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Table 2.1A – Tobacco Product and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older: Numbers in Thousands, 2011 and 2012
Substance Lifetime
(2011)
Lifetime
(2012)
Past Year
(2011)
Past Year
(2012)
Past Month
(2011)
Past Month
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
-- Not available.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
1 Tobacco Products include cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Tobacco Product use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use.
2 Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected.
3 Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOBACCO PRODUCTS1 173,890 173,654 81,859 82,829 68,225 69,497
Cigarettes 161,799 161,057 67,126 67,802 56,819 57,525
Smokeless Tobacco 46,269 45,936 11,746 12,040 8,243 9,036
Cigars 88,505 88,596 24,980 25,647 12,865 13,417
Pipe Tobacco2 34,532 34,604 -- -- 2,137 2,530
ALCOHOL 211,747a 214,013 170,422a 173,573 133,385 135,502
Binge Alcohol Use3 -- -- -- -- 58,341 59,685
Heavy Alcohol Use3 -- -- -- -- 15,865 17,021
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Table 2.1B – Tobacco Product and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older: Percentages, 2011 and 2012
Substance Lifetime
(2011)
Lifetime
(2012)
Past Year
(2011)
Past Year
(2012)
Past Month
(2011)
Past Month
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
-- Not available.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
1 Tobacco Products include cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Tobacco Product use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use.
2 Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected.
3 Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOBACCO PRODUCTS1 67.5 66.8 31.8 31.9 26.5 26.7
Cigarettes 62.8 61.9 26.1 26.1 22.1 22.1
Smokeless Tobacco 18.0 17.7 4.6 4.6 3.2 3.5
Cigars 34.4 34.1 9.7 9.9 5.0 5.2
Pipe Tobacco2 13.4 13.3 -- -- 0.8 1.0
ALCOHOL 82.2 82.3 66.2 66.7 51.8 52.1
Binge Alcohol Use3 -- -- -- -- 22.6 23.0
Heavy Alcohol Use3 -- -- -- -- 6.2 6.5
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Table 2.2A – Tobacco Product and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or 13: Numbers in Thousands, 2011 and 2012
Substance Lifetime
(2011)
Lifetime
(2012)
Past Year
(2011)
Past Year
(2012)
Past Month
(2011)
Past Month
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
-- Not available.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
1 Tobacco Products include cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Tobacco Product use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use.
2 Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected.
3 Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOBACCO PRODUCTS1 602 512 366a 293 154 128
Cigarettes 444 383 257 222 108 93
Smokeless Tobacco 155 154 89 81 36 36
Cigars 222b 136 142b 81 49 31
Pipe Tobacco2 45 56 -- -- 16 24
ALCOHOL 922a 794 608 546 196 179
Binge Alcohol Use3 -- -- -- -- 83 73
Heavy Alcohol Use3 -- -- -- -- 4a 16
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Table 2.2B – Tobacco Product and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or 13: Percentages, 2011 and 2012
Substance Lifetime
(2011)
Lifetime
(2012)
Past Year
(2011)
Past Year
(2012)
Past Month
(2011)
Past Month
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
-- Not available.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
1 Tobacco Products include cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Tobacco Product use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use.
2 Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected.
3 Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOBACCO PRODUCTS1 7.6a 6.4 4.6a 3.6 1.9 1.6
Cigarettes 5.6 4.8 3.3 2.8 1.4 1.2
Smokeless Tobacco 2.0 1.9 1.1 1.0 0.5 0.4
Cigars 2.8b 1.7 1.8b 1.0 0.6 0.4
Pipe Tobacco2 0.6 0.7 -- -- 0.2 0.3
ALCOHOL 11.7a 9.9 7.7 6.8 2.5 2.2
Binge Alcohol Use3 -- -- -- -- 1.1 0.9
Heavy Alcohol Use3 -- -- -- -- 0.1a 0.2
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Table 2.3A – Tobacco Product and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 14 or 15: Numbers in Thousands, 2011 and 2012
Substance Lifetime
(2011)
Lifetime
(2012)
Past Year
(2011)
Past Year
(2012)
Past Month
(2011)
Past Month
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
-- Not available.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
1 Tobacco Products include cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Tobacco Product use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use.
2 Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected.
3 Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOBACCO PRODUCTS1 1,816 1,677 1,279a 1,140 671b 529
Cigarettes 1,468 1,339 966 859 506b 389
Smokeless Tobacco 501 466 337 280 144 143
Cigars 772a 645 538 463 214b 141
Pipe Tobacco2 176 165 -- -- 53 41
ALCOHOL 2,842 2,658 2,227 2,116 959 936
Binge Alcohol Use3 -- -- -- -- 481 454
Heavy Alcohol Use3 -- -- -- -- 81a 50
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Table 2.3B – Tobacco Product and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 14 or 15: Percentages, 2011 and 2012
Substance Lifetime
(2011)
Lifetime
(2012)
Past Year
(2011)
Past Year
(2012)
Past Month
(2011)
Past Month
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
-- Not available.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
1 Tobacco Products include cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Tobacco Product use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use.
2 Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected.
3 Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOBACCO PRODUCTS1 21.4 20.0 15.1a 13.6 7.9b 6.3
Cigarettes 17.3 16.0 11.4 10.2 6.0b 4.6
Smokeless Tobacco 5.9 5.6 4.0 3.3 1.7 1.7
Cigars 9.1a 7.7 6.3 5.5 2.5b 1.7
Pipe Tobacco2 2.1 2.0 -- -- 0.6 0.5
ALCOHOL 33.5 31.7 26.3 25.2 11.3 11.1
Binge Alcohol Use3 -- -- -- -- 5.7 5.4
Heavy Alcohol Use3 -- -- -- -- 0.9a 0.6
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Table 2.4A – Tobacco Product and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 16 or 17: Numbers in Thousands, 2011 and 2012
Substance Lifetime
(2011)
Lifetime
(2012)
Past Year
(2011)
Past Year
(2012)
Past Month
(2011)
Past Month
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
-- Not available.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
1 Tobacco Products include cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Tobacco Product use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use.
2 Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected.
3 Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOBACCO PRODUCTS1 3,364 3,165 2,558 2,368 1,665a 1,496
Cigarettes 2,861a 2,616 2,064a 1,868 1,325a 1,152
Smokeless Tobacco 1,031 966 699 611 337 336
Cigars 1,681 1,608 1,259 1,139 595b 473
Pipe Tobacco2 353 399 -- -- 112 100
ALCOHOL 4,847 4,615 4,105 3,893 2,171 2,102
Binge Alcohol Use3 -- -- -- -- 1,285 1,273
Heavy Alcohol Use3 -- -- -- -- 294 260
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Table 2.4B – Tobacco Product and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 16 or 17: Percentages, 2011 and 2012
Substance Lifetime
(2011)
Lifetime
(2012)
Past Year
(2011)
Past Year
(2012)
Past Month
(2011)
Past Month
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
-- Not available.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
1 Tobacco Products include cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Tobacco Product use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use.
2 Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected.
3 Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOBACCO PRODUCTS1 39.2 37.3 29.8 27.9 19.4a 17.6
Cigarettes 33.3a 30.8 24.0a 22.0 15.4a 13.6
Smokeless Tobacco 12.0 11.4 8.1 7.2 3.9 4.0
Cigars 19.6 19.0 14.7 13.4 6.9b 5.6
Pipe Tobacco2 4.1 4.7 -- -- 1.3 1.2
ALCOHOL 56.4 54.4 47.8 45.9 25.3 24.8
Binge Alcohol Use3 -- -- -- -- 15.0 15.0
Heavy Alcohol Use3 -- -- -- -- 3.4 3.1
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Table 2.5A – Tobacco Product and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 20: Numbers in Thousands, 2011 and 2012
Substance Lifetime
(2011)
Lifetime
(2012)
Past Year
(2011)
Past Year
(2012)
Past Month
(2011)
Past Month
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
-- Not available.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
1 Tobacco Products include cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Tobacco Product use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use.
2 Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected.
3 Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOBACCO PRODUCTS1 8,305 7,865 6,626 6,248 5,054a 4,634
Cigarettes 7,268 6,878 5,552a 5,131 4,272b 3,745
Smokeless Tobacco 2,550a 2,313 1,430a 1,255 748 710
Cigars 4,702 4,557 3,313 3,188 1,683 1,582
Pipe Tobacco2 1,189 1,182 -- -- 291 276
ALCOHOL 10,059 9,849 8,998 8,817 6,328 6,077
Binge Alcohol Use3 -- -- -- -- 4,226 4,053
Heavy Alcohol Use3 -- -- -- -- 1,319 1,325
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Table 2.5B – Tobacco Product and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 20: Percentages, 2011 and 2012
Substance Lifetime
(2011)
Lifetime
(2012)
Past Year
(2011)
Past Year
(2012)
Past Month
(2011)
Past Month
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
-- Not available.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
1 Tobacco Products include cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Tobacco Product use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use.
2 Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected.
3 Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOBACCO PRODUCTS1 61.4a 59.3 49.0 47.1 37.4a 34.9
Cigarettes 53.7 51.8 41.0a 38.7 31.6b 28.2
Smokeless Tobacco 18.9 17.4 10.6 9.5 5.5 5.4
Cigars 34.8 34.3 24.5 24.0 12.4 11.9
Pipe Tobacco2 8.8 8.9 -- -- 2.2 2.1
ALCOHOL 74.4 74.2 66.5 66.4 46.8 45.8
Binge Alcohol Use3 -- -- -- -- 31.2 30.5
Heavy Alcohol Use3 -- -- -- -- 9.8 10.0
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Table 2.6A – Tobacco Product and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 21 to 25: Numbers in Thousands, 2011 and 2012
Substance Lifetime
(2011)
Lifetime
(2012)
Past Year
(2011)
Past Year
(2012)
Past Month
(2011)
Past Month
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
-- Not available.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
1 Tobacco Products include cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Tobacco Product use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use.
2 Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected.
3 Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOBACCO PRODUCTS1 14,998 15,061 10,533 10,643 8,479 8,533
Cigarettes 13,661 13,714 8,964 9,063 7,216 7,263
Smokeless Tobacco 4,452 4,578 1,789 1,854 1,119 1,201
Cigars 8,838 8,933 4,256 4,332 2,041 2,134
Pipe Tobacco2 2,141 2,239 -- -- 344 349
ALCOHOL 18,842 19,345 17,432 17,961 14,486 14,750
Binge Alcohol Use3 -- -- -- -- 9,427 9,609
Heavy Alcohol Use3 -- -- -- -- 2,846 3,061
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Table 2.6B – Tobacco Product and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 21 to 25: Percentages, 2011 and 2012
Substance Lifetime
(2011)
Lifetime
(2012)
Past Year
(2011)
Past Year
(2012)
Past Month
(2011)
Past Month
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
-- Not available.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
1 Tobacco Products include cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Tobacco Product use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use.
2 Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected.
3 Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOBACCO PRODUCTS1 72.2 70.7 50.7 49.9 40.8 40.0
Cigarettes 65.7 64.3 43.1 42.5 34.7 34.1
Smokeless Tobacco 21.4 21.5 8.6 8.7 5.4 5.6
Cigars 42.5 41.9 20.5 20.3 9.8 10.0
Pipe Tobacco2 10.3 10.5 -- -- 1.7 1.6
ALCOHOL 90.7 90.8 83.9 84.3 69.7 69.2
Binge Alcohol Use3 -- -- -- -- 45.4 45.1
Heavy Alcohol Use3 -- -- -- -- 13.7 14.4
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Table 2.7A – Tobacco Product and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 26 to 34: Numbers in Thousands, 2011 and 2012
Substance Lifetime
(2011)
Lifetime
(2012)
Past Year
(2011)
Past Year
(2012)
Past Month
(2011)
Past Month
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
-- Not available.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
1 Tobacco Products include cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Tobacco Product use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use.
2 Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected.
3 Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOBACCO PRODUCTS1 26,784 27,131 16,159 16,479 13,509 13,824
Cigarettes 25,161 25,468 13,669 14,110 11,495 12,033
Smokeless Tobacco 8,316 8,157 2,264 2,290 1,570 1,722
Cigars 15,773 15,869 5,207 5,396 2,753 2,709
Pipe Tobacco2 2,816a 3,370 -- -- 284 402
ALCOHOL 32,779a 33,463 28,831a 29,722 23,230 23,792
Binge Alcohol Use3 -- -- -- -- 13,004 13,126
Heavy Alcohol Use3 -- -- -- -- 3,823 3,465
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Table 2.7B – Tobacco Product and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 26 to 34: Percentages, 2011 and 2012
Substance Lifetime
(2011)
Lifetime
(2012)
Past Year
(2011)
Past Year
(2012)
Past Month
(2011)
Past Month
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
-- Not available.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
1 Tobacco Products include cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Tobacco Product use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use.
2 Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected.
3 Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOBACCO PRODUCTS1 73.6 73.5 44.4 44.6 37.1 37.5
Cigarettes 69.1 69.0 37.5 38.2 31.6 32.6
Smokeless Tobacco 22.8 22.1 6.2 6.2 4.3 4.7
Cigars 43.3 43.0 14.3 14.6 7.6 7.3
Pipe Tobacco2 7.7a 9.1 -- -- 0.8 1.1
ALCOHOL 90.0 90.7 79.2 80.5 63.8 64.5
Binge Alcohol Use3 -- -- -- -- 35.7 35.6
Heavy Alcohol Use3 -- -- -- -- 10.5 9.4
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Table 2.8A – Tobacco Product and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 35 or Older: Numbers in Thousands, 2011 and 2012
Substance Lifetime
(2011)
Lifetime
(2012)
Past Year
(2011)
Past Year
(2012)
Past Month
(2011)
Past Month
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
-- Not available.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
1 Tobacco Products include cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Tobacco Product use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use.
