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2006 National Survey on Drug Use & Health:  Detailed Tables
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Table 2.1A – Tobacco Product and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older: Numbers in Thousands, 2005 and 2006
Substance
 TIME PERIOD
Lifetime
 Past Year
 Past Month
2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
-- Not available.
a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
1 Tobacco Products include cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Tobacco Product use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use.
2 Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected.
3 Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOBACCO PRODUCTS1
 172,217 173,921 84,958 85,999 71,519 72,873
Cigarettes 161,863 162,991 70,832 71,676 60,532 61,565
Smokeless Tobacco 44,793 45,832 10,442 11,295 7,682 8,231
Cigars 88,260 88,737 26,908 26,844 13,640 13,708
Pipe Tobacco2 38,462 38,411 -- -- 2,190 2,321
ALCOHOL
 201,667 203,368 161,626 162,415 126,028 125,309
Binge Alcohol Use3 -- -- -- -- 55,090 56,575
Heavy Alcohol Use3 -- -- -- -- 16,035 16,946
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Table 2.1B – Tobacco Product and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older: Percentages, 2005 and 2006
Substance
 TIME PERIOD
Lifetime
 Past Year
 Past Month
2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
-- Not available.
a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
1 Tobacco Products include cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Tobacco Product use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use.
2 Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected.
3 Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOBACCO PRODUCTS1
 70.8 70.7 34.9 35.0 29.4 29.6
Cigarettes 66.6 66.3 29.1 29.1 24.9 25.0
Smokeless Tobacco 18.4 18.6 4.3 4.6 3.2 3.3
Cigars 36.3 36.1 11.1 10.9 5.6 5.6
Pipe Tobacco2 15.8 15.6 -- -- 0.9 0.9
ALCOHOL
 82.9 82.7 66.5 66.0 51.8 50.9
Binge Alcohol Use3 -- -- -- -- 22.7 23.0
Heavy Alcohol Use3 -- -- -- -- 6.6 6.9
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Table 2.2A – Tobacco Product and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or 13: Numbers in Thousands, 2005 and 2006
Substance
 TIME PERIOD
Lifetime
 Past Year
 Past Month
2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
-- Not available.
a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
1 Tobacco Products include cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Tobacco Product use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use.
2 Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected.
3 Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOBACCO PRODUCTS1
 963 874 581a 486 251b 175
Cigarettes 823 721 485 407 197a 136
Smokeless Tobacco 186 181 97 87 41 30
Cigars 278 254 147 136 57 36
Pipe Tobacco2 61 68 -- -- 20 11
ALCOHOL
 1,294 1,230 904 845 343 311
Binge Alcohol Use3 -- -- -- -- 162 117
Heavy Alcohol Use3 -- -- -- -- 20 20
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Table 2.2B – Tobacco Product and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or 13: Percentages, 2005 and 2006
Substance
 TIME PERIOD
Lifetime
 Past Year
 Past Month
2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
-- Not available.
a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
1 Tobacco Products include cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Tobacco Product use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use.
2 Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected.
3 Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOBACCO PRODUCTS1
 11.7 10.9 7.1 6.0 3.0b 2.2
Cigarettes 10.0 9.0 5.9 5.1 2.4a 1.7
Smokeless Tobacco 2.3 2.3 1.2 1.1 0.5 0.4
Cigars 3.4 3.1 1.8 1.7 0.7 0.5
Pipe Tobacco2 0.7 0.8 -- -- 0.2 0.1
ALCOHOL
 15.7 15.3 11.0 10.5 4.2 3.9
Binge Alcohol Use3 -- -- -- -- 2.0 1.5
Heavy Alcohol Use3 -- -- -- -- 0.2 0.2
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Table 2.3A – Tobacco Product and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 14 or 15: Numbers in Thousands, 2005 and 2006
Substance
 TIME PERIOD
Lifetime
 Past Year
 Past Month
2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
-- Not available.
a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
1 Tobacco Products include cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Tobacco Product use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use.
