,648	1,359
American Indian or Alaska Native	190	140	117
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*
Asian	798	526	394
Two or More Races	337	266	226
Hispanic or Latino	3,674	2,345	1,806
EDUCATION
< High School	5,185	4,068	3,539
High School Graduate	7,976	5,903	4,997
Some College	7,368	5,220	4,174
College Graduate	2,896	1,836	1,340
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time	11,478	8,358	7,095
Part-Time	5,739	4,060	3,191
Unemployed	1,918	1,563	1,351
Other¹	4,290	3,046	2,413

*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.
¹ Retired person, disabled person, homemaker, student, or other person not in the labor force.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.27B Any Tobacco Product Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2002

Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Demographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	75.5	54.9	45.3
GENDER
Male	80.3	61.9	52.1
Female	70.8	47.8	38.4
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	77.3	57.5	47.9
White	81.4	62.2	52.1
Black or African American	63.3	40.5	33.4
American Indian or Alaska Native	88.5	65.1	54.4
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*
Asian	58.3	38.4	28.7
Two or More Races	83.6	65.8	55.9
Hispanic or Latino	67.0	42.7	32.9
EDUCATION
< High School	75.4	59.2	51.5
High School Graduate	75.4	55.8	47.2
Some College	75.4	53.4	42.7
College Graduate	76.4	48.4	35.3
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time	79.2	57.7	49.0
Part-Time	72.6	51.4	40.4
Unemployed	78.1	63.6	55.0
Other¹	69.5	49.4	39.1

*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.
¹ Retired person, disabled person, homemaker, student, or other person not in the labor force.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.28A Any Tobacco Product Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Demographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	139,299	61,864	53,683
GENDER
Male	73,635	36,798	31,874
Female	65,664	25,066	21,809
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	126,845	55,687	48,610
White	107,010	46,051	40,017
Black or African American	13,708	6,689	6,033
American Indian or Alaska Native	*	534	481
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*
Asian	3,292	1,478	1,256
Two or More Races	1,455	734	679
Hispanic or Latino	12,454	6,177	5,073
EDUCATION
< High School	21,649	11,877	10,931
High School Graduate	45,040	22,235	19,950
Some College	34,441	15,742	13,714
College Graduate	38,169	12,010	9,088
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time	82,245	40,144	34,168
Part-Time	15,445	5,834	5,100
Unemployed	4,152	2,931	2,732
Other¹	37,457	12,955	11,684

*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.
¹ Retired person, disabled person, homemaker, student, or other person not in the labor force.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.28B Any Tobacco Product Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2002

Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Demographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	77.7	34.5	29.9
GENDER
Male	86.2	43.1	37.3
Female	69.9	26.7	23.2
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	79.4	34.9	30.4
White	82.0	35.3	30.7
Black or African American	71.7	35.0	31.6
American Indian or Alaska Native	*	49.7	44.7
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*
Asian	49.3	22.1	18.8
Two or More Races	84.8	42.8	39.5
Hispanic or Latino	63.3	31.4	25.8
EDUCATION
< High School	71.3	39.1	36.0
High School Graduate	78.5	38.7	34.8
Some College	80.5	36.8	32.0
College Graduate	78.2	24.6	18.6
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time	80.6	39.4	33.5
Part-Time	79.0	29.9	26.1
Unemployed	81.0	57.1	53.3
Other¹	71.1	24.6	22.2

*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.
¹ Retired person, disabled person, homemaker, student, or other person not in the labor force.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.29A Any Tobacco Product Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Demographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	162,725	78,892	67,732
GENDER
Male	86,097	46,416	39,972
Female	76,628	32,476	27,761
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	146,596	70,371	60,854
White	122,735	58,060	50,081
Black or African American	16,285	8,338	7,392
American Indian or Alaska Native	1,142	674	598
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*
Asian	4,090	2,005	1,650
Two or More Races	1,792	1,000	905
Hispanic or Latino	16,129	8,522	6,878
EDUCATION
< High School	26,834	15,946	14,470
High School Graduate	53,017	28,138	24,946
Some College	41,809	20,962	17,888
College Graduate	41,065	13,846	10,428
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time	93,724	48,503	41,263
Part-Time	21,184	9,894	8,291
Unemployed	6,071	4,494	4,083
Other¹	41,747	16,002	14,096

*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.
¹ Retired person, disabled person, homemaker, student, or other person not in the labor force.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.29B Any Tobacco Product Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2002

Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Demographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	77.3	37.5	32.2
GENDER
Male	85.3	46.0	39.6
Female	70.0	29.7	25.4
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	79.1	38.0	32.9
White	81.9	38.7	33.4
Black or African American	70.2	36.0	31.9
American Indian or Alaska Native	88.5	52.2	46.3
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*
Asian	50.8	24.9	20.5
Two or More Races	84.5	47.1	42.7
Hispanic or Latino	64.1	33.9	27.4
EDUCATION
< High School	72.1	42.8	38.9
High School Graduate	78.0	41.4	36.7
Some College	79.5	39.9	34.0
College Graduate	78.1	26.3	19.8
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time	80.4	41.6	35.4
Part-Time	77.2	36.1	30.2
Unemployed	80.0	59.2	53.8
Other¹	70.9	27.2	24.0

*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.
¹ Retired person, disabled person, homemaker, student, or other person not in the labor force.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.30A Cigarette Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Demographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	162,553	71,310	61,136
AGE
12–17	8,242	5,037	3,209
18–25	22,099	15,214	12,650
26 or Older	132,212	51,060	45,278
GENDER
Male	83,790	37,813	32,636
Female	78,763	33,497	28,500
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	145,947	63,025	54,451
White	122,360	51,242	44,429
Black or African American	15,748	7,884	6,771
American Indian or Alaska Native	1,181	667	548
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*
Asian	4,207	1,956	1,601
Two or More Races	1,872	974	879
Hispanic or Latino	16,606	8,286	6,685

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.30B Cigarette Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2002

Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Demographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	69.1	30.3	26.0
AGE
12–17	33.3	20.3	13.0
18–25	71.2	49.0	40.8
26 or Older	73.7	28.5	25.2
GENDER
Male	73.8	33.3	28.7
Female	64.8	27.6	23.4
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	70.8	30.6	26.4
White	74.0	31.0	26.9
Black or African American	58.7	29.4	25.3
American Indian or Alaska Native	79.9	45.1	37.1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*
Asian	46.4	21.6	17.7
Two or More Races	74.5	38.8	35.0
Hispanic or Latino	57.1	28.5	23.0

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.31A Cigarette Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Demographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	8,242	5,037	3,209
GENDER
Male	4,193	2,499	1,556
Female	4,049	2,538	1,653
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	7,022	4,332	2,814
White	5,615	3,601	2,429
Black or African American	932	455	240
American Indian or Alaska Native	109	74	52
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*
Asian	199	101	39
Two or More Races	136	82	50
Hispanic or Latino	1,219	705	395
GENDER/RACE/HISPANIC ORIGIN
Male - White	2,848	1,743	1,155
Female - White	2,767	1,858	1,274
Male - Black or African American	480	252	136
Female - Black or African American	452	203	104
Male - Hispanic or Latino	637	365	200
Female - Hispanic or Latino	582	340	195

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.31B Cigarette Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2002

Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Demographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	33.3	20.3	13.0
GENDER
Male	33.2	19.8	12.3
Female	33.4	21.0	13.6
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	33.7	20.8	13.5
White	36.2	23.2	15.6
Black or African American	25.8	12.6	6.6
American Indian or Alaska Native	58.1	39.2	27.7
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*
Asian	19.7	10.0	3.8
Two or More Races	34.7	20.9	12.6
Hispanic or Latino	31.0	17.9	10.0
GENDER/RACE/HISPANIC ORIGIN
Male - White	35.7	21.9	14.5
Female - White	36.6	24.6	16.9
Male - Black or African American	26.4	13.9	7.5
Female - Black or African American	25.1	11.3	5.8
Male - Hispanic or Latino	31.7	18.2	10.0
Female - Hispanic or Latino	30.3	17.7	10.1

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.32A Cigarette Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Demographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	22,099	15,214	12,650
GENDER
Male	11,446	8,185	6,897
Female	10,653	7,029	5,753
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	18,632	13,077	10,976
White	14,911	10,743	9,080
Black or African American	2,328	1,376	1,129
American Indian or Alaska Native	177	129	102
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*
Asian	770	506	383
Two or More Races	325	237	207
Hispanic or Latino	3,467	2,136	1,674
EDUCATION
< High School	4,956	3,774	3,312
High School Graduate	7,554	5,285	4,504
Some College	6,927	4,604	3,680
College Graduate	2,662	1,551	1,154
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time	10,900	7,489	6,367
Part-Time	5,315	3,557	2,831
Unemployed	1,835	1,453	1,269
Other¹	4,050	2,715	2,183

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
¹ Retired person, disabled person, homemaker, student, or other person not in the labor force.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.32B Cigarette Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2002

Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Demographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	71.2	49.0	40.8
GENDER
Male	73.7	52.7	44.4
Female	68.7	45.4	37.1
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	73.0	51.2	43.0
White	77.2	55.6	47.0
Black or African American	57.2	33.8	27.7
American Indian or Alaska Native	82.3	59.8	47.5
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*
Asian	56.2	36.9	27.9
Two or More Races	80.6	58.8	51.2
Hispanic or Latino	63.2	38.9	30.5
EDUCATION
< High School	72.1	54.9	48.2
High School Graduate	71.4	49.9	42.6
Some College	70.9	47.1	37.7
College Graduate	70.2	40.9	30.4
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time	75.2	51.7	43.9
Part-Time	67.2	45.0	35.8
Unemployed	74.7	59.1	51.6
Other¹	65.6	44.0	35.4

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Table 2.33A Cigarette Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Demographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	132,212	51,060	45,278
GENDER
Male	68,151	27,130	24,184
Female	64,061	23,930	21,094
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	120,292	45,615	40,661
White	101,834	36,899	32,920
Black or African American	12,488	6,053	5,402
American Indian or Alaska Native	*	465	394
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*
Asian	3,238	1,348	1,180
Two or More Races	1,411	655	623
Hispanic or Latino	11,920	5,445	4,617
EDUCATION
< High School	20,210	10,687	9,776
High School Graduate	43,152	19,246	17,452
Some College	33,197	13,152	11,557
College Graduate	35,653	7,976	6,492
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time	77,667	31,988	28,091
Part-Time	14,900	5,199	4,639
Unemployed	3,955	2,685	2,512
Other¹	35,690	11,188	10,036

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Table 2.33B Cigarette Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2002

Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Demographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	73.7	28.5	25.2
GENDER
Male	79.8	31.8	28.3
Female	68.2	25.5	22.5
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	75.3	28.6	25.5
White	78.0	28.3	25.2
Black or African American	65.3	31.7	28.3
American Indian or Alaska Native	*	43.2	36.6
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*
Asian	48.5	20.2	17.7
Two or More Races	82.2	38.1	36.3
Hispanic or Latino	60.6	27.7	23.5
EDUCATION
< High School	66.6	35.2	32.2
High School Graduate	75.2	33.5	30.4
Some College	77.6	30.7	27.0
College Graduate	73.0	16.3	13.3
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time	76.1	31.4	27.5
Part-Time	76.3	26.6	23.7
Unemployed	77.1	52.4	49.0
Other¹	67.7	21.2	19.0

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Table 2.34A Cigarette Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Demographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	154,311	66,273	57,928
GENDER
Male	79,597	35,314	31,080
Female	74,714	30,959	26,847
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	138,924	58,693	51,637
White	116,745	47,642	42,000
Black or African American	14,816	7,429	6,531
American Indian or Alaska Native	1,072	593	496
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*
Asian	4,008	1,854	1,563
Two or More Races	1,737	892	830
Hispanic or Latino	15,387	7,581	6,291
EDUCATION
< High School	25,166	14,461	13,088
High School Graduate	50,706	24,530	21,956
Some College	40,124	17,755	15,238
College Graduate	38,315	9,527	7,646
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time	88,567	39,476	34,459
Part-Time	20,215	8,756	7,470
Unemployed	5,790	4,138	3,781
Other¹	39,740	13,903	12,218

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Table 2.34B Cigarette Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2002

Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Demographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	73.3	31.5	27.5
GENDER
Male	78.8	35.0	30.8
Female	68.3	28.3	24.5
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	75.0	31.7	27.9
White	77.9	31.8	28.0
Black or African American	63.9	32.0	28.2
American Indian or Alaska Native	83.1	46.0	38.4
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*
Asian	49.8	23.0	19.4
Two or More Races	81.9	42.1	39.1
Hispanic or Latino	61.2	30.1	25.0
EDUCATION
< High School	67.6	38.8	35.2
High School Graduate	74.6	36.1	32.3
Some College	76.3	33.8	29.0
College Graduate	72.8	18.1	14.5
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time	76.0	33.9	29.6
Part-Time	73.7	31.9	27.2
Unemployed	76.3	54.6	49.8
Other¹	67.5	23.6	20.8

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Table 2.35A Smokeless Tobacco Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Demographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	46,870	10,577	7,787
AGE
12–17	1,975	1,063	487
18–25	7,367	2,489	1,502
26 or Older	37,528	7,025	5,797
GENDER
Male	39,102	9,703	7,242
Female	7,767	874	545
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	44,300	10,156	7,626
White	39,086	9,314	6,979
Black or African American	3,402	472	411
American Indian or Alaska Native	481	161	126
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	51	12	8
Asian	626	72	16
Two or More Races	654	125	86
Hispanic or Latino	2,570	421	161

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.35B Smokeless Tobacco Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2002

Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Demographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	19.9	4.5	3.3
AGE
12–17	8.0	4.3	2.0
18–25	23.7	8.0	4.8
26 or Older	20.9	3.9	3.2
GENDER
Male	34.4	8.5	6.4
Female	6.4	0.7	0.4
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	21.5	4.9	3.7
White	23.6	5.6	4.2
Black or African American	12.7	1.8	1.5
American Indian or Alaska Native	32.5	10.9	8.5
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	6.2	1.4	1.0
Asian	6.9	0.8	0.2
Two or More Races	26.0	5.0	3.4
Hispanic or Latino	8.8	1.4	0.6

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.36A Smokeless Tobacco Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Demographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	1,975	1,063	487
GENDER
Male	1,576	888	436
Female	399	175	51
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	1,831	985	468
White	1,666	938	452
Black or African American	87	19	4
American Indian or Alaska Native	32	17	7
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*
Asian	12	2	*
Two or More Races	31	8	3
Hispanic or Latino	144	78	20
GENDER/RACE/HISPANIC ORIGIN
Male - White	1,343	784	405
Female - White	323	154	47
Male - Black or African American	54	15	4
Female - Black or African American	33	4	0
Male - Hispanic or Latino	121	67	18
Female - Hispanic or Latino	22	11	2

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.36B Smokeless Tobacco Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2002

Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Demographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	8.0	4.3	2.0
GENDER
Male	12.5	7.0	3.4
Female	3.3	1.4	0.4
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	8.8	4.7	2.2
White	10.7	6.0	2.9
Black or African American	2.4	0.5	0.1
American Indian or Alaska Native	16.8	8.8	3.5
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*
Asian	1.2	0.2	*
Two or More Races	7.9	2.1	0.7
Hispanic or Latino	3.7	2.0	0.5
GENDER/RACE/HISPANIC ORIGIN
Male - White	16.9	9.8	5.1
Female - White	4.3	2.0	0.6
Male - Black or African American	2.9	0.8	0.2
Female - Black or African American	1.8	0.2	0.0
Male - Hispanic or Latino	6.0	3.3	0.9
Female - Hispanic or Latino	1.2	0.6	0.1

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.37A Smokeless Tobacco Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Demographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	7,367	2,489	1,502
GENDER
Male	5,882	2,297	1,455
Female	1,485	192	47
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	6,746	2,306	1,431
White	6,149	2,178	1,356
Black or African American	269	54	32
American Indian or Alaska Native	91	31	25
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	9	5
Asian	102	12	1
Two or More Races	109	22	14
Hispanic or Latino	621	183	70
EDUCATION
< High School	1,452	515	294
High School Graduate	2,568	947	602
Some College	2,388	803	488
College Graduate	959	224	117
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time	4,069	1,350	880
Part-Time	1,605	557	300
Unemployed	614	194	112
Other¹	1,080	388	210

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Table 2.37B Smokeless Tobacco Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2002

Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Demographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	23.7	8.0	4.8
GENDER
Male	37.9	14.8	9.4
Female	9.6	1.2	0.3
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	26.4	9.0	5.6
White	31.8	11.3	7.0
Black or African American	6.6	1.3	0.8
American Indian or Alaska Native	42.3	14.3	11.6
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	5.1	2.9
Asian	7.5	0.8	0.1
Two or More Races	27.1	5.6	3.3
Hispanic or Latino	11.3	3.3	1.3
EDUCATION
< High School	21.1	7.5	4.3
High School Graduate	24.3	8.9	5.7
Some College	24.4	8.2	5.0
College Graduate	25.3	5.9	3.1
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time	28.1	9.3	6.1
Part-Time	20.3	7.1	3.8
Unemployed	25.0	7.9	4.6
Other¹	17.5	6.3	3.4

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Table 2.38A Smokeless Tobacco Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Demographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	37,528	7,025	5,797
GENDER
Male	31,645	6,518	5,351
Female	5,883	507	447
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	35,723	6,865	5,727
White	31,272	6,198	5,171
Black or African American	3,047	399	374
American Indian or Alaska Native	358	114	95
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*
Asian	511	59	15
Two or More Races	514	94	69
Hispanic or Latino	1,805	160	71
EDUCATION
< High School	6,087	1,428	1,267
High School Graduate	12,364	2,665	2,229
Some College	9,368	1,446	1,232
College Graduate	9,708	1,486	1,069
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time	26,112	5,183	4,321
Part-Time	2,813	399	311
Unemployed	1,081	274	195
Other¹	7,521	1,169	970

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Table 2.38B Smokeless Tobacco Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2002

Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Demographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	20.9	3.9	3.2
GENDER
Male	37.0	7.6	6.3
Female	6.3	0.5	0.5
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	22.4	4.3	3.6
White	24.0	4.7	4.0
Black or African American	15.9	2.1	2.0
American Indian or Alaska Native	33.3	10.6	8.8
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*
Asian	7.7	0.9	0.2
Two or More Races	29.9	5.5	4.0
Hispanic or Latino	9.2	0.8	0.4
EDUCATION
< High School	20.1	4.7	4.2
High School Graduate	21.5	4.6	3.9
Some College	21.9	3.4	2.9
College Graduate	19.9	3.0	2.2
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time	25.6	5.1	4.2
Part-Time	14.4	2.0	1.6
Unemployed	21.1	5.3	3.8
Other¹	14.3	2.2	1.8