2 Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected.
3 Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOBACCO PRODUCTS1 118,020 118,243 44,337 45,659 38,694 40,355
Cigarettes 110,935 110,657 35,655 36,549 31,897 32,849
Smokeless Tobacco 29,263 29,302 5,138 5,670 4,289 4,888
Cigars 56,517 56,847 10,265 11,047 5,530 6,346
Pipe Tobacco2 27,811 27,193 -- -- 1,036 1,338
ALCOHOL 141,457a 143,288 108,222 110,518 86,014 87,666
Binge Alcohol Use3 -- -- -- -- 29,834 31,098
Heavy Alcohol Use3 -- -- -- -- 7,497b 8,844
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Table 2.8B – Tobacco Product and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 35 or Older: Percentages, 2011 and 2012
Substance Lifetime
(2011)
Lifetime
(2012)
Past Year
(2011)
Past Year
(2012)
Past Month
(2011)
Past Month
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
-- Not available.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
1 Tobacco Products include cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Tobacco Product use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use.
2 Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected.
3 Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOBACCO PRODUCTS1 72.9 72.3 27.4 27.9 23.9 24.7
Cigarettes 68.5 67.6 22.0 22.3 19.7 20.1
Smokeless Tobacco 18.1 17.9 3.2 3.5 2.6 3.0
Cigars 34.9 34.7 6.3 6.8 3.4 3.9
Pipe Tobacco2 17.2 16.6 -- -- 0.6 0.8
ALCOHOL 87.4 87.6 66.8 67.5 53.1 53.6
Binge Alcohol Use3 -- -- -- -- 18.4 19.0
Heavy Alcohol Use3 -- -- -- -- 4.6b 5.4
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Table 2.9A – Tobacco Product and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Males Aged 12 or Older: Numbers in Thousands, 2011 and 2012
Substance Lifetime
(2011)
Lifetime
(2012)
Past Year
(2011)
Past Year
(2012)
Past Month
(2011)
Past Month
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
-- Not available.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
1 Tobacco Products include cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Tobacco Product use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use.
2 Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected.
3 Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOBACCO PRODUCTS1 93,794 93,877 48,509 49,600 40,232 41,522
Cigarettes 84,626 84,479 35,937 36,941 30,331 31,021
Smokeless Tobacco 39,296 38,912 10,711 11,130 7,676a 8,496
Cigars 64,738 65,531 19,392 19,909 10,179 10,756
Pipe Tobacco2 29,886 30,116 -- -- 1,728 2,038
ALCOHOL 106,455 107,153 86,725 88,046 70,736 71,187
Binge Alcohol Use3 -- -- -- -- 37,375 38,277
Heavy Alcohol Use3 -- -- -- -- 11,663 12,469
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Table 2.9B – Tobacco Product and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Males Aged 12 or Older: Percentages, 2011 and 2012
Substance Lifetime
(2011)
Lifetime
(2012)
Past Year
(2011)
Past Year
(2012)
Past Month
(2011)
Past Month
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
-- Not available.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
1 Tobacco Products include cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Tobacco Product use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use.
2 Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected.
3 Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOBACCO PRODUCTS1 75.3 74.6 38.9 39.4 32.3 33.0
Cigarettes 67.9 67.1 28.8 29.3 24.3 24.6
Smokeless Tobacco 31.5 30.9 8.6 8.8 6.2 6.7
Cigars 51.9 52.1 15.6 15.8 8.2 8.5
Pipe Tobacco2 24.0 23.9 -- -- 1.4 1.6
ALCOHOL 85.4 85.1 69.6 69.9 56.8 56.5
Binge Alcohol Use3 -- -- -- -- 30.0 30.4
Heavy Alcohol Use3 -- -- -- -- 9.4 9.9
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Table 2.10A – Tobacco Product and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Females Aged 12 or Older: Numbers in Thousands, 2011 and 2012
Substance Lifetime
(2011)
Lifetime
(2012)
Past Year
(2011)
Past Year
(2012)
Past Month
(2011)
Past Month
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
-- Not available.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
1 Tobacco Products include cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Tobacco Product use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use.
2 Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected.
3 Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOBACCO PRODUCTS1 80,096 79,777 33,349 33,229 27,993 27,976
Cigarettes 77,173 76,578 31,189 30,861 26,488 26,504
Smokeless Tobacco 6,973 7,025 1,035 910 568 540
Cigars 23,767 23,065 5,588 5,738 2,686 2,661
Pipe Tobacco2 4,645 4,488 -- -- 410 492
ALCOHOL 105,292a 106,860 83,697a 85,526 62,649 64,315
Binge Alcohol Use3 -- -- -- -- 20,966 21,409
Heavy Alcohol Use3 -- -- -- -- 4,202 4,553
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Table 2.10B – Tobacco Product and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Females Aged 12 or Older: Percentages, 2011 and 2012
Substance Lifetime
(2011)
Lifetime
(2012)
Past Year
(2011)
Past Year
(2012)
Past Month
(2011)
Past Month
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
-- Not available.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
1 Tobacco Products include cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Tobacco Product use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use.
2 Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected.
3 Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOBACCO PRODUCTS1 60.2 59.5 25.1 24.8 21.1 20.9
Cigarettes 58.0 57.1 23.5 23.0 19.9 19.8
Smokeless Tobacco 5.2 5.2 0.8 0.7 0.4 0.4
Cigars 17.9 17.2 4.2 4.3 2.0 2.0
Pipe Tobacco2 3.5 3.3 -- -- 0.3 0.4
ALCOHOL 79.2 79.6 62.9 63.7 47.1 47.9
Binge Alcohol Use3 -- -- -- -- 15.8 16.0
Heavy Alcohol Use3 -- -- -- -- 3.2 3.4
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Table 2.11A – Tobacco Product Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month, by Detailed Age Category: Numbers in Thousands, 2011 and 2012
Age Category Lifetime
(2011)
Lifetime
(2012)
Past Year
(2011)
Past Year
(2012)
Past Month
(2011)
Past Month
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
NOTE: Tobacco Products include cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Tobacco Product use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL 173,890 173,654 81,859 82,829 68,225 69,497
12 183 159 107 80 38 27
13 419 353 259 213 115 101
14 697 661 472 433 229 199
15 1,120 1,015 807 707 443b 331
16 1,550 1,416 1,163 1,051 699 619
17 1,814 1,750 1,395 1,316 966 877
18 2,705 2,550 2,245 2,077 1,677 1,501
19 2,622 2,480 2,134 1,983 1,595 1,457
20 2,979 2,835 2,248 2,188 1,782 1,675
21 3,083 3,007 2,199 2,232 1,763 1,791
22 2,999 3,105 2,188 2,303 1,783 1,834
23 2,918 3,046 2,070 2,083 1,684 1,666
24 3,061 2,973 2,107 2,052 1,668 1,677
25 2,936 2,929 1,969 1,973 1,581 1,564
26-29 12,433 12,548 8,111 8,094 6,750 6,741
30-34 14,351 14,583 8,048 8,385 6,759 7,082
35-39 14,135 14,135 7,156 7,394 6,109 6,297
40-44 15,075 14,617 6,990 7,159 5,985 6,219
45-49 16,162 15,557 7,577 7,475 6,651 6,727
50-54 17,575 17,262 7,770 7,392 7,036 6,603
55-59 14,132 15,231 5,063a 6,128 4,379b 5,560
60-64 13,237 11,861 3,965 3,853 3,486 3,452
65 or Older 27,704b 29,580 5,816 6,257 5,048 5,497
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Table 2.11B – Tobacco Product Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month, by Detailed Age Category: Percentages, 2011 and 2012
Age Category Lifetime
(2011)
Lifetime
(2012)
Past Year
(2011)
Past Year
(2012)
Past Month
(2011)
Past Month
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
NOTE: Tobacco Products include cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Tobacco Product use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL 67.5 66.8 31.8 31.9 26.5 26.7
12 4.9 3.9 2.9 2.0 1.0 0.7
13 10.1 8.8 6.2 5.3 2.8 2.5
14 16.5 15.7 11.1 10.3 5.4 4.7
15 26.4 24.2 19.0 16.9 10.4b 7.9
16 35.5 33.7 26.6 25.0 16.0 14.7
17 43.0 40.9 33.0 30.8 22.9a 20.5
18 57.1 54.2 47.4 44.1 35.4a 31.9
19 61.0 58.3 49.6 46.6 37.1 34.2
20 66.4 65.8 50.1 50.8 39.7 38.9
21 70.6 68.1 50.4 50.5 40.4 40.5
22 69.7 69.8 50.8 51.8 41.4 41.2
23 73.2a 69.7 51.9a 47.6 42.2a 38.1
24 73.4 72.8 50.5 50.2 40.0 41.1
25 74.3 73.4 49.8 49.4 40.0 39.2
26-29 73.1 73.1 47.7 47.2 39.7 39.3
30-34 74.0 73.8 41.5 42.4 34.9 35.9
35-39 71.7 72.7 36.3 38.0 31.0 32.4
40-44 74.1 72.4 34.4 35.5 29.4 30.8
45-49 75.0 72.6 35.1 34.9 30.8 31.4
50-54 76.2 73.8 33.7 31.6 30.5 28.2
55-59 74.7 74.0 26.7 29.8 23.1a 27.0
60-64 73.2 70.8 21.9 23.0 19.3 20.6
65 or Older 68.9 70.7 14.5 14.9 12.6 13.1
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Table 2.12A – Cigarette Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month, by Detailed Age Category: Numbers in Thousands, 2011 and 2012
Age Category Lifetime
(2011)
Lifetime
(2012)
Past Year
(2011)
Past Year
(2012)
Past Month
(2011)
Past Month
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL 161,799 161,057 67,126 67,802 56,819 57,525
12 136 125 76 66 27 21
13 308 258 181 156 80 72
14 559 506 365 317 182 139
15 909 833 601 542 323a 250
16 1,317a 1,159 940a 806 562a 465
17 1,544 1,457 1,123 1,062 763 688
18 2,292 2,224 1,798 1,697 1,370a 1,181
19 2,302 2,142 1,821a 1,588 1,353 1,181
20 2,675 2,512 1,932 1,846 1,549 1,383
21 2,718 2,685 1,839 1,914 1,497 1,478
22 2,767 2,809 1,920 1,977 1,496 1,559
23 2,678 2,751 1,787 1,788 1,473 1,442
24 2,770 2,717 1,770 1,738 1,431 1,445
25 2,728 2,753 1,648 1,647 1,318 1,340
26-29 11,565 11,802 6,847 6,868 5,741 5,725
30-34 13,596 13,666 6,822 7,242 5,754 6,308
35-39 13,068 13,206 5,750 6,019 4,934 5,187
40-44 14,129 13,545 5,502 5,481 4,911 4,899
45-49 15,124 14,264 6,277 6,035 5,699 5,577
50-54 16,695 16,068 6,407 6,180 6,086 5,742
55-59 13,283 14,368 4,049 4,818 3,545a 4,433
60-64 12,480 11,174 3,215 3,173 2,838 2,828
65 or Older 26,157b 28,031 4,455 4,845 3,884 4,183
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Table 2.12B – Cigarette Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month, by Detailed Age Category: Percentages, 2011 and 2012
Age Category Lifetime
(2011)
Lifetime
(2012)
Past Year
(2011)
Past Year
(2012)
Past Month
(2011)
Past Month
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL 62.8 61.9 26.1 26.1 22.1 22.1
12 3.6 3.1 2.0 1.6 0.7 0.5
13 7.4 6.4 4.4 3.9 1.9 1.8
14 13.2 12.0 8.6 7.5 4.3 3.3
15 21.4 19.9 14.1 12.9 7.6a 6.0
16 30.2 27.6 21.5a 19.2 12.9 11.1
17 36.6 34.1 26.6 24.8 18.1 16.1
18 48.4 47.3 37.9 36.1 28.9a 25.1
19 53.5 50.3 42.4b 37.3 31.5a 27.7
20 59.6 58.3 43.1 42.8 34.5 32.1
21 62.2 60.8 42.1 43.3 34.3 33.4
22 64.3 63.2 44.6 44.4 34.8 35.1
23 67.2a 62.9 44.8a 40.9 37.0a 33.0
24 66.4 66.5 42.4 42.5 34.3 35.4
25 69.0 68.9 41.7 41.2 33.4 33.6
26-29 68.0 68.8 40.2 40.0 33.7 33.4
30-34 70.1 69.2 35.2 36.7 29.7 31.9
35-39 66.3 67.9 29.2 31.0 25.0 26.7
40-44 69.4 67.1 27.0 27.2 24.1 24.3
45-49 70.1a 66.6 29.1 28.2 26.4 26.0
50-54 72.4 68.7 27.8 26.4 26.4 24.5
55-59 70.2 69.8 21.4 23.4 18.7 21.5
60-64 69.0 66.7 17.8 19.0 15.7 16.9
65 or Older 65.1 67.0 11.1 11.6 9.7 10.0
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Table 2.13A – Smokeless Tobacco Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month, by Detailed Age Category: Numbers in Thousands, 2011 and 2012
Age Category Lifetime
(2011)
Lifetime
(2012)
Past Year
(2011)
Past Year
(2012)
Past Month
(2011)
Past Month
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
NOTE: Smokeless Tobacco includes chewing tobacco or snuff.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL 46,269 45,936 11,746 12,040 8,243 9,036
12 52 43 31 17 9 9
13 103 111 58 63 27 27
14 182 187 104 117 38 57
15 319 279 233a 163 106 86
16 465 444 331 286 155 154
17 567 522 368 325 181 182
18 920b 717 573a 441 319 247
19 739 779 407 445 189 236
20 891 818 450 368 240 228
21 968 927 403 403 231 255
22 979 901 422 414 301 275
23 771b 968 317 370 184 229
24 847 872 324 327 191 223
25 887 909 322 341 212 219
26-29 3,524 3,870 1,119 1,257 688a 936
