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Table 5.81 Percentage Reporting Currently Smoking a Pack or More of Cigarettes a Day,
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	1.6	0.8	0.8	0.4	1.0	0.4	0.4	2.1
Region:
Northeast	1.0	*	*	*	1.4	0.2	0.7	1.0
North Central	2.1	*	*	0.2	0.2	*	0.6	2.5
South	1.6	*	1.2	0.3	0.4	0.0	0.3	2.3
West	1.5	0.8	*	0.4	*	0.6	0.1	2.2
Density:
MSA < 1 Million	1.2	1.2	1.0	0.2	1.4	0.4	0.4	1.6
Other MSA	1.9	*	*	0.7	*	*	0.6	2.4
Not in MSA	1.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	2.2
Interview:
Spanish	0.5	*	*	0.7	*	*	*	*
English	1.6	0.8	0.9	0.3	1.0	0.4	0.4	2.1
Family Income:
<$20,000	1.7	*	1.1	0.6	1.3	0.2	0.5	2.7
$20-40,000	1.7	*	*	0.2	*	*	0.3	2.4
>$40,000	1.5	*	*	0.1	*	0.3	0.2	1.7
School Dropout:
Yes	14.1	*	*	5.6	*	*	1.8	20.8
No	1.3	0.8	0.6	0.1	0.7	0.3	0.4	1.7
Family:
Mother/Father	1.1	*	0.5	0.0	0.4	*	0.2	1.4
Other	2.4	*	1.1	1.0	1.5	0.9	0.5	3.4
Health Insured:
Yes	1.5	0.9	0.3	0.2	0.8	0.5	0.4	1.9
No	2.1	*	2.1	0.7	1.9	*	0.2	3.6
Welfare:
Receives	2.5	*	*	0.7	1.9	*	0.8	4.7
Does not	1.5	0.0	0.9	0.3	0.6	0.4	0.3	1.9
* Low precision.
Source: Office of Applied Studies, SAMHSA, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1991-93