2 Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected.
3 Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOBACCO PRODUCTS1
 2,649 2,593 1,726 1,755 980 1,041
Cigarettes 2,250 2,223 1,383 1,392 802 801
Smokeless Tobacco 609 583 389 388 155 178
Cigars 1,127 1,150 771 774 285 341
Pipe Tobacco2 209 216 -- -- 56 65
ALCOHOL
 3,632 3,662 2,948 2,933 1,315 1,378
Binge Alcohol Use3 -- -- -- -- 694 789
Heavy Alcohol Use3 -- -- -- -- 144 108
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Table 2.3B – Tobacco Product and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 14 or 15: Percentages, 2005 and 2006
Substance
 TIME PERIOD
Lifetime
 Past Year
 Past Month
2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
-- Not available.
a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
1 Tobacco Products include cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Tobacco Product use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use.
2 Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected.
3 Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOBACCO PRODUCTS1
 30.5 29.4 19.8 19.9 11.3 11.8
Cigarettes 25.9 25.2 15.9 15.8 9.2 9.1
Smokeless Tobacco 7.0 6.6 4.5 4.4 1.8 2.0
Cigars 13.0 13.0 8.9 8.8 3.3 3.9
Pipe Tobacco2 2.4 2.5 -- -- 0.6 0.7
ALCOHOL
 41.8 41.5 33.9 33.3 15.1 15.6
Binge Alcohol Use3 -- -- -- -- 8.0 8.9
Heavy Alcohol Use3 -- -- -- -- 1.7 1.2
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Table 2.4A – Tobacco Product and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 16 or 17: Numbers in Thousands, 2005 and 2006
Substance
 TIME PERIOD
Lifetime
 Past Year
 Past Month
2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
-- Not available.
a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
1 Tobacco Products include cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Tobacco Product use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use.
2 Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected.
3 Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOBACCO PRODUCTS1
 4,183 4,085 3,058 3,041 2,093 2,058
Cigarettes 3,708 3,616 2,519 2,516 1,734 1,696
Smokeless Tobacco 1,005 1,047 619a 739 328 392
Cigars 2,168 2,068 1,566 1,465 722 669
Pipe Tobacco2 364 356 -- -- 83 92
ALCOHOL
 5,381 5,363 4,602 4,583 2,533 2,533
Binge Alcohol Use3 -- -- -- -- 1,657 1,708
Heavy Alcohol Use3 -- -- -- -- 447 475
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Table 2.4B – Tobacco Product and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 16 or 17: Percentages, 2005 and 2006
Substance
 TIME PERIOD
Lifetime
 Past Year
 Past Month
2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
-- Not available.
a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
1 Tobacco Products include cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Tobacco Product use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use.
2 Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected.
3 Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOBACCO PRODUCTS1
 49.6 47.9 36.3 35.7 24.8 24.2
Cigarettes 44.0 42.4 29.9 29.5 20.6 19.9
Smokeless Tobacco 11.9 12.3 7.4a 8.7 3.9 4.6
Cigars 25.7 24.3 18.6 17.2 8.6 7.9
Pipe Tobacco2 4.3 4.2 -- -- 1.0 1.1
ALCOHOL
 63.9 62.9 54.6 53.8 30.1 29.7
Binge Alcohol Use3 -- -- -- -- 19.7 20.0
Heavy Alcohol Use3 -- -- -- -- 5.3 5.6
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Table 2.5A – Tobacco Product and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 20: Numbers in Thousands, 2005 and 2006
Substance
 TIME PERIOD
Lifetime
 Past Year
 Past Month
2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
-- Not available.
a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
1 Tobacco Products include cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Tobacco Product use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use.
2 Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected.