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Table 2.39A Smokeless Tobacco Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Demographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	44,895	9,514	7,299
GENDER
Male	37,527	8,815	6,806
Female	7,368	699	493
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	42,469	9,171	7,158
White	37,420	8,376	6,527
Black or African American	3,315	453	406
American Indian or Alaska Native	449	145	120
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	47	10	6
Asian	614	70	16
Two or More Races	623	117	83
Hispanic or Latino	2,426	343	141
EDUCATION
< High School	7,539	1,943	1,561
High School Graduate	14,932	3,612	2,832
Some College	11,757	2,249	1,720
College Graduate	10,667	1,710	1,187
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time	30,181	6,533	5,201
Part-Time	4,418	957	611
Unemployed	1,695	469	308
Other¹	8,601	1,557	1,180

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Table 2.39B Smokeless Tobacco Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2002

Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Demographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	21.3	4.5	3.5
GENDER
Male	37.2	8.7	6.7
Female	6.7	0.6	0.5
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	22.9	5.0	3.9
White	25.0	5.6	4.4
Black or African American	14.3	2.0	1.8
American Indian or Alaska Native	34.8	11.2	9.3
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	6.4	1.4	0.9
Asian	7.6	0.9	0.2
Two or More Races	29.4	5.5	3.9
Hispanic or Latino	9.6	1.4	0.6
EDUCATION
< High School	20.3	5.2	4.2
High School Graduate	22.0	5.3	4.2
Some College	22.4	4.3	3.3
College Graduate	20.3	3.3	2.3
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time	25.9	5.6	4.5
Part-Time	16.1	3.5	2.2
Unemployed	22.3	6.2	4.1
Other¹	14.6	2.6	2.0

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Table 2.40A Cigar Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Demographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	88,053	25,928	12,751
AGE
12–17	4,033	2,511	1,117
18–25	14,148	7,034	3,417
26 or Older	69,872	16,382	8,217
GENDER
Male	65,644	20,837	10,669
Female	22,409	5,091	2,082
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	80,571	23,074	11,308
White	69,818	19,465	9,146
Black or African American	7,306	2,721	1,813
American Indian or Alaska Native	441	135	77
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	75	34
Asian	1,693	361	99
Two or More Races	1,095	316	139
Hispanic or Latino	7,482	2,854	1,443

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.40B Cigar Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2002

Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Demographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	37.4	11.0	5.4
AGE
12–17	16.3	10.1	4.5
18–25	45.6	22.7	11.0
26 or Older	39.0	9.1	4.6
GENDER
Male	57.8	18.3	9.4
Female	18.4	4.2	1.7
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	39.1	11.2	5.5
White	42.2	11.8	5.5
Black or African American	27.3	10.1	6.8
American Indian or Alaska Native	29.8	9.2	5.2
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	9.2	4.1
Asian	18.7	4.0	1.1
Two or More Races	43.6	12.6	5.5
Hispanic or Latino	25.7	9.8	5.0

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.41A Cigar Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Demographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	4,033	2,511	1,117
GENDER
Male	2,620	1,663	790
Female	1,413	848	327
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	3,460	2,175	980
White	2,912	1,849	806
Black or African American	384	235	145
American Indian or Alaska Native	50	35	*
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*
Asian	59	30	*
Two or More Races	47	23	10
Hispanic or Latino	573	336	138
GENDER/RACE/HISPANIC ORIGIN
Male - White	1,933	1,256	588
Female - White	979	593	218
Male - Black or African American	244	157	106
Female - Black or African American	140	77	40
Male - Hispanic or Latino	340	196	88
Female - Hispanic or Latino	233	140	50

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.41B Cigar Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2002

Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Demographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	16.3	10.1	4.5
GENDER
Male	20.7	13.1	6.2
Female	11.7	7.0	2.7
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	16.6	10.4	4.7
White	18.8	11.9	5.2
Black or African American	10.6	6.5	4.0
American Indian or Alaska Native	26.6	18.4	*
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*
Asian	5.8	2.9	*
Two or More Races	12.1	5.8	2.6
Hispanic or Latino	14.6	8.5	3.5
GENDER/RACE/HISPANIC ORIGIN
Male - White	24.3	15.8	7.4
Female - White	13.0	7.8	2.9
Male - Black or African American	13.4	8.6	5.8
Female - Black or African American	7.8	4.3	2.2
Male - Hispanic or Latino	16.9	9.8	4.4
Female - Hispanic or Latino	12.1	7.3	2.6

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.42A Cigar Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Demographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	14,148	7,034	3,417
GENDER
Male	9,081	5,185	2,605
Female	5,067	1,849	813
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	12,276	6,175	3,037
White	10,202	5,037	2,327
Black or African American	1,285	750	533
American Indian or Alaska Native	103	44	28
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	41	19
Asian	399	168	67
Two or More Races	215	136	63
Hispanic or Latino	1,872	860	381
EDUCATION
< High School	2,754	1,593	887
High School Graduate	4,627	2,389	1,229
Some College	4,778	2,282	997
College Graduate	1,989	770	304
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time	7,028	3,389	1,721
Part-Time	3,539	1,767	746
Unemployed	1,150	685	379
Other¹	2,430	1,193	572

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Table 2.42B Cigar Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2002

Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Demographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	45.6	22.7	11.0
GENDER
Male	58.5	33.4	16.8
Female	32.7	11.9	5.2
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	48.1	24.2	11.9
White	52.8	26.1	12.1
Black or African American	31.6	18.4	13.1
American Indian or Alaska Native	47.7	20.4	12.9
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	23.9	11.3
Asian	29.1	12.2	4.9
Two or More Races	53.2	33.7	15.7
Hispanic or Latino	34.1	15.7	6.9
EDUCATION
< High School	40.0	23.2	12.9
High School Graduate	43.7	22.6	11.6
Some College	48.9	23.3	10.2
College Graduate	52.4	20.3	8.0
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time	48.5	23.4	11.9
Part-Time	44.8	22.4	9.4
Unemployed	46.8	27.9	15.4
Other¹	39.4	19.3	9.3

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Table 2.43A Cigar Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Demographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	69,872	16,382	8,217
GENDER
Male	53,942	13,989	7,274
Female	15,929	2,394	942
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	64,835	14,724	7,291
White	56,704	12,579	6,014
Black or African American	5,636	1,736	1,135
American Indian or Alaska Native	288	57	31
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*
Asian	1,235	164	32
Two or More Races	833	158	65
Hispanic or Latino	5,037	1,658	925
EDUCATION
< High School	8,550	2,234	1,246
High School Graduate	20,815	4,932	2,531
Some College	17,777	4,073	2,176
College Graduate	22,730	5,144	2,264
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time	46,636	12,417	6,113
Part-Time	6,488	1,136	538
Unemployed	2,244	808	425
Other¹	14,504	2,022	1,141

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Table 2.43B Cigar Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2002

Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Demographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	39.0	9.1	4.6
GENDER
Male	63.1	16.4	8.5
Female	17.0	2.5	1.0
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	40.6	9.2	4.6
White	43.4	9.6	4.6
Black or African American	29.5	9.1	5.9
American Indian or Alaska Native	26.8	5.3	2.9
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*
Asian	18.5	2.5	0.5
Two or More Races	48.5	9.2	3.8
Hispanic or Latino	25.6	8.4	4.7
EDUCATION
< High School	28.2	7.4	4.1
High School Graduate	36.3	8.6	4.4
Some College	41.5	9.5	5.1
College Graduate	46.6	10.5	4.6
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time	45.7	12.2	6.0
Part-Time	33.2	5.8	2.8
Unemployed	43.8	15.7	8.3
Other¹	27.5	3.8	2.2

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Table 2.44A Cigar Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Demographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	84,020	23,417	11,634
GENDER
Male	63,024	19,174	9,879
Female	20,996	4,242	1,755
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	77,111	20,899	10,328
White	66,906	17,616	8,341
Black or African American	6,922	2,486	1,668
American Indian or Alaska Native	391	101	59
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	71	33
Asian	1,634	332	99
Two or More Races	1,048	294	128
Hispanic or Latino	6,909	2,518	1,306
EDUCATION
< High School	11,303	3,827	2,133
High School Graduate	25,443	7,321	3,760
Some College	22,555	6,356	3,173
College Graduate	24,719	5,914	2,568
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time	53,664	15,806	7,834
Part-Time	10,027	2,903	1,283
Unemployed	3,394	1,493	804
Other¹	16,934	3,215	1,713

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Table 2.44B Cigar Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2002

Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Demographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	39.9	11.1	5.5
GENDER
Male	62.4	19.0	9.8
Female	19.2	3.9	1.6
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	41.6	11.3	5.6
White	44.6	11.8	5.6
Black or African American	29.8	10.7	7.2
American Indian or Alaska Native	30.3	7.8	4.6
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	9.6	4.6
Asian	20.3	4.1	1.2
Two or More Races	49.4	13.9	6.1
Hispanic or Latino	27.5	10.0	5.2
EDUCATION
< High School	30.4	10.3	5.7
High School Graduate	37.4	10.8	5.5
Some College	42.9	12.1	6.0
College Graduate	47.0	11.2	4.9
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time	46.1	13.6	6.7
Part-Time	36.5	10.6	4.7
Unemployed	44.8	19.7	10.6
Other¹	28.8	5.5	2.9

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Table 2.45A Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Demographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	195,452	155,476	119,820
AGE
12–17	10,747	8,564	4,365
18–25	26,889	24,153	18,759
26 or Older	157,816	122,759	96,696
GENDER
Male	98,138	80,308	65,210
Female	97,314	75,168	54,610
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	173,430	138,042	107,374
White	143,571	115,451	91,042
Black or African American	20,193	14,711	10,707
American Indian or Alaska Native	1,197	906	660
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	615	*	*
Asian	5,785	4,877	3,362
Two or More Races	2,068	1,676	1,252
Hispanic or Latino	22,022	17,435	12,446

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.45B Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2002

Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Demographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	83.1	66.1	51.0
AGE
12–17	43.4	34.6	17.6
18–25	86.7	77.9	60.5
26 or Older	88.0	68.4	53.9
GENDER
Male	86.4	70.7	57.4
Female	80.1	61.8	44.9
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	84.2	67.0	52.1
White	86.8	69.8	55.0
Black or African American	75.3	54.9	39.9
American Indian or Alaska Native	81.0	61.2	44.7
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	75.7	*	*
Asian	63.9	53.8	37.1
Two or More Races	82.3	66.7	49.9
Hispanic or Latino	75.7	60.0	42.8

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.46A Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Demographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	10,747	8,564	4,365
GENDER
Male	5,490	4,211	2,200
Female	5,257	4,353	2,165
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	8,991	7,229	3,711
White	7,114	5,884	3,123
Black or African American	1,299	894	396
American Indian or Alaska Native	96	77	43
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*
Asian	294	219	75
Two or More Races	153	123	59
Hispanic or Latino	1,756	1,335	654
GENDER/RACE/HISPANIC ORIGIN
Male - White	3,638	2,904	1,580
Female - White	3,477	2,980	1,542
Male - Black or African American	667	434	201
Female - Black or African American	632	460	195
Male - Hispanic or Latino	902	667	338
Female - Hispanic or Latino	853	668	315

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.46B Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2002

Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Demographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	43.4	34.6	17.6
GENDER
Male	43.4	33.3	17.4
Female	43.4	36.0	17.9
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	43.2	34.7	17.8
White	45.8	37.9	20.1
Black or African American	35.9	24.7	10.9
American Indian or Alaska Native	50.8	41.0	22.6
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*
Asian	29.0	21.7	7.4
Two or More Races	39.0	31.4	15.1
Hispanic or Latino	44.7	34.0	16.6
GENDER/RACE/HISPANIC ORIGIN
Male - White	45.6	36.4	19.8
Female - White	46.0	39.4	20.4
Male - Black or African American	36.7	23.9	11.1
Female - Black or African American	35.2	25.6	10.8
Male - Hispanic or Latino	44.9	33.2	16.8
Female - Hispanic or Latino	44.4	34.8	16.4

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.47A Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Demographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	26,889	24,153	18,759
GENDER
Male	13,660	12,438	10,129
Female	13,229	11,716	8,630
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	22,432	20,383	16,024
White	17,392	16,040	12,892
Black or African American	3,306	2,816	1,968
American Indian or Alaska Native	193	*	129
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*
Asian	1,022	908	683
Two or More Races	377	334	258
Hispanic or Latino	4,457	3,770	2,736
EDUCATION
< High School	5,541	4,712	3,313
High School Graduate	9,046	7,958	5,919
Some College	8,814	8,162	6,647
College Graduate	3,487	3,321	2,881
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time	13,077	11,969	9,619
Part-Time	6,768	6,091	4,670
Unemployed	2,146	1,900	1,394
Other¹	4,898	4,193	3,077

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Table 2.47B Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2002

Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Demographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	86.7	77.9	60.5
GENDER
Male	88.0	80.1	65.2
Female	85.4	75.6	55.7
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	87.8	79.8	62.7
White	90.1	83.1	66.8
Black or African American	81.2	69.2	48.3
American Indian or Alaska Native	89.8	*	60.0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*
Asian	74.6	66.2	49.9
Two or More Races	93.4	82.8	64.0
Hispanic or Latino	81.2	68.7	49.8
EDUCATION
< High School	80.6	68.5	48.2
High School Graduate	85.5	75.2	55.9
Some College	90.2	83.5	68.0
College Graduate	91.9	87.5	76.0
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time	90.2	82.6	66.4
Part-Time	85.6	77.1	59.1
Unemployed	87.3	77.3	56.7
Other¹	79.4	68.0	49.9

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Table 2.48A Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Demographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	157,816	122,759	96,696
GENDER
Male	78,989	63,659	52,880
Female	78,828	59,099	43,816
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	142,007	110,430	87,639
White	119,065	93,527	75,027
Black or African American	15,588	11,000	8,343
American Indian or Alaska Native	*	662	489
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*
Asian	4,469	3,750	2,604
Two or More Races	1,538	1,219	935
Hispanic or Latino	15,809	12,329	9,057
EDUCATION
< High School	22,940	14,782	10,776
High School Graduate	50,377	37,993	29,092
Some College	39,383	31,190	24,268
College Graduate	45,117	38,793	32,560
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time	93,847	77,768	62,422
Part-Time	17,719	14,031	11,423
Unemployed	4,488	3,790	2,996
Other¹	41,762	27,169	19,855

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Table 2.48B Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2002

Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Demographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	88.0	68.4	53.9
GENDER
Male	92.5	74.5	61.9
Female	83.9	62.9	46.6
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	88.9	69.1	54.9
White	91.2	71.6	57.5
Black or African American	81.5	57.5	43.6
American Indian or Alaska Native	*	61.6	45.5
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*
Asian	66.9	56.2	39.0
Two or More Races	89.6	71.0	54.4
Hispanic or Latino	80.4	62.7	46.1
EDUCATION
< High School	75.6	48.7	35.5
High School Graduate	87.8	66.2	50.7
Some College	92.0	72.9	56.7
College Graduate	92.4	79.5	66.7
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time	92.0	76.2	61.2
Part-Time	90.7	71.8	58.5
Unemployed	87.5	73.9	58.4
Other¹	79.3	51.6	37.7

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Table 2.49A Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Demographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	184,705	146,912	115,455
GENDER
Male	92,648	76,097	63,009
Female	92,057	70,815	52,446
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	164,439	130,812	103,663
White	136,457	109,567	87,920
Black or African American	18,894	13,816	10,311
American Indian or Alaska Native	1,101	828	618
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*
Asian	5,491	4,658	3,287
Two or More Races	1,915	1,553	1,193
Hispanic or Latino	20,266	16,100	11,792
EDUCATION
< High School	28,481	19,494	14,088
High School Graduate	59,423	45,951	35,011
Some College	48,197	39,353	30,914
College Graduate	48,603	42,114	35,442
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time	106,925	89,737	72,041
Part-Time	24,487	20,122	16,093
Unemployed	6,634	5,690	4,390
Other¹	46,659	31,363	22,931

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Table 2.49B Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2002

Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Demographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	87.8	69.8	54.9
GENDER
Male	91.8	75.4	62.4
Female	84.1	64.7	47.9
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	88.8	70.6	56.0
White	91.1	73.1	58.7
Black or African American	81.5	59.6	44.5
American Indian or Alaska Native	85.4	64.2	47.9
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*
Asian	68.2	57.9	40.8
Two or More Races	90.3	73.2	56.3
Hispanic or Latino	80.6	64.0	46.9
EDUCATION
< High School	76.5	52.4	37.8
High School Graduate	87.4	67.6	51.5
Some College	91.7	74.9	58.8
College Graduate	92.4	80.1	67.4
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time	91.8	77.0	61.8
Part-Time	89.2	73.3	58.6
Unemployed	87.5	75.0	57.9
Other¹	79.3	53.3	39.0

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Table 2.50A Alcohol Use, Binge Alcohol Use, and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Demographic Characteristic	TYPE OF ALCOHOL USE
Demographic Characteristic	Any Alcohol Use	Binge Alcohol Use	Heavy Alcohol Use
TOTAL	119,820	53,787	15,860
AGE
12–17	4,365	2,641	630
18–25	18,759	12,699	4,625
26 or Older	96,696	38,447	10,605
GENDER
Male	65,210	35,456	12,216
Female	54,610	18,331	3,645
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	107,374	46,579	14,134
White	91,042	38,727	12,340
Black or African American	10,707	5,619	1,172
American Indian or Alaska Native	660	413	128
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	205	67
Asian	3,362	1,119	237
Two or More Races	1,252	496	190
Hispanic or Latino	12,446	7,208	1,726

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Table 2.50B Alcohol Use, Binge Alcohol Use, and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2002

Demographic Characteristic	TYPE OF ALCOHOL USE
Demographic Characteristic	Any Alcohol Use	Binge Alcohol Use	Heavy Alcohol Use
TOTAL	51.0	22.9	6.7
AGE
12–17	17.6	10.7	2.5
18–25	60.5	40.9	14.9
26 or Older	53.9	21.4	5.9
GENDER
Male	57.4	31.2	10.8
Female	44.9	15.1	3.0
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	52.1	22.6	6.9
White	55.0	23.4	7.5
Black or African American	39.9	21.0	4.4
American Indian or Alaska Native	44.7	27.9	8.7
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	25.2	8.3
Asian	37.1	12.4	2.6
Two or More Races	49.9	19.8	7.5
Hispanic or Latino	42.8	24.8	5.9

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Table 2.51A Alcohol Use, Binge Alcohol Use, and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Demographic Characteristic	TYPE OF ALCOHOL USE
Demographic Characteristic	Any Alcohol Use	Binge Alcohol Use	Heavy Alcohol Use
TOTAL	4,365	2,641	630
GENDER
Male	2,200	1,441	395
Female	2,165	1,200	235
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	3,711	2,230	544
White	3,123	1,946	503
Black or African American	396	178	22
American Indian or Alaska Native	43	34	5
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*
Asian	75	32	1
Two or More Races	59	34	11
Hispanic or Latino	654	411	85
GENDER/RACE/HISPANIC ORIGIN
Male - White	1,580	1,084	318
Female - White	1,542	861	185
Male - Black or African American	201	94	14
Female - Black or African American	195	84	8
Male - Hispanic or Latino	338	223	52
Female - Hispanic or Latino	315	188	34

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Table 2.51B Alcohol Use, Binge Alcohol Use, and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2002