30-34 4,793 4,287 1,145 1,034 882 786
35-39 4,510 4,873 1,118 1,171 967 926
40-44 5,181 5,148 1,017a 1,381 892a 1,204
45-49 4,831 4,578 756 928 671 823
50-54 4,013 4,017 617 600 401 524
55-59 3,013 3,447 473 490 373 434
60-64 2,390 2,234 418 393 345 354
65 or Older 5,325 5,005 739 706 641 623
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Table 2.13B – Smokeless Tobacco Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month, by Detailed Age Category: Percentages, 2011 and 2012
Age Category Lifetime
(2011)
Lifetime
(2012)
Past Year
(2011)
Past Year
(2012)
Past Month
(2011)
Past Month
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
NOTE: Smokeless Tobacco includes chewing tobacco or snuff.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL 18.0 17.7 4.6 4.6 3.2 3.5
12 1.4 1.1 0.8 0.4 0.2 0.2
13 2.5 2.8 1.4 1.6 0.7 0.7
14 4.3 4.4 2.5 2.8 0.9 1.4
15 7.5 6.7 5.5a 3.9 2.5 2.1
16 10.6 10.6 7.6 6.8 3.6 3.7
17 13.4 12.2 8.7 7.6 4.3 4.3
18 19.4b 15.2 12.1b 9.4 6.7 5.3
19 17.2 18.3 9.5 10.5 4.4 5.5
20 19.9 19.0 10.0 8.5 5.4 5.3
21 22.2 21.0 9.2 9.1 5.3 5.8
22 22.8 20.3 9.8 9.3 7.0 6.2
23 19.3a 22.1 7.9 8.5 4.6 5.2
24 20.3 21.4 7.8 8.0 4.6 5.4
25 22.5 22.8 8.2 8.5 5.4 5.5
26-29 20.7 22.6 6.6 7.3 4.0a 5.5
30-34 24.7a 21.7 5.9 5.2 4.5 4.0
35-39 22.9 25.1 5.7 6.0 4.9 4.8
40-44 25.5 25.5 5.0a 6.8 4.4a 6.0
45-49 22.4 21.4 3.5 4.3 3.1 3.8
50-54 17.4 17.2 2.7 2.6 1.7 2.2
55-59 15.9 16.7 2.5 2.4 2.0 2.1
60-64 13.2 13.3 2.3 2.3 1.9 2.1
65 or Older 13.2 12.0 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.5
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Table 2.14A – Cigar Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month, by Detailed Age Category: Numbers in Thousands, 2011 and 2012
Age Category Lifetime
(2011)
Lifetime
(2012)
Past Year
(2011)
Past Year
(2012)
Past Month
(2011)
Past Month
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL 88,505 88,596 24,980 25,647 12,865 13,417
12 64b 26 42a 15 14 4
13 158a 110 101a 67 35 27
14 261 235 177 178 61 62
15 511a 410 360a 285 153b 80
16 739 710 558 499 227 212
17 942 899 701 640 368b 261
18 1,494 1,455 1,153 1,111 589 574
19 1,460 1,418 1,053 1,009 539 488
20 1,748 1,684 1,107 1,068 554 520
21 1,837 1,805 976 973 494 498
22 1,743 1,841 889 982 437 492
23 1,676 1,802 778 811 406 399
24 1,856 1,782 866 795 390 391
25 1,725 1,702 746 771 314 353
26-29 7,224 7,498 2,917 2,844 1,573 1,485
30-34 8,550 8,371 2,290 2,553 1,179 1,223
35-39 7,641 7,819 1,696 2,086 892 1,134
40-44 7,623 7,456 1,826 1,787 874 911
45-49 7,698 7,567 1,750 1,766 772 946
50-54 8,351 8,080 1,707 1,780 956 1,006
55-59 6,962 7,650 1,120a 1,733 659a 1,194
60-64 6,041 5,889 920 849 548 467
65 or Older 12,200 12,387 1,247 1,045 830 690
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Table 2.14B – Cigar Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month, by Detailed Age Category: Percentages, 2011 and 2012
Age Category Lifetime
(2011)
Lifetime
(2012)
Past Year
(2011)
Past Year
(2012)
Past Month
(2011)
Past Month
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL 34.4 34.1 9.7 9.9 5.0 5.2
12 1.7b 0.6 1.1a 0.4 0.4 0.1
13 3.8 2.7 2.4a 1.7 0.8 0.7
14 6.2 5.6 4.2 4.2 1.4 1.5
15 12.0a 9.8 8.5a 6.8 3.6b 1.9
16 16.9 16.9 12.8 11.9 5.2 5.0
17 22.3 21.0 16.6 14.9 8.7b 6.1
18 31.5 30.9 24.3 23.6 12.4 12.2
19 34.0 33.3 24.5 23.7 12.5 11.5
20 39.0 39.1 24.7 24.8 12.4 12.1
21 42.1 40.8 22.4 22.0 11.3 11.3
22 40.5 41.4 20.7 22.1 10.2 11.1
23 42.1 41.2 19.5 18.6 10.2 9.1
24 44.5 43.6 20.8 19.5 9.4 9.6
25 43.7 42.6 18.9 19.3 7.9 8.8
26-29 42.4 43.7 17.1 16.6 9.2 8.7
30-34 44.1 42.4 11.8 12.9 6.1 6.2
35-39 38.8 40.2 8.6a 10.7 4.5 5.8
40-44 37.5 37.0 9.0 8.9 4.3 4.5
45-49 35.7 35.3 8.1 8.2 3.6 4.4
50-54 36.2 34.5 7.4 7.6 4.1 4.3
55-59 36.8 37.2 5.9a 8.4 3.5a 5.8
60-64 33.4 35.2 5.1 5.1 3.0 2.8
65 or Older 30.3 29.6 3.1 2.5 2.1 1.6
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Table 2.15A – Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month, by Detailed Age Category: Numbers in Thousands, 2011 and 2012
Age Category Lifetime
(2011)
Lifetime
(2012)
Past Year
(2011)
Past Year
(2012)
Past Month
(2011)
Past Month
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL 211,747a 214,013 170,422a 173,573 133,385 135,502
12 265 268 158 175 60 48
13 657b 527 450 371 136 132
14 1,082 1,060 836 826 327 366
15 1,760 1,598 1,391 1,290 632 570
16 2,291a 2,072 1,900 1,735 937 870
17 2,555 2,543 2,205 2,158 1,234 1,232
18 3,187 3,207 2,849 2,882 1,858 1,879
19 3,224 3,148 2,850 2,822 1,988 1,902
20 3,648 3,494 3,299 3,113 2,482 2,296
21 3,850 3,904 3,664 3,729 3,045 3,079
22 3,900 4,042 3,615 3,820 3,000 3,095
23 3,626a 3,975 3,322a 3,642 2,794 2,998
24 3,817 3,757 3,498 3,413 2,906 2,827
25 3,649 3,667 3,333 3,356 2,741 2,752
26-29 15,389 15,734 13,672 14,199 11,115 11,496
30-34 17,390 17,729 15,159 15,523 12,115 12,295
35-39 17,688 17,325 15,157 14,942 11,978 12,119
40-44 18,626 18,153 15,578 15,494 12,777 12,131
45-49 19,248 19,556 15,410 15,854 12,048 12,643
50-54 20,758 21,107 16,677 17,154 13,792 13,701
55-59 16,890 18,281 12,802 13,934 9,991 10,941
60-64 15,807 14,890 11,872 11,212 9,216 8,888
65 or Older 32,439b 33,976 20,726 21,927 16,213 17,242
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Table 2.15B – Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month, by Detailed Age Category: Percentages, 2011 and 2012
Age Category Lifetime
(2011)
Lifetime
(2012)
Past Year
(2011)
Past Year
(2012)
Past Month
(2011)
Past Month
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL 82.2 82.3 66.2 66.7 51.8 52.1
12 7.1 6.6 4.2 4.3 1.6 1.2
13 15.8a 13.1 10.8 9.2 3.3 3.3
14 25.6 25.2 19.7 19.7 7.7 8.7
15 41.4a 38.1 32.8 30.8 14.9 13.6
16 52.5a 49.3 43.5 41.3 21.5 20.7
17 60.5 59.4 52.2 50.4 29.2 28.8
18 67.2 68.2 60.1 61.3 39.2 39.9
19 75.0 73.9 66.3 66.3 46.2 44.7
20 81.3 81.1 73.6 72.2 55.3 53.3
21 88.2 88.3 83.9 84.4 69.7 69.7
22 90.6 90.9 84.0 85.9 69.7 69.6
23 91.0 90.9 83.3 83.3 70.1 68.6
24 91.5 92.0 83.9 83.6 69.7 69.2
25 92.4 91.8 84.4 84.0 69.4 68.9
26-29 90.4 91.7 80.3 82.8 65.3 67.0
30-34 89.7 89.8 78.2 78.6 62.5 62.2
35-39 89.7 89.1 76.9 76.9 60.8 62.3
40-44 91.6 90.0 76.6 76.8 62.8 60.1
45-49 89.3a 91.3 71.5 74.0 55.9 59.0
50-54 90.0 90.2 72.3 73.3 59.8 58.5
55-59 89.2 88.8 67.6 67.7 52.8 53.2
60-64 87.4 88.9 65.6 67.0 50.9 53.1
65 or Older 80.7 81.2 51.5 52.4 40.3 41.2
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Table 2.16A – Alcohol Use, Binge Alcohol Use, and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month, by Detailed Age Category: Numbers in Thousands, 2011 and 2012
Age Category Alcohol Use
(2011)
Alcohol Use
(2012)
Binge Alcohol Use
(2011)
Binge Alcohol Use
(2012)
Heavy Alcohol Use
(2011)
Heavy Alcohol Use
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
NOTE: Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL 133,385 135,502 58,341 59,685 15,865 17,021
12 60 48 29 20 2 1
13 136 132 54 53 2a 15
14 327 366 144 169 16 13
15 632 570 338 285 64a 37
16 937 870 525 495 120 101
17 1,234 1,232 760 778 174 159
18 1,858 1,879 1,294 1,225 366 310
19 1,988 1,902 1,290 1,306 426 472
20 2,482 2,296 1,642 1,521 527 543
21 3,045 3,079 1,989 2,093 675 716
22 3,000 3,095 1,981 2,061 629 659
23 2,794 2,998 1,860 1,930 573 604
24 2,906 2,827 1,852 1,809 542 514
25 2,741 2,752 1,744 1,716 427a 567
26-29 11,115 11,496 6,509 6,463 2,014 1,704
30-34 12,115 12,295 6,495 6,662 1,810 1,761
35-39 11,978 12,119 5,299 5,623 1,226a 1,586
40-44 12,777 12,131 5,366 5,536 1,255a 1,616
45-49 12,048 12,643 5,272 5,364 1,369 1,531
50-54 13,792 13,701 4,519 5,320 1,326 1,537
55-59 9,991 10,941 3,407 3,445 854 1,033
60-64 9,216 8,888 2,619 2,397 794 721
65 or Older 16,213 17,242 3,352 3,413 673 820
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Table 2.16B – Alcohol Use, Binge Alcohol Use, and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month, by Detailed Age Category: Percentages, 2011 and 2012
Age Category Alcohol Use
(2011)
Alcohol Use
(2012)
Binge Alcohol Use
(2011)
Binge Alcohol Use
(2012)
Heavy Alcohol Use
(2011)
Heavy Alcohol Use
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
NOTE: Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL 51.8 52.1 22.6 23.0 6.2 6.5
12 1.6 1.2 0.8 0.5 0.1 0.0
13 3.3 3.3 1.3 1.3 0.1a 0.4
14 7.7 8.7 3.4 4.0 0.4 0.3
15 14.9 13.6 7.9 6.8 1.5a 0.9
16 21.5 20.7 12.0 11.8 2.7 2.4
17 29.2 28.8 18.0 18.2 4.1 3.7
18 39.2 39.9 27.3 26.0 7.7 6.6
19 46.2 44.7 30.0 30.7 9.9 11.1
20 55.3 53.3 36.6 35.3 11.8 12.6
21 69.7 69.7 45.6 47.4 15.5 16.2
22 69.7 69.6 46.0 46.3 14.6 14.8
23 70.1 68.6 46.7 44.1 14.4 13.8
24 69.7 69.2 44.4 44.3 13.0 12.6
25 69.4 68.9 44.2 43.0 10.8a 14.2
26-29 65.3 67.0 38.2 37.7 11.8 9.9
30-34 62.5 62.2 33.5 33.7 9.3 8.9
35-39 60.8 62.3 26.9 28.9 6.2a 8.2
40-44 62.8 60.1 26.4 27.4 6.2a 8.0
45-49 55.9 59.0 24.5 25.0 6.4 7.1
50-54 59.8 58.5 19.6 22.7 5.7 6.6
55-59 52.8 53.2 18.0 16.7 4.5 5.0
60-64 50.9 53.1 14.5 14.3 4.4 4.3
65 or Older 40.3 41.2 8.3 8.2 1.7 2.0
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Table 2.17A – Tobacco Product Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2011 and 2012
Demographic Characteristic Lifetime
(2011)
Lifetime
(2012)
Past Year
(2011)
Past Year
(2012)
Past Month
(2011)
Past Month
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
NOTE: Tobacco Products include cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Tobacco Product use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL 173,890 173,654 81,859 82,829 68,225 69,497
AGE            
12-17 5,782b 5,354 4,203b 3,801 2,490b 2,152
18-25 23,304 22,926 17,159 16,891 13,532 13,167
26 or Older 144,804 145,374 60,497 62,138 52,203 54,178
GENDER            
Male 93,794 93,877 48,509 49,600 40,232 41,522
Female 80,096 79,777 33,349 33,229 27,993 27,976
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE            
Not Hispanic or Latino 153,067 152,253 71,631 72,736 60,173 61,776
White 126,138 125,928 57,539 58,517 48,304 49,500
Black or African American 17,105 16,967 9,279 9,485 7,928 8,343
American Indian or Alaska Native 1,060 1,107 717 778 615 698
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander * * * * 265 *
Asian 5,288 4,594 2,049 1,793 1,620 1,385
Two or More Races 2,914 2,975 1,687 1,817 1,441 1,548
Hispanic or Latino 20,823 21,401 10,228 10,093 8,052 7,721
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Table 2.17B – Tobacco Product Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2011 and 2012
Demographic Characteristic Lifetime
(2011)
Lifetime
(2012)
Past Year
(2011)
Past Year
(2012)
Past Month
(2011)
Past Month
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
NOTE: Tobacco Products include cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Tobacco Product use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL 67.5 66.8 31.8 31.9 26.5 26.7
AGE            
12-17 23.2b 21.5 16.8b 15.2 10.0b 8.6
18-25 67.9a 66.3 50.0 48.8 39.5a 38.1
26 or Older 73.0 72.5 30.5 31.0 26.3 27.0
GENDER            
Male 75.3 74.6 38.9 39.4 32.3 33.0
Female 60.2 59.5 25.1 24.8 21.1 20.9
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE            
Not Hispanic or Latino 70.2 69.3 32.8 33.1 27.6 28.1
White 74.6 74.3 34.0 34.5 28.6 29.2
Black or African American 56.5 55.3 30.6 30.9 26.2 27.2
American Indian or Alaska Native 74.2 76.6 50.2 53.8 43.0 48.4
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander * * * * 28.4 *
Asian 42.6a 35.9 16.5 14.0 13.0 10.8
Two or More Races 72.9 71.6 42.2 43.7 36.1 37.3
Hispanic or Latino 52.8 53.1 26.0 25.0 20.4 19.2
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Table 2.18A – Tobacco Product Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2011 and 2012
Demographic Characteristic Lifetime
(2011)
Lifetime
(2012)
Past Year
(2011)
Past Year
(2012)
Past Month
(2011)
Past Month
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