3 Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOBACCO PRODUCTS1
 8,830 8,605 6,881 6,806 5,423 5,297
Cigarettes 8,093 7,765 5,837 5,797 4,629 4,555
Smokeless Tobacco 2,324 2,375 1,225 1,353 684 726
Cigars 5,205 5,125 3,554 3,532 1,881 1,778
Pipe Tobacco2 954 918 -- -- 242 185
ALCOHOL
 10,365 10,319 9,275 9,236 6,628 6,602
Binge Alcohol Use3 -- -- -- -- 4,684 4,625
Heavy Alcohol Use3 -- -- -- -- 1,685 1,756
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Table 2.5B – Tobacco Product and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 20: Percentages, 2005 and 2006
Substance
 TIME PERIOD
Lifetime
 Past Year
 Past Month
2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
-- Not available.
a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
1 Tobacco Products include cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Tobacco Product use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use.
2 Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected.
3 Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOBACCO PRODUCTS1
 68.1 67.3 53.1 53.2 41.8 41.4
Cigarettes 62.4 60.7 45.0 45.3 35.7 35.6
Smokeless Tobacco 17.9 18.6 9.4 10.6 5.3 5.7
Cigars 40.1 40.1 27.4 27.6 14.5 13.9
Pipe Tobacco2 7.4 7.2 -- -- 1.9 1.4
ALCOHOL
 79.9 80.7 71.5 72.2 51.1 51.6
Binge Alcohol Use3 -- -- -- -- 36.1 36.2
Heavy Alcohol Use3 -- -- -- -- 13.0 13.7
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Table 2.6A – Tobacco Product and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 21 to 25: Numbers in Thousands, 2005 and 2006
Substance
 TIME PERIOD
Lifetime
 Past Year
 Past Month
2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
-- Not available.
a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
1 Tobacco Products include cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Tobacco Product use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use.
2 Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected.
3 Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOBACCO PRODUCTS1
 14,666 14,909 10,756 10,877 8,959 9,087
Cigarettes 13,786 14,029 9,511 9,594 8,037 8,027
Smokeless Tobacco 4,444 4,231 1,541 1,492 980 980
Cigars 8,831 8,996 4,302 4,396 2,013 2,194
Pipe Tobacco2 1,739 1,692 -- -- 229 246
ALCOHOL
 17,471 17,991 16,028 16,578 13,155 13,680
Binge Alcohol Use3 -- -- -- -- 8,913 9,189
Heavy Alcohol Use3 -- -- -- -- 3,282 3,336
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Table 2.6B – Tobacco Product and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 21 to 25: Percentages, 2005 and 2006
Substance
 TIME PERIOD
Lifetime
 Past Year
 Past Month
2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
-- Not available.
a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
1 Tobacco Products include cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Tobacco Product use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use.
2 Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected.
3 Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOBACCO PRODUCTS1
 75.1 74.7 55.1 54.5 45.9 45.6
Cigarettes 70.6 70.3 48.7 48.1 41.2 40.2
Smokeless Tobacco 22.8a 21.2 7.9 7.5 5.0 4.9
Cigars 45.2 45.1 22.0 22.0 10.3 11.0
Pipe Tobacco2 8.9 8.5 -- -- 1.2 1.2
ALCOHOL
 89.5 90.2 82.1 83.1 67.4 68.6
Binge Alcohol Use3 -- -- -- -- 45.7 46.1
Heavy Alcohol Use3 -- -- -- -- 16.8 16.7
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Table 2.7A – Tobacco Product and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 26 to 34: Numbers in Thousands, 2005 and 2006
Substance
 TIME PERIOD
Lifetime
 Past Year
 Past Month
2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
-- Not available.
a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
1 Tobacco Products include cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Tobacco Product use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use.
2 Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected.