Demographic Characteristic	TYPE OF ALCOHOL USE
Demographic Characteristic	Any Alcohol Use	Binge Alcohol Use	Heavy Alcohol Use
TOTAL	17.6	10.7	2.5
GENDER
Male	17.4	11.4	3.1
Female	17.9	9.9	1.9
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	17.8	10.7	2.6
White	20.1	12.5	3.2
Black or African American	10.9	4.9	0.6
American Indian or Alaska Native	22.6	18.2	2.9
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*
Asian	7.4	3.2	0.1
Two or More Races	15.1	8.6	2.9
Hispanic or Latino	16.6	10.5	2.2
GENDER/RACE/HISPANIC ORIGIN
Male - White	19.8	13.6	4.0
Female - White	20.4	11.4	2.5
Male - Black or African American	11.1	5.2	0.8
Female - Black or African American	10.8	4.7	0.4
Male - Hispanic or Latino	16.8	11.1	2.6
Female - Hispanic or Latino	16.4	9.8	1.8

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Table 2.52A Alcohol Use, Binge Alcohol Use, and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Demographic Characteristic	TYPE OF ALCOHOL USE
Demographic Characteristic	Any Alcohol Use	Binge Alcohol Use	Heavy Alcohol Use
TOTAL	18,759	12,699	4,625
GENDER
Male	10,129	7,787	3,282
Female	8,630	4,911	1,343
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	16,024	10,790	4,127
White	12,892	9,036	3,665
Black or African American	1,968	1,067	239
American Indian or Alaska Native	129	95	23
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*
Asian	683	337	96
Two or More Races	258	179	79
Hispanic or Latino	2,736	1,909	498
EDUCATION
< High School	3,313	2,526	764
High School Graduate	5,919	4,059	1,455
Some College	6,647	4,419	1,762
College Graduate	2,881	1,695	644
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time	9,619	6,587	2,307
Part-Time	4,670	3,093	1,179
Unemployed	1,394	1,018	394
Other¹	3,077	2,002	745

*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.
¹ Retired person, disabled person, homemaker, student, or other person not in the labor force.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.52B Alcohol Use, Binge Alcohol Use, and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2002

Demographic Characteristic	TYPE OF ALCOHOL USE
Demographic Characteristic	Any Alcohol Use	Binge Alcohol Use	Heavy Alcohol Use
TOTAL	60.5	40.9	14.9
GENDER
Male	65.2	50.2	21.1
Female	55.7	31.7	8.7
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	62.7	42.3	16.2
White	66.8	46.8	19.0
Black or African American	48.3	26.2	5.9
American Indian or Alaska Native	60.0	44.1	10.6
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*
Asian	49.9	24.6	7.0
Two or More Races	64.0	44.4	19.5
Hispanic or Latino	49.8	34.8	9.1
EDUCATION
< High School	48.2	36.7	11.1
High School Graduate	55.9	38.4	13.8
Some College	68.0	45.2	18.0
College Graduate	76.0	44.7	17.0
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time	66.4	45.4	15.9
Part-Time	59.1	39.1	14.9
Unemployed	56.7	41.4	16.0
Other¹	49.9	32.4	12.1

*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.
¹ Retired person, disabled person, homemaker, student, or other person not in the labor force.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.53A Alcohol Use, Binge Alcohol Use, and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Demographic Characteristic	TYPE OF ALCOHOL USE
Demographic Characteristic	Any Alcohol Use	Binge Alcohol Use	Heavy Alcohol Use
TOTAL	96,696	38,447	10,605
GENDER
Male	52,880	26,227	8,539
Female	43,816	12,220	2,067
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	87,639	33,559	9,462
White	75,027	27,745	8,171
Black or African American	8,343	4,373	911
American Indian or Alaska Native	489	284	100
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*
Asian	2,604	750	140
Two or More Races	935	283	99
Hispanic or Latino	9,057	4,888	1,143
EDUCATION
< High School	10,776	6,421	2,133
High School Graduate	29,092	13,564	3,713
Some College	24,268	9,248	2,578
College Graduate	32,560	9,215	2,182
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time	62,422	27,214	7,530
Part-Time	11,423	3,891	944
Unemployed	2,996	1,618	618
Other¹	19,855	5,724	1,513

*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.
¹ Retired person, disabled person, homemaker, student, or other person not in the labor force.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.53B Alcohol Use, Binge Alcohol Use, and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2002

Demographic Characteristic	TYPE OF ALCOHOL USE
Demographic Characteristic	Any Alcohol Use	Binge Alcohol Use	Heavy Alcohol Use
TOTAL	53.9	21.4	5.9
GENDER
Male	61.9	30.7	10.0
Female	46.6	13.0	2.2
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	54.9	21.0	5.9
White	57.5	21.3	6.3
Black or African American	43.6	22.9	4.8
American Indian or Alaska Native	45.5	26.4	9.3
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*
Asian	39.0	11.2	2.1
Two or More Races	54.4	16.5	5.8
Hispanic or Latino	46.1	24.9	5.8
EDUCATION
< High School	35.5	21.2	7.0
High School Graduate	50.7	23.6	6.5
Some College	56.7	21.6	6.0
College Graduate	66.7	18.9	4.5
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time	61.2	26.7	7.4
Part-Time	58.5	19.9	4.8
Unemployed	58.4	31.5	12.1
Other¹	37.7	10.9	2.9

*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.
¹ Retired person, disabled person, homemaker, student, or other person not in the labor force.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.54A Alcohol Use, Binge Alcohol Use, and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Demographic Characteristic	TYPE OF ALCOHOL USE
Demographic Characteristic	Any Alcohol Use	Binge Alcohol Use	Heavy Alcohol Use
TOTAL	115,455	51,146	15,231
GENDER
Male	63,009	34,014	11,821
Female	52,446	17,132	3,409
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	103,663	44,349	13,590
White	87,920	36,781	11,836
Black or African American	10,311	5,440	1,150
American Indian or Alaska Native	618	379	122
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	199	66
Asian	3,287	1,087	236
Two or More Races	1,193	463	178
Hispanic or Latino	11,792	6,797	1,641
EDUCATION
< High School	14,088	8,947	2,897
High School Graduate	35,011	17,623	5,169
Some College	30,914	13,667	4,340
College Graduate	35,442	10,910	2,826
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time	72,041	33,801	9,836
Part-Time	16,093	6,984	2,124
Unemployed	4,390	2,635	1,012
Other¹	22,931	7,726	2,258

*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.
¹ Retired person, disabled person, homemaker, student, or other person not in the labor force.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.54B Alcohol Use, Binge Alcohol Use, and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2002

Demographic Characteristic	TYPE OF ALCOHOL USE
Demographic Characteristic	Any Alcohol Use	Binge Alcohol Use	Heavy Alcohol Use
TOTAL	54.9	24.3	7.2
GENDER
Male	62.4	33.7	11.7
Female	47.9	15.7	3.1
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	56.0	23.9	7.3
White	58.7	24.5	7.9
Black or African American	44.5	23.5	5.0
American Indian or Alaska Native	47.9	29.3	9.5
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	27.2	9.0
Asian	40.8	13.5	2.9
Two or More Races	56.3	21.8	8.4
Hispanic or Latino	46.9	27.0	6.5
EDUCATION
< High School	37.8	24.0	7.8
High School Graduate	51.5	25.9	7.6
Some College	58.8	26.0	8.3
College Graduate	67.4	20.7	5.4
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time	61.8	29.0	8.4
Part-Time	58.6	25.4	7.7
Unemployed	57.9	34.7	13.3
Other¹	39.0	13.1	3.8

*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.
¹ Retired person, disabled person, homemaker, student, or other person not in the labor force.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.55A Cigarette Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Racial/Ethnic Subgroups: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	TIME PERIOD
Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL¹	162,553	71,310	61,136
NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO¹	145,947	63,025	54,451
White	122,360	51,242	44,429
Black or African American	15,748	7,884	6,771
American Indian or Alaska Native	1,181	667	548
Native Hawaiian	*	*	*
Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*
Chinese	967	224	179
Filipino	796	496	392
Japanese	*	151	138
Asian Indian	699	431	318
Korean	592	*	*
Vietnamese	*	*	*
HISPANIC OR LATINO¹	16,606	8,286	6,685
Mexican	10,791	5,388	4,345
Puerto Rican	2,087	1,163	1,005
Central or South American	2,082	1,065	811
Cuban	804	*	311

*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.

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Table 2.55B Cigarette Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Racial/Ethnic Subgroups: Percentages, 2002

Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	TIME PERIOD
Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL¹	69.1	30.3	26.0
NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO¹	70.8	30.6	26.4
White	74.0	31.0	26.9
Black or African American	58.7	29.4	25.3
American Indian or Alaska Native	79.9	45.1	37.1
Native Hawaiian	*	*	*
Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*
Chinese	43.8	10.2	8.1
Filipino	47.2	29.4	23.2
Japanese	*	19.2	17.5
Asian Indian	35.8	22.1	16.3
Korean	69.9	*	*
Vietnamese	*	*	*
HISPANIC OR LATINO¹	57.1	28.5	23.0
Mexican	56.5	28.2	22.7
Puerto Rican	64.2	35.7	30.9
Central or South American	56.0	28.6	21.8
Cuban	59.6	*	23.0

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Table 2.56A Cigarette Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Racial/Ethnic Subgroups: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	TIME PERIOD
Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL¹	8,242	5,037	3,209
NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO¹	7,022	4,332	2,814
White	5,615	3,601	2,429
Black or African American	932	455	240
American Indian or Alaska Native	109	74	52
Native Hawaiian	*	*	*
Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*
Chinese	23	13	*
Filipino	*	16	*
Japanese	*	*	*
Asian Indian	*	*	*
Korean	*	*	*
Vietnamese	*	*	*
HISPANIC OR LATINO¹	1,219	705	395
Mexican	829	468	253
Puerto Rican	178	110	68
Central or South American	130	77	44
Cuban	*	*	*

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Table 2.56B Cigarette Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Racial/Ethnic Subgroups: Percentages, 2002

Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	TIME PERIOD
Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL¹	33.3	20.3	13.0
NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO¹	33.7	20.8	13.5
White	36.2	23.2	15.6
Black or African American	25.8	12.6	6.6
American Indian or Alaska Native	58.1	39.2	27.7
Native Hawaiian	*	*	*
Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*
Chinese	10.5	5.7	*
Filipino	*	9.6	*
Japanese	*	*	*
Asian Indian	*	*	*
Korean	*	*	*
Vietnamese	*	*	*
HISPANIC OR LATINO¹	31.0	17.9	10.0
Mexican	30.1	17.0	9.2
Puerto Rican	34.9	21.5	13.2
Central or South American	30.3	17.8	10.3
Cuban	*	*	*

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Table 2.57A Cigarette Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Racial/Ethnic Subgroups: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	TIME PERIOD
Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL¹	22,099	15,214	12,650
NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO¹	18,632	13,077	10,976
White	14,911	10,743	9,080
Black or African American	2,328	1,376	1,129
American Indian or Alaska Native	177	129	102
Native Hawaiian	*	*	*
Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*
Chinese	108	60	*
Filipino	169	99	*
Japanese	*	*	*
Asian Indian	142	97	54
Korean	*	*	*
Vietnamese	*	*	*
HISPANIC OR LATINO¹	3,467	2,136	1,674
Mexican	2,415	1,448	1,126
Puerto Rican	386	256	223
Central or South American	453	295	229
Cuban	*	*	*

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Table 2.57B Cigarette Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Racial/Ethnic Subgroups: Percentages, 2002

Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	TIME PERIOD
Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL¹	71.2	49.0	40.8
NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO¹	73.0	51.2	43.0
White	77.2	55.6	47.0
Black or African American	57.2	33.8	27.7
American Indian or Alaska Native	82.3	59.8	47.5
Native Hawaiian	*	*	*
Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*
Chinese	40.8	22.8	*
Filipino	64.5	37.8	*
Japanese	*	*	*
Asian Indian	50.0	34.2	18.8
Korean	*	*	*
Vietnamese	*	*	*
HISPANIC OR LATINO¹	63.2	38.9	30.5
Mexican	62.6	37.5	29.2
Puerto Rican	70.0	46.5	40.5
Central or South American	62.7	40.8	31.8
Cuban	*	*	*

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Table 2.58A Cigarette Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Racial/Ethnic Subgroups: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	TIME PERIOD
Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL¹	132,212	51,060	45,278
NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO¹	120,292	45,615	40,661
White	101,834	36,899	32,920
Black or African American	12,488	6,053	5,402
American Indian or Alaska Native	*	465	394
Native Hawaiian	*	*	*
Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*
Chinese	*	151	128
Filipino	*	381	304
Japanese	*	*	*
Asian Indian	*	*	*
Korean	*	*	*
Vietnamese	*	*	*
HISPANIC OR LATINO¹	11,920	5,445	4,617
Mexican	7,546	3,472	2,966
Puerto Rican	1,523	797	714
Central or South American	1,498	693	537
Cuban	*	*	*

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Table 2.58B Cigarette Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Racial/Ethnic Subgroups: Percentages, 2002

Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	TIME PERIOD
Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL¹	73.7	28.5	25.2
NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO¹	75.3	28.6	25.5
White	78.0	28.3	25.2
Black or African American	65.3	31.7	28.3
American Indian or Alaska Native	*	43.2	36.6
Native Hawaiian	*	*	*
Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*
Chinese	*	8.8	7.5
Filipino	*	30.3	24.2
Japanese	*	*	*
Asian Indian	*	*	*
Korean	*	*	*
Vietnamese	*	*	*
HISPANIC OR LATINO¹	60.6	27.7	23.5
Mexican	60.4	27.8	23.7
Puerto Rican	69.5	36.4	32.6
Central or South American	58.4	27.0	21.0
Cuban	*	*	*

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Table 2.59A Cigarette Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Racial/Ethnic Subgroups: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	TIME PERIOD
Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL¹	154,311	66,273	57,928
NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO¹	138,924	58,693	51,637
White	116,745	47,642	42,000
Black or African American	14,816	7,429	6,531
American Indian or Alaska Native	1,072	593	496
Native Hawaiian	*	*	*
Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*
Chinese	943	211	176
Filipino	745	479	386
Japanese	*	146	133
Asian Indian	660	397	*
Korean	*	*	*
Vietnamese	*	*	*
HISPANIC OR LATINO¹	15,387	7,581	6,291
Mexican	9,962	4,920	4,092
Puerto Rican	1,909	1,053	938
Central or South American	1,951	988	766
Cuban	763	*	*

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Table 2.59B Cigarette Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Racial/Ethnic Subgroups: Percentages, 2002

Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	TIME PERIOD
Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL¹	73.3	31.5	27.5
NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO¹	75.0	31.7	27.9
White	77.9	31.8	28.0
Black or African American	63.9	32.0	28.2
American Indian or Alaska Native	83.1	46.0	38.4
Native Hawaiian	*	*	*
Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*
Chinese	47.6	10.7	8.9
Filipino	49.1	31.6	25.4
Japanese	*	19.8	18.1
Asian Indian	38.0	22.9	*
Korean	*	*	*
Vietnamese	*	*	*
HISPANIC OR LATINO¹	61.2	30.1	25.0
Mexican	60.9	30.1	25.0
Puerto Rican	69.6	38.4	34.2
Central or South American	59.4	30.1	23.3
Cuban	61.3	*	*

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Table 2.60A Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Racial/Ethnic Subgroups: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	TIME PERIOD
Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL¹	195,452	155,476	119,820
NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO¹	173,430	138,042	107,374
White	143,571	115,451	91,042
Black or African American	20,193	14,711	10,707
American Indian or Alaska Native	1,197	906	660
Native Hawaiian	*	*	*
Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*
Chinese	1,573	1,337	959
Filipino	1,043	884	504
Japanese	*	*	329
Asian Indian	1,029	883	587
Korean	645	590	440
Vietnamese	*	*	*
HISPANIC OR LATINO¹	22,022	17,435	12,446
Mexican	14,272	11,446	8,145
Puerto Rican	2,513	1,952	1,369
Central or South American	2,778	2,092	1,522
Cuban	1,158	833	642

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Table 2.60B Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Racial/Ethnic Subgroups: Percentages, 2002

Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	TIME PERIOD
Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL¹	83.1	66.1	51.0
NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO¹	84.2	67.0	52.1
White	86.8	69.8	55.0
Black or African American	75.3	54.9	39.9
American Indian or Alaska Native	81.0	61.2	44.7
Native Hawaiian	*	*	*
Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*
Chinese	71.3	60.6	43.4
Filipino	61.7	52.4	29.9
Japanese	*	*	41.7
Asian Indian	52.7	45.2	30.1
Korean	76.2	69.7	52.0
Vietnamese	*	*	*
HISPANIC OR LATINO¹	75.7	60.0	42.8
Mexican	74.7	59.9	42.6
Puerto Rican	77.3	60.0	42.1
Central or South American	74.7	56.3	41.0
Cuban	85.9	61.7	47.6

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Table 2.61A Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Racial/Ethnic Subgroups: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	TIME PERIOD
Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL¹	10,747	8,564	4,365
NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO¹	8,991	7,229	3,711
White	7,114	5,884	3,123
Black or African American	1,299	894	396
American Indian or Alaska Native	96	77	43
Native Hawaiian	*	*	*
Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*
Chinese	*	44	12
Filipino	66	36	*
Japanese	*	*	*
Asian Indian	40	37	14
Korean	*	*	*
Vietnamese	*	*	*
HISPANIC OR LATINO¹	1,756	1,335	654
Mexican	1,221	915	465
Puerto Rican	239	187	76
Central or South American	178	137	62
Cuban	*	*	*

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Table 2.61B Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Racial/Ethnic Subgroups: Percentages, 2002

Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	TIME PERIOD
Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL¹	43.4	34.6	17.6
NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO¹	43.2	34.7	17.8
White	45.8	37.9	20.1
Black or African American	35.9	24.7	10.9
American Indian or Alaska Native	50.8	41.0	22.6
Native Hawaiian	*	*	*
Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*
Chinese	*	19.5	5.2
Filipino	38.7	21.2	*
Japanese	*	*	*
Asian Indian	18.7	16.9	6.7
Korean	*	*	*
Vietnamese	*	*	*
HISPANIC OR LATINO¹	44.7	34.0	16.6
Mexican	44.4	33.3	16.9
Puerto Rican	46.8	36.6	14.9
Central or South American	41.3	31.7	14.4
Cuban	*	*	*

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Table 2.62A Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Racial/Ethnic Subgroups: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	TIME PERIOD
Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL¹	26,889	24,153	18,759
NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO¹	22,432	20,383	16,024
White	17,392	16,040	12,892
Black or African American	3,306	2,816	1,968
American Indian or Alaska Native	193	*	129
Native Hawaiian	*	*	*
Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*
Chinese	185	175	*
Filipino	221	185	137
Japanese	*	*	*
Asian Indian	165	143	114
Korean	*	*	*
Vietnamese	*	*	*
HISPANIC OR LATINO¹	4,457	3,770	2,736
Mexican	3,107	2,606	1,860
Puerto Rican	481	420	313
Central or South American	554	468	356
Cuban	*	*	*

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Table 2.62B Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Racial/Ethnic Subgroups: Percentages, 2002

Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	TIME PERIOD
Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL¹	86.7	77.9	60.5
NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO¹	87.8	79.8	62.7
White	90.1	83.1	66.8
Black or African American	81.2	69.2	48.3
American Indian or Alaska Native	89.8	*	60.0
Native Hawaiian	*	*	*
Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*
Chinese	69.9	66.3	*
Filipino	84.6	70.9	52.6
Japanese	*	*	*
Asian Indian	57.9	50.3	39.9
Korean	*	*	*
Vietnamese	*	*	*
HISPANIC OR LATINO¹	81.2	68.7	49.8
Mexican	80.5	67.5	48.2
Puerto Rican	87.1	76.1	56.8
Central or South American	76.7	64.8	49.3
Cuban	*	*	*

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Table 2.63A Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Racial/Ethnic Subgroups: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	TIME PERIOD
Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL¹	157,816	122,759	96,696
NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO¹	142,007	110,430	87,639
White	119,065	93,527	75,027
Black or African American	15,588	11,000	8,343
American Indian or Alaska Native	*	662	489
Native Hawaiian	*	*	*
Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*
Chinese	1,342	*	*
Filipino	*	*	*
Japanese	*	*	*
Asian Indian	*	703	*
Korean	*	*	*
Vietnamese	*	*	*
HISPANIC OR LATINO¹	15,809	12,329	9,057
Mexican	9,945	7,925	5,820
Puerto Rican	1,793	1,345	980
Central or South American	2,046	1,488	1,104
Cuban	978	674	*

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Table 2.63B Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Racial/Ethnic Subgroups: Percentages, 2002

Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	TIME PERIOD
Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL¹	88.0	68.4	53.9
NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO¹	88.9	69.1	54.9
White	91.2	71.6	57.5
Black or African American	81.5	57.5	43.6
American Indian or Alaska Native	*	61.6	45.5
Native Hawaiian	*	*	*
Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*
Chinese	78.1	*	*
Filipino	*	*	*
Japanese	*	*	*
Asian Indian	*	48.5	*
Korean	*	*	*
Vietnamese	*	*	*
HISPANIC OR LATINO¹	80.4	62.7	46.1
Mexican	79.6	63.4	46.6
Puerto Rican	81.9	61.4	44.7
Central or South American	79.8	58.0	43.1
Cuban	88.5	61.0	*

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Table 2.64A Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Racial/Ethnic Subgroups: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	TIME PERIOD
Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL¹	184,705	146,912	115,455
NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO¹	164,439	130,812	103,663
White	136,457	109,567	87,920
Black or African American	18,894	13,816	10,311
American Indian or Alaska Native	1,101	828	618
Native Hawaiian	*	*	*
Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*
Chinese	1,527	1,293	*
Filipino	977	848	485
Japanese	*	*	326
Asian Indian	989	847	573
Korean	*	*	*
Vietnamese	*	*	*
HISPANIC OR LATINO¹	20,266	16,100	11,792
Mexican	13,051	10,531	7,680
Puerto Rican	2,274	1,765	1,293
Central or South American	2,600	1,956	1,460
Cuban	1,102	787	617

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Table 2.64B Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Racial/Ethnic Subgroups: Percentages, 2002

Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	TIME PERIOD
Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL¹	87.8	69.8	54.9
NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO¹	88.8	70.6	56.0
White	91.1	73.1	58.7
Black or African American	81.5	59.6	44.5
American Indian or Alaska Native	85.4	64.2	47.9
Native Hawaiian	*	*	*
Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*
Chinese	77.0	65.2	*
Filipino	64.3	55.9	32.0
Japanese	*	*	44.2
Asian Indian	57.0	48.8	33.0
Korean	*	*	*
Vietnamese	*	*	*
HISPANIC OR LATINO¹	80.6	64.0	46.9
Mexican	79.8	64.4	47.0
Puerto Rican	82.9	64.4	47.1
Central or South American	79.1	59.5	44.4
Cuban	88.6	63.2	49.6

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Table 2.65A Alcohol Use, Binge Alcohol Use, and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Racial/Ethnic Subgroups: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	TYPE OF ALCOHOL USE
Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	Any Alcohol Use	Binge Alcohol Use	Heavy Alcohol Use
TOTAL¹	119,820	53,787	15,860
NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO¹	107,374	46,579	14,134
White	91,042	38,727	12,340
Black or African American	10,707	5,619	1,172
American Indian or Alaska Native	660	413	128
Native Hawaiian	*	*	*
Other Pacific Islander	*	138	*
Chinese	959	171	22
Filipino	504	203	13
Japanese	329	98	25
Asian Indian	587	231	55
Korean	440	*	*
Vietnamese	*	*	*
HISPANIC OR LATINO¹	12,446	7,208	1,726
Mexican	8,145	5,048	1,162
Puerto Rican	1,369	765	217
Central or South American	1,522	771	140
Cuban	642	*	*

*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.
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.

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Table 2.65B Alcohol Use, Binge Alcohol Use, and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Racial/Ethnic Subgroups: Percentages, 2002

Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	TYPE OF ALCOHOL USE
Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	Any Alcohol Use	Binge Alcohol Use	Heavy Alcohol Use
TOTAL¹	51.0	22.9	6.7
NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO¹	52.1	22.6	6.9
White	55.0	23.4	7.5
Black or African American	39.9	21.0	4.4
American Indian or Alaska Native	44.7	27.9	8.7
Native Hawaiian	*	*	*
Other Pacific Islander	*	21.1	*
Chinese	43.4	7.8	1.0
Filipino	29.9	12.0	0.8
Japanese	41.7	12.4	3.2
Asian Indian	30.1	11.8	2.8
Korean	52.0	*	*
Vietnamese	*	*	*
HISPANIC OR LATINO¹	42.8	24.8	5.9
Mexican	42.6	26.4	6.1
Puerto Rican	42.1	23.5	6.7
Central or South American	41.0	20.7	3.8
Cuban	47.6	*	*

*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.
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.

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Table 2.66A Alcohol Use, Binge Alcohol Use, and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Racial/Ethnic Subgroups: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	TYPE OF ALCOHOL USE
Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	Any Alcohol Use	Binge Alcohol Use	Heavy Alcohol Use
TOTAL¹	4,365	2,641	630
NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO¹	3,711	2,230	544
White	3,123	1,946	503
Black or African American	396	178	22
American Indian or Alaska Native	43	34	5
Native Hawaiian	*	*	*
Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*
Chinese	12	*	*
Filipino	*	2	0
Japanese	*	*	*
Asian Indian	14	9	*
Korean	*	*	*
Vietnamese	*	*	*
HISPANIC OR LATINO¹	654	411	85
Mexican	465	291	65
Puerto Rican	76	51	5
Central or South American	62	39	10
Cuban	*	*	*

*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.
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.

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Table 2.66B Alcohol Use, Binge Alcohol Use, and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Racial/Ethnic Subgroups: Percentages, 2002

Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	TYPE OF ALCOHOL USE
Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	Any Alcohol Use	Binge Alcohol Use	Heavy Alcohol Use
TOTAL¹	17.6	10.7	2.5
NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO¹	17.8	10.7	2.6
White	20.1	12.5	3.2
Black or African American	10.9	4.9	0.6
American Indian or Alaska Native	22.6	18.2	2.9
Native Hawaiian	*	*	*
Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*
Chinese	5.2	*	*
Filipino	*	0.9	0.1
Japanese	*	*	*
Asian Indian	6.7	4.0	*
Korean	*	*	*
Vietnamese	*	*	*
HISPANIC OR LATINO¹	16.6	10.5	2.2
Mexican	16.9	10.6	2.3
Puerto Rican	14.9	10.0	1.0
Central or South American	14.4	9.0	2.2
Cuban	*	*	*

*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.
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.

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Table 2.67A Alcohol Use, Binge Alcohol Use, and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Racial/Ethnic Subgroups: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	TYPE OF ALCOHOL USE
Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	Any Alcohol Use	Binge Alcohol Use	Heavy Alcohol Use
TOTAL¹	18,759	12,699	4,625
NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO¹	16,024	10,790	4,127
White	12,892	9,036	3,665
Black or African American	1,968	1,067	239
American Indian or Alaska Native	129	95	23
Native Hawaiian	*	*	*
Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*
Chinese	*	*	*
Filipino	137	67	12
Japanese	*	*	*
Asian Indian	114	63	22
Korean	*	*	*
Vietnamese	*	*	*
HISPANIC OR LATINO¹	2,736	1,909	498
Mexican	1,860	1,356	346
Puerto Rican	313	192	53
Central or South American	356	224	57
Cuban	*	*	*

*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.
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.

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Table 2.67B Alcohol Use, Binge Alcohol Use, and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Racial/Ethnic Subgroups: Percentages, 2002

Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	TYPE OF ALCOHOL USE
Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	Any Alcohol Use	Binge Alcohol Use	Heavy Alcohol Use
TOTAL¹	60.5	40.9	14.9
NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO¹	62.7	42.3	16.2
White	66.8	46.8	19.0
Black or African American	48.3	26.2	5.9
American Indian or Alaska Native	60.0	44.1	10.6
Native Hawaiian	*	*	*
Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*
Chinese	*	*	*
Filipino	52.6	25.8	4.4
Japanese	*	*	*
Asian Indian	39.9	22.3	7.7
Korean	*	*	*
Vietnamese	*	*	*
HISPANIC OR LATINO¹	49.8	34.8	9.1
Mexican	48.2	35.1	9.0
Puerto Rican	56.8	34.8	9.6
Central or South American	49.3	31.0	8.0
Cuban	*	*	*

*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.
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.

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Table 2.68A Alcohol Use, Binge Alcohol Use, and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Racial/Ethnic Subgroups: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	TYPE OF ALCOHOL USE
Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	Any Alcohol Use	Binge Alcohol Use	Heavy Alcohol Use
TOTAL¹	96,696	38,447	10,605
NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO¹	87,639	33,559	9,462
White	75,027	27,745	8,171
Black or African American	8,343	4,373	911
American Indian or Alaska Native	489	284	100
Native Hawaiian	*	*	*
Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*
Chinese	*	*	*
Filipino	*	*	2
Japanese	*	*	17
Asian Indian	*	*	*
Korean	*	*	*
Vietnamese	*	*	*
HISPANIC OR LATINO¹	9,057	4,888	1,143
Mexican	5,820	3,401	751
Puerto Rican	980	522	159
Central or South American	1,104	508	73
Cuban	*	*	*

*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.
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.

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Table 2.68B Alcohol Use, Binge Alcohol Use, and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Racial/Ethnic Subgroups: Percentages, 2002

Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	TYPE OF ALCOHOL USE
Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	Any Alcohol Use	Binge Alcohol Use	Heavy Alcohol Use
TOTAL¹	53.9	21.4	5.9
NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO¹	54.9	21.0	5.9
White	57.5	21.3	6.3
Black or African American	43.6	22.9	4.8
American Indian or Alaska Native	45.5	26.4	9.3
Native Hawaiian	*	*	*
Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*
Chinese	*	*	*
Filipino	*	*	0.1
Japanese	*	*	2.6
Asian Indian	*	*	*
Korean	*	*	*
Vietnamese	*	*	*
HISPANIC OR LATINO¹	46.1	24.9	5.8
Mexican	46.6	27.2	6.0
Puerto Rican	44.7	23.8	7.2
Central or South American	43.1	19.8	2.8
Cuban	*	*	*

*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.
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.

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Table 2.69A Alcohol Use, Binge Alcohol Use, and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Racial/Ethnic Subgroups: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	TYPE OF ALCOHOL USE
Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	Any Alcohol Use	Binge Alcohol Use	Heavy Alcohol Use
TOTAL¹	115,455	51,146	15,231
NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO¹	103,663	44,349	13,590
White	87,920	36,781	11,836
Black or African American	10,311	5,440	1,150
American Indian or Alaska Native	618	379	122
Native Hawaiian	*	*	*
Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*
Chinese	*	164	*
Filipino	485	202	13
Japanese	326	97	25
Asian Indian	573	223	55
Korean	*	*	*
Vietnamese	*	*	*
HISPANIC OR LATINO¹	11,792	6,797	1,641
Mexican	7,680	4,757	1,097
Puerto Rican	1,293	714	212
Central or South American	1,460	732	130
Cuban	617	*	*

*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.
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.

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Table 2.69B Alcohol Use, Binge Alcohol Use, and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Racial/Ethnic Subgroups: Percentages, 2002

Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	TYPE OF ALCOHOL USE
Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	Any Alcohol Use	Binge Alcohol Use	Heavy Alcohol Use
TOTAL¹	54.9	24.3	7.2
NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO¹	56.0	23.9	7.3
White	58.7	24.5	7.9
Black or African American	44.5	23.5	5.0
American Indian or Alaska Native	47.9	29.3	9.5
Native Hawaiian	*	*	*
Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*
Chinese	*	8.3	*
Filipino	32.0	13.3	0.9
Japanese	44.2	13.1	3.4
Asian Indian	33.0	12.8	3.2
Korean	*	*	*
Vietnamese	*	*	*
HISPANIC OR LATINO¹	46.9	27.0	6.5
Mexican	47.0	29.1	6.7
Puerto Rican	47.1	26.0	7.7
Central or South American	44.4	22.3	4.0
Cuban	49.6	*	*

*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.
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.

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Table 2.70A Any Tobacco Product Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Geographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Geographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	171,838	84,731	71,499
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	32,717	16,096	13,265
New England	8,692	4,014	3,240
Middle Atlantic	24,025	12,082	10,025
Midwest	40,565	20,714	17,509
East North Central	28,254	14,447	12,368
West North Central	12,312	6,267	5,141
South	61,660	30,858	26,675
South Atlantic	32,370	16,082	13,840
East South Central	10,905	5,488	4,899
West South Central	18,385	9,288	7,935
West	36,896	17,064	14,050
Mountain	11,101	5,496	4,696
Pacific	25,794	11,567	9,354
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	83,306	40,071	33,239
Small Metro	53,016	26,566	22,424
250K – 1 Mil. Pop.	38,280	19,180	16,146
<250K Pop.	14,736	7,386	6,279
Nonmetro	35,516	18,094	15,836
Urbanized	11,223	5,562	4,767
Less Urbanized	20,207	10,475	9,161
Completely Rural	4,086	2,057	1,909

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Table 2.70B Any Tobacco Product Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2002

Geographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Geographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	73.1	36.0	30.4
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	72.6	35.7	29.4
New England	73.6	34.0	27.4
Middle Atlantic	72.2	36.3	30.1
Midwest	75.9	38.8	32.8
East North Central	75.5	38.6	33.1
West North Central	76.9	39.1	32.1
South	73.6	36.8	31.8
South Atlantic	74.0	36.8	31.6
East South Central	77.0	38.8	34.6
West South Central	71.1	35.9	30.7
West	69.8	32.3	26.6
Mountain	72.5	35.9	30.7
Pacific	68.7	30.8	24.9
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	71.0	34.2	28.3
Small Metro	74.9	37.5	31.7
250K – 1 Mil. Pop.	74.1	37.1	31.2
<250K Pop.	77.0	38.6	32.8
Nonmetro	75.5	38.5	33.7
Urbanized	75.6	37.4	32.1
Less Urbanized	74.9	38.8	34.0
Completely Rural	78.4	39.5	36.6

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Table 2.71A Any Tobacco Product Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Geographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Geographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Geographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	9,113	5,839	3,767
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	1,581	1,048	665
New England	402	268	181
Middle Atlantic	1,179	780	484
Midwest	2,208	1,460	1,003
East North Central	1,480	984	669
West North Central	729	476	334
South	3,468	2,247	1,484
South Atlantic	1,805	1,195	787
East South Central	623	387	271
West South Central	1,040	666	427
West	1,856	1,083	615
Mountain	618	382	241
Pacific	1,239	701	374
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	4,117	2,569	1,550
Small Metro	2,818	1,856	1,212
250K – 1 Mil. Pop.	2,089	1,378	895
<250K Pop.	729	479	317
Nonmetro	2,178	1,414	1,005
Urbanized	630	415	297
Less Urbanized	1,264	811	563
Completely Rural	285	187	145

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Table 2.71B Any Tobacco Product Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Geographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2002

Geographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Geographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	36.8	23.6	15.2
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	35.4	23.5	14.9
New England	34.8	23.1	15.6
Middle Atlantic	35.7	23.6	14.6
Midwest	38.8	25.7	17.6
East North Central	37.1	24.7	16.8
West North Central	42.8	27.9	19.6
South	39.5	25.6	16.9
South Atlantic	41.1	27.2	17.9
East South Central	43.7	27.1	19.0
West South Central	35.2	22.6	14.5
West	31.8	18.6	10.6
Mountain	36.2	22.4	14.1
Pacific	30.0	17.0	9.1
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	33.1	20.7	12.5
Small Metro	38.3	25.2	16.5
250K – 1 Mil. Pop.	38.2	25.2	16.4
<250K Pop.	38.5	25.3	16.7
Nonmetro	43.9	28.5	20.3
Urbanized	40.8	26.9	19.2
Less Urbanized	44.3	28.4	19.7
Completely Rural	50.8	33.4	25.8

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Table 2.72A Any Tobacco Product Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Geographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Geographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Geographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	23,426	17,028	14,049
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	4,200	3,147	2,586
New England	1,122	807	665
Middle Atlantic	3,078	2,339	1,921
Midwest	5,710	4,343	3,621
East North Central	3,926	2,984	2,500
West North Central	1,784	1,360	1,121
South	8,376	6,037	5,033
South Atlantic	4,039	2,902	2,424
East South Central	1,525	1,121	949
West South Central	2,811	2,013	1,659
West	5,140	3,501	2,809
Mountain	1,609	1,127	933
Pacific	3,532	2,374	1,876
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	10,746	7,649	6,234
Small Metro	8,072	5,871	4,847
250K – 1 Mil. Pop.	5,697	4,121	3,406
<250K Pop.	2,375	1,751	1,440
Nonmetro	4,608	3,507	2,969
Urbanized	1,680	1,254	1,016
Less Urbanized	2,510	1,941	1,675
Completely Rural	419	312	278

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Table 2.72B Any Tobacco Product Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Geographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2002

Geographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Geographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	75.5	54.9	45.3
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	76.3	57.2	47.0
New England	78.3	56.3	46.4
Middle Atlantic	75.6	57.4	47.2
Midwest	79.3	60.3	50.3
East North Central	78.9	60.0	50.2
West North Central	80.2	61.1	50.4
South	76.0	54.8	45.7
South Atlantic	74.9	53.8	45.0
East South Central	79.8	58.6	49.7
West South Central	75.6	54.1	44.6
West	70.5	48.0	38.5
Mountain	73.7	51.6	42.8
Pacific	69.1	46.4	36.7
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	72.8	51.8	42.2
Small Metro	77.2	56.2	46.4
250K – 1 Mil. Pop.	76.8	55.5	45.9
<250K Pop.	78.2	57.7	47.5
Nonmetro	79.3	60.4	51.1
Urbanized	79.1	59.1	47.8
Less Urbanized	79.3	61.4	53.0
Completely Rural	80.3	59.8	53.3

