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	Table 5.80 Percentage Reporting Currently Smoking a Pack or More of Cigarettes a Day,
	by Race/Ethnicity and Sociodemographic Characteristics, 1991-1993
			Respondents Aged 12 and Older
	Total	Asian/ Pac Isl	Hispanic Cuba	Hispanic Mexico	Hispanic Puerto Rico	Hispanic Other	Non Hispanic Black	Non Hispanic White
Total	13.7	4.8	8.9	4.7	11.8	4.5	9.1	15.5
Gender:
Female	11.8	2.4	4.1	2.8	8.9	2.9	6.8	13.8
Male	15.7	7.3	14.5	6.5	15.3	6.5	12.0	17.4
Ages:
12 to 17	1.6	0.8	0.8	0.4	1.0	0.4	0.4	2.1
18 to 25	12.2	3.8	6.5	3.3	11.4	3.8	4.6	15.3
26 to 34	16.8	4.9	12.5	4.9	14.2	4.8	11.2	19.7
35 and older	15.2	5.9	9.2	7.1	14.1	5.7	12.2	16.4
Region:
Northeast	13.6	3.3	5.4	*	12.3	4.7	10.6	14.7
North Central	14.5	*	*	7.6	9.3	7.5	10.2	15.4
South	14.5	3.0	9.9	4.6	11.5	5.1	8.4	16.9
West	11.5	6.1	*	4.3	12.3	3.8	8.0	14.2
Density:
MSA < 1 Million	11.4	4.3	9.0	3.8	11.6	3.8	8.5	13.7
Other MSA	14.3	6.0	*	6.1	10.2	6.1	10.8	15.5
Not in MSA	17.2	*	*	6.8	*	5.6	8.7	18.3
Interview:
Spanish	3.3	*	8.2	2.5	7.2	2.9	*	*
English	13.9	4.8	*	5.8	12.3	5.1	9.2	15.5
Family Income:
<$20,000	14.6	5.4	10.4	5.1	11.2	5.4	10.1	17.4
$20-40,000	16.2	5.8	7.8	5.3	13.2	4.0	7.6	19.2
>$40,000	12.2	4.3	8.4	3.9	12.0	3.7	8.6	13.3
Health Insured:
Yes	12.5	4.3	7.4	5.0	11.7	4.5	8.9	13.8
No	20.7	7.2	14.2	4.3	12.4	4.6	10.4	28.5
Welfare:
Receives	22.0	*	*	7.2	14.1	5.5	12.6	33.4
Does not	13.3	4.7	8.3	4.5	11.3	4.4	8.6	15.0
* Low precision.
Source: Office of Applied Studies, SAMHSA, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1991-93