| Table 5.22 Percentage Using Alcohol 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 | 69.8 | 57.0 | 68.1 | 68.9 | 63.7 | 66.0 | 59.6 | 71.9 |
| Gender: | ||||||||
| Female | 64.7 | 46.0 | 60.9 | 56.1 | 56.9 | 55.4 | 53.7 | 67.8 |
| Male | 75.5 | 69.3 | 76.5 | 80.5 | 72.0 | 78.3 | 67.0 | 76.5 |
| Ages: | ||||||||
| 12 to 17 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 18 to 25 | 79.9 | 67.5 | 72.5 | 72.2 | 65.9 | 67.7 | 68.3 | 84.2 |
| 26 to 34 | 80.3 | 63.6 | 81.3 | 73.7 | 73.8 | 71.1 | 70.7 | 83.5 |
| 35 and older | 64.1 | 51.1 | 64.1 | 64.1 | 58.8 | 62.7 | 52.2 | 66.0 |
| Region: | ||||||||
| Northeast | 75.0 | 54.1 | 79.5 | 76.4 | 63.6 | 68.8 | 66.6 | 77.3 |
| North Central | 72.7 | 41.1 | * | 74.1 | 59.9 | * | 61.7 | 74.5 |
| South | 62.3 | 65.5 | 62.5 | 65.4 | 62.4 | 69.3 | 55.1 | 63.6 |
| West | 74.2 | 59.3 | * | 69.8 | * | 63.2 | 66.7 | 77.7 |
| Density: | ||||||||
| MSA < 1 Million | 73.2 | 58.0 | 68.2 | 69.8 | 62.4 | 65.0 | 61.4 | 77.7 |
| Other MSA | 70.0 | * | * | 67.8 | 70.2 | 70.9 | 60.7 | 71.5 |
| Not in MSA | 63.1 | * | * | 66.0 | * | 65.3 | 49.4 | 64.0 |
| Interview: | ||||||||
| Spanish | 58.8 | * | 62.1 | 60.0 | 47.3 | 56.5 | * | * |
| English | 70.1 | 57.0 | 71.8 | 73.8 | 65.2 | 69.4 | 59.6 | 72.0 |
| Family Income: | ||||||||
| <$20,000 | 60.9 | 60.6 | 54.8 | 62.8 | 57.1 | 57.1 | 55.0 | 62.3 |
| $20-40,000 | 68.0 | * | * | 70.0 | 59.3 | 69.2 | 59.0 | 70.0 |
| >$40,000 | 76.5 | 58.0 | 76.7 | 76.9 | 73.8 | 75.0 | 66.5 | 78.2 |
| Education: | ||||||||
| 0-8 years | 41.3 | * | * | 56.6 | 38.1 | 50.0 | 38.1 | 36.7 |
| 9-11 years | 59.2 | * | * | 71.4 | 60.9 | 62.7 | 55.6 | 58.9 |
| 12 years | 69.2 | 52.2 | 68.4 | 74.6 | 67.0 | 68.4 | 61.9 | 70.6 |
| >12 years | 79.0 | 61.6 | 82.3 | 78.5 | 76.1 | 76.2 | 65.3 | 81.3 |
| Marital Status: | ||||||||
| Married | 69.5 | 54.9 | 70.2 | 67.2 | 63.2 | 66.9 | 57.5 | 71.3 |
| Widowed/div/sep | 60.4 | * | 51.7 | 66.0 | 58.8 | 60.7 | 51.7 | 62.6 |
| Never married | 79.3 | 70.0 | 77.5 | 74.9 | 69.0 | 67.0 | 68.5 | 83.6 |
| Employment: | ||||||||
| Employed | 76.7 | 59.4 | 76.2 | 75.8 | 72.8 | 71.7 | 65.2 | 79.1 |
| Unemployed | 72.8 | * | * | 72.0 | 69.7 | 66.8 | 67.3 | 75.7 |
| Not in labor force | 55.2 | 50.4 | 48.0 | 49.3 | 44.3 | 52.6 | 44.4 | 57.2 |
| Children: | ||||||||
| None | 69.2 | 60.8 | 65.7 | 72.6 | 64.7 | 70.8 | 59.0 | 70.6 |
| 1 or more | 70.7 | 52.1 | 70.9 | 66.5 | 63.3 | 62.0 | 60.3 | 74.0 |
| Health Insured: | ||||||||
| Yes | 69.9 | 55.8 | 70.1 | 71.1 | 63.4 | 67.1 | 58.5 | 71.9 |
| No | 69.6 | 62.8 | 61.6 | 65.1 | 64.8 | 63.6 | 64.4 | 72.6 |
| Welfare: | ||||||||
| Receives | 66.6 | * | * | 59.4 | 54.4 | 57.2 | 62.7 | 72.8 |
| Does not | 70.0 | 57.5 | 69.1 | 69.6 | 65.5 | 66.6 | 59.1 | 71.9 |
| N/A: Not Applicable | ||||||||
| * Low precision. | ||||||||
| Source: Office of Applied Studies, SAMHSA, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1991-93 | ||||||||