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1998 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse:  Population Estimates

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Cigarette - Region

Table 14E. Cigarette Use by Age Group and Gender for Northeast Region in 1998

AGE/

/GENDER

Ever Used

 

Used Past Year

  

Used Past Month

Observed

Estimate

95% C.I.

  

Observed

Estimate

95% C.I.

  

Observed

Estimate

95% C.I.

RATE ESTIMATES (Percent)

AGE

                            

    12-17

36.4

(32.1

-

41.0)

  

24.4

(20.4

-

28.8)

  

18.1

(14.3

-

22.6)

    18-25

63.5

(57.8

-

68.9)

  

42.2

(37.3

-

47.2)

  

37.7

(32.9

-

42.9)

    26-34

74.4

(69.8

-

78.5)

  

36.5

(31.9

-

41.4)

  

32.2

(27.8

-

36.9)

    $35

75.9

(71.5

-

79.9)

  

23.7

(20.4

-

27.2)

  

22.7

(19.4

-

26.2)

GENDER

                            

    Male

71.4

(67.6

-

74.9)

  

27.1

(23.1

-

31.5)

  

25.2

(21.3

-

29.5)

    Female

69.6

(64.6

-

74.2)

  

28.7

(25.2

-

32.5)

  

25.8

(22.2

-

29.7)

                             

TOTAL

70.5

(67.0

-

73.7)

  

27.9

(25.6

-

30.4)

  

25.5

(23.2

-

27.9)

POPULATION ESTIMATES (In Thousands)

AGE

                            

    12-17

1,480

(1,303

-

1,666)

  

989

(828

-

1,169)

  

734

(582

-

916)

    18-25

3,140

(2,855

-

3,407)

  

2,084

(1,842

-

2,333)

  

1,866

(1,625

-

2,119)

    26-34

5,008

(4,702

-

5,282)

  

2,459

(2,150

-

2,786)

  

2,168

(1,873

-

2,486)

    $35

20,216

(19,022

-

21,276)

  

6,299

(5,436

-

7,252)

  

6,030

(5,177

-

6,977)

GENDER

                            

    Male

14,362

(13,600

-

15,067)

  

5,452

(4,645

-

6,341)

  

5,071

(4,290

-

5,941)

    Female

15,483

(14,367

-

16,503)

  

6,378

(5,592

-

7,227)

  

5,726

(4,934

-

6,597)

                             

TOTAL

29,844

(28,389

-

31,208)

  

11,830

(10,842

-

12,872)

  

10,797

(9,832

-

11,823)

Table 14F. Cigarette Use by Age Group and Gender for North Central Region in 1998

AGE/

/GENDER

Ever Used

 

Used Past Year

  

Used Past Month

Observed

Estimate

95% C.I.

  

Observed

Estimate

95% C.I.

  

Observed

Estimate

95% C.I.

RATE ESTIMATES (Percent)

AGE

                            

    12-17

40.5

(36.6

-

44.4)

  

27.8

(23.8

-

32.2)

  

21.6

(18.4

-

25.3)

    18-25

76.5

(71.9

-

80.6)

  

57.7

(53.3

-

61.9)

  

52.2

(47.6

-

56.9)

    26-34

73.9

(69.7

-

77.6)

  

43.5

(39.1

-

48.0)

  

38.9

(34.5

-

43.5)

    $35

75.5

(70.8

-

79.6)

  

29.3

(25.9

-

32.9)

  

27.8

(24.5

-

31.3)

GENDER

                            

    Male

77.2

(73.8

-

80.3)

  

37.9

(34.2

-

41.7)

  

34.4

(30.8

-

38.1)

    Female

66.5

(62.4

-

70.4)

  

32.3

(29.5

-

35.3)

  

29.8

(27.0

-

32.7)

                             

TOTAL

71.7

(68.4

-

74.7)

  

35.0

(32.3

-

37.8)

  

32.0

(29.4

-

34.7)

POPULATION ESTIMATES (In Thousands)

AGE

                            

    12-17

2,196

(1,987

-

2,412)

  

1,510

(1,294

-

1,747)

  

1,174

(997

-

1,372)

    18-25

5,073

(4,765

-

5,343)

  

3,822

(3,531

-

4,106)

  

3,463

(3,153

-

3,769)

    26-34

5,788

(5,464

-

6,083)

  

3,408

(3,065

-

3,759)

  

3,051

(2,707

-

3,410)

    $35

23,588

(22,135

-

24,876)

  

9,143

(8,095

-

10,267)

  

8,673

(7,645

-

9,783)

GENDER

                            

    Male

18,981

(18,138

-

19,744)

  

9,308

(8,402

-

10,249)

  

8,455

(7,578

-

9,377)

    Female

17,664

(16,576

-

18,690)

  

8,575

(7,825

-

9,361)

  

7,906

(7,174

-

8,679)

                             

TOTAL

36,646

(34,960

-

38,220)

  

17,883

(16,500

-

19,318)

  

16,361

(15,023

-

17,758)

* Low precision; no estimate reported.

