Figure 4.2, a bar graph, shows percentages of past month tobacco use among persons aged 12 or older in 2002 by three age groups: 12 to 17, 18 to 25, and 26 or older. Rates of past month any tobacco use were 15.2 percent for youths aged 12 to 17, 45.3 percent for young adults aged 18 to 25, and 29.9 percent for adults aged 26 or older. For the three age groups from younger to older, rates of past month cigarette use were 13.0 percent, 40.8 percent, and 25.2 percent. Rates of past month smokeless tobacco use, from younger to older, were 2.0 percent, 4.8 percent, and 3.2 percent. Rates of past month cigar use, from younger to older, were 4.5 percent, 11.0 percent, and 4.6 percent. Rates of past month pipe use, from younger to older, were 0.6 percent, 1.1 percent, and 0.8 percent. Presenting the data by age group, among youths aged 12 to 17, 15.2 percent used any tobacco, 13.0 percent smoked cigarettes, 4.5 percent smoked cigars, 2.0 percent used smokeless tobacco, and 0.6 percent smoked pipes. Among young adults aged 18 to 25, 45.3 percent used any tobacco, 40.8 percent smoked cigarettes, 11.0 percent smoked cigars, 4.8 percent used smokeless tobacco, and 1.1 percent smoked pipes. Among adults aged 26 or older, 29.9 percent used any tobacco, 25.2 percent smoked cigarettes, 4.6 percent smoked cigars, 3.2 percent used smokeless tobacco, and 0.8 percent smoked pipes.