NOTE: Tobacco Products include cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Tobacco Product use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL 5,782b 5,354 4,203b 3,801 2,490b 2,152
GENDER            
Male 3,303a 3,061 2,441b 2,194 1,475b 1,270
Female 2,479a 2,293 1,762a 1,606 1,014a 882
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE            
Not Hispanic or Latino 4,702b 4,255 3,489b 3,086 2,098b 1,831
White 3,634a 3,331 2,756a 2,510 1,687a 1,510
Black or African American 628 552 427a 342 238 190
American Indian or Alaska Native 45 55 32 38 20 27
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander * * * * * *
Asian 140a 85 93a 43 46 23
Two or More Races 231 205 168 141 101 74
Hispanic or Latino 1,080 1,099 714 714 391 322
GENDER/RACE/HISPANIC ORIGIN            
Male, White, Not Hispanic 2,113a 1,921 1,627a 1,468 997 899
Female, White, Not Hispanic 1,522 1,411 1,129 1,041 690 611
Male, Black, Not Hispanic 373 301 256a 188 149 119
Female, Black, Not Hispanic 255 251 171 154 89 72
Male, Hispanic 586 627 394 399 230 179
Female, Hispanic 494 472 320 315 162 143
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Table 2.18B – Tobacco Product Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2011 and 2012
Demographic Characteristic Lifetime
(2011)
Lifetime
(2012)
Past Year
(2011)
Past Year
(2012)
Past Month
(2011)
Past Month
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
NOTE: Tobacco Products include cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Tobacco Product use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL 23.2b 21.5 16.8b 15.2 10.0b 8.6
GENDER            
Male 25.9a 24.0 19.1b 17.2 11.6b 10.0
Female 20.3a 18.8 14.4a 13.2 8.3a 7.2
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE            
Not Hispanic or Latino 24.0b 21.9 17.8b 15.9 10.7b 9.4
White 26.2b 24.2 19.8a 18.3 12.1a 11.0
Black or African American 17.8 15.7 12.1a 9.7 6.7 5.4
American Indian or Alaska Native 32.9 36.6 23.3 25.2 14.5 18.3
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander * * * * * *
Asian 11.6a 7.2 7.7b 3.6 3.8 2.0
Two or More Races 32.2 28.0 23.5 19.2 14.1 10.1
Hispanic or Latino 19.9 20.0 13.2 13.0 7.2 5.9
GENDER/RACE/HISPANIC ORIGIN            
Male, White, Not Hispanic 29.5a 27.3 22.7a 20.8 13.9 12.8
Female, White, Not Hispanic 22.6 21.0 16.8 15.5 10.2 9.1
Male, Black, Not Hispanic 21.2a 16.9 14.5a 10.5 8.4 6.7
Female, Black, Not Hispanic 14.4 14.4 9.7 8.9 5.0 4.1
Male, Hispanic 21.1 22.3 14.2 14.2 8.3 6.4
Female, Hispanic 18.6 17.6 12.1 11.7 6.1 5.3
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Table 2.19A – Tobacco Product Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2011 and 2012
Demographic Characteristic Lifetime
(2011)
Lifetime
(2012)
Past Year
(2011)
Past Year
(2012)
Past Month
(2011)
Past Month
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
NOTE: Tobacco Products include cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Tobacco Product use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
1 The Other Employment category includes students, persons keeping house or caring for children full time, retired or disabled persons, or other persons not in the labor force.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL 23,304 22,926 17,159 16,891 13,532 13,167
GENDER            
Male 12,793 12,627 10,122 10,117 8,155 8,091
Female 10,511 10,299 7,038 6,774 5,377a 5,076
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE            
Not Hispanic or Latino 18,911 18,570 14,173 14,102 11,294 11,120
White 14,686 14,347 11,101 10,964 8,814 8,655
Black or African American 2,525 2,560 1,856 1,946 1,492 1,568
American Indian or Alaska Native 188 237 161 197 134 164
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander * * * * * *
Asian 918 774 617 491 500b 329
Two or More Races 496 536 382 429 308 341
Hispanic or Latino 4,392 4,356 2,986 2,789 2,238 2,046
EDUCATION            
< High School 4,011b 3,619 3,326b 2,948 2,883b 2,548
High School Graduate 7,866 7,812 6,022 6,104 4,991 4,991
Some College 8,119 8,042 5,789 5,745 4,328 4,240
College Graduate 3,308 3,453 2,023 2,094 1,330 1,387
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT            
Full-Time 9,187a 9,736 6,518a 7,044 5,238a 5,680
Part-Time 6,194 6,092 4,548 4,465 3,444 3,340
Unemployed 3,174b 2,824 2,639a 2,365 2,250a 1,981
Other1 4,749a 4,274 3,455b 3,017 2,600b 2,166
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Table 2.19B – Tobacco Product Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2011 and 2012
Demographic Characteristic Lifetime
(2011)
Lifetime
(2012)
Past Year
(2011)
Past Year
(2012)
Past Month
(2011)
Past Month
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
NOTE: Tobacco Products include cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Tobacco Product use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
1 The Other Employment category includes students, persons keeping house or caring for children full time, retired or disabled persons, or other persons not in the labor force.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL 67.9a 66.3 50.0 48.8 39.5a 38.1
GENDER            
Male 74.5 72.8 58.9 58.3 47.5 46.6
Female 61.4 59.7 41.1 39.3 31.4a 29.4
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE            
Not Hispanic or Latino 69.4a 67.7 52.0 51.4 41.4 40.5
White 74.9a 73.4 56.6 56.1 45.0 44.3
Black or African American 53.8 52.2 39.5 39.7 31.8 32.0
American Indian or Alaska Native 87.4 89.0 74.9 74.0 62.4 61.6
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander * * * * * *
Asian 48.8 43.4 32.8 27.6 26.5b 18.5
Two or More Races 69.8 70.5 53.8 56.4 43.4 44.8
Hispanic or Latino 62.3 61.0 42.4a 39.0 31.7a 28.6
EDUCATION            
< High School 69.8 68.0 57.9 55.4 50.2 47.9
High School Graduate 67.3 66.3 51.5 51.8 42.7 42.3
Some College 67.9a 65.1 48.4 46.5 36.2 34.3
College Graduate 67.4 67.3 41.2 40.8 27.1 27.0
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT            
Full-Time 73.6 72.3 52.2 52.3 42.0 42.2
Part-Time 66.1 64.8 48.5 47.5 36.8 35.5
Unemployed 70.8 68.7 58.9 57.6 50.2 48.2
Other1 59.6a 56.1 43.4b 39.6 32.6b 28.4
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Table 2.20A – Tobacco Product Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2011 and 2012
Demographic Characteristic Lifetime
(2011)
Lifetime
(2012)
Past Year
(2011)
Past Year
(2012)
Past Month
(2011)
Past Month
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
NOTE: Tobacco Products include cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Tobacco Product use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
1 The Other Employment category includes students, persons keeping house or caring for children full time, retired or disabled persons, or other persons not in the labor force.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL 144,804 145,374 60,497 62,138 52,203 54,178
GENDER            
Male 77,698 78,189 35,947 37,289 30,602 32,161
Female 67,106 67,185 24,550 24,849 21,601 22,017
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE            
Not Hispanic or Latino 129,453 129,429 53,969 55,548 46,781 48,825
White 107,817 108,250 43,682 45,043 37,803 39,336
Black or African American 13,952 13,854 6,996 7,197 6,198 6,584
American Indian or Alaska Native 826 815 523 543 460 507
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander * * * * * *
Asian 4,230 3,735 1,338 1,259 1,075 1,033
Two or More Races 2,187 2,233 1,136 1,247 1,033 1,133
Hispanic or Latino 15,351 15,946 6,527 6,590 5,422 5,354
EDUCATION            
< High School 18,200 19,309 10,296 11,363 9,505 10,554
High School Graduate 42,932 42,651 20,091 20,663 18,168 18,725
Some College 37,990 37,819 16,774 16,852 14,767 14,944
College Graduate 45,682 45,595 13,336 13,260 9,763 9,956
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT            
Full-Time 77,267 77,548 33,914 34,630 28,576 29,509
Part-Time 16,874 16,108 6,398 6,474 5,429 5,683
Unemployed 6,929 7,313 4,301 4,544 3,906 4,079
Other1 43,735 44,406 15,884 16,490 14,292 14,907
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Table 2.20B – Tobacco Product Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2011 and 2012
Demographic Characteristic Lifetime
(2011)
Lifetime
(2012)
Past Year
(2011)
Past Year
(2012)
Past Month
(2011)
Past Month
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
NOTE: Tobacco Products include cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Tobacco Product use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
1 The Other Employment category includes students, persons keeping house or caring for children full time, retired or disabled persons, or other persons not in the labor force.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL 73.0 72.5 30.5 31.0 26.3 27.0
GENDER            
Male 82.1 81.6 38.0 38.9 32.3 33.6
Female 64.7 64.2 23.7 23.7 20.8 21.0
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE            
Not Hispanic or Latino 75.5 74.9 31.5 32.1 27.3 28.2
White 79.5 79.4 32.2 33.0 27.9 28.9
Black or African American 63.3 62.2 31.7 32.3 28.1 29.6
American Indian or Alaska Native 76.8 79.3 48.6 52.8 42.8 49.3
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander * * * * * *
Asian 45.3a 38.0 14.3 12.8 11.5 10.5
Two or More Races 85.1 84.0 44.2 46.9 40.2 42.6
Hispanic or Latino 57.0 57.6 24.2 23.8 20.1 19.4
EDUCATION            
< High School 66.7 66.8 37.7 39.3 34.8 36.5
High School Graduate 74.0 73.6 34.6 35.7 31.3 32.3
Some College 76.4 75.3 33.7 33.6 29.7 29.8
College Graduate 72.2 71.9 21.1 20.9 15.4 15.7
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT            
Full-Time 74.8 74.4 32.8 33.2 27.7 28.3
Part-Time 73.1a 68.9 27.7 27.7 23.5 24.3
Unemployed 76.0 77.2 47.2 48.0 42.9 43.1
Other1 69.5 69.9 25.3 26.0 22.7 23.5
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Table 2.21A – Tobacco Product Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2011 and 2012
Demographic Characteristic Lifetime
(2011)
Lifetime
(2012)
Past Year
(2011)
Past Year
(2012)
Past Month
(2011)
Past Month
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
NOTE: Tobacco Products include cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Tobacco Product use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
1 The Other Employment category includes students, persons keeping house or caring for children full time, retired or disabled persons, or other persons not in the labor force.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL 168,108 168,300 77,656 79,029 65,735 67,345
GENDER            
Male 90,491 90,816 46,068 47,405 38,757 40,251
Female 77,617 77,484 31,588 31,623 26,979 27,093
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE            
Not Hispanic or Latino 148,364 147,998 68,142 69,650 58,075 59,945
White 122,503 122,597 54,783 56,008 46,617 47,991
Black or African American 16,477 16,414 8,853 9,144 7,690 8,152
American Indian or Alaska Native 1,014 1,052 684 740 595 671
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander * * * * 258 *
Asian 5,149 4,509 1,956 1,750 1,575 1,362
Two or More Races 2,683 2,770 1,518 1,676 1,340 1,474
Hispanic or Latino 19,743 20,302 9,514 9,379 7,660 7,400
EDUCATION            
< High School 22,211 22,928 13,623 14,311 12,388 13,102
High School Graduate 50,799 50,463 26,113 26,768 23,159 23,716
Some College 46,109 45,862 22,562 22,596 19,094 19,184
College Graduate 48,989 49,048 15,358 15,354 11,093 11,343
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT            
Full-Time 86,454 87,284 40,432 41,674 33,815 35,189
Part-Time 23,068 22,199 10,945 10,938 8,873 9,023
Unemployed 10,103 10,137 6,940 6,909 6,155 6,060
Other1 48,483 48,680 19,339 19,507 16,893 17,072
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Table 2.21B – Tobacco Product Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2011 and 2012
Demographic Characteristic Lifetime
(2011)
Lifetime
(2012)
Past Year
(2011)
Past Year
(2012)
Past Month
(2011)
Past Month