3 Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOBACCO PRODUCTS1
 26,198 26,678 15,823 16,473 13,147a 13,960
Cigarettes 24,694 24,956 13,582 13,879 11,516 11,961
Smokeless Tobacco 9,172 9,046 1,955 2,283 1,553 1,700
Cigars 14,781 15,308 5,066a 5,758 2,372a 2,837
Pipe Tobacco2 3,279 3,179 -- -- 291 316
ALCOHOL
 31,520 31,472 27,573 27,221 21,800 21,699
Binge Alcohol Use3 -- -- -- -- 11,474 12,000
Heavy Alcohol Use3 -- -- -- -- 3,357 3,528
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Table 2.7B – Tobacco Product and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 26 to 34: Percentages, 2005 and 2006
Substance
 TIME PERIOD
Lifetime
 Past Year
 Past Month
2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
-- Not available.
a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
1 Tobacco Products include cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Tobacco Product use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use.
2 Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected.
3 Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOBACCO PRODUCTS1
 75.2 76.0 45.4 46.9 37.7 39.8
Cigarettes 70.8 71.1 39.0 39.5 33.0 34.1
Smokeless Tobacco 26.3 25.8 5.6 6.5 4.5 4.8
Cigars 42.4 43.6 14.5a 16.4 6.8a 8.1
Pipe Tobacco2 9.4 9.1 -- -- 0.8 0.9
ALCOHOL
 90.4 89.6 79.1 77.5 62.5 61.8
Binge Alcohol Use3 -- -- -- -- 32.9 34.2
Heavy Alcohol Use3 -- -- -- -- 9.6 10.0
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Table 2.8A – Tobacco Product and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 35 or Older: Numbers in Thousands, 2005 and 2006
Substance
 TIME PERIOD
Lifetime
 Past Year
 Past Month
2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
-- Not available.
a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
1 Tobacco Products include cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Tobacco Product use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use.
2 Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected.
3 Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOBACCO PRODUCTS1
 114,727 116,177 46,134 46,562 40,666 41,254
Cigarettes 108,509 109,681 37,516 38,092 33,616 34,388
Smokeless Tobacco 27,052 28,369 4,617 4,953 3,942 4,224
Cigars 55,871 55,837 11,501 10,783 6,309 5,852
Pipe Tobacco2 31,856 31,981 -- -- 1,270 1,407
ALCOHOL
 132,005 133,331 100,296 101,019 80,255 79,105
Binge Alcohol Use3 -- -- -- -- 27,505 28,147
Heavy Alcohol Use3 -- -- -- -- 7,100 7,723
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Table 2.8B – Tobacco Product and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 35 or Older: Percentages, 2005 and 2006
Substance
 TIME PERIOD
Lifetime
 Past Year
 Past Month
2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
-- Not available.
a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
1 Tobacco Products include cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Tobacco Product use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use.
2 Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected.
3 Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOBACCO PRODUCTS1
 76.2 76.0 30.6 30.5 27.0 27.0
Cigarettes 72.1 71.8 24.9 24.9 22.3 22.5
Smokeless Tobacco 18.0 18.6 3.1 3.2 2.6 2.8
Cigars 37.1 36.5 7.6 7.1 4.2 3.8
Pipe Tobacco2 21.2 20.9 -- -- 0.8 0.9
ALCOHOL
 87.7 87.3 66.6 66.1 53.3a 51.8
Binge Alcohol Use3 -- -- -- -- 18.3 18.4
Heavy Alcohol Use3 -- -- -- -- 4.7 5.1
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Table 2.9A – Tobacco Product and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Males: Numbers in Thousands, 2005 and 2006
Substance
 TIME PERIOD
Lifetime
 Past Year
 Past Month
2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
-- Not available.
a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
1 Tobacco Products include cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Tobacco Product use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use.
2 Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected.
