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Table 5.91 Percentage Reporting Heavy Alcohol Use in Past Month,
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	1.6	0.4	0.4	2.3	0.7	1.4	0.7	1.8
Region:
Northeast	1.2	*	*	*	1.0	*	0.8	1.3
North Central	1.8	*	*	1.0	*	*	0.6	2.1
South	1.7	0.1	0.7	3.3	*	0.1	0.9	1.9
West	1.4	*	*	1.7	*	2.4	0.3	1.4
Density:
MSA < 1 Million	1.2	0.6	0.5	1.9	0.9	1.1	0.5	1.4
Other MSA	1.9	*	*	3.0	*	1.2	0.9	2.1
Not in MSA	1.9	*	*	2.6	*	*	1.9	1.9
Interview:
Spanish	0.2	*	*	0.2	*	0.1	*	*
English	1.6	0.4	0.3	2.6	0.7	1.6	0.7	1.8
Family Income:
<$20,000	1.6	0.0	0.5	2.3	0.2	1.3	0.8	2.0
$20-40,000	2.0	*	*	2.1	*	1.2	1.0	2.4
>$40,000	1.4	*	*	2.6	*	1.8	0.4	1.5
School Dropout:
Yes	6.2	*	*	6.8	*	*	*	7.6
No	1.5	0.4	0.3	2.1	0.7	1.3	0.7	1.7
Family:
Mother/Father	1.3	0.0	0.4	1.8	1.1	0.9	0.4	1.4
Other	2.1	*	0.5	3.3	0.2	2.2	1.0	2.6
Health Insured:
Yes	1.6	0.4	0.3	2.3	0.8	1.5	0.8	1.8
No	1.6	*	0.8	2.3	*	1.1	0.7	1.8
Welfare:
Receives	1.8	*	*	3.4	*	*	0.9	2.6
Does not	1.6	0.0	0.3	2.2	0.8	1.6	0.7	1.8
Note: Heavy use is defined as drinking five or more drinks per occasion on 5 or more days in the past 30 days.
* Low precision.
Source: Office of Applied Studies, SAMHSA, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1991-93