Table 5.10 Percentage Using Cigarettes in the Past Year,
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	30.8	21.7	27.3	29.1	32.7	24.1	29.9	31.5
Gender:
Female	28.2	13.9	21.7	22.0	29.3	20.6	27.3	29.5
Male	33.5	30.2	33.7	35.5	36.7	28.1	33.2	33.6
Ages:
12 to 17	19.0	10.7	11.8	17.1	16.7	16.3	9.3	21.9
18 to 25	40.2	29.5	25.6	34.2	39.3	28.6	25.1	44.7
26 to 34	37.2	26.8	30.9	32.3	38.5	29.3	37.4	38.3
35 and older	28.5	19.6	28.1	29.1	32.8	21.8	34.2	28.1
Region:
Northeast	29.7	14.5	22.4	30.1	33.6	23.5	31.3	30.0
North Central	31.0	16.8	*	31.9	28.7	29.5	33.9	30.9
South	31.7	27.0	28.2	27.2	33.5	25.5	28.6	32.9
West	30.0	23.8	*	29.7	29.8	23.2	26.5	31.4
Density:
MSA < 1 Million	28.8	20.7	25.4	28.5	31.7	23.8	28.8	29.6
Other MSA	31.3	23.0	*	30.5	32.8	22.1	32.6	31.5
Not in MSA	33.7	*	*	28.3	*	26.4	29.5	34.2
Interview:
Spanish	26.2	*	26.4	28.2	25.0	19.4	*	*
English	30.9	21.7	27.5	29.5	33.4	25.6	30.0	31.5
Family Income:
<$20,000	34.0	28.0	29.3	31.1	30.6	23.8	33.4	35.1
$20-40,000	33.2	16.9	*	29.4	40.2	25.5	27.5	35.0
>$40,000	27.7	20.6	25.5	26.0	31.7	23.5	26.1	28.3
Health Insured:
Yes	28.7	20.5	24.5	27.3	32.1	23.3	28.7	29.1
No	43.5	27.6	36.9	32.3	35.3	25.5	35.7	49.9
Welfare:
Receives	45.5	*	*	33.4	34.8	31.2	38.7	55.0
Does not	30.0	21.6	25.0	28.7	32.2	23.5	28.5	30.7
* Low precision.
Source: Office of Applied Studies, SAMHSA, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1991-93