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Table 2.73A Any Tobacco Product Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Geographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Geographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	139,299	61,864	53,683
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	26,936	11,901	10,015
New England	7,168	2,939	2,394
Middle Atlantic	19,768	8,963	7,621
Midwest	32,647	14,910	12,885
East North Central	22,848	10,479	9,200
West North Central	9,799	4,431	3,686
South	49,817	22,574	20,158
South Atlantic	26,526	11,985	10,629
East South Central	8,757	3,979	3,679
West South Central	14,534	6,609	5,849
West	29,899	12,479	10,626
Mountain	8,875	3,987	3,522
Pacific	21,024	8,492	7,104
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	68,443	29,853	25,455
Small Metro	42,126	18,838	16,366
250K – 1 Mil. Pop.	30,494	13,682	11,844
<250K Pop.	11,632	5,156	4,522
Nonmetro	28,730	13,173	11,862
Urbanized	8,913	3,893	3,454
Less Urbanized	16,434	7,722	6,922
Completely Rural	3,383	1,558	1,486

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Table 2.73B Any Tobacco Product Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2002

Geographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Geographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	77.7	34.5	29.9
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	76.7	33.9	28.5
New England	77.8	31.9	26.0
Middle Atlantic	76.4	34.6	29.4
Midwest	80.5	36.8	31.8
East North Central	80.3	36.8	32.3
West North Central	81.1	36.7	30.5
South	77.9	35.3	31.5
South Atlantic	78.1	35.3	31.3
East South Central	81.0	36.8	34.0
West South Central	75.8	34.5	30.5
West	75.2	31.4	26.7
Mountain	77.7	34.9	30.8
Pacific	74.2	30.0	25.1
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	76.0	33.1	28.2
Small Metro	79.5	35.5	30.9
250K – 1 Mil. Pop.	78.6	35.3	30.5
<250K Pop.	81.9	36.3	31.9
Nonmetro	79.2	36.3	32.7
Urbanized	79.7	34.8	30.9
Less Urbanized	78.5	36.9	33.0
Completely Rural	81.9	37.7	36.0

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Table 2.74A Any Tobacco Product Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Geographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Geographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	162,725	78,892	67,732
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	31,136	15,048	12,601
New England	8,290	3,746	3,059
Middle Atlantic	22,846	11,302	9,542
Midwest	38,357	19,253	16,506
East North Central	26,774	13,463	11,699
West North Central	11,583	5,790	4,807
South	58,193	28,611	25,191
South Atlantic	30,565	14,888	13,054
East South Central	10,282	5,101	4,629
West South Central	17,345	8,622	7,508
West	35,040	15,980	13,435
Mountain	10,484	5,114	4,455
Pacific	24,556	10,866	8,980
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	79,189	37,502	31,688
Small Metro	50,198	24,709	21,213
250K – 1 Mil. Pop.	36,191	17,803	15,251
<250K Pop.	14,006	6,907	5,962
Nonmetro	33,339	16,681	14,831
Urbanized	10,593	5,147	4,470
Less Urbanized	18,944	9,663	8,598
Completely Rural	3,802	1,870	1,764

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Table 2.74B Any Tobacco Product Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2002

Geographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Geographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	77.3	37.5	32.2
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	76.7	37.1	31.0
New England	77.8	35.2	28.7
Middle Atlantic	76.3	37.7	31.9
Midwest	80.4	40.3	34.6
East North Central	80.1	40.3	35.0
West North Central	80.9	40.5	33.6
South	77.6	38.1	33.6
South Atlantic	77.6	37.8	33.2
East South Central	80.8	40.1	36.4
West South Central	75.7	37.6	32.8
West	74.5	34.0	28.6
Mountain	77.0	37.6	32.7
Pacific	73.4	32.5	26.8
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	75.5	35.8	30.2
Small Metro	79.1	38.9	33.4
250K – 1 Mil. Pop.	78.3	38.5	33.0
<250K Pop.	81.3	40.1	34.6
Nonmetro	79.2	39.6	35.3
Urbanized	79.6	38.7	33.6
Less Urbanized	78.6	40.1	35.7
Completely Rural	81.7	40.2	37.9

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Table 2.75A Cigarette Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Geographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Geographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	162,553	71,310	61,136
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	31,266	13,441	11,490
New England	8,318	3,321	2,797
Middle Atlantic	22,948	10,120	8,693
Midwest	38,658	17,577	15,163
East North Central	26,996	12,258	10,624
West North Central	11,661	5,319	4,539
South	57,663	26,039	22,524
South Atlantic	30,253	13,565	11,737
East South Central	10,141	4,578	4,069
West South Central	17,269	7,896	6,718
West	34,966	14,253	11,959
Mountain	10,547	4,712	4,073
Pacific	24,420	9,540	7,886
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	79,005	33,918	28,836
Small Metro	50,300	22,473	19,194
250K – 1 Mil. Pop.	36,142	16,184	13,803
<250K Pop.	14,158	6,289	5,391
Nonmetro	33,248	14,919	13,106
Urbanized	10,598	4,643	4,065
Less Urbanized	18,786	8,494	7,443
Completely Rural	3,864	1,781	1,598

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.75B Cigarette Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2002

Geographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Geographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	69.1	30.3	26.0
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	69.4	29.8	25.5
New England	70.5	28.1	23.7
Middle Atlantic	69.0	30.4	26.1
Midwest	72.4	32.9	28.4
East North Central	72.2	32.8	28.4
West North Central	72.8	33.2	28.3
South	68.8	31.1	26.9
South Atlantic	69.1	31.0	26.8
East South Central	71.6	32.3	28.7
West South Central	66.8	30.5	26.0
West	66.1	27.0	22.6
Mountain	68.9	30.8	26.6
Pacific	65.0	25.4	21.0
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	67.4	28.9	24.6
Small Metro	71.0	31.7	27.1
250K – 1 Mil. Pop.	69.9	31.3	26.7
<250K Pop.	74.0	32.9	28.2
Nonmetro	70.7	31.7	27.9
Urbanized	71.3	31.3	27.4
Less Urbanized	69.7	31.5	27.6
Completely Rural	74.1	34.2	30.6

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.76A Cigarette Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Geographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Geographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Geographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	8,242	5,037	3,209
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	1,462	943	594
New England	373	240	163
Middle Atlantic	1,090	702	432
Midwest	2,005	1,270	872
East North Central	1,346	858	577
West North Central	659	412	295
South	3,141	1,938	1,232
South Atlantic	1,649	1,046	671
East South Central	556	327	211
West South Central	936	565	350
West	1,633	886	511
Mountain	549	314	205
Pacific	1,084	572	306
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	3,723	2,225	1,369
Small Metro	2,557	1,616	1,032
250K – 1 Mil. Pop.	1,896	1,205	768
<250K Pop.	660	411	263
Nonmetro	1,962	1,196	808
Urbanized	568	358	239
Less Urbanized	1,140	682	454
Completely Rural	254	156	116

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.76B Cigarette Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Geographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2002

Geographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Geographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	33.3	20.3	13.0
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	32.8	21.1	13.3
New England	32.2	20.8	14.1
Middle Atlantic	33.0	21.3	13.1
Midwest	35.2	22.3	15.3
East North Central	33.8	21.5	14.5
West North Central	38.7	24.2	17.3
South	35.8	22.1	14.0
South Atlantic	37.5	23.8	15.3
East South Central	39.0	22.9	14.8
West South Central	31.7	19.2	11.9
West	28.0	15.2	8.8
Mountain	32.2	18.4	12.0
Pacific	26.3	13.9	7.4
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	30.0	17.9	11.0
Small Metro	34.7	21.9	14.0
250K – 1 Mil. Pop.	34.7	22.0	14.0
<250K Pop.	34.8	21.7	13.9
Nonmetro	39.6	24.1	16.3
Urbanized	36.8	23.2	15.5
Less Urbanized	39.9	23.9	15.9
Completely Rural	45.3	27.9	20.7

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.77A Cigarette Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Geographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Geographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Geographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	22,099	15,214	12,650
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	4,010	2,843	2,361
New England	1,076	736	614
Middle Atlantic	2,934	2,107	1,747
Midwest	5,377	3,896	3,261
East North Central	3,710	2,667	2,245
West North Central	1,667	1,229	1,015
South	7,867	5,326	4,499
South Atlantic	3,786	2,549	2,156
East South Central	1,444	992	844
West South Central	2,636	1,785	1,498
West	4,846	3,148	2,529
Mountain	1,504	1,005	834
Pacific	3,342	2,143	1,695
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	10,176	6,936	5,739
Small Metro	7,616	5,205	4,314
250K – 1 Mil. Pop.	5,361	3,666	3,036
<250K Pop.	2,255	1,538	1,278
Nonmetro	4,307	3,073	2,598
Urbanized	1,575	1,106	911
Less Urbanized	2,344	1,694	1,451
Completely Rural	388	273	235

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.77B Cigarette Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Geographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2002

Geographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Geographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	71.2	49.0	40.8
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	72.8	51.6	42.9
New England	75.0	51.3	42.8
Middle Atlantic	72.1	51.7	42.9
Midwest	74.7	54.1	45.3
East North Central	74.6	53.6	45.1
West North Central	74.9	55.2	45.6
South	71.4	48.3	40.8
South Atlantic	70.2	47.3	40.0
East South Central	75.5	51.9	44.2
West South Central	70.9	48.0	40.3
West	66.4	43.2	34.7
Mountain	68.9	46.1	38.2
Pacific	65.4	41.9	33.2
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	68.9	47.0	38.9
Small Metro	72.9	49.8	41.3
250K – 1 Mil. Pop.	72.3	49.4	40.9
<250K Pop.	74.3	50.7	42.1
Nonmetro	74.1	52.9	44.7
Urbanized	74.1	52.1	42.9
Less Urbanized	74.1	53.5	45.9
Completely Rural	74.3	52.4	45.0

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.78A Cigarette Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Geographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Geographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	132,212	51,060	45,278
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	25,794	9,655	8,535
New England	6,870	2,344	2,021
Middle Atlantic	18,924	7,311	6,514
Midwest	31,276	12,411	11,031
East North Central	21,941	8,732	7,801
West North Central	9,335	3,678	3,229
South	46,656	18,776	16,793
South Atlantic	24,818	9,971	8,910
East South Central	8,141	3,259	3,013
West South Central	13,696	5,546	4,870
West	28,488	10,218	8,919
Mountain	8,494	3,393	3,035
Pacific	19,994	6,825	5,884
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	65,106	24,757	21,729
Small Metro	40,128	15,652	13,848
250K – 1 Mil. Pop.	28,885	11,313	9,999
<250K Pop.	11,242	4,340	3,850
Nonmetro	26,979	10,650	9,700
Urbanized	8,455	3,180	2,915
Less Urbanized	15,302	6,119	5,538
Completely Rural	3,222	1,352	1,246

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.78B Cigarette Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2002

Geographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Geographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	73.7	28.5	25.2
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	73.5	27.5	24.3
New England	74.5	25.4	21.9
Middle Atlantic	73.1	28.2	25.2
Midwest	77.2	30.6	27.2
East North Central	77.1	30.7	27.4
West North Central	77.3	30.4	26.7
South	72.9	29.3	26.3
South Atlantic	73.1	29.4	26.2
East South Central	75.3	30.1	27.9
West South Central	71.4	28.9	25.4
West	71.7	25.7	22.4
Mountain	74.3	29.7	26.6
Pacific	70.6	24.1	20.8
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	72.3	27.5	24.1
Small Metro	75.7	29.5	26.1
250K – 1 Mil. Pop.	74.5	29.2	25.8
<250K Pop.	79.2	30.6	27.1
Nonmetro	74.4	29.4	26.7
Urbanized	75.6	28.4	26.1
Less Urbanized	73.1	29.2	26.4
Completely Rural	78.0	32.7	30.2

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.79A Cigarette Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Geographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Geographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	154,311	66,273	57,928
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	29,804	12,499	10,896
New England	7,946	3,081	2,635
Middle Atlantic	21,858	9,418	8,261
Midwest	36,652	16,307	14,291
East North Central	25,651	11,400	10,047
West North Central	11,002	4,907	4,245
South	54,522	24,102	21,292
South Atlantic	28,604	12,519	11,066
East South Central	9,585	4,251	3,858
West South Central	16,333	7,331	6,368
West	33,333	13,366	11,448
Mountain	9,997	4,398	3,869
Pacific	23,336	8,968	7,580
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	75,282	31,693	27,467
Small Metro	47,744	20,857	18,162
250K – 1 Mil. Pop.	34,246	14,979	13,035
<250K Pop.	13,497	5,878	5,127
Nonmetro	31,286	13,723	12,298
Urbanized	10,030	4,286	3,826
Less Urbanized	17,646	7,812	6,990
Completely Rural	3,610	1,625	1,482

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.79B Cigarette Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2002

Geographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Geographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	73.3	31.5	27.5
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	73.4	30.8	26.8
New England	74.6	28.9	24.7
Middle Atlantic	73.0	31.4	27.6
Midwest	76.8	34.2	29.9
East North Central	76.7	34.1	30.1
West North Central	76.9	34.3	29.7
South	72.7	32.1	28.4
South Atlantic	72.7	31.8	28.1
East South Central	75.3	33.4	30.3
West South Central	71.3	32.0	27.8
West	70.8	28.4	24.3
Mountain	73.5	32.3	28.4
Pacific	69.8	26.8	22.7
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	71.8	30.2	26.2
Small Metro	75.2	32.9	28.6
250K – 1 Mil. Pop.	74.1	32.4	28.2
<250K Pop.	78.3	34.1	29.8
Nonmetro	74.4	32.6	29.2
Urbanized	75.4	32.2	28.7
Less Urbanized	73.2	32.4	29.0
Completely Rural	77.6	34.9	31.8

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.80A Smokeless Tobacco Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Geographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Geographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	46,870	10,577	7,787
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	6,313	1,027	648
New England	1,653	225	128
Middle Atlantic	4,660	801	521
Midwest	11,907	2,866	2,091
East North Central	7,823	1,721	1,242
West North Central	4,084	1,145	849
South	18,859	5,030	3,911
South Atlantic	9,371	2,303	1,718
East South Central	3,959	1,210	950
West South Central	5,529	1,517	1,243
West	9,790	1,655	1,137
Mountain	3,579	780	569
Pacific	6,211	875	568
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	18,079	3,156	2,046
Small Metro	15,584	3,509	2,636
250K – 1 Mil. Pop.	10,761	2,320	1,730
<250K Pop.	4,824	1,189	905
Nonmetro	13,206	3,912	3,105
Urbanized	3,852	935	676
Less Urbanized	7,677	2,404	1,954
Completely Rural	1,677	573	475

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.80B Smokeless Tobacco Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2002

Geographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Geographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	19.9	4.5	3.3
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	14.0	2.3	1.4
New England	14.0	1.9	1.1
Middle Atlantic	14.0	2.4	1.6
Midwest	22.3	5.4	3.9
East North Central	20.9	4.6	3.3
West North Central	25.5	7.2	5.3
South	22.5	6.0	4.7
South Atlantic	21.4	5.3	3.9
East South Central	28.0	8.5	6.7
West South Central	21.4	5.9	4.8
West	18.5	3.1	2.2
Mountain	23.4	5.1	3.7
Pacific	16.5	2.3	1.5
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	15.4	2.7	1.7
Small Metro	22.0	5.0	3.7
250K – 1 Mil. Pop.	20.8	4.5	3.3
<250K Pop.	25.2	6.2	4.7
Nonmetro	28.1	8.3	6.6
Urbanized	25.9	6.3	4.6
Less Urbanized	28.5	8.9	7.2
Completely Rural	32.2	11.0	9.1

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.81A Smokeless Tobacco Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Geographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Geographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Geographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	1,975	1,063	487
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	256	154	43
New England	56	36	9
Middle Atlantic	200	118	34
Midwest	510	292	139
East North Central	301	165	83
West North Central	209	127	56
South	894	455	239
South Atlantic	451	211	108
East South Central	214	110	58
West South Central	229	134	73
West	315	161	66
Mountain	132	73	35
Pacific	183	88	31
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	609	322	127
Small Metro	600	300	124
250K – 1 Mil. Pop.	426	207	76
<250K Pop.	174	93	48
Nonmetro	767	441	236
Urbanized	192	105	52
Less Urbanized	440	258	141
Completely Rural	135	78	44

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.81B Smokeless Tobacco Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Geographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2002

Geographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Geographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	8.0	4.3	2.0
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	5.7	3.5	1.0
New England	4.9	3.1	0.8
Middle Atlantic	6.0	3.6	1.0
Midwest	9.0	5.1	2.4
East North Central	7.6	4.1	2.1
West North Central	12.3	7.4	3.3
South	10.2	5.2	2.7
South Atlantic	10.3	4.8	2.5
East South Central	15.0	7.7	4.1
West South Central	7.8	4.6	2.5
West	5.4	2.8	1.1
Mountain	7.7	4.3	2.1
Pacific	4.4	2.1	0.8
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	4.9	2.6	1.0
Small Metro	8.1	4.1	1.7
250K – 1 Mil. Pop.	7.8	3.8	1.4
<250K Pop.	9.2	4.9	2.5
Nonmetro	15.5	8.9	4.8
Urbanized	12.4	6.8	3.3
Less Urbanized	15.4	9.0	4.9
Completely Rural	24.1	14.0	7.8

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.82A Smokeless Tobacco Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Geographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Geographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Geographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	7,367	2,489	1,502
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	1,044	286	167
New England	310	74	37
Middle Atlantic	734	212	130
Midwest	2,116	731	440
East North Central	1,317	453	272
West North Central	799	277	168
South	2,652	980	626
South Atlantic	1,218	431	251
East South Central	571	229	159
West South Central	863	321	217
West	1,555	493	269
Mountain	590	217	139
Pacific	965	276	130
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	2,524	677	326
Small Metro	2,820	955	582
250K – 1 Mil. Pop.	1,881	622	377
<250K Pop.	939	333	205
Nonmetro	2,024	857	594
Urbanized	677	255	167
Less Urbanized	1,127	497	339
Completely Rural	220	104	88

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.82B Smokeless Tobacco Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Geographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2002

Geographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Geographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	23.7	8.0	4.8
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	19.0	5.2	3.0
New England	21.6	5.1	2.6
Middle Atlantic	18.0	5.2	3.2
Midwest	29.4	10.1	6.1
East North Central	26.5	9.1	5.5
West North Central	35.9	12.5	7.5
South	24.1	8.9	5.7
South Atlantic	22.6	8.0	4.6
East South Central	29.9	12.0	8.3
West South Central	23.2	8.6	5.8
West	21.3	6.8	3.7
Mountain	27.0	9.9	6.4
Pacific	18.9	5.4	2.5
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	17.1	4.6	2.2
Small Metro	27.0	9.1	5.6
250K – 1 Mil. Pop.	25.4	8.4	5.1
<250K Pop.	30.9	11.0	6.8
Nonmetro	34.8	14.7	10.2
Urbanized	31.9	12.0	7.9
Less Urbanized	35.6	15.7	10.7
Completely Rural	42.1	20.0	16.9

