| Table 5.12 Percentage Using Cigarettes in the Past Year, | ||||||||
| by Race/Ethnicity and Sociodemographic Characteristics, 1991-1993 | ||||||||
| Respondents Aged 18 and Older | ||||||||
| Total | Asian/ Pac Isl | Hispanic Cuba | Hispanic Mexico | Hispanic Puerto Rico | Hispanic Other | Non Hispanic Black | Non Hispanic White | |
| Total | 32.1 | 23.1 | 28.3 | 31.3 | 35.4 | 25.1 | 33.2 | 32.4 |
| Gender: | ||||||||
| Female | 29.2 | 14.0 | 22.3 | 23.2 | 30.7 | 20.8 | 29.9 | 30.2 |
| Male | 35.2 | 33.3 | 35.2 | 38.6 | 41.1 | 30.2 | 37.4 | 34.8 |
| Ages: | ||||||||
| 12 to 17 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 18 to 25 | 40.2 | 29.5 | 25.6 | 34.2 | 39.3 | 28.6 | 25.1 | 44.7 |
| 26 to 34 | 37.2 | 26.8 | 30.9 | 32.3 | 38.5 | 29.3 | 37.4 | 38.3 |
| 35 and older | 28.5 | 19.6 | 28.1 | 29.1 | 32.8 | 21.8 | 34.2 | 28.1 |
| Region: | ||||||||
| Northeast | 30.7 | 14.7 | 22.8 | 28.7 | 36.7 | 25.1 | 34.3 | 30.8 |
| North Central | 32.2 | 18.5 | * | 35.0 | 30.3 | 30.2 | 37.8 | 31.8 |
| South | 33.3 | 30.0 | 29.3 | 29.3 | 35.3 | 26.9 | 31.8 | 34.0 |
| West | 31.3 | 25.2 | * | 31.8 | 31.8 | 23.8 | 29.0 | 32.4 |
| Density: | ||||||||
| MSA < 1 Million | 30.1 | 22.2 | 26.3 | 30.5 | 33.9 | 25.3 | 31.9 | 30.3 |
| Other MSA | 32.6 | 24.8 | * | 33.7 | 36.9 | 22.0 | 36.2 | 32.4 |
| Not in MSA | 35.1 | * | * | 29.1 | * | 27.0 | 33.1 | 35.5 |
| Interview: | ||||||||
| Spanish | 27.2 | * | 26.9 | 29.4 | 25.7 | 20.4 | * | * |
| English | 32.2 | 23.1 | 29.0 | 32.3 | 36.3 | 26.8 | 33.2 | 32.4 |
| Family Income: | ||||||||
| <$20,000 | 35.7 | 30.6 | 30.9 | 34.0 | 33.2 | 25.3 | 37.8 | 35.9 |
| $20-40,000 | 34.7 | 18.3 | * | 32.2 | 45.8 | 26.2 | 30.4 | 36.1 |
| >$40,000 | 28.7 | 21.7 | 26.4 | 27.0 | 33.1 | 24.2 | 28.0 | 29.2 |
| Education: | ||||||||
| 0-8 years | 29.5 | * | 23.7 | 29.1 | 27.1 | 17.2 | 26.3 | 31.8 |
| 9-11 years | 45.0 | * | * | 41.5 | 40.5 | 31.5 | 44.5 | 46.2 |
| 12 years | 34.9 | 27.2 | 25.5 | 33.1 | 37.1 | 28.3 | 35.6 | 35.2 |
| >12 years | 26.4 | 20.8 | 26.0 | 23.9 | 32.8 | 24.0 | 25.6 | 26.8 |
| Marital Status: | ||||||||
| Married | 28.2 | 20.2 | 27.0 | 27.8 | 32.3 | 21.9 | 29.4 | 28.5 |
| Widowed/div/sep | 37.5 | * | 26.1 | 35.6 | 33.7 | 31.3 | 35.8 | 38.6 |
| Never married | 39.1 | 30.4 | 35.4 | 37.5 | 43.0 | 29.0 | 35.9 | 40.8 |
| Employment: | ||||||||
| Employed | 33.7 | 25.0 | 27.5 | 34.3 | 37.9 | 26.2 | 32.1 | 34.4 |
| Unemployed | 49.8 | * | * | 40.3 | 47.2 | 40.7 | 44.8 | 54.0 |
| Not in labor force | 25.3 | 17.7 | 25.5 | 20.1 | 26.5 | 17.6 | 30.7 | 25.1 |
| Children: | ||||||||
| None | 31.3 | 26.3 | 28.4 | 34.8 | 34.1 | 28.5 | 32.8 | 31.2 |
| 1 or more | 33.1 | 19.0 | 28.1 | 28.7 | 36.5 | 22.6 | 33.3 | 34.3 |
| Health Insured: | ||||||||
| Yes | 29.8 | 21.9 | 25.3 | 29.2 | 34.7 | 24.2 | 31.8 | 29.8 |
| No | 46.1 | 29.0 | 38.7 | 34.9 | 37.7 | 27.0 | 39.3 | 52.2 |
| Welfare: | ||||||||
| Receives | 51.3 | * | * | 37.8 | 40.5 | 33.3 | 47.0 | 59.0 |
| Does not | 31.2 | 23.0 | 25.8 | 30.8 | 34.4 | 24.5 | 31.2 | 31.6 |
| N/A: Not Applicable | ||||||||
| * Low precision. | ||||||||
| Source: Office of Applied Studies, SAMHSA, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1991-93 | ||||||||