3 Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOBACCO PRODUCTS1
 92,316 93,500 49,876 51,249 42,175 43,389
Cigarettes 84,094 84,793 37,660 38,802 32,312 33,220
Smokeless Tobacco 38,121 38,579 9,497a 10,469 7,174 7,843
Cigars 65,743 65,476 21,321 21,003 11,355 11,092
Pipe Tobacco2 34,099 33,727 -- -- 1,877 2,023
ALCOHOL
 101,742 102,646 82,926 83,275 68,497 68,025
Binge Alcohol Use3 -- -- -- -- 36,025 37,298
Heavy Alcohol Use3 -- -- -- -- 12,172 12,775
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Table 2.9B – Tobacco Product and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Males: Percentages, 2005 and 2006
Substance
 TIME PERIOD
Lifetime
 Past Year
 Past Month
2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
-- Not available.
a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
1 Tobacco Products include cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Tobacco Product use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use.
2 Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected.
3 Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOBACCO PRODUCTS1
 78.3 78.3 42.3 42.9 35.8 36.4
Cigarettes 71.3 71.0 31.9 32.5 27.4 27.8
Smokeless Tobacco 32.3 32.3 8.1a 8.8 6.1 6.6
Cigars 55.8 54.9 18.1 17.6 9.6 9.3
Pipe Tobacco2 28.9 28.3 -- -- 1.6 1.7
ALCOHOL
 86.3 86.0 70.3 69.8 58.1 57.0
Binge Alcohol Use3 -- -- -- -- 30.5 31.2
Heavy Alcohol Use3 -- -- -- -- 10.3 10.7
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Table 2.10A – Tobacco Product and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Females: Numbers in Thousands, 2005 and 2006
Substance
 TIME PERIOD
Lifetime
 Past Year
 Past Month
2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
-- Not available.
a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
1 Tobacco Products include cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Tobacco Product use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use.
2 Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected.
3 Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOBACCO PRODUCTS1
 79,901 80,422 35,082 34,751 29,344 29,484
Cigarettes 77,769 78,198 33,173 32,875 28,220 28,345
Smokeless Tobacco 6,672 7,253 946 826 508 388
Cigars 22,517 23,261 5,586 5,841 2,285 2,616
Pipe Tobacco2 4,363 4,684 -- -- 313 298
ALCOHOL
 99,925 100,722 78,700 79,140 57,531 57,283
Binge Alcohol Use3 -- -- -- -- 19,065 19,276
Heavy Alcohol Use3 -- -- -- -- 3,863 4,172
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Table 2.10B – Tobacco Product and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Females: Percentages, 2005 and 2006
Substance
 TIME PERIOD
Lifetime
 Past Year
 Past Month
2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
-- Not available.
a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
1 Tobacco Products include cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Tobacco Product use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use.
2 Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected.
3 Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOBACCO PRODUCTS1
 63.8 63.5 28.0 27.4 23.4 23.3
Cigarettes 62.1 61.7 26.5 26.0 22.5 22.4
Smokeless Tobacco 5.3 5.7 0.8 0.7 0.4 0.3
Cigars 18.0 18.4 4.5 4.6 1.8 2.1
Pipe Tobacco2 3.5 3.7 -- -- 0.3 0.2
ALCOHOL
 79.8 79.5 62.8 62.5 45.9 45.2
Binge Alcohol Use3 -- -- -- -- 15.2 15.2
Heavy Alcohol Use3 -- -- -- -- 3.1 3.3
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Table 2.11A – Tobacco Product Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month, by Detailed Age Category: Numbers in Thousands, 2005 and 2006
Age Category
 TIME PERIOD
Lifetime
 Past Year
 Past Month
2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
NOTE: Tobacco Products include cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Tobacco Product use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use.