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
NOTE: Tobacco Products include cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Tobacco Product use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
1 The Other Employment category includes students, persons keeping house or caring for children full time, retired or disabled persons, or other persons not in the labor force.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL 72.3 71.6 33.4 33.6 28.3 28.6
GENDER            
Male 80.9 80.3 41.2 41.9 34.6 35.6
Female 64.3 63.5 26.2 25.9 22.3 22.2
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE            
Not Hispanic or Latino 74.7 73.9 34.3 34.8 29.2 29.9
White 78.9 78.7 35.3 35.9 30.0 30.8
Black or African American 61.6 60.4 33.1 33.7 28.8 30.0
American Indian or Alaska Native 78.6 81.3 53.0 57.2 46.1 51.8
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander * * * * 29.9 *
Asian 45.9a 38.9 17.4 15.1 14.0 11.7
Two or More Races 81.8 81.0 46.3 49.0 40.9 43.1
Hispanic or Latino 58.1 58.3 28.0 26.9 22.5 21.3
EDUCATION            
< High School 67.3 67.0 41.3 41.8 37.5 38.3
High School Graduate 72.9 72.4 37.5 38.4 33.2 34.0
Some College 74.7 73.3 36.6 36.1 31.0 30.7
College Graduate 71.8 71.5 22.5 22.4 16.3 16.5
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT            
Full-Time 74.7 74.2 34.9 35.4 29.2 29.9
Part-Time 71.1b 67.8 33.7 33.4 27.4 27.5
Unemployed 74.3 74.7 51.0 50.9 45.3 44.6
Other1 68.4 68.4 27.3 27.4 23.8 24.0
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Table 2.22A – Cigarette Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2011 and 2012
Demographic Characteristic Lifetime
(2011)
Lifetime
(2012)
Past Year
(2011)
Past Year
(2012)
Past Month
(2011)
Past Month
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL 161,799 161,057 67,126 67,802 56,819 57,525
AGE            
12-17 4,773b 4,338 3,287b 2,948 1,939b 1,634
18-25 20,929 20,593 14,516 14,195 11,488a 11,008
26 or Older 136,096 136,125 49,323 50,659 43,392 44,882
GENDER            
Male 84,626 84,479 35,937 36,941 30,331 31,021
Female 77,173 76,578 31,189 30,861 26,488 26,504
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE            
Not Hispanic or Latino 142,020 140,818 57,998 59,039 49,532 50,772
White 117,407 117,107 46,394 46,877 39,713 40,259
Black or African American 15,411 14,960 7,631 8,042 6,496 7,057
American Indian or Alaska Native 995 1,027 615 667 522 563
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander * * 196 * 172 *
Asian 4,996 4,343 1,785 1,513 1,455 1,203
Two or More Races 2,707 2,742 1,378 1,643 1,174 1,433
Hispanic or Latino 19,779 20,238 9,128 8,763 7,287 6,753
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Table 2.22B – Cigarette Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2011 and 2012
Demographic Characteristic Lifetime
(2011)
Lifetime
(2012)
Past Year
(2011)
Past Year
(2012)
Past Month
(2011)
Past Month
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL 62.8 61.9 26.1 26.1 22.1 22.1
AGE            
12-17 19.1b 17.4 13.2b 11.8 7.8b 6.6
18-25 61.0a 59.5 42.3 41.0 33.5a 31.8
26 or Older 68.6 67.9 24.9 25.3 21.9 22.4
GENDER            
Male 67.9 67.1 28.8 29.3 24.3 24.6
Female 58.0 57.1 23.5 23.0 19.9 19.8
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE            
Not Hispanic or Latino 65.1 64.1 26.6 26.9 22.7 23.1
White 69.4 69.0 27.4 27.6 23.5 23.7
Black or African American 50.9 48.7 25.2 26.2 21.5 23.0
American Indian or Alaska Native 69.7 71.1 43.1 46.2 36.5 39.0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander * * 21.0 * 18.4 *
Asian 40.2a 34.0 14.4 11.8 11.7 9.4
Two or More Races 67.7 66.0 34.5 39.6 29.4 34.5
Hispanic or Latino 50.2 50.2 23.2 21.7 18.5 16.8
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Table 2.23A – Cigarette Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2011 and 2012
Demographic Characteristic Lifetime
(2011)
Lifetime
(2012)
Past Year
(2011)
Past Year
(2012)
Past Month
(2011)
Past Month
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL 4,773b 4,338 3,287b 2,948 1,939b 1,634
GENDER            
Male 2,564a 2,342 1,751a 1,571 1,048b 865
Female 2,209b 1,996 1,536a 1,378 890a 769
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE            
Not Hispanic or Latino 3,839b 3,402 2,684b 2,354 1,610b 1,369
White 2,943b 2,649 2,108a 1,911 1,298a 1,128
Black or African American 508 442 318 255 173 143
American Indian or Alaska Native 37 41 28 30 17 18
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander * * * * * *
Asian 127a 68 78a 35 40 20
Two or More Races 202 179 143 111 77 55
Hispanic or Latino 934 937 603 594 329 265
GENDER/RACE/HISPANIC ORIGIN            
Male, White, Not Hispanic 1,584a 1,409 1,121 1,013 683a 586
Female, White, Not Hispanic 1,359 1,240 988 898 615 543
Male, Black, Not Hispanic 286 234 179 138 101 85
Female, Black, Not Hispanic 222 208 138 116 72 58
Male, Hispanic 496 523 315 311 187 146
Female, Hispanic 439 414 289 283 142 119
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Table 2.23B – Cigarette Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2011 and 2012
Demographic Characteristic Lifetime
(2011)
Lifetime
(2012)
Past Year
(2011)
Past Year
(2012)
Past Month
(2011)
Past Month
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL 19.1b 17.4 13.2b 11.8 7.8b 6.6
GENDER            
Male 20.1a 18.4 13.7a 12.3 8.2b 6.8
Female 18.1b 16.4 12.6a 11.3 7.3a 6.3
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE            
Not Hispanic or Latino 19.6b 17.5 13.7b 12.1 8.2b 7.0
White 21.2b 19.3 15.2a 13.9 9.3a 8.2
Black or African American 14.4 12.5 9.0a 7.2 4.9 4.1
American Indian or Alaska Native 26.9 27.3 20.2 19.9 12.3 11.8
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander * * * * * *
Asian 10.5a 5.7 6.5a 3.0 3.3 1.7
Two or More Races 28.2 24.4 19.9 15.1 10.7 7.5
Hispanic or Latino 17.2 17.1 11.1 10.8 6.1 4.8
GENDER/RACE/HISPANIC ORIGIN            
Male, White, Not Hispanic 22.1a 20.0 15.7 14.4 9.5 8.3
Female, White, Not Hispanic 20.2 18.5 14.7 13.4 9.1 8.1
Male, Black, Not Hispanic 16.3 13.1 10.2 7.8 5.8 4.8
Female, Black, Not Hispanic 12.5 12.0 7.8 6.7 4.1 3.3
Male, Hispanic 17.9 18.6 11.3 11.1 6.7 5.2
Female, Hispanic 16.6 15.4 10.9 10.6 5.4 4.4
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Table 2.24A – Cigarette Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2011 and 2012
Demographic Characteristic Lifetime
(2011)
Lifetime
(2012)
Past Year
(2011)
Past Year
(2012)
Past Month
(2011)
Past Month
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
1 The Other Employment category includes students, persons keeping house or caring for children full time, retired or disabled persons, or other persons not in the labor force.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL 20,929 20,593 14,516 14,195 11,488a 11,008
GENDER            
Male 11,276 11,068 8,170 8,095 6,582 6,343
Female 9,653 9,525 6,346 6,100 4,906 4,665
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE            
Not Hispanic or Latino 16,802 16,524 11,829 11,700 9,483 9,223
White 13,082 12,739 9,253 9,047 7,406 7,146
Black or African American 2,167 2,253 1,499 1,625 1,207 1,287
American Indian or Alaska Native 184 230 147 183 119 *
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander * * * * * *
Asian 846 716 538 429 428a 290
Two or More Races 435 478 340 342 280 290
Hispanic or Latino 4,127 4,069 2,686 2,494 2,005a 1,785
EDUCATION            
< High School 3,792b 3,405 3,025a 2,699 2,629b 2,318
High School Graduate 7,188 7,197 5,273 5,262 4,346 4,219
Some College 7,153 7,041 4,760 4,674 3,551 3,420
College Graduate 2,796 2,950 1,458 1,558 962 1,050
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT            
Full-Time 8,331a 8,853 5,526a 5,897 4,461 4,714
Part-Time 5,467 5,360 3,747 3,664 2,829 2,720
Unemployed 2,910a 2,623 2,345 2,135 1,984 1,781
Other1 4,222a 3,756 2,899b 2,498 2,215b 1,793
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Table 2.24B – Cigarette Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2011 and 2012
Demographic Characteristic Lifetime
(2011)
Lifetime
(2012)
Past Year
(2011)
Past Year
(2012)
Past Month
(2011)
Past Month
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
1 The Other Employment category includes students, persons keeping house or caring for children full time, retired or disabled persons, or other persons not in the labor force.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL 61.0a 59.5 42.3 41.0 33.5a 31.8
GENDER            
Male 65.6 63.8 47.6 46.7 38.3 36.6
Female 56.4 55.2 37.1 35.4 28.7 27.1
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE            
Not Hispanic or Latino 61.7 60.2 43.4 42.6 34.8 33.6
White 66.7 65.2 47.2 46.3 37.8 36.6
Black or African American 46.1 45.9 31.9 33.1 25.7 26.2
American Indian or Alaska Native 85.3 86.5 68.2 68.8 55.0 *
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander * * * * * *
Asian 44.9 40.2 28.6 24.1 22.7a 16.3
Two or More Races 61.3 62.7 48.0 44.9 39.4 38.1
Hispanic or Latino 58.5 57.0 38.1 34.9 28.4a 25.0
EDUCATION            
< High School 66.0 64.0 52.7 50.7 45.8 43.6
High School Graduate 61.5 61.0 45.1 44.6 37.2 35.8
Some College 59.8a 57.0 39.8 37.9 29.7a 27.7
College Graduate 57.0 57.5 29.7 30.4 19.6 20.5
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT            
Full-Time 66.7 65.7 44.3 43.8 35.7 35.0
Part-Time 58.4 57.0 40.0 39.0 30.2 28.9
Unemployed 64.9 63.8 52.3 52.0 44.3 43.4
Other1 53.0a 49.3 36.4b 32.8 27.8b 23.5
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Table 2.25A – Cigarette Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2011 and 2012
Demographic Characteristic Lifetime
(2011)
Lifetime
(2012)
Past Year
(2011)
Past Year
(2012)
Past Month
(2011)
Past Month
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
1 The Other Employment category includes students, persons keeping house or caring for children full time, retired or disabled persons, or other persons not in the labor force.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL 136,096 136,125 49,323 50,659 43,392 44,882
GENDER            
Male 70,785 71,069 26,016 27,276 22,701 23,813
Female 65,311 65,056 23,308 23,384 20,691 21,069
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE            
Not Hispanic or Latino 121,378 120,893 43,485 44,985 38,439 40,179
White 101,381 101,718 35,033 35,919 31,009 31,984
Black or African American 12,736 12,265 5,814 6,162 5,116 5,627
American Indian or Alaska Native 775 755 441 454 386 398
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander * * * * * *
Asian 4,023 3,560 1,169 1,049 987 894
Two or More Races 2,070 2,086 894 1,190 817 1,088
Hispanic or Latino 14,718 15,233 5,839 5,675 4,953 4,703
EDUCATION            
< High School 17,335 18,258 9,255 10,004 8,508 9,232
High School Graduate 40,707 40,376 17,247 17,950 15,395 16,313
Some College 36,045 35,886 13,836 14,056 12,457 12,515
College Graduate 42,010 41,605 8,985 8,649 7,032 6,822
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT            
Full-Time 71,950 71,608 25,888 26,625 22,551 23,417
Part-Time 16,015 15,457 5,364 5,470 4,588 4,723
Unemployed 6,576 6,894 3,923 4,050 3,548 3,662
Other1 41,556 42,165 14,149 14,515 12,706 13,081
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Table 2.25B – Cigarette Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2011 and 2012
Demographic Characteristic Lifetime
(2011)
Lifetime
(2012)
Past Year
(2011)
Past Year
(2012)
Past Month
(2011)
Past Month
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
1 The Other Employment category includes students, persons keeping house or caring for children full time, retired or disabled persons, or other persons not in the labor force.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL 68.6 67.9 24.9 25.3 21.9 22.4
GENDER            
Male 74.8 74.2 27.5 28.5 24.0 24.9
Female 63.0 62.1 22.5 22.3 20.0 20.1