Source: Office of Applied Studies, SAMHSA, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1998

Cigarette - Region

Table 14G. Cigarette Use by Age Group and Gender for South Region in 1998

AGE/

/GENDER

Ever Used

 

Used Past Year

  

Used Past Month

Observed

Estimate

95% C.I.

  

Observed

Estimate

95% C.I.

  

Observed

Estimate

95% C.I.

RATE ESTIMATES (Percent)

AGE

                            

    12-17

35.3

(32.5

-

38.2)

  

22.9

(20.4

-

25.7)

  

18.0

(15.6

-

20.6)

    18-25

68.8

(65.8

-

71.6)

  

46.3

(43.2

-

49.4)

  

42.1

(39.0

-

45.2)

    26-34

71.1

(67.3

-

74.6)

  

35.2

(31.9

-

38.6)

  

32.1

(29.0

-

35.5)

    $35

74.2

(70.9

-

77.2)

  

27.2

(24.4

-

30.3)

  

25.5

(22.6

-

28.7)

GENDER

                            

    Male

76.0

(73.5

-

78.3)

  

33.6

(30.9

-

36.4)

  

30.7

(28.1

-

33.4)

    Female

62.5

(58.8

-

66.1)

  

27.7

(25.3

-

30.2)

  

25.4

(23.1

-

28.0)

                             

TOTAL

69.0

(66.2

-

71.5)

  

30.5

(28.4

-

32.7)

  

27.9

(25.8

-

30.1)

POPULATION ESTIMATES (In Thousands)

AGE

                            

    12-17

2,837

(2,613

-

3,069)

  

1,843

(1,637

-

2,065)

  

1,445

(1,255

-

1,658)

    18-25

6,915

(6,615

-

7,200)

  

4,653

(4,340

-

4,969)

  

4,228

(3,917

-

4,546)

    26-34

8,631

(8,168

-

9,060)

  

4,270

(3,872

-

4,684)

  

3,901

(3,517

-

4,307)

    $35

34,936

(33,380

-

36,372)

  

12,826

(11,471

-

14,278)

  

12,028

(10,652

-

13,517)

GENDER

                            

    Male

28,085

(27,167

-

28,942)

  

12,425

(11,422

-

13,469)

  

11,343

(10,377

-

12,358)

    Female

25,234

(23,745

-

26,667)

  

11,167

(10,204

-

12,184)

  

10,260

(9,303

-

11,279)

                             

TOTAL

53,319

(51,223

-

55,319)

  

23,592

(21,930

-

25,322)

  

21,603

(19,974

-

23,311)

Table 14H. Cigarette Use by Age Group and Gender for West Region in 1998

AGE/

/GENDER

Ever Used

 

Used Past Year

  

Used Past Month

Observed

Estimate

95% C.I.

  

Observed

Estimate

95% C.I.

  

Observed

Estimate

95% C.I.

RATE ESTIMATES (Percent)

AGE

                            

    12-17

31.3

(28.6

-

34.1)

  

20.4

(17.9

-

23.2)

  

15.3

(13.3

-

17.6)

    18-25

64.9

(60.6

-

69.0)

  

41.2

(36.2

-

46.5)

  

32.7

(27.9

-

38.0)

    26-34

68.9

(65.3

-

72.2)

  

31.9

(28.4

-

35.5)

  

27.0

(23.7

-

30.5)

    $35

75.7

(72.9

-

78.3)

  

25.7

(22.6

-

29.1)

  

23.6

(20.8

-

26.6)

GENDER

                            

    Male

74.8

(72.1

-

77.4)

  

31.2

(27.3

-

35.5)

  

27.3

(23.8

-

31.1)

    Female

61.9

(58.7

-

64.9)

  

25.2

(22.7

-

27.9)

  

21.7

(19.5

-

24.0)

                             

TOTAL

68.3

(65.6

-

70.8)

  

28.2

(25.5

-

31.1)

  

24.5

(22.1

-

27.0)

POPULATION ESTIMATES (In Thousands)

AGE

                            

    12-17

1,630

(1,492

-

1,775)

  

1,062

(930

-

1,208)

  

796

(690

-

915)

    18-25

4,118

(3,841

-

4,380)

  

2,615

(2,296

-

2,947)

  

2,077

(1,770

-

2,410)

    26-34

5,432

(5,149

-

5,699)

  

2,515

(2,242

-

2,803)

  

2,127

(1,871

-

2,404)

    $35

21,324

(20,528

-

22,061)

  

7,238

(6,360

-

8,191)

  

6,644

(5,863

-

7,495)

GENDER

                            

    Male

17,594

(16,946

-

18,198)

  

7,348

(6,424

-

8,340)

  

6,419

(5,594

-

7,315)

    Female

14,910

(14,152

-

15,645)

  

6,082

(5,474

-

6,732)

  

5,226

(4,700

-

5,794)

                             

TOTAL

32,504

(31,252

-

33,704)

  

13,430

(12,128

-

14,813)

  

11,645

(10,511

-

12,859)

* Low precision; no estimate reported.

Source: Office of Applied Studies, SAMHSA, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1998

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