a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOTAL
 172,217 173,921 84,958 85,999 71,519 72,873
12 284 278 150 149 64 40
13 679 596 431a 337 187a 135
14 1,081 1,013 660 678 335 373
15 1,568 1,580 1,066 1,077 645 668
16 1,973 1,899 1,431 1,398 927 894
17 2,210 2,186 1,626 1,643 1,167 1,165
18 2,867 2,921 2,302 2,344 1,765 1,771
19 2,956 2,844 2,270 2,287 1,781 1,787
20 3,007 2,841 2,308 2,174 1,877 1,738
21 2,967 3,151 2,270 2,384 1,893 1,969
22 3,005 2,931 2,281 2,219 1,896 1,845
23 2,954 2,939 2,158 2,191 1,774 1,845
24 2,794 2,968 1,972 2,051 1,661 1,693
25 2,947 2,921 2,075 2,032 1,735 1,735
26-29 11,865 12,539 7,627 8,187 6,241a 6,953
30-34 14,333 14,139 8,196 8,286 6,906 7,008
35-39 15,201 15,595 8,171 8,249 7,008 7,099
40-44 18,474 17,329 9,497a 8,590 8,534a 7,725
45-49 17,487 17,534 8,652 8,706 7,635 7,712
50-54 15,653 16,117 6,389 7,329 5,610 6,425
55-59 13,275 13,628 4,744 5,279 4,106 4,758
60-64 10,333 10,418 3,338 3,131 2,974 2,919
65 or Older 24,304a 25,555 5,343 5,277 4,800 4,616
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Table 2.11B – Tobacco Product Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month, by Detailed Age Category: Percentages, 2005 and 2006
Age Category
 TIME PERIOD
Lifetime
 Past Year
 Past Month
2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
NOTE: Tobacco Products include cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Tobacco Product use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use.
a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOTAL
 70.8 70.7 34.9 35.0 29.4 29.6
12 7.1 7.1 3.7 3.8 1.6 1.0
13 16.1 14.4 10.2a 8.1 4.4a 3.3
14 24.9 23.7 15.2 15.9 7.7 8.7
15 36.0 34.8 24.5 23.7 14.8 14.7
16 45.7 43.9 33.2 32.3 21.5 20.6
17 53.7 52.2 39.6 39.2 28.4 27.8
18 62.8 63.6 50.4 51.1 38.6 38.6
19 68.9 68.1 52.9 54.8 41.5 42.8
20 73.2 70.5 56.2 54.0 45.7 43.2
21 73.9 73.4 56.5 55.5 47.1 45.9
22 74.1 74.2 56.3 56.2 46.8 46.7
23 76.0 74.5 55.5 55.5 45.7 46.8
24 75.2 75.7 53.1 52.3 44.7 43.2
25 76.7 76.1 54.0 53.0 45.1 45.2
26-29 76.4 76.0 49.1 49.6 40.2 42.1
30-34 74.2 76.0 42.4 44.5 35.7 37.6
35-39 76.2 74.6 41.0 39.5 35.1 34.0
40-44 79.0 77.4 40.6 38.4 36.5 34.5
45-49 79.7 79.6 39.4 39.5 34.8 35.0
50-54 79.4 77.2 32.4 35.1 28.5 30.8
55-59 77.4 77.9 27.7 30.2 23.9 27.2
60-64 78.1 77.6 25.2 23.3 22.5 21.7
65 or Older 69.1 71.7 15.2 14.8 13.6 12.9
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Table 2.12A – Cigarette Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month, by Detailed Age Category: Numbers in Thousands, 2005 and 2006
Age Category
 TIME PERIOD
Lifetime
 Past Year
 Past Month
2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOTAL
 161,863 162,991 70,832 71,676 60,532 61,565
12 230 219 122 119 52a 27
13 593a 502 363 288 145 109
14 898 856 517 547 269 288
15 1,352 1,367 866 845 533 514
16 1,724 1,651 1,158 1,143 759 736
17 1,985 1,965 1,361 1,374 975 960
18 2,575 2,542 1,918 1,933 1,462 1,486
