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	Table 5.31 Percentage Using Illicit Drugs in the Past Year,
	by Race/Ethnicity and Sociodemographic Characteristics, 1991-1993
			Respondents Aged 12 to 17
	Total	Asian/ Pac Isl	Hispanic Cuba	Hispanic Mexico	Hispanic Puerto Rico	Hispanic Other	Non Hispanic Black	Non Hispanic White
Total	13.3	8.5	11.3	15.4	15.1	12.1	12.0	13.5
Region:
Northeast	12.1	*	*	*	13.0	8.1	12.0	12.4
North Central	13.0	2.9	*	19.1	*	*	14.9	12.7
South	11.7	*	9.9	12.6	*	7.6	9.7	12.6
West	17.6	12.8	*	16.2	*	17.5	18.9	18.2
Density:
MSA < 1 Million	12.9	5.0	10.1	14.2	17.4	10.4	11.0	14.0
Other MSA	14.2	11.9	*	17.4	9.0	*	14.9	14.1
Not in MSA	12.6	*	*	*	*	17.2	9.9	12.4
Interview:
Spanish	3.9	*	5.0	4.2	*	2.9	*	*
English	13.4	8.5	12.1	17.1	15.5	13.3	12.0	13.6
Family Income:
<$20,000	13.9	*	*	13.4	15.7	13.0	12.2	14.9
$20-40,000	14.0	*	8.0	15.4	9.6	11.0	11.9	15.0
>$40,000	12.6	8.1	11.1	18.5	18.2	11.4	11.6	12.5
School Dropout:
Yes	31.7	*	*	26.4	*	*	21.4	37.6
No	12.8	8.6	11.3	14.9	14.7	11.6	11.8	13.0
Family:
Mother/Father	10.5	5.9	11.6	11.8	14.4	13.4	10.1	10.6
Other	17.6	*	10.9	21.8	15.9	10.1	13.0	19.4
Health Insured:
Yes	13.2	7.8	11.4	17.0	14.8	13.4	12.2	13.3
No	14.0	*	11.0	12.7	17.4	8.7	11.2	15.8
Welfare:
Receives	17.3	*	3.9	18.2	14.3	13.8	15.3	20.8
Does not	12.9	8.4	12.4	15.0	15.6	11.9	11.0	13.2
* Low precision.
Source: Office of Applied Studies, SAMHSA, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1991-93