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE            
Not Hispanic or Latino 70.8 69.9 25.4 26.0 22.4 23.2
White 74.7 74.6 25.8 26.4 22.9 23.5
Black or African American 57.8 55.1 26.4 27.7 23.2 25.3
American Indian or Alaska Native 72.0 73.5 41.0 44.1 35.9 38.7
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander * * * * * *
Asian 43.1 36.3 12.5 10.7 10.6 9.1
Two or More Races 80.6 78.5 34.8 44.8 31.8 40.9
Hispanic or Latino 54.6 55.1 21.7 20.5 18.4 17.0
EDUCATION            
< High School 63.6 63.1 33.9 34.6 31.2 31.9
High School Graduate 70.2 69.7 29.7 31.0 26.5 28.2
Some College 72.5 71.4 27.8 28.0 25.0 24.9
College Graduate 66.4 65.6 14.2 13.6 11.1 10.8
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT            
Full-Time 69.7 68.7 25.1 25.6 21.8 22.5
Part-Time 69.4 66.2 23.3 23.4 19.9 20.2
Unemployed 72.1 72.8 43.0 42.8 38.9 38.7
Other1 66.1 66.4 22.5 22.8 20.2 20.6
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Table 2.26A – Cigarette Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2011 and 2012
Demographic Characteristic Lifetime
(2011)
Lifetime
(2012)
Past Year
(2011)
Past Year
(2012)
Past Month
(2011)
Past Month
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
1 The Other Employment category includes students, persons keeping house or caring for children full time, retired or disabled persons, or other persons not in the labor force.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL 157,025 156,718 63,839 64,854 54,880 55,890
GENDER            
Male 82,062 82,137 34,186 35,370 29,282 30,156
Female 74,964 74,581 29,653 29,483 25,598 25,734
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE            
Not Hispanic or Latino 138,181 137,417 55,314 56,685 47,922 49,402
White 114,463 114,458 44,286 44,967 38,415 39,130
Black or African American 14,903 14,518 7,313 7,787 6,323 6,914
American Indian or Alaska Native 958 986 588 637 505 546
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander * * 186 * 167 *
Asian 4,869 4,275 1,707 1,478 1,415 1,183
Two or More Races 2,505 2,563 1,235 1,532 1,097 1,378
Hispanic or Latino 18,845 19,301 8,525 8,169 6,958 6,488
EDUCATION            
< High School 21,127 21,663 12,280 12,703 11,137 11,550
High School Graduate 47,894 47,573 22,520 23,213 19,741 20,533
Some College 43,198 42,928 18,595 18,730 16,008 15,935
College Graduate 44,806 44,554 10,443 10,208 7,994 7,873
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT            
Full-Time 80,281 80,461 31,414 32,522 27,012 28,131
Part-Time 21,481 20,817 9,110 9,134 7,416 7,443
Unemployed 9,485 9,518 6,267 6,185 5,532 5,443
Other1 45,778 45,922 17,047 17,013 14,920 14,873
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Table 2.26B – Cigarette Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2011 and 2012
Demographic Characteristic Lifetime
(2011)
Lifetime
(2012)
Past Year
(2011)
Past Year
(2012)
Past Month
(2011)
Past Month
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
1 The Other Employment category includes students, persons keeping house or caring for children full time, retired or disabled persons, or other persons not in the labor force.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL 67.5 66.7 27.4 27.6 23.6 23.8
GENDER            
Male 73.4 72.6 30.6 31.3 26.2 26.7
Female 62.1 61.1 24.6 24.2 21.2 21.1
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE            
Not Hispanic or Latino 69.6 68.6 27.8 28.3 24.1 24.7
White 73.7 73.4 28.5 28.9 24.7 25.1
Black or African American 55.7 53.4 27.3 28.7 23.6 25.4
American Indian or Alaska Native 74.2 76.2 45.5 49.2 39.1 42.2
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander * * 21.6 * 19.4 *
Asian 43.4a 36.9 15.2 12.7 12.6 10.2
Two or More Races 76.4 75.0 37.7 44.8 33.4 40.3
Hispanic or Latino 55.5 55.4 25.1 23.5 20.5 18.6
EDUCATION            
< High School 64.0 63.3 37.2 37.1 33.7 33.7
High School Graduate 68.7 68.2 32.3 33.3 28.3 29.4
Some College 70.0 68.6 30.1 29.9 25.9 25.5
College Graduate 65.7 65.0 15.3 14.9 11.7 11.5
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT            
Full-Time 69.4 68.4 27.1 27.6 23.3 23.9
Part-Time 66.2a 63.5 28.1 27.9 22.9 22.7
Unemployed 69.8 70.1 46.1 45.6 40.7 40.1
Other1 64.6 64.5 24.1 23.9 21.1 20.9
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Table 2.27A – Smokeless Tobacco Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2011 and 2012
Demographic Characteristic Lifetime
(2011)
Lifetime
(2012)
Past Year
(2011)
Past Year
(2012)
Past Month
(2011)
Past Month
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
NOTE: Smokeless Tobacco includes chewing tobacco or snuff.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL 46,269 45,936 11,746 12,040 8,243 9,036
AGE            
12-17 1,688 1,586 1,125a 971 517 515
18-25 7,002 6,891 3,219 3,109 1,867 1,911
26 or Older 37,580 37,459 7,402 7,960 5,859 6,609
GENDER            
Male 39,296 38,912 10,711 11,130 7,676a 8,496
Female 6,973 7,025 1,035 910 568 540
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE            
Not Hispanic or Latino 43,002 42,463 10,917 11,219 7,882 8,581
White 38,075 37,700 9,779 10,077 7,031 7,695
Black or African American 2,720 2,712 530 648 421 534
American Indian or Alaska Native 417 431 112 156 87 128
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 155 * * 85 * 78
Asian 763 720 102 79 41 48
Two or More Races 871 695 297a 174 224a 98
Hispanic or Latino 3,267 3,474 829 821 362 455
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Table 2.27B – Smokeless Tobacco Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2011 and 2012
Demographic Characteristic Lifetime
(2011)
Lifetime
(2012)
Past Year
(2011)
Past Year
(2012)
Past Month
(2011)
Past Month
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
NOTE: Smokeless Tobacco includes chewing tobacco or snuff.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL 18.0 17.7 4.6 4.6 3.2 3.5
AGE            
12-17 6.8 6.4 4.5a 3.9 2.1 2.1
18-25 20.4 19.9 9.4 9.0 5.4 5.5
26 or Older 18.9 18.7 3.7 4.0 3.0 3.3
GENDER            
Male 31.5 30.9 8.6 8.8 6.2 6.7
Female 5.2 5.2 0.8 0.7 0.4 0.4
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE            
Not Hispanic or Latino 19.7 19.3 5.0 5.1 3.6 3.9
White 22.5 22.2 5.8 5.9 4.2 4.5
Black or African American 9.0 8.8 1.8 2.1 1.4 1.7
American Indian or Alaska Native 29.2 29.9 7.8 10.8 6.1 8.9
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 16.6 * * 7.8 * 7.3
Asian 6.1 5.6 0.8 0.6 0.3 0.4
Two or More Races 21.8 16.7 7.4a 4.2 5.6b 2.4
Hispanic or Latino 8.3 8.6 2.1 2.0 0.9 1.1
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Table 2.28A – Smokeless Tobacco Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2011 and 2012
Demographic Characteristic Lifetime
(2011)
Lifetime
(2012)
Past Year
(2011)
Past Year
(2012)
Past Month
(2011)
Past Month
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
NOTE: Smokeless Tobacco includes chewing tobacco or snuff.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL 1,688 1,586 1,125a 971 517 515
GENDER            
Male 1,354 1,281 948a 824 461 470
Female 334 305 177 147 56 45
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE            
Not Hispanic or Latino 1,522 1,399 1,007b 862 480 485
White 1,355 1,242 905a 775 438 443
Black or African American 62 61 27 35 10 15
American Indian or Alaska Native 15 22 9 15 4 8
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander * * * * * *
Asian 16 8 15 3 2 1
Two or More Races 68 58 46 32 21 18
Hispanic or Latino 166 187 118 110 38 30
GENDER/RACE/HISPANIC ORIGIN            
Male, White, Not Hispanic 1,103 1,003 780a 662 397 407
Female, White, Not Hispanic 252 239 125 113 42 36
Male, Black, Not Hispanic 49 48 21 28 9 13
Female, Black, Not Hispanic 13 13 5 7 1 2
Male, Hispanic 135 156 98 92 32 26
Female, Hispanic 31 31 21 18 5 4
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Table 2.28B – Smokeless Tobacco Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2011 and 2012
Demographic Characteristic Lifetime
(2011)
Lifetime
(2012)
Past Year
(2011)
Past Year
(2012)
Past Month
(2011)
Past Month
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
NOTE: Smokeless Tobacco includes chewing tobacco or snuff.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL 6.8 6.4 4.5a 3.9 2.1 2.1
GENDER            
Male 10.6 10.1 7.4a 6.5 3.6 3.7
Female 2.7 2.5 1.5 1.2 0.5 0.4
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE            
Not Hispanic or Latino 7.8 7.2 5.2a 4.4 2.5 2.5
White 9.8 9.0 6.5a 5.6 3.2 3.2
Black or African American 1.8 1.7 0.8 1.0 0.3 0.4
American Indian or Alaska Native 11.1 15.0 6.3 10.1 2.8 5.4
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander * * * * * *
Asian 1.4 0.6 1.2 0.2 0.2 0.0
Two or More Races 9.4 7.8 6.5 4.3 3.0 2.4
Hispanic or Latino 3.1 3.4 2.2 2.0 0.7 0.5
GENDER/RACE/HISPANIC ORIGIN            
Male, White, Not Hispanic 15.4 14.2 10.9a 9.4 5.5 5.8
Female, White, Not Hispanic 3.7 3.6 1.9 1.7 0.6 0.5
Male, Black, Not Hispanic 2.8 2.7 1.2 1.6 0.5 0.7
Female, Black, Not Hispanic 0.7 0.7 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.1
Male, Hispanic 4.9 5.6 3.5 3.3 1.2 0.9
Female, Hispanic 1.2 1.1 0.8 0.7 0.2 0.1
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Table 2.29A – Smokeless Tobacco Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2011 and 2012
Demographic Characteristic Lifetime
(2011)
Lifetime
(2012)
Past Year
(2011)
Past Year
(2012)
Past Month
(2011)
Past Month
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
NOTE: Smokeless Tobacco includes chewing tobacco or snuff.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
1 The Other Employment category includes students, persons keeping house or caring for children full time, retired or disabled persons, or other persons not in the labor force.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL 7,002 6,891 3,219 3,109 1,867 1,911
GENDER            
Male 5,624 5,540 2,903 2,838 1,769 1,820
Female 1,378 1,351 316 271 98 91
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE            
Not Hispanic or Latino 6,182 6,052 2,866 2,840 1,741 1,789
White 5,569 5,460 2,640 2,589 1,653 1,671
Black or African American 242 232 68 69 24 22
American Indian or Alaska Native 80 99 23a 48 15 27
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander * * * * * *
Asian 133 83 57 38 18 18
Two or More Races 134 158 64 82 25 41
Hispanic or Latino 820 839 353 269 127 122
EDUCATION            
< High School 1,209 1,067 595a 480 348 288
High School Graduate 2,499 2,553 1,221 1,248 722 743
Some College 2,409 2,289 1,031 1,000 570 623
College Graduate 885 982 372 382 227 257
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT            
Full-Time 3,036a 3,307 1,440 1,540 885 1,012
Part-Time 1,756 1,700 780 732 437 423
Unemployed 922 859 395 376 203 198
Other1 1,288b 1,025 604a 461 342 278
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Table 2.29B – Smokeless Tobacco Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2011 and 2012
Demographic Characteristic Lifetime
(2011)
Lifetime
(2012)
Past Year
(2011)
Past Year
(2012)
Past Month
(2011)
Past Month
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
NOTE: Smokeless Tobacco includes chewing tobacco or snuff.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
1 The Other Employment category includes students, persons keeping house or caring for children full time, retired or disabled persons, or other persons not in the labor force.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL 20.4 19.9 9.4 9.0 5.4 5.5
GENDER            
Male 32.7 31.9 16.9 16.4 10.3 10.5
Female 8.0 7.8 1.8 1.6 0.6 0.5
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE            
Not Hispanic or Latino 22.7 22.0 10.5 10.3 6.4 6.5
White 28.4 27.9 13.5 13.3 8.4 8.6
Black or African American 5.2 4.7 1.5 1.4 0.5 0.4
American Indian or Alaska Native 37.2 37.1 10.8 18.0 7.2 10.0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander * * * * * *