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.83A Smokeless Tobacco Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Geographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Geographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	37,528	7,025	5,797
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	5,013	586	439
New England	1,287	115	82
Middle Atlantic	3,726	471	357
Midwest	9,281	1,843	1,511
East North Central	6,205	1,102	887
West North Central	3,075	741	625
South	15,314	3,594	3,046
South Atlantic	7,703	1,661	1,359
East South Central	3,175	872	733
West South Central	4,436	1,062	953
West	7,920	1,001	802
Mountain	2,857	490	395
Pacific	5,063	511	407
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	14,947	2,157	1,594
Small Metro	12,165	2,254	1,929
250K – 1 Mil. Pop.	8,454	1,491	1,276
<250K Pop.	3,711	763	652
Nonmetro	10,416	2,614	2,275
Urbanized	2,983	576	458
Less Urbanized	6,111	1,648	1,474
Completely Rural	1,322	390	344

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.83B Smokeless Tobacco Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2002

Geographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Geographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	20.9	3.9	3.2
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	14.3	1.7	1.2
New England	14.0	1.3	0.9
Middle Atlantic	14.4	1.8	1.4
Midwest	22.9	4.5	3.7
East North Central	21.8	3.9	3.1
West North Central	25.4	6.1	5.2
South	23.9	5.6	4.8
South Atlantic	22.7	4.9	4.0
East South Central	29.3	8.1	6.8
West South Central	23.1	5.5	5.0
West	19.9	2.5	2.0
Mountain	25.0	4.3	3.5
Pacific	17.9	1.8	1.4
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	16.6	2.4	1.8
Small Metro	23.0	4.3	3.6
250K – 1 Mil. Pop.	21.8	3.8	3.3
<250K Pop.	26.1	5.4	4.6
Nonmetro	28.7	7.2	6.3
Urbanized	26.7	5.1	4.1
Less Urbanized	29.2	7.9	7.0
Completely Rural	32.0	9.4	8.3

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.84A Smokeless Tobacco Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Geographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Geographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	44,895	9,514	7,299
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	6,058	872	605
New England	1,597	189	119
Middle Atlantic	4,461	683	487
Midwest	11,397	2,574	1,951
East North Central	7,522	1,555	1,159
West North Central	3,874	1,019	793
South	17,966	4,575	3,672
South Atlantic	8,920	2,091	1,610
East South Central	3,746	1,101	892
West South Central	5,299	1,383	1,170
West	9,475	1,494	1,071
Mountain	3,447	707	534
Pacific	6,028	787	536
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	17,471	2,834	1,919
Small Metro	14,985	3,210	2,511
250K – 1 Mil. Pop.	10,335	2,113	1,654
<250K Pop.	4,650	1,096	857
Nonmetro	12,440	3,471	2,869
Urbanized	3,660	830	625
Less Urbanized	7,238	2,146	1,812
Completely Rural	1,542	494	432

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.84B Smokeless Tobacco Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2002

Geographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Geographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	21.3	4.5	3.5
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	14.9	2.1	1.5
New England	15.0	1.8	1.1
Middle Atlantic	14.9	2.3	1.6
Midwest	23.9	5.4	4.1
East North Central	22.5	4.7	3.5
West North Central	27.1	7.1	5.5
South	24.0	6.1	4.9
South Atlantic	22.7	5.3	4.1
East South Central	29.4	8.6	7.0
West South Central	23.1	6.0	5.1
West	20.1	3.2	2.3
Mountain	25.3	5.2	3.9
Pacific	18.0	2.4	1.6
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	16.7	2.7	1.8
Small Metro	23.6	5.1	4.0
250K – 1 Mil. Pop.	22.4	4.6	3.6
<250K Pop.	27.0	6.4	5.0
Nonmetro	29.6	8.2	6.8
Urbanized	27.5	6.2	4.7
Less Urbanized	30.0	8.9	7.5
Completely Rural	33.1	10.6	9.3

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.85A Cigar Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Geographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Geographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	88,053	25,928	12,751
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	16,139	5,188	2,450
New England	4,571	1,398	609
Middle Atlantic	11,568	3,790	1,841
Midwest	22,361	6,441	2,999
East North Central	15,423	4,409	2,172
West North Central	6,938	2,032	827
South	30,219	8,879	4,650
South Atlantic	16,074	4,808	2,536
East South Central	5,318	1,421	689
West South Central	8,828	2,650	1,425
West	19,333	5,420	2,652
Mountain	5,779	1,634	750
Pacific	13,555	3,786	1,902
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	42,616	13,015	6,445
Small Metro	27,844	8,099	3,913
250K – 1 Mil. Pop.	19,822	5,849	2,783
<250K Pop.	8,021	2,250	1,130
Nonmetro	17,594	4,814	2,393
Urbanized	5,849	1,572	835
Less Urbanized	9,811	2,746	1,281
Completely Rural	1,934	496	277

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.85B Cigar Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2002

Geographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Geographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	37.4	11.0	5.4
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	35.8	11.5	5.4
New England	38.7	11.8	5.2
Middle Atlantic	34.8	11.4	5.5
Midwest	41.9	12.1	5.6
East North Central	41.2	11.8	5.8
West North Central	43.3	12.7	5.2
South	36.1	10.6	5.6
South Atlantic	36.7	11.0	5.8
East South Central	37.6	10.0	4.9
West South Central	34.1	10.3	5.5
West	36.6	10.2	5.0
Mountain	37.7	10.7	4.9
Pacific	36.1	10.1	5.1
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	36.3	11.1	5.5
Small Metro	39.3	11.4	5.5
250K – 1 Mil. Pop.	38.4	11.3	5.4
<250K Pop.	41.9	11.8	5.9
Nonmetro	37.4	10.2	5.1
Urbanized	39.4	10.6	5.6
Less Urbanized	36.4	10.2	4.8
Completely Rural	37.1	9.5	5.3

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.86A Cigar Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Geographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Geographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Geographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	4,033	2,511	1,117
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	650	396	177
New England	193	108	50
Middle Atlantic	457	288	127
Midwest	999	659	305
East North Central	677	450	218
West North Central	322	209	87
South	1,578	985	459
South Atlantic	836	519	233
East South Central	261	158	79
West South Central	482	308	147
West	806	471	177
Mountain	289	180	64
Pacific	517	291	113
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	1,810	1,082	449
Small Metro	1,304	847	393
250K – 1 Mil. Pop.	982	643	301
<250K Pop.	323	205	92
Nonmetro	919	582	276
Urbanized	271	152	72
Less Urbanized	517	351	172
Completely Rural	131	79	32

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.86B Cigar Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Geographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2002

Geographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Geographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	16.3	10.1	4.5
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	14.6	8.9	4.0
New England	16.7	9.3	4.3
Middle Atlantic	13.8	8.7	3.8
Midwest	17.6	11.6	5.4
East North Central	17.0	11.3	5.5
West North Central	18.9	12.2	5.1
South	18.0	11.2	5.2
South Atlantic	19.0	11.8	5.3
East South Central	18.3	11.0	5.5
West South Central	16.3	10.4	5.0
West	13.8	8.1	3.0
Mountain	16.9	10.6	3.7
Pacific	12.5	7.0	2.7
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	14.6	8.7	3.6
Small Metro	17.7	11.5	5.3
250K – 1 Mil. Pop.	17.9	11.7	5.5
<250K Pop.	17.0	10.8	4.9
Nonmetro	18.5	11.7	5.6
Urbanized	17.5	9.8	4.7
Less Urbanized	18.1	12.3	6.0
Completely Rural	23.4	14.2	5.8

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.87A Cigar Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Geographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Geographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Geographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	14,148	7,034	3,417
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	2,452	1,194	507
New England	701	318	130
Middle Atlantic	1,751	876	377
Midwest	3,732	1,923	935
East North Central	2,515	1,327	665
West North Central	1,217	596	270
South	4,754	2,466	1,305
South Atlantic	2,347	1,223	654
East South Central	842	420	231
West South Central	1,565	823	420
West	3,209	1,452	670
Mountain	1,049	497	242
Pacific	2,160	955	428
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	6,367	3,078	1,470
Small Metro	5,074	2,588	1,262
250K – 1 Mil. Pop.	3,592	1,840	918
<250K Pop.	1,483	748	344
Nonmetro	2,706	1,368	686
Urbanized	1,038	506	225
Less Urbanized	1,436	747	397
Completely Rural	232	115	63

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.87B Cigar Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Geographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2002

Geographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Geographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	45.6	22.7	11.0
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	44.5	21.7	9.2
New England	48.9	22.2	9.1
Middle Atlantic	43.0	21.5	9.3
Midwest	51.8	26.7	13.0
East North Central	50.6	26.7	13.4
West North Central	54.7	26.8	12.1
South	43.1	22.4	11.8
South Atlantic	43.5	22.7	12.1
East South Central	44.0	22.0	12.1
West South Central	42.1	22.1	11.3
West	44.0	19.9	9.2
Mountain	48.1	22.8	11.1
Pacific	42.2	18.7	8.4
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	43.1	20.9	10.0
Small Metro	48.5	24.8	12.1
250K – 1 Mil. Pop.	48.4	24.8	12.4
<250K Pop.	48.8	24.6	11.3
Nonmetro	46.6	23.6	11.8
Urbanized	48.9	23.8	10.6
Less Urbanized	45.4	23.6	12.6
Completely Rural	44.5	22.1	12.1

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.88A Cigar Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Geographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Geographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	69,872	16,382	8,217
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	13,036	3,598	1,766
New England	3,677	971	428
Middle Atlantic	9,359	2,626	1,338
Midwest	17,630	3,859	1,759
East North Central	12,230	2,631	1,289
West North Central	5,399	1,228	470
South	23,887	5,429	2,887
South Atlantic	12,890	3,066	1,650
East South Central	4,215	843	379
West South Central	6,782	1,520	858
West	15,319	3,497	1,805
Mountain	4,441	957	444
Pacific	10,878	2,540	1,361
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	34,438	8,855	4,527
Small Metro	21,465	4,664	2,258
250K – 1 Mil. Pop.	15,249	3,366	1,564
<250K Pop.	6,216	1,298	694
Nonmetro	13,969	2,864	1,432
Urbanized	4,540	915	538
Less Urbanized	7,859	1,648	712
Completely Rural	1,571	301	182

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.88B Cigar Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2002

Geographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Geographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	39.0	9.1	4.6
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	37.1	10.3	5.0
New England	39.9	10.5	4.6
Middle Atlantic	36.2	10.1	5.2
Midwest	43.5	9.5	4.3
East North Central	43.0	9.2	4.5
West North Central	44.7	10.2	3.9
South	37.3	8.5	4.5
South Atlantic	37.9	9.0	4.9
East South Central	39.0	7.8	3.5
West South Central	35.4	7.9	4.5
West	38.5	8.8	4.5
Mountain	38.9	8.4	3.9
Pacific	38.4	9.0	4.8
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	38.2	9.8	5.0
Small Metro	40.5	8.8	4.3
250K – 1 Mil. Pop.	39.3	8.7	4.0
<250K Pop.	43.8	9.1	4.9
Nonmetro	38.5	7.9	3.9
Urbanized	40.6	8.2	4.8
Less Urbanized	37.5	7.9	3.4
Completely Rural	38.0	7.3	4.4

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.89A Cigar Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Geographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Geographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	84,020	23,417	11,634
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	15,489	4,792	2,273
New England	4,378	1,290	558
Middle Atlantic	11,111	3,502	1,715
Midwest	21,362	5,782	2,694
East North Central	14,746	3,958	1,954
West North Central	6,616	1,823	740
South	28,641	7,894	4,191
South Atlantic	15,238	4,289	2,303
East South Central	5,057	1,263	610
West South Central	8,347	2,342	1,278
West	18,528	4,949	2,476
Mountain	5,490	1,454	686
Pacific	13,038	3,495	1,789
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	40,805	11,933	5,997
Small Metro	26,539	7,251	3,520
250K – 1 Mil. Pop.	18,841	5,206	2,482
<250K Pop.	7,698	2,045	1,038
Nonmetro	16,675	4,232	2,117
Urbanized	5,578	1,421	763
Less Urbanized	9,294	2,395	1,110
Completely Rural	1,803	416	245

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.89B Cigar Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2002

Geographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Geographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	39.9	11.1	5.5
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	38.1	11.8	5.6
New England	41.1	12.1	5.2
Middle Atlantic	37.1	11.7	5.7
Midwest	44.7	12.1	5.6
East North Central	44.1	11.8	5.8
West North Central	46.2	12.7	5.2
South	38.2	10.5	5.6
South Atlantic	38.7	10.9	5.9
East South Central	39.7	9.9	4.8
West South Central	36.4	10.2	5.6
West	39.4	10.5	5.3
Mountain	40.3	10.7	5.0
Pacific	39.0	10.4	5.4
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	38.9	11.4	5.7
Small Metro	41.8	11.4	5.5
250K – 1 Mil. Pop.	40.8	11.3	5.4
<250K Pop.	44.7	11.9	6.0
Nonmetro	39.6	10.1	5.0
Urbanized	41.9	10.7	5.7
Less Urbanized	38.5	9.9	4.6
Completely Rural	38.7	8.9	5.3

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.90A Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Geographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Geographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	195,452	155,476	119,820
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	38,373	32,181	25,584
New England	10,369	8,573	6,751
Middle Atlantic	28,003	23,608	18,833
Midwest	45,645	36,881	28,658
East North Central	31,795	25,366	19,524
West North Central	13,850	11,515	9,134
South	67,919	51,209	38,400
South Atlantic	36,203	27,677	21,102
East South Central	10,948	7,507	5,197
West South Central	20,769	16,025	12,101
West	43,514	35,205	27,178
Mountain	12,655	10,119	7,810
Pacific	30,859	25,086	19,368
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	97,972	80,676	63,335
Small Metro	59,287	47,114	36,330
250K – 1 Mil. Pop.	42,939	33,884	26,235
<250K Pop.	16,348	13,231	10,094
Nonmetro	38,193	27,686	20,155
Urbanized	12,339	9,307	7,083
Less Urbanized	21,564	15,234	10,940
Completely Rural	4,290	3,146	2,133

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.90B Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2002

Geographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Geographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	83.1	66.1	51.0
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	85.2	71.4	56.8
New England	87.8	72.6	57.2
Middle Atlantic	84.2	71.0	56.6
Midwest	85.4	69.0	53.6
East North Central	85.0	67.8	52.2
West North Central	86.5	71.9	57.0
South	81.1	61.1	45.8
South Atlantic	82.7	63.2	48.2
East South Central	77.3	53.0	36.7
West South Central	80.3	62.0	46.8
West	82.3	66.6	51.4
Mountain	82.6	66.1	51.0
Pacific	82.1	66.8	51.6
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	83.5	68.8	54.0
Small Metro	83.7	66.5	51.3
250K – 1 Mil. Pop.	83.1	65.6	50.8
<250K Pop.	85.5	69.2	52.8
Nonmetro	81.2	58.9	42.9
Urbanized	83.1	62.7	47.7
Less Urbanized	80.0	56.5	40.6
Completely Rural	82.3	60.3	40.9

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.91A Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Geographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Geographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Geographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	10,747	8,564	4,365
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	2,044	1,673	849
New England	549	445	227
Middle Atlantic	1,494	1,227	622
Midwest	2,549	2,088	1,094
East North Central	1,772	1,459	747
West North Central	777	629	347
South	3,778	2,952	1,484
South Atlantic	1,914	1,533	763
East South Central	603	432	212
West South Central	1,261	987	510
West	2,376	1,852	938
Mountain	750	602	316
Pacific	1,626	1,251	622
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	5,313	4,236	2,125
Small Metro	3,203	2,554	1,296
250K – 1 Mil. Pop.	2,387	1,893	983
<250K Pop.	816	661	313
Nonmetro	2,231	1,775	944
Urbanized	681	546	286
Less Urbanized	1,267	994	542
Completely Rural	283	235	117

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.91B Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Geographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2002

Geographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Geographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	43.4	34.6	17.6
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	45.8	37.5	19.0
New England	47.5	38.5	19.6
Middle Atlantic	45.2	37.2	18.8
Midwest	44.8	36.7	19.2
East North Central	44.4	36.6	18.7
West North Central	45.6	36.9	20.4
South	43.1	33.6	16.9
South Atlantic	43.5	34.9	17.4
East South Central	42.3	30.3	14.9
West South Central	42.7	33.4	17.3
West	40.8	31.8	16.1
Mountain	44.0	35.3	18.5
Pacific	39.4	30.3	15.1
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	42.7	34.1	17.1
Small Metro	43.5	34.7	17.6
250K – 1 Mil. Pop.	43.7	34.6	18.0
<250K Pop.	43.0	34.9	16.5
Nonmetro	45.0	35.8	19.0
Urbanized	44.1	35.4	18.5
Less Urbanized	44.4	34.8	19.0
Completely Rural	50.4	41.9	20.8

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.92A Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Geographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Geographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Geographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	26,889	24,153	18,759
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	4,955	4,567	3,628
New England	1,337	1,218	1,008
Middle Atlantic	3,617	3,349	2,621
Midwest	6,451	5,974	4,775
East North Central	4,437	4,095	3,258
West North Central	2,013	1,880	1,517
South	9,419	8,279	6,294
South Atlantic	4,640	4,075	3,106
East South Central	1,586	1,350	1,002
West South Central	3,192	2,854	2,187
West	6,065	5,333	4,062
Mountain	1,805	1,581	1,227
Pacific	4,260	3,751	2,835
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	12,656	11,405	8,840
Small Metro	9,205	8,354	6,604
250K – 1 Mil. Pop.	6,480	5,883	4,657
<250K Pop.	2,725	2,471	1,947
Nonmetro	5,028	4,394	3,315
Urbanized	1,855	1,672	1,344
Less Urbanized	2,729	2,364	1,717
Completely Rural	444	358	253

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.92B Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Geographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2002

Geographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Geographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	86.7	77.9	60.5
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	90.0	83.0	65.9
New England	93.3	85.0	70.3
Middle Atlantic	88.8	82.2	64.4
Midwest	89.6	83.0	66.3
East North Central	89.2	82.3	65.5
West North Central	90.5	84.5	68.2
South	85.4	75.1	57.1
South Atlantic	86.1	75.6	57.6
East South Central	83.0	70.6	52.4
West South Central	85.8	76.7	58.8
West	83.1	73.1	55.7
Mountain	82.7	72.4	56.2
Pacific	83.3	73.4	55.4
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	85.7	77.3	59.9
Small Metro	88.1	79.9	63.2
250K – 1 Mil. Pop.	87.4	79.3	62.8
<250K Pop.	89.8	81.4	64.1
Nonmetro	86.5	75.6	57.1
Urbanized	87.3	78.7	63.3
Less Urbanized	86.2	74.7	54.3
Completely Rural	85.1	68.7	48.6

