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	Table 5.11 Percentage Using Cigarettes 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:	19.0	10.7	11.8	17.1	16.7	16.3	9.3	21.9
Region:
Northeast	18.8	*	*	*	15.6	13.1	11.8	20.8
North Central	21.0	5.0	*	18.4	19.7	*	10.0	23.1
South	18.0	6.7	10.1	16.2	*	15.2	7.9	21.9
West	18.7	12.9	*	16.8	*	18.2	10.8	21.1
Density:
MSA < 1 Million	16.5	7.5	11.0	17.1	17.4	13.0	8.0	20.5
Other MSA	20.0	13.0	*	13.9	14.5	22.7	12.1	22.3
Not in MSA	21.8	*	*	*	*	22.4	8.4	23.0
Interview:
Spanish	9.1	*	2.1	10.9	*	3.0	*	*
English	19.1	10.7	12.9	18.0	16.8	18.0	9.3	21.9
Family Income:
<$20,000	18.4	*	11.5	15.7	17.4	13.5	8.8	24.7
$20-40,000	20.8	*	*	15.3	10.4	20.6	10.7	24.9
>$40,000	18.7	11.9	9.5	20.4	19.9	17.5	9.1	19.9
School Dropout:
Yes	44.8	*	*	41.6	*	*	22.8	53.9
No	18.4	10.8	11.1	15.8	16.0	15.6	8.9	21.3
Family:
Mother/Father	16.0	9.2	12.4	13.0	12.5	14.8	7.4	17.8
Other	23.8	*	11.0	24.0	20.7	18.3	10.3	30.0
Health Insured:
Yes	18.8	10.3	11.5	16.8	16.9	17.6	8.6	21.4
No	20.6	*	12.7	17.5	15.5	13.0	12.1	25.8
Welfare:
Receives	19.6	*	*	20.1	17.7	20.1	9.6	30.5
Does not	19.0	9.7	12.2	16.6	16.2	15.8	9.2	21.5
* Low precision.
Source: Office of Applied Studies, SAMHSA, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1991-93