Asian 7.1 4.7 3.0 2.1 0.9 1.0
Two or More Races 18.8 20.7 9.1 10.8 3.6 5.3
Hispanic or Latino 11.6 11.8 5.0 3.8 1.8 1.7
EDUCATION            
< High School 21.0 20.1 10.4 9.0 6.1 5.4
High School Graduate 21.4 21.7 10.4 10.6 6.2 6.3
Some College 20.1 18.5 8.6 8.1 4.8 5.0
College Graduate 18.0 19.1 7.6 7.4 4.6 5.0
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT            
Full-Time 24.3 24.6 11.5 11.4 7.1 7.5
Part-Time 18.7 18.1 8.3 7.8 4.7 4.5
Unemployed 20.6 20.9 8.8 9.2 4.5 4.8
Other1 16.2b 13.5 7.6a 6.1 4.3 3.6
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Table 2.30A – Smokeless Tobacco Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2011 and 2012
Demographic Characteristic Lifetime
(2011)
Lifetime
(2012)
Past Year
(2011)
Past Year
(2012)
Past Month
(2011)
Past Month
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
NOTE: Smokeless Tobacco includes chewing tobacco or snuff.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
1 The Other Employment category includes students, persons keeping house or caring for children full time, retired or disabled persons, or other persons not in the labor force.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL 37,580 37,459 7,402 7,960 5,859 6,609
GENDER            
Male 32,318 32,090 6,860 7,468 5,446a 6,205
Female 5,261 5,369 542 492 413 404
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE            
Not Hispanic or Latino 35,299 35,012 7,044 7,518 5,661 6,306
White 31,152 30,999 6,233 6,712 4,940 5,581
Black or African American 2,416 2,419 435 543 387 496
American Indian or Alaska Native 322 310 80 93 67 93
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander * * * * * *
Asian 614 630 30 39 21 30
Two or More Races 670 480 186a 60 177b 40
Hispanic or Latino 2,281 2,447 358 442 198 303
EDUCATION            
< High School 4,643 5,059 1,405 1,360 1,161 1,081
High School Graduate 11,390 11,348 2,685 2,720 2,170 2,339
Some College 9,739 9,489 1,817 2,221 1,446a 1,846
College Graduate 11,808 11,563 1,495 1,659 1,083 1,344
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT            
Full-Time 24,052 24,264 5,088 5,485 4,088 4,677
Part-Time 3,281 3,304 547 621 379 498
Unemployed 1,799 1,906 384 412 278 294
Other1 8,447 7,985 1,383 1,442 1,113 1,140
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Table 2.30B – Smokeless Tobacco Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2011 and 2012
Demographic Characteristic Lifetime
(2011)
Lifetime
(2012)
Past Year
(2011)
Past Year
(2012)
Past Month
(2011)
Past Month
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
NOTE: Smokeless Tobacco includes chewing tobacco or snuff.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
1 The Other Employment category includes students, persons keeping house or caring for children full time, retired or disabled persons, or other persons not in the labor force.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL 18.9 18.7 3.7 4.0 3.0 3.3
GENDER            
Male 34.1 33.5 7.2 7.8 5.8 6.5
Female 5.1 5.1 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE            
Not Hispanic or Latino 20.6 20.3 4.1 4.3 3.3 3.6
White 23.0 22.7 4.6 4.9 3.6 4.1
Black or African American 11.0 10.9 2.0 2.4 1.8 2.2
American Indian or Alaska Native 29.9 30.1 7.4 9.1 6.3 9.1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander * * * * * *
Asian 6.6 6.4 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.3
Two or More Races 26.1 18.0 7.2b 2.3 6.9b 1.5
Hispanic or Latino 8.5 8.8 1.3 1.6 0.7 1.1
EDUCATION            
< High School 17.0 17.5 5.2 4.7 4.3 3.7
High School Graduate 19.6 19.6 4.6 4.7 3.7 4.0
Some College 19.6 18.9 3.7 4.4 2.9a 3.7
College Graduate 18.7 18.2 2.4 2.6 1.7 2.1
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT            
Full-Time 23.3 23.3 4.9 5.3 4.0 4.5
Part-Time 14.2 14.1 2.4 2.7 1.6 2.1
Unemployed 19.7 20.1 4.2 4.4 3.1 3.1
Other1 13.4 12.6 2.2 2.3 1.8 1.8
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Table 2.31A – Smokeless Tobacco Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2011 and 2012
Demographic Characteristic Lifetime
(2011)
Lifetime
(2012)
Past Year
(2011)
Past Year
(2012)
Past Month
(2011)
Past Month
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
NOTE: Smokeless Tobacco includes chewing tobacco or snuff.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
1 The Other Employment category includes students, persons keeping house or caring for children full time, retired or disabled persons, or other persons not in the labor force.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL 44,581 44,350 10,621 11,069 7,726a 8,521
GENDER            
Male 37,942 37,631 9,762 10,306 7,215a 8,026
Female 6,639 6,720 858 763 511 495
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE            
Not Hispanic or Latino 41,480 41,064 9,910 10,358 7,402 8,096
White 36,721 36,458 8,873 9,302 6,592 7,253
Black or African American 2,658 2,651 503 613 410 518
American Indian or Alaska Native 402 409 103 141 83 120
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander * * * * * *
Asian 747 713 87 76 38 47
Two or More Races 804 637 250a 143 203a 80
Hispanic or Latino 3,101 3,286 711 711 324 425
EDUCATION            
< High School 5,852 6,127 2,000 1,839 1,509 1,369
High School Graduate 13,889 13,901 3,906 3,968 2,892 3,081
Some College 12,148 11,778 2,848 3,221 2,016a 2,469
College Graduate 12,693 12,545 1,867 2,040 1,310 1,602
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT            
Full-Time 27,088 27,571 6,527 7,025 4,973a 5,689
Part-Time 5,038 5,004 1,327 1,353 816 921
Unemployed 2,721 2,765 779 788 481 492
Other1 9,735 9,010 1,987 1,903 1,456 1,418
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Table 2.31B – Smokeless Tobacco Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2011 and 2012
Demographic Characteristic Lifetime
(2011)
Lifetime
(2012)
Past Year
(2011)
Past Year
(2012)
Past Month
(2011)
Past Month
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
NOTE: Smokeless Tobacco includes chewing tobacco or snuff.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
1 The Other Employment category includes students, persons keeping house or caring for children full time, retired or disabled persons, or other persons not in the labor force.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL 19.2 18.9 4.6 4.7 3.3 3.6
GENDER            
Male 33.9 33.3 8.7 9.1 6.4 7.1
Female 5.5 5.5 0.7 0.6 0.4 0.4
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE            
Not Hispanic or Latino 20.9 20.5 5.0 5.2 3.7 4.0
White 23.7 23.4 5.7 6.0 4.2 4.7
Black or African American 9.9 9.8 1.9 2.3 1.5 1.9
American Indian or Alaska Native 31.2 31.6 8.0 10.9 6.4 9.3
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander * * * * * *
Asian 6.7 6.1 0.8 0.7 0.3 0.4
Two or More Races 24.5 18.6 7.6a 4.2 6.2a 2.3
Hispanic or Latino 9.1 9.4 2.1 2.0 1.0 1.2
EDUCATION            
< High School 17.7 17.9 6.1 5.4 4.6 4.0
High School Graduate 19.9 19.9 5.6 5.7 4.1 4.4
Some College 19.7 18.8 4.6 5.1 3.3a 3.9
College Graduate 18.6 18.3 2.7 3.0 1.9 2.3
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT            
Full-Time 23.4 23.4 5.6 6.0 4.3a 4.8
Part-Time 15.5 15.3 4.1 4.1 2.5 2.8
Unemployed 20.0 20.4 5.7 5.8 3.5 3.6
Other1 13.7 12.7 2.8 2.7 2.1 2.0
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Table 2.32A – Cigar Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2011 and 2012
Demographic Characteristic Lifetime
(2011)
Lifetime
(2012)
Past Year
(2011)
Past Year
(2012)
Past Month
(2011)
Past Month
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL 88,505 88,596 24,980 25,647 12,865 13,417
AGE            
12-17 2,675b 2,389 1,939b 1,684 858b 645
18-25 13,540 13,490 7,568 7,521 3,724 3,716
26 or Older 72,290 72,716 15,472 16,443 8,283 9,055
GENDER            
Male 64,738 65,531 19,392 19,909 10,179 10,756
Female 23,767 23,065 5,588 5,738 2,686 2,661
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE            
Not Hispanic or Latino 78,976 78,931 21,973 22,331 11,300 11,844
White 67,439 67,431 17,274 17,964 8,379 9,035
Black or African American 6,858 7,240 3,209 2,978 2,265 2,140
American Indian or Alaska Native 456 468 152 187 80 107
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander * * * 88 56 38
Asian 2,402 1,840 555 423 160 197
Two or More Races 1,505 1,715 619 691 361 326
Hispanic or Latino 9,529 9,665 3,007 3,316 1,565 1,573
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Table 2.32B – Cigar Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2011 and 2012
Demographic Characteristic Lifetime
(2011)
Lifetime
(2012)
Past Year
(2011)
Past Year
(2012)
Past Month
(2011)
Past Month
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL 34.4 34.1 9.7 9.9 5.0 5.2
AGE            
12-17 10.7b 9.6 7.8b 6.8 3.4b 2.6
18-25 39.5 39.0 22.1 21.7 10.9 10.7
26 or Older 36.5 36.3 7.8 8.2 4.2 4.5
GENDER            
Male 51.9 52.1 15.6 15.8 8.2 8.5
Female 17.9 17.2 4.2 4.3 2.0 2.0
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE            
Not Hispanic or Latino 36.2 35.9 10.1 10.2 5.2 5.4
White 39.9 39.8 10.2 10.6 5.0 5.3
Black or African American 22.7 23.6 10.6 9.7 7.5 7.0
American Indian or Alaska Native 31.9 32.4 10.6 13.0 5.6 7.4
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander * * * 8.2 5.9 3.5
Asian 19.3a 14.4 4.5 3.3 1.3 1.5
Two or More Races 37.7 41.3 15.5 16.6 9.0 7.9
Hispanic or Latino 24.2 24.0 7.6 8.2 4.0 3.9
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Table 2.33A – Cigar Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2011 and 2012
Demographic Characteristic Lifetime
(2011)
Lifetime
(2012)
Past Year
(2011)
Past Year
(2012)
Past Month
(2011)
Past Month
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL 2,675b 2,389 1,939b 1,684 858b 645
GENDER            
Male 1,709a 1,548 1,255a 1,097 562b 445
Female 966a 842 684a 587 296b 200
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE            
Not Hispanic or Latino 2,163b 1,937 1,634b 1,381 724b 548
White 1,758a 1,577 1,321a 1,151 586b 442
Black or African American 260 219 203a 136 101 67
American Indian or Alaska Native 17 18 11 10 4 5
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander * * * * * *
Asian 38 30 26 15 4 4
Two or More Races 82 89 65 65 29 28
Hispanic or Latino 513 453 306 302 134 98
GENDER/RACE/HISPANIC ORIGIN            
Male, White, Not Hispanic 1,168 1,050 882 781 400a 313
Female, White, Not Hispanic 590 527 439 370 186a 129
Male, Black, Not Hispanic 159 137 128a 74 67 41
Female, Black, Not Hispanic 101 82 75 62 34 26
Male, Hispanic 295 273 181 178 74 63
Female, Hispanic 218 179 124 125 60 35
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Table 2.33B – Cigar Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2011 and 2012
Demographic Characteristic Lifetime
(2011)
Lifetime
(2012)
Past Year
(2011)
Past Year
(2012)
Past Month
(2011)
Past Month
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL 10.7b 9.6 7.8b 6.8 3.4b 2.6
GENDER            
Male 13.4a 12.2 9.8a 8.6 4.4b 3.5
Female 7.9a 6.9 5.6a 4.8 2.4b 1.6
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE            
Not Hispanic or Latino 11.1b 10.0 8.4b 7.1 3.7b 2.8
White 12.7a 11.5 9.5a 8.4 4.2b 3.2
Black or African American 7.4 6.2 5.7a 3.9 2.8 1.9
American Indian or Alaska Native 12.2 12.2 8.0 6.9 2.9 3.6
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander * * * * * *
Asian 3.2 2.5 2.2 1.2 0.3 0.4
Two or More Races 11.4 12.1 9.1 8.9 4.1 3.8
Hispanic or Latino 9.5 8.2 5.6 5.5 2.5 1.8
GENDER/RACE/HISPANIC ORIGIN            
Male, White, Not Hispanic 16.3 14.9 12.3 11.1 5.6a 4.4
Female, White, Not Hispanic 8.8 7.9 6.5 5.5 2.8a 1.9
Male, Black, Not Hispanic 9.0 7.7 7.3b 4.1 3.8 2.3
Female, Black, Not Hispanic 5.7 4.7 4.2 3.6 1.9 1.5
Male, Hispanic 10.6 9.7 6.5 6.3 2.7 2.2
Female, Hispanic 8.2 6.7 4.7 4.6 2.3 1.3