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.93A Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Geographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Geographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	157,816	122,759	96,696
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	31,374	25,941	21,107
New England	8,483	6,910	5,517
Middle Atlantic	22,892	19,032	15,590
Midwest	36,646	28,819	22,790
East North Central	25,586	19,813	15,520
West North Central	11,060	9,007	7,270
South	54,723	39,978	30,621
South Atlantic	29,649	22,069	17,233
East South Central	8,758	5,724	3,984
West South Central	16,316	12,184	9,405
West	35,073	28,020	22,178
Mountain	10,100	7,936	6,267
Pacific	24,973	20,084	15,911
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	80,004	65,035	52,370
Small Metro	46,878	36,206	28,429
250K – 1 Mil. Pop.	34,071	26,107	20,595
<250K Pop.	12,808	10,099	7,834
Nonmetro	30,934	21,518	15,897
Urbanized	9,803	7,089	5,453
Less Urbanized	17,568	11,876	8,680
Completely Rural	3,563	2,552	1,763

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.93B Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2002

Geographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Geographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	88.0	68.4	53.9
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	89.4	73.9	60.1
New England	92.0	75.0	59.9
Middle Atlantic	88.4	73.5	60.2
Midwest	90.4	71.1	56.2
East North Central	89.9	69.6	54.5
West North Central	91.5	74.5	60.2
South	85.5	62.5	47.9
South Atlantic	87.3	65.0	50.7
East South Central	81.0	52.9	36.8
West South Central	85.1	63.5	49.0
West	88.2	70.5	55.8
Mountain	88.4	69.5	54.9
Pacific	88.1	70.9	56.2
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	88.8	72.2	58.1
Small Metro	88.5	68.3	53.6
250K – 1 Mil. Pop.	87.8	67.3	53.1
<250K Pop.	90.2	71.1	55.2
Nonmetro	85.3	59.3	43.8
Urbanized	87.6	63.4	48.7
Less Urbanized	83.9	56.7	41.4
Completely Rural	86.2	61.8	42.7

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.94A Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Geographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Geographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	184,705	146,912	115,455
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	36,329	30,508	24,735
New England	9,820	8,128	6,524
Middle Atlantic	26,509	22,380	18,211
Midwest	43,097	34,794	27,565
East North Central	30,023	23,907	18,778
West North Central	13,073	10,886	8,787
South	64,142	48,257	36,915
South Atlantic	34,289	26,144	20,339
East South Central	10,345	7,075	4,985
West South Central	19,508	15,038	11,591
West	41,138	33,353	26,240
Mountain	11,905	9,517	7,494
Pacific	29,233	23,836	18,746
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	92,660	76,440	61,210
Small Metro	56,084	44,560	35,034
250K – 1 Mil. Pop.	40,551	31,991	25,252
<250K Pop.	15,533	12,570	9,781
Nonmetro	35,962	25,912	19,211
Urbanized	11,658	8,761	6,797
Less Urbanized	20,297	14,240	10,397
Completely Rural	4,007	2,911	2,016

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.94B Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2002

Geographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Geographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	87.8	69.8	54.9
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	89.5	75.1	60.9
New England	92.2	76.3	61.3
Middle Atlantic	88.5	74.7	60.8
Midwest	90.3	72.9	57.7
East North Central	89.8	71.5	56.2
West North Central	91.4	76.1	61.4
South	85.5	64.3	49.2
South Atlantic	87.1	66.4	51.7
East South Central	81.3	55.6	39.2
West South Central	85.2	65.7	50.6
West	87.4	70.9	55.8
Mountain	87.5	69.9	55.1
Pacific	87.4	71.3	56.0
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	88.4	72.9	58.4
Small Metro	88.4	70.2	55.2
250K – 1 Mil. Pop.	87.7	69.2	54.6
<250K Pop.	90.1	72.9	56.8
Nonmetro	85.5	61.6	45.7
Urbanized	87.6	65.8	51.1
Less Urbanized	84.2	59.1	43.1
Completely Rural	86.1	62.5	43.3

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.95A Alcohol Use, Binge Alcohol Use, and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Geographic Characteristic	TYPE OF ALCOHOL USE
Geographic Characteristic	Any Alcohol Use	Binge Alcohol Use	Heavy Alcohol Use
TOTAL	119,820	53,787	15,860
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	25,584	11,008	2,999
New England	6,751	3,017	796
Middle Atlantic	18,833	7,991	2,203
Midwest	28,658	13,622	4,384
East North Central	19,524	9,364	3,155
West North Central	9,134	4,257	1,229
South	38,400	17,558	5,207
South Atlantic	21,102	9,210	2,565
East South Central	5,197	2,469	782
West South Central	12,101	5,879	1,860
West	27,178	11,599	3,270
Mountain	7,810	3,680	1,127
Pacific	19,368	7,919	2,143
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	63,335	27,047	7,418
Small Metro	36,330	17,182	5,584
250K – 1 Mil. Pop.	26,235	11,994	3,891
<250K Pop.	10,094	5,188	1,693
Nonmetro	20,155	9,558	2,859
Urbanized	7,083	3,278	1,022
Less Urbanized	10,940	5,262	1,568
Completely Rural	2,133	1,018	269

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Table 2.95B Alcohol Use, Binge Alcohol Use, and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2002

Geographic Characteristic	TYPE OF ALCOHOL USE
Geographic Characteristic	Any Alcohol Use	Binge Alcohol Use	Heavy Alcohol Use
TOTAL	51.0	22.9	6.7
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	56.8	24.4	6.7
New England	57.2	25.6	6.7
Middle Atlantic	56.6	24.0	6.6
Midwest	53.6	25.5	8.2
East North Central	52.2	25.0	8.4
West North Central	57.0	26.6	7.7
South	45.8	21.0	6.2
South Atlantic	48.2	21.0	5.9
East South Central	36.7	17.4	5.5
West South Central	46.8	22.7	7.2
West	51.4	21.9	6.2
Mountain	51.0	24.0	7.4
Pacific	51.6	21.1	5.7
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	54.0	23.1	6.3
Small Metro	51.3	24.3	7.9
250K – 1 Mil. Pop.	50.8	23.2	7.5
<250K Pop.	52.8	27.1	8.8
Nonmetro	42.9	20.3	6.1
Urbanized	47.7	22.1	6.9
Less Urbanized	40.6	19.5	5.8
Completely Rural	40.9	19.5	5.1

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Table 2.96A Alcohol Use, Binge Alcohol Use, and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Geographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Geographic Characteristic	TYPE OF ALCOHOL USE
Geographic Characteristic	Any Alcohol Use	Binge Alcohol Use	Heavy Alcohol Use
TOTAL	4,365	2,641	630
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	849	489	98
New England	227	152	37
Middle Atlantic	622	337	61
Midwest	1,094	693	188
East North Central	747	473	141
West North Central	347	220	47
South	1,484	887	206
South Atlantic	763	461	109
East South Central	212	131	32
West South Central	510	295	65
West	938	573	139
Mountain	316	200	44
Pacific	622	373	95
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	2,125	1,260	270
Small Metro	1,296	758	186
250K – 1 Mil. Pop.	983	558	128
<250K Pop.	313	200	58
Nonmetro	944	622	174
Urbanized	286	178	45
Less Urbanized	542	365	112
Completely Rural	117	80	17

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Table 2.96B Alcohol Use, Binge Alcohol Use, and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Geographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2002

Geographic Characteristic	TYPE OF ALCOHOL USE
Geographic Characteristic	Any Alcohol Use	Binge Alcohol Use	Heavy Alcohol Use
TOTAL	17.6	10.7	2.5
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	19.0	11.0	2.2
New England	19.6	13.1	3.2
Middle Atlantic	18.8	10.2	1.9
Midwest	19.2	12.2	3.3
East North Central	18.7	11.9	3.5
West North Central	20.4	12.9	2.7
South	16.9	10.1	2.3
South Atlantic	17.4	10.5	2.5
East South Central	14.9	9.2	2.2
West South Central	17.3	10.0	2.2
West	16.1	9.8	2.4
Mountain	18.5	11.7	2.6
Pacific	15.1	9.0	2.3
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	17.1	10.1	2.2
Small Metro	17.6	10.3	2.5
250K – 1 Mil. Pop.	18.0	10.2	2.3
<250K Pop.	16.5	10.6	3.1
Nonmetro	19.0	12.6	3.5
Urbanized	18.5	11.5	2.9
Less Urbanized	19.0	12.8	3.9
Completely Rural	20.8	14.2	3.1

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Table 2.97A Alcohol Use, Binge Alcohol Use, and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Geographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Geographic Characteristic	TYPE OF ALCOHOL USE
Geographic Characteristic	Any Alcohol Use	Binge Alcohol Use	Heavy Alcohol Use
TOTAL	18,759	12,699	4,625
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	3,628	2,410	908
New England	1,008	655	262
Middle Atlantic	2,621	1,756	646
Midwest	4,775	3,406	1,376
East North Central	3,258	2,353	965
West North Central	1,517	1,053	411
South	6,294	4,218	1,470
South Atlantic	3,106	2,056	690
East South Central	1,002	656	219
West South Central	2,187	1,507	561
West	4,062	2,664	871
Mountain	1,227	843	283
Pacific	2,835	1,822	587
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	8,840	5,767	1,934
Small Metro	6,604	4,558	1,765
250K – 1 Mil. Pop.	4,657	3,138	1,161
<250K Pop.	1,947	1,419	604
Nonmetro	3,315	2,374	925
Urbanized	1,344	931	382
Less Urbanized	1,717	1,251	475
Completely Rural	253	192	69

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Table 2.97B Alcohol Use, Binge Alcohol Use, and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Geographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2002

Geographic Characteristic	TYPE OF ALCOHOL USE
Geographic Characteristic	Any Alcohol Use	Binge Alcohol Use	Heavy Alcohol Use
TOTAL	60.5	40.9	14.9
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	65.9	43.8	16.5
New England	70.3	45.7	18.2
Middle Atlantic	64.4	43.1	15.9
Midwest	66.3	47.3	19.1
East North Central	65.5	47.3	19.4
West North Central	68.2	47.3	18.5
South	57.1	38.3	13.3
South Atlantic	57.6	38.1	12.8
East South Central	52.4	34.3	11.5
West South Central	58.8	40.5	15.1
West	55.7	36.5	11.9
Mountain	56.2	38.6	13.0
Pacific	55.4	35.6	11.5
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	59.9	39.1	13.1
Small Metro	63.2	43.6	16.9
250K – 1 Mil. Pop.	62.8	42.3	15.7
<250K Pop.	64.1	46.8	19.9
Nonmetro	57.1	40.9	15.9
Urbanized	63.3	43.8	18.0
Less Urbanized	54.3	39.6	15.0
Completely Rural	48.6	36.8	13.2

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Table 2.98A Alcohol Use, Binge Alcohol Use, and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Geographic Characteristic	TYPE OF ALCOHOL USE
Geographic Characteristic	Any Alcohol Use	Binge Alcohol Use	Heavy Alcohol Use
TOTAL	96,696	38,447	10,605
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	21,107	8,109	1,993
New England	5,517	2,210	497
Middle Atlantic	15,590	5,899	1,496
Midwest	22,790	9,523	2,820
East North Central	15,520	6,539	2,049
West North Central	7,270	2,985	771
South	30,621	12,453	3,531
South Atlantic	17,233	6,693	1,766
East South Central	3,984	1,682	531
West South Central	9,405	4,078	1,234
West	22,178	8,362	2,261
Mountain	6,267	2,638	800
Pacific	15,911	5,725	1,461
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	52,370	20,020	5,213
Small Metro	28,429	11,866	3,632
250K – 1 Mil. Pop.	20,595	8,298	2,602
<250K Pop.	7,834	3,568	1,030
Nonmetro	15,897	6,561	1,760
Urbanized	5,453	2,169	595
Less Urbanized	8,680	3,646	982
Completely Rural	1,763	747	183

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Table 2.98B Alcohol Use, Binge Alcohol Use, and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2002

Geographic Characteristic	TYPE OF ALCOHOL USE
Geographic Characteristic	Any Alcohol Use	Binge Alcohol Use	Heavy Alcohol Use
TOTAL	53.9	21.4	5.9
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	60.1	23.1	5.7
New England	59.9	24.0	5.4
Middle Atlantic	60.2	22.8	5.8
Midwest	56.2	23.5	7.0
East North Central	54.5	23.0	7.2
West North Central	60.2	24.7	6.4
South	47.9	19.5	5.5
South Atlantic	50.7	19.7	5.2
East South Central	36.8	15.5	4.9
West South Central	49.0	21.3	6.4
West	55.8	21.0	5.7
Mountain	54.9	23.1	7.0
Pacific	56.2	20.2	5.2
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	58.1	22.2	5.8
Small Metro	53.6	22.4	6.9
250K – 1 Mil. Pop.	53.1	21.4	6.7
<250K Pop.	55.2	25.1	7.3
Nonmetro	43.8	18.1	4.9
Urbanized	48.7	19.4	5.3
Less Urbanized	41.4	17.4	4.7
Completely Rural	42.7	18.1	4.4

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Table 2.99A Alcohol Use, Binge Alcohol Use, and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Geographic Characteristic	TYPE OF ALCOHOL USE
Geographic Characteristic	Any Alcohol Use	Binge Alcohol Use	Heavy Alcohol Use
TOTAL	115,455	51,146	15,231
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	24,735	10,519	2,901
New England	6,524	2,865	759
Middle Atlantic	18,211	7,655	2,142
Midwest	27,565	12,929	4,196
East North Central	18,778	8,892	3,014
West North Central	8,787	4,037	1,182
South	36,915	16,671	5,002
South Atlantic	20,339	8,749	2,456
East South Central	4,985	2,338	750
West South Central	11,591	5,585	1,795
West	26,240	11,027	3,132
Mountain	7,494	3,480	1,083
Pacific	18,746	7,546	2,048
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	61,210	25,787	7,148
Small Metro	35,034	16,424	5,398
250K – 1 Mil. Pop.	25,252	11,436	3,763
<250K Pop.	9,781	4,987	1,634
Nonmetro	19,211	8,936	2,685
Urbanized	6,797	3,100	977
Less Urbanized	10,397	4,897	1,457
Completely Rural	2,016	938	251

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Table 2.99B Alcohol Use, Binge Alcohol Use, and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2002

Geographic Characteristic	TYPE OF ALCOHOL USE
Geographic Characteristic	Any Alcohol Use	Binge Alcohol Use	Heavy Alcohol Use
TOTAL	54.9	24.3	7.2
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	60.9	25.9	7.1
New England	61.3	26.9	7.1
Middle Atlantic	60.8	25.6	7.2
Midwest	57.7	27.1	8.8
East North Central	56.2	26.6	9.0
West North Central	61.4	28.2	8.3
South	49.2	22.2	6.7
South Atlantic	51.7	22.2	6.2
East South Central	39.2	18.4	5.9
West South Central	50.6	24.4	7.8
West	55.8	23.4	6.7
Mountain	55.1	25.6	8.0
Pacific	56.0	22.6	6.1
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	58.4	24.6	6.8
Small Metro	55.2	25.9	8.5
250K – 1 Mil. Pop.	54.6	24.7	8.1
<250K Pop.	56.8	28.9	9.5
Nonmetro	45.7	21.2	6.4
Urbanized	51.1	23.3	7.3
Less Urbanized	43.1	20.3	6.0
Completely Rural	43.3	20.2	5.4

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Table 2.100A Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 20, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Demographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	20,911	17,492	10,713
GENDER
Male	10,719	8,847	5,619
Female	10,192	8,645	5,094
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	17,592	14,903	9,217
White	13,861	12,005	7,681
Black or African American	2,563	1,942	1,020
American Indian or Alaska Native	167	134	87
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*
Asian	619	496	234
Two or More Races	300	259	156
Hispanic or Latino	3,319	2,589	1,496
GENDER/RACE/HISPANIC ORIGIN
Male - White	6,996	5,973	3,976
Female - White	6,865	6,032	3,704
Male - Black or African American	1,323	967	538
Female - Black or African American	1,240	975	482
Male - Hispanic or Latino	1,814	1,439	853
Female - Hispanic or Latino	1,505	1,150	643

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.100B Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 20, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2002

Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Demographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	56.2	47.0	28.8
GENDER
Male	56.5	46.6	29.6
Female	56.0	47.5	28.0
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	56.4	47.8	29.5
White	59.1	51.2	32.8
Black or African American	48.4	36.7	19.3
American Indian or Alaska Native	62.3	49.7	32.4
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*
Asian	41.1	33.0	15.5
Two or More Races	54.0	46.6	28.1
Hispanic or Latino	55.4	43.2	25.0
GENDER/RACE/HISPANIC ORIGIN
Male - White	58.7	50.1	33.3
Female - White	59.6	52.4	32.2
Male - Black or African American	49.4	36.1	20.1
Female - Black or African American	47.4	37.3	18.4
Male - Hispanic or Latino	57.6	45.7	27.1
Female - Hispanic or Latino	52.9	40.5	22.6

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.101A Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 21 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Demographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	174,541	137,984	109,107
GENDER
Male	87,419	71,460	59,591
Female	87,122	66,523	49,516
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	155,838	123,138	98,157
White	129,710	103,446	83,362
Black or African American	17,630	12,769	9,687
American Indian or Alaska Native	*	772	573
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*
Asian	5,166	4,381	3,128
Two or More Races	1,768	1,417	1,096
Hispanic or Latino	18,703	14,846	10,950
GENDER/RACE/HISPANIC ORIGIN
Male - White	64,181	52,612	44,610
Female - White	65,529	50,834	38,752
Male - Black or African American	8,329	6,288	5,316
Female - Black or African American	9,302	6,481	4,371
Male - Hispanic or Latino	10,444	8,788	6,833
Female - Hispanic or Latino	8,259	6,057	4,117

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.101B Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 21 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2002

Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Demographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	88.2	69.7	55.1
GENDER
Male	92.4	75.5	63.0
Female	84.3	64.4	47.9
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	89.1	70.4	56.1
White	91.4	72.9	58.7
Black or African American	81.9	59.4	45.0
American Indian or Alaska Native	*	63.8	47.4
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*
Asian	68.4	58.0	41.4
Two or More Races	90.4	72.4	56.0
Hispanic or Latino	81.0	64.3	47.4
GENDER/RACE/HISPANIC ORIGIN
Male - White	94.2	77.2	65.5
Female - White	88.8	68.9	52.5
Male - Black or African American	88.9	67.1	56.8
Female - Black or African American	76.6	53.4	36.0
Male - Hispanic or Latino	89.2	75.0	58.3
Female - Hispanic or Latino	72.6	53.3	36.2

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.102A Alcohol Use, Binge Alcohol Use, and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 20, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Demographic Characteristic	TYPE OF ALCOHOL USE
Demographic Characteristic	Any Alcohol Use	Binge Alcohol Use	Heavy Alcohol Use
TOTAL	10,713	7,175	2,301
GENDER
Male	5,619	4,140	1,544
Female	5,094	3,035	756
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	9,217	6,168	2,044
White	7,681	5,326	1,857
Black or African American	1,020	518	103
American Indian or Alaska Native	87	61	8
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	2
Asian	234	129	28
Two or More Races	156	110	45
Hispanic or Latino	1,496	1,006	257
GENDER/RACE/HISPANIC ORIGIN
Male - White	3,976	3,029	1,231
Female - White	3,704	2,298	626
Male - Black or African American	538	295	73
Female - Black or African American	482	223	31
Male - Hispanic or Latino	853	634	177
Female - Hispanic or Latino	643	373	80