19 2,723 2,594 1,922 1,960 1,534 1,541
20 2,796 2,629 1,997 1,904 1,633 1,528
21 2,768 2,941 2,011 2,112 1,673 1,714
22 2,817 2,778 2,008 1,950 1,697 1,630
23 2,740 2,799 1,920 1,945 1,612 1,641
24 2,658 2,777 1,729 1,804 1,491 1,511
25 2,803 2,734 1,842 1,783 1,565 1,532
26-29 11,275 11,846 6,602 7,124 5,561 6,012
30-34 13,419 13,109 6,980 6,754 5,955 5,949
35-39 14,125 14,476 6,630 6,578 5,759 5,849
40-44 17,287 16,224 7,706 7,139 7,124 6,582
45-49 16,706 16,682 7,202 7,172 6,516 6,523
50-54 14,946 15,135 5,343 6,126 4,840 5,581
55-59 12,710 12,987 3,882 4,423 3,346 3,975
60-64 9,815 10,110 2,748 2,702 2,515 2,492
65 or Older 22,919 24,066 4,004 3,951 3,517 3,386
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Table 2.12B – Cigarette Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month, by Detailed Age Category: Percentages, 2005 and 2006
Age Category
 TIME PERIOD
Lifetime
 Past Year
 Past Month
2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOTAL
 66.6 66.3 29.1 29.1 24.9 25.0
12 5.8 5.6 3.0 3.1 1.3a 0.7
13 14.0 12.1 8.6 6.9 3.4 2.6
14 20.7 20.0 11.9 12.8 6.2 6.7
15 31.0 30.1 19.9 18.6 12.2 11.3
16 40.0 38.1 26.8 26.4 17.6 17.0
17 48.3 46.9 33.1 32.8 23.7 22.9
18 56.4 55.4 42.0 42.1 32.0 32.4
19 63.4 62.1 44.8 46.9 35.7 36.9
20 68.1 65.3 48.6 47.3 39.8 37.9
21 68.9 68.5 50.1 49.2 41.6 39.9
22 69.5 70.3 49.5 49.4 41.8 41.3
23 70.5 70.9 49.4 49.3 41.5 41.6
24 71.5 70.8 46.5 46.0 40.1 38.5
25 72.9 71.3 47.9 46.5 40.7 39.9
26-29 72.6 71.8 42.5 43.2 35.8 36.4
30-34 69.4 70.4 36.1 36.3 30.8 32.0
35-39 70.8 69.3 33.3 31.5 28.9 28.0
40-44 73.9 72.5 33.0 31.9 30.5 29.4
45-49 76.2 75.7 32.8 32.6 29.7 29.6
50-54 75.8 72.5 27.1 29.3 24.5 26.7
55-59 74.1 74.2 22.6 25.3 19.5 22.7
60-64 74.2 75.3 20.8 20.1 19.0 18.6
65 or Older 65.2 67.5 11.4 11.1 10.0 9.5
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Table 2.13A – Smokeless Tobacco Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month, by Detailed Age Category: Numbers in Thousands, 2005 and 2006
Age Category
 TIME PERIOD
Lifetime
 Past Year
 Past Month
2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOTAL
 44,793 45,832 10,442 11,295 7,682 8,231
12 56 67 24 31 7 14
13 130 115 73 56 33a 16
14 224 219 140 134 59 59
15 386 364 249 253 96 119
16 464 475 292 347 167 178
17 542 572 328 392 161a 214
18 716a 861 456a 567 251 295
19 743 765 409 425 230 233
20 864 750 360 361 203 199
21 849 869 362 359 223 222
22 888 810 376a 289 222 186
23 920 851 279 292 182 195
24 888 867 263 288 176 181
25 900 832 261 263 177 195
26-29 3,967 4,050 883a 1,171 679 865
30-34 5,205 4,996 1,072 1,112 874 835
35-39 5,410 5,625 1,005 1,262 798a 1,097
40-44 5,525 5,549 1,064 939 907 792
45-49 4,058 4,286 569 739 510 660
50-54 2,978 3,311 491 493 398 416
55-59 2,617 2,836 376 512 358 402
60-64 2,070 1,899 427a 174 353 173
65 or Older 4,394 4,863 685 834 618 683
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