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Table 2.102B Alcohol Use, Binge Alcohol Use, and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 20, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2002

Demographic Characteristic	TYPE OF ALCOHOL USE
Demographic Characteristic	Any Alcohol Use	Binge Alcohol Use	Heavy Alcohol Use
TOTAL	28.8	19.3	6.2
GENDER
Male	29.6	21.8	8.1
Female	28.0	16.7	4.2
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	29.5	19.8	6.5
White	32.8	22.7	7.9
Black or African American	19.3	9.8	2.0
American Indian or Alaska Native	32.4	22.6	3.1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	1.5
Asian	15.5	8.6	1.8
Two or More Races	28.1	19.8	8.2
Hispanic or Latino	25.0	16.8	4.3
GENDER/RACE/HISPANIC ORIGIN
Male - White	33.3	25.4	10.3
Female - White	32.2	19.9	5.4
Male - Black or African American	20.1	11.0	2.7
Female - Black or African American	18.4	8.5	1.2
Male - Hispanic or Latino	27.1	20.1	5.6
Female - Hispanic or Latino	22.6	13.1	2.8

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Table 2.103A Alcohol Use, Binge Alcohol Use, and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 21 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Demographic Characteristic	TYPE OF ALCOHOL USE
Demographic Characteristic	Any Alcohol Use	Binge Alcohol Use	Heavy Alcohol Use
TOTAL	109,107	46,613	13,560
GENDER
Male	59,591	31,316	10,671
Female	49,516	15,296	2,888
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	98,157	40,411	12,091
White	83,362	33,401	10,483
Black or African American	9,687	5,101	1,069
American Indian or Alaska Native	573	352	120
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	181	65
Asian	3,128	990	210
Two or More Races	1,096	386	144
Hispanic or Latino	10,950	6,202	1,469
GENDER/RACE/HISPANIC ORIGIN
Male - White	44,610	22,357	8,273
Female - White	38,752	11,044	2,209
Male - Black or African American	5,316	3,309	811
Female - Black or African American	4,371	1,792	258
Male - Hispanic or Latino	6,833	4,384	1,204
Female - Hispanic or Latino	4,117	1,818	266

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Table 2.103B Alcohol Use, Binge Alcohol Use, and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 21 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2002

Demographic Characteristic	TYPE OF ALCOHOL USE
Demographic Characteristic	Any Alcohol Use	Binge Alcohol Use	Heavy Alcohol Use
TOTAL	55.1	23.5	6.9
GENDER
Male	63.0	33.1	11.3
Female	47.9	14.8	2.8
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	56.1	23.1	6.9
White	58.7	23.5	7.4
Black or African American	45.0	23.7	5.0
American Indian or Alaska Native	47.4	29.1	9.9
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	26.8	9.6
Asian	41.4	13.1	2.8
Two or More Races	56.0	19.7	7.4
Hispanic or Latino	47.4	26.9	6.4
GENDER/RACE/HISPANIC ORIGIN
Male - White	65.5	32.8	12.1
Female - White	52.5	15.0	3.0
Male - Black or African American	56.8	35.3	8.7
Female - Black or African American	36.0	14.8	2.1
Male - Hispanic or Latino	58.3	37.4	10.3
Female - Hispanic or Latino	36.2	16.0	2.3

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Table 2.104A Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 20, by Racial/Ethnic Subgroups: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	TIME PERIOD
Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL¹	20,911	17,492	10,713
NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO¹	17,592	14,903	9,217
White	13,861	12,005	7,681
Black or African American	2,563	1,942	1,020
American Indian or Alaska Native	167	134	87
Native Hawaiian	*	*	*
Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*
Chinese	90	82	24
Filipino	139	99	62
Japanese	*	*	*
Asian Indian	85	75	40
Korean	73	65	34
Vietnamese	*	*	*
HISPANIC OR LATINO¹	3,319	2,589	1,496
Mexican	2,349	1,809	1,042
Puerto Rican	420	336	180
Central or South American	339	271	154
Cuban	92	77	*

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Table 2.104B Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 20, by Racial/Ethnic Subgroups: Percentages, 2002

Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	TIME PERIOD
Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL¹	56.2	47.0	28.8
NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO¹	56.4	47.8	29.5
White	59.1	51.2	32.8
Black or African American	48.4	36.7	19.3
American Indian or Alaska Native	62.3	49.7	32.4
Native Hawaiian	*	*	*
Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*
Chinese	30.0	27.4	8.2
Filipino	52.3	37.1	23.4
Japanese	*	*	*
Asian Indian	28.3	25.1	13.5
Korean	40.2	35.8	18.9
Vietnamese	*	*	*
HISPANIC OR LATINO¹	55.4	43.2	25.0
Mexican	55.4	42.7	24.6
Puerto Rican	57.4	45.8	24.6
Central or South American	50.5	40.4	22.9
Cuban	62.3	52.2	*

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Table 2.105A Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 21 or Older, by Racial/Ethnic Subgroups: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	TIME PERIOD
Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL¹	174,541	137,984	109,107
NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO¹	155,838	123,138	98,157
White	129,710	103,446	83,362
Black or African American	17,630	12,769	9,687
American Indian or Alaska Native	*	772	573
Native Hawaiian	*	*	*
Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*
Chinese	1,484	1,255	*
Filipino	904	786	442
Japanese	*	*	*
Asian Indian	945	808	547
Korean	*	*	*
Vietnamese	*	*	*
HISPANIC OR LATINO¹	18,703	14,846	10,950
Mexican	11,923	9,637	7,103
Puerto Rican	2,093	1,616	1,189
Central or South American	2,439	1,821	1,369
Cuban	1,066	755	588

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Table 2.105B Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 21 or Older, by Racial/Ethnic Subgroups: Percentages, 2002

Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	TIME PERIOD
Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL¹	88.2	69.7	55.1
NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO¹	89.1	70.4	56.1
White	91.4	72.9	58.7
Black or African American	81.9	59.4	45.0
American Indian or Alaska Native	*	63.8	47.4
Native Hawaiian	*	*	*
Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*
Chinese	77.8	65.8	*
Filipino	63.5	55.2	31.1
Japanese	*	*	*
Asian Indian	57.1	48.9	33.1
Korean	*	*	*
Vietnamese	*	*	*
HISPANIC OR LATINO¹	81.0	64.3	47.4
Mexican	80.2	64.8	47.8
Puerto Rican	83.0	64.1	47.2
Central or South American	80.1	59.8	44.9
Cuban	88.8	62.9	48.9

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Table 2.106A Alcohol Use, Binge Alcohol Use, and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 20, by Racial/Ethnic Subgroups: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	TYPE OF ALCOHOL USE
Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	Any Alcohol Use	Binge Alcohol Use	Heavy Alcohol Use
TOTAL¹	10,713	7,175	2,301
NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO¹	9,217	6,168	2,044
White	7,681	5,326	1,857
Black or African American	1,020	518	103
American Indian or Alaska Native	87	61	8
Native Hawaiian	*	*	*
Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*
Chinese	24	16	*
Filipino	62	24	4
Japanese	*	*	*
Asian Indian	40	25	4
Korean	34	21	*
Vietnamese	*	*	*
HISPANIC OR LATINO¹	1,496	1,006	257
Mexican	1,042	709	194
Puerto Rican	180	119	24
Central or South American	154	96	24
Cuban	*	*	6

*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.
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.

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Table 2.106B Alcohol Use, Binge Alcohol Use, and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 20, by Racial/Ethnic Subgroups: Percentages, 2002

Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	TYPE OF ALCOHOL USE
Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	Any Alcohol Use	Binge Alcohol Use	Heavy Alcohol Use
TOTAL¹	28.8	19.3	6.2
NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO¹	29.5	19.8	6.5
White	32.8	22.7	7.9
Black or African American	19.3	9.8	2.0
American Indian or Alaska Native	32.4	22.6	3.1
Native Hawaiian	*	*	*
Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*
Chinese	8.2	5.3	*
Filipino	23.4	9.0	1.4
Japanese	*	*	*
Asian Indian	13.5	8.2	1.5
Korean	18.9	11.4	*
Vietnamese	*	*	*
HISPANIC OR LATINO¹	25.0	16.8	4.3
Mexican	24.6	16.7	4.6
Puerto Rican	24.6	16.2	3.3
Central or South American	22.9	14.4	3.5
Cuban	*	*	3.8

*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.
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.

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Table 2.107A Alcohol Use, Binge Alcohol Use, and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 21 or Older, by Racial/Ethnic Subgroups: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	TYPE OF ALCOHOL USE
Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	Any Alcohol Use	Binge Alcohol Use	Heavy Alcohol Use
TOTAL¹	109,107	46,613	13,560
NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO¹	98,157	40,411	12,091
White	83,362	33,401	10,483
Black or African American	9,687	5,101	1,069
American Indian or Alaska Native	573	352	120
Native Hawaiian	*	*	*
Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*
Chinese	*	155	*
Filipino	442	179	10
Japanese	*	*	24
Asian Indian	547	207	51
Korean	*	*	*
Vietnamese	*	*	*
HISPANIC OR LATINO¹	10,950	6,202	1,469
Mexican	7,103	4,339	968
Puerto Rican	1,189	646	193
Central or South American	1,369	674	116
Cuban	588	*	*

*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.
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.

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Table 2.107B Alcohol Use, Binge Alcohol Use, and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 21 or Older, by Racial/Ethnic Subgroups: Percentages, 2002

Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	TYPE OF ALCOHOL USE
Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	Any Alcohol Use	Binge Alcohol Use	Heavy Alcohol Use
TOTAL¹	55.1	23.5	6.9
NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO¹	56.1	23.1	6.9
White	58.7	23.5	7.4
Black or African American	45.0	23.7	5.0
American Indian or Alaska Native	47.4	29.1	9.9
Native Hawaiian	*	*	*
Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*
Chinese	*	8.1	*
Filipino	31.1	12.6	0.7
Japanese	*	*	3.5
Asian Indian	33.1	12.5	3.1
Korean	*	*	*
Vietnamese	*	*	*
HISPANIC OR LATINO¹	47.4	26.9	6.4
Mexican	47.8	29.2	6.5
Puerto Rican	47.2	25.6	7.6
Central or South American	44.9	22.1	3.8
Cuban	48.9	*	*

*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.
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.

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Table 2.108A Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 20, by Geographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Geographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Geographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	20,911	17,492	10,713
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	3,947	3,409	2,120
New England	1,030	885	574
Middle Atlantic	2,917	2,524	1,546
Midwest	4,972	4,281	2,695
East North Central	3,427	2,965	1,837
West North Central	1,545	1,316	858
South	7,350	6,009	3,659
South Atlantic	3,642	2,998	1,824
East South Central	1,265	997	596
West South Central	2,443	2,014	1,239
West	4,642	3,793	2,239
Mountain	1,439	1,200	751
Pacific	3,203	2,593	1,488
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	9,825	8,219	4,908
Small Metro	6,746	5,690	3,572
250K – 1 Mil. Pop.	4,839	4,061	2,546
<250K Pop.	1,907	1,629	1,026
Nonmetro	4,340	3,583	2,233
Urbanized	1,405	1,185	773
Less Urbanized	2,459	2,013	1,251
Completely Rural	476	385	210

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.108B Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 20, by Geographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2002

Geographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Geographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	56.2	47.0	28.8
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	59.0	50.9	31.7
New England	60.9	52.3	33.9
Middle Atlantic	58.3	50.5	30.9
Midwest	57.8	49.8	31.3
East North Central	57.3	49.6	30.7
West North Central	58.9	50.2	32.7
South	55.8	45.6	27.8
South Atlantic	55.9	46.0	28.0
East South Central	56.1	44.2	26.4
West South Central	55.4	45.7	28.1
West	53.2	43.5	25.7
Mountain	56.0	46.7	29.2
Pacific	52.0	42.1	24.2
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	54.5	45.6	27.2
Small Metro	58.0	48.9	30.7
250K – 1 Mil. Pop.	57.2	48.0	30.1
<250K Pop.	60.3	51.5	32.4
Nonmetro	57.5	47.5	29.6
Urbanized	57.9	48.9	31.9
Less Urbanized	57.0	46.7	29.0
Completely Rural	59.1	47.8	26.0

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.109A Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 21 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Geographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Geographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	174,541	137,984	109,107
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	34,426	28,772	23,464
New England	9,339	7,688	6,177
Middle Atlantic	25,086	21,084	17,287
Midwest	40,673	32,600	25,963
East North Central	28,368	22,401	17,687
West North Central	12,306	10,199	8,276
South	60,569	45,200	34,741
South Atlantic	32,561	24,679	19,278
East South Central	9,683	6,510	4,601
West South Central	18,326	14,011	10,861
West	38,873	31,412	24,939
Mountain	11,216	8,919	7,059
Pacific	27,657	22,493	17,880
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	88,148	72,457	58,427
Small Metro	52,541	41,424	32,758
250K – 1 Mil. Pop.	38,100	29,822	23,689
<250K Pop.	14,442	11,602	9,069
Nonmetro	33,852	24,103	17,922
Urbanized	10,934	8,122	6,310
Less Urbanized	19,105	13,221	9,689
Completely Rural	3,813	2,760	1,923

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.109B Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 21 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2002

Geographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
Geographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
TOTAL	88.2	69.7	55.1
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	89.7	75.0	61.2
New England	92.3	76.0	61.1
Middle Atlantic	88.8	74.6	61.2
Midwest	90.7	72.7	57.9
East North Central	90.2	71.3	56.3
West North Central	91.9	76.2	61.8
South	85.8	64.0	49.2
South Atlantic	87.4	66.3	51.8
East South Central	81.4	54.7	38.7
West South Central	85.5	65.3	50.6
West	88.0	71.1	56.5
Mountain	88.0	70.0	55.4
Pacific	88.1	71.6	56.9
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	88.8	73.0	58.9
Small Metro	88.8	70.0	55.3
250K – 1 Mil. Pop.	88.1	69.0	54.8
<250K Pop.	90.5	72.7	56.8
Nonmetro	85.7	61.0	45.4
Urbanized	88.0	65.3	50.8
Less Urbanized	84.3	58.4	42.8
Completely Rural	86.5	62.6	43.6

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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Table 2.110A Alcohol Use, Binge Alcohol Use, and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 20, by Geographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Geographic Characteristic	TYPE OF ALCOHOL USE
Geographic Characteristic	Any Alcohol Use	Binge Alcohol Use	Heavy Alcohol Use
TOTAL	10,713	7,175	2,301
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	2,120	1,382	468
New England	574	403	145
Middle Atlantic	1,546	979	323
Midwest	2,695	1,864	656
East North Central	1,837	1,273	457
West North Central	858	592	198
South	3,659	2,434	754
South Atlantic	1,824	1,214	369
East South Central	596	406	117
West South Central	1,239	814	267
West	2,239	1,494	423
Mountain	751	513	140
Pacific	1,488	982	283
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	4,908	3,135	881
Small Metro	3,572	2,417	839
250K – 1 Mil. Pop.	2,546	1,685	574
<250K Pop.	1,026	732	265
Nonmetro	2,233	1,623	581
Urbanized	773	554	207
Less Urbanized	1,251	903	324
Completely Rural	210	165	49

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Table 2.110B Alcohol Use, Binge Alcohol Use, and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 20, by Geographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2002

Geographic Characteristic	TYPE OF ALCOHOL USE
Geographic Characteristic	Any Alcohol Use	Binge Alcohol Use	Heavy Alcohol Use
TOTAL	28.8	19.3	6.2
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	31.7	20.6	7.0
New England	33.9	23.8	8.6
Middle Atlantic	30.9	19.6	6.5
Midwest	31.3	21.7	7.6
East North Central	30.7	21.3	7.7
West North Central	32.7	22.6	7.6
South	27.8	18.5	5.7
South Atlantic	28.0	18.6	5.7
East South Central	26.4	18.0	5.2
West South Central	28.1	18.5	6.1
West	25.7	17.1	4.8
Mountain	29.2	20.0	5.5
Pacific	24.2	15.9	4.6
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	27.2	17.4	4.9
Small Metro	30.7	20.8	7.2
250K – 1 Mil. Pop.	30.1	19.9	6.8
<250K Pop.	32.4	23.1	8.4
Nonmetro	29.6	21.5	7.7
Urbanized	31.9	22.9	8.5
Less Urbanized	29.0	20.9	7.5
Completely Rural	26.0	20.5	6.1

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Table 2.111A Alcohol Use, Binge Alcohol Use, and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 21 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2002

Geographic Characteristic	TYPE OF ALCOHOL USE
Geographic Characteristic	Any Alcohol Use	Binge Alcohol Use	Heavy Alcohol Use
TOTAL	109,107	46,613	13,560
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	23,464	9,626	2,531
New England	6,177	2,614	650
Middle Atlantic	17,287	7,012	1,880
Midwest	25,963	11,757	3,728
East North Central	17,687	8,092	2,697
West North Central	8,276	3,666	1,031
South	34,741	15,124	4,454
South Atlantic	19,278	7,996	2,196
East South Central	4,601	2,063	666
West South Central	10,861	5,065	1,592
West	24,939	10,105	2,847
Mountain	7,059	3,167	987
Pacific	17,880	6,937	1,860
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	58,427	23,912	6,537
Small Metro	32,758	14,765	4,744
250K – 1 Mil. Pop.	23,689	10,310	3,317
<250K Pop.	9,069	4,456	1,427
Nonmetro	17,922	7,935	2,278
Urbanized	6,310	2,723	815
Less Urbanized	9,689	4,359	1,244
Completely Rural	1,923	853	219

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Table 2.111B Alcohol Use, Binge Alcohol Use, and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 21 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2002

Geographic Characteristic	TYPE OF ALCOHOL USE
Geographic Characteristic	Any Alcohol Use	Binge Alcohol Use	Heavy Alcohol Use
TOTAL	55.1	23.5	6.9
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	61.2	25.1	6.6
New England	61.1	25.8	6.4
Middle Atlantic	61.2	24.8	6.7
Midwest	57.9	26.2	8.3
East North Central	56.3	25.7	8.6
West North Central	61.8	27.4	7.7
South	49.2	21.4	6.3
South Atlantic	51.8	21.5	5.9
East South Central	38.7	17.3	5.6
West South Central	50.6	23.6	7.4
West	56.5	22.9	6.4
Mountain	55.4	24.9	7.7
Pacific	56.9	22.1	5.9
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	58.9	24.1	6.6
Small Metro	55.3	24.9	8.0
250K – 1 Mil. Pop.	54.8	23.9	7.7
<250K Pop.	56.8	27.9	8.9
Nonmetro	45.4	20.1	5.8
Urbanized	50.8	21.9	6.6
Less Urbanized	42.8	19.2	5.5
Completely Rural	43.6	19.4	5.0

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