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Table 2.34A – Cigar Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2011 and 2012
Demographic Characteristic Lifetime
(2011)
Lifetime
(2012)
Past Year
(2011)
Past Year
(2012)
Past Month
(2011)
Past Month
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
1 The Other Employment category includes students, persons keeping house or caring for children full time, retired or disabled persons, or other persons not in the labor force.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL 13,540 13,490 7,568 7,521 3,724 3,716
GENDER            
Male 8,796 8,826 5,433 5,472 2,742 2,836
Female 4,744 4,664 2,135 2,049 982 880
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE            
Not Hispanic or Latino 11,424 11,352 6,463 6,441 3,182 3,192
White 9,384 9,268 5,110 5,115 2,377 2,371
Black or African American 1,207 1,264 883 864 621 581
American Indian or Alaska Native 100 * 52 75 25 36
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander * 52 * 15 * 10
Asian 417a 296 230 169 81 78
Two or More Races 285 340 175 202 73 116
Hispanic or Latino 2,116 2,137 1,105 1,080 542 524
EDUCATION            
< High School 1,993 1,868 1,303 1,168 777 685
High School Graduate 4,310 4,330 2,519 2,606 1,336 1,385
Some College 4,938 4,940 2,728 2,720 1,241 1,262
College Graduate 2,299 2,352 1,018 1,027 371 384
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT            
Full-Time 5,442a 5,884 2,827a 3,108 1,333a 1,526
Part-Time 3,648 3,748 2,137 2,160 1,005 1,059
Unemployed 1,815b 1,535 1,152b 941 695b 526
Other1 2,634a 2,323 1,452 1,312 690 606
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Table 2.34B – Cigar Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2011 and 2012
Demographic Characteristic Lifetime
(2011)
Lifetime
(2012)
Past Year
(2011)
Past Year
(2012)
Past Month
(2011)
Past Month
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
1 The Other Employment category includes students, persons keeping house or caring for children full time, retired or disabled persons, or other persons not in the labor force.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL 39.5 39.0 22.1 21.7 10.9 10.7
GENDER            
Male 51.2 50.9 31.6 31.5 16.0 16.4
Female 27.7 27.0 12.5 11.9 5.7 5.1
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE            
Not Hispanic or Latino 41.9 41.4 23.7 23.5 11.7 11.6
White 47.9 47.4 26.1 26.2 12.1 12.1
Black or African American 25.7 25.8 18.8 17.6 13.2 11.8
American Indian or Alaska Native 46.3 * 24.2 28.3 11.8 13.4
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander * 27.5 * 7.9 * 5.4
Asian 22.1a 16.6 12.2 9.5 4.3 4.4
Two or More Races 40.2 44.6 24.6 26.6 10.3 15.3
Hispanic or Latino 30.0 29.9 15.7 15.1 7.7 7.3
EDUCATION            
< High School 34.7 35.1 22.7 21.9 13.5 12.9
High School Graduate 36.9 36.7 21.5 22.1 11.4 11.7
Some College 41.3 40.0 22.8 22.0 10.4 10.2
College Graduate 46.9 45.9 20.8 20.0 7.6 7.5
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT            
Full-Time 43.6 43.7 22.6 23.1 10.7 11.3
Part-Time 38.9 39.9 22.8 23.0 10.7 11.3
Unemployed 40.5 37.4 25.7 22.9 15.5a 12.8
Other1 33.1 30.5 18.2 17.2 8.7 8.0
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Table 2.35A – Cigar Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2011 and 2012
Demographic Characteristic Lifetime
(2011)
Lifetime
(2012)
Past Year
(2011)
Past Year
(2012)
Past Month
(2011)
Past Month
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
1 The Other Employment category includes students, persons keeping house or caring for children full time, retired or disabled persons, or other persons not in the labor force.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL 72,290 72,716 15,472 16,443 8,283 9,055
GENDER            
Male 54,233 55,157 12,703 13,341 6,875 7,475
Female 18,057 17,559 2,769 3,102 1,408 1,581
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE            
Not Hispanic or Latino 65,389 65,642 13,876 14,509 7,394 8,104
White 56,297 56,586 10,843 11,699 5,416a 6,222
Black or African American 5,391 5,757 2,123 1,977 1,543 1,492
American Indian or Alaska Native 340 317 88 101 50 66
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander * * * * * *
Asian 1,947 1,515 299 239 75 115
Two or More Races 1,138 1,286 379 424 258 182
Hispanic or Latino 6,900 7,075 1,596 1,934 889 951
EDUCATION            
< High School 6,994 7,896 1,885a 2,507 1,217 1,556
High School Graduate 18,971 19,704 3,978 3,961 2,395 2,169
Some College 19,294 18,819 4,301 4,496 2,329 2,552
College Graduate 27,030 26,297 5,307 5,479 2,343 2,778
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT            
Full-Time 43,364 43,901 10,035 10,527 5,205 5,322
Part-Time 7,730 7,337 1,649 1,579 887 902
Unemployed 3,261 3,675 868 1,098 519 709
Other1 17,934 17,804 2,920 3,238 1,673 2,122
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Table 2.35B – Cigar Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2011 and 2012
Demographic Characteristic Lifetime
(2011)
Lifetime
(2012)
Past Year
(2011)
Past Year
(2012)
Past Month
(2011)
Past Month
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
1 The Other Employment category includes students, persons keeping house or caring for children full time, retired or disabled persons, or other persons not in the labor force.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL 36.5 36.3 7.8 8.2 4.2 4.5
GENDER            
Male 57.3 57.6 13.4 13.9 7.3 7.8
Female 17.4 16.8 2.7 3.0 1.4 1.5
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE            
Not Hispanic or Latino 38.2 38.0 8.1 8.4 4.3 4.7
White 41.5 41.5 8.0 8.6 4.0 4.6
Black or African American 24.5 25.9 9.6 8.9 7.0 6.7
American Indian or Alaska Native 31.6 30.8 8.2 9.9 4.7 6.4
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander * * * * * *
Asian 20.8 15.4 3.2 2.4 0.8 1.2
Two or More Races 44.3 48.4 14.8 15.9 10.1 6.8
Hispanic or Latino 25.6 25.6 5.9 7.0 3.3 3.4
EDUCATION            
< High School 25.6 27.3 6.9a 8.7 4.5 5.4
High School Graduate 32.7 34.0 6.9 6.8 4.1 3.7
Some College 38.8 37.5 8.6 9.0 4.7 5.1
College Graduate 42.7 41.4 8.4 8.6 3.7 4.4
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT            
Full-Time 42.0 42.1 9.7 10.1 5.0 5.1
Part-Time 33.5 31.4 7.1 6.8 3.8 3.9
Unemployed 35.8 38.8 9.5 11.6 5.7 7.5
Other1 28.5 28.0 4.6 5.1 2.7 3.3
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Table 2.36A – Cigar Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2011 and 2012
Demographic Characteristic Lifetime
(2011)
Lifetime
(2012)
Past Year
(2011)
Past Year
(2012)
Past Month
(2011)
Past Month
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
1 The Other Employment category includes students, persons keeping house or caring for children full time, retired or disabled persons, or other persons not in the labor force.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL 85,830 86,206 23,040 23,964 12,007 12,772
GENDER            
Male 63,029 63,983 18,136 18,812 9,617 10,311
Female 22,801 22,223 4,904 5,151 2,390 2,461
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE            
Not Hispanic or Latino 76,813 76,994 20,339 20,949 10,576 11,296
White 65,681 65,854 15,953 16,814 7,793 8,593
Black or African American 6,598 7,021 3,006 2,842 2,164 2,073
American Indian or Alaska Native 439 450 141 177 76 102
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander * * * * 55 37
Asian 2,364 1,810 529 408 157 193
Two or More Races 1,423 1,626 554 626 331 298
Hispanic or Latino 9,017 9,212 2,701 3,014 1,431 1,475
EDUCATION            
< High School 8,987 9,763 3,189 3,675 1,994 2,241
High School Graduate 23,281 24,034 6,497 6,566 3,731 3,554
Some College 24,232 23,759 7,029 7,216 3,569 3,815
College Graduate 29,329 28,649 6,326 6,506 2,713 3,162
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT            
Full-Time 48,806 49,784 12,862 13,635 6,538 6,848
Part-Time 11,378 11,085 3,786 3,739 1,892 1,961
Unemployed 5,077 5,210 2,020 2,039 1,214 1,235
Other1 20,568 20,126 4,372 4,550 2,363 2,728
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Table 2.36B – Cigar Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2011 and 2012
Demographic Characteristic Lifetime
(2011)
Lifetime
(2012)
Past Year
(2011)
Past Year
(2012)
Past Month
(2011)
Past Month
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
1 The Other Employment category includes students, persons keeping house or caring for children full time, retired or disabled persons, or other persons not in the labor force.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL 36.9 36.7 9.9 10.2 5.2 5.4
GENDER            
Male 56.3 56.5 16.2 16.6 8.6 9.1
Female 18.9 18.2 4.1 4.2 2.0 2.0
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE            
Not Hispanic or Latino 38.7 38.4 10.2 10.5 5.3 5.6
White 42.3 42.3 10.3 10.8 5.0 5.5
Black or African American 24.7 25.8 11.2 10.5 8.1 7.6
American Indian or Alaska Native 34.0 34.8 10.9 13.7 5.9 7.9
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander * * * * 6.4 3.8
Asian 21.1a 15.6 4.7 3.5 1.4 1.7
Two or More Races 43.4 47.6 16.9 18.3 10.1 8.7
Hispanic or Latino 26.5 26.5 8.0 8.7 4.2 4.2
EDUCATION            
< High School 27.2 28.5 9.7 10.7 6.0 6.5
High School Graduate 33.4 34.5 9.3 9.4 5.4 5.1
Some College 39.3 38.0 11.4 11.5 5.8 6.1
College Graduate 43.0 41.8 9.3 9.5 4.0 4.6
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT            
Full-Time 42.2 42.3 11.1 11.6 5.6 5.8
Part-Time 35.1 33.8 11.7 11.4 5.8 6.0
Unemployed 37.3 38.4 14.9 15.0 8.9 9.1
Other1 29.0 28.3 6.2 6.4 3.3 3.8
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Table 2.37A – Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2011 and 2012
Demographic Characteristic Lifetime
(2011)
Lifetime
(2012)
Past Year
(2011)
Past Year
(2012)
Past Month
(2011)
Past Month
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL 211,747a 214,013 170,422a 173,573 133,385 135,502
AGE            
12-17 8,610b 8,067 6,940a 6,555 3,326 3,217
18-25 28,901 29,195 26,429 26,778 20,814 20,828
26 or Older 174,236b 176,751 137,053a 140,240 109,245 111,457
GENDER            
Male 106,455 107,153 86,725 88,046 70,736 71,187
Female 105,292a 106,860 83,697a 85,526 62,649 64,315
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE            
Not Hispanic or Latino 183,410 184,241 147,510a 150,268 116,650 118,650
White 147,483 147,743 119,652 121,207 96,014 97,412
Black or African American 22,726 23,364 17,347a 18,301 12,732 13,269
American Indian or Alaska Native 1,088 1,129 836 833 639 602
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander * * * * * *
Asian 8,206 7,840 6,669 6,458 4,971 4,719
Two or More Races 3,220 3,416 2,460 2,845 1,874 2,155
Hispanic or Latino 28,337b 29,772 22,912 23,305 16,735 16,852
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Table 2.37B – Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2011 and 2012
Demographic Characteristic Lifetime
(2011)
Lifetime
(2012)
Past Year
(2011)
Past Year
(2012)
Past Month
(2011)
Past Month
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL 82.2 82.3 66.2 66.7 51.8 52.1
AGE            
12-17 34.5b 32.4 27.8a 26.3 13.3 12.9
18-25 84.3 84.4 77.0 77.4 60.7 60.2
26 or Older 87.9 88.1 69.1 69.9 55.1 55.6
GENDER            
Male 85.4 85.1 69.6 69.9 56.8 56.5
Female 79.2 79.6 62.9 63.7 47.1 47.9
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE            
Not Hispanic or Latino 84.1 83.8 67.6 68.4 53.5 54.0
White 87.2 87.1 70.7 71.5 56.8 57.4
Black or African American 75.1 76.1 57.3 59.6 42.1 43.2
American Indian or Alaska Native 76.1 78.2 58.5 57.7 44.7 41.7
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander * * * * * *
Asian 66.0 61.3 53.7 50.5 40.0 36.9
Two or More Races 80.6 82.3 61.6a 68.5 46.9 51.9
Hispanic or Latino 71.9 73.9 58.2 57.8 42.5 41.8
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Table 2.38A – Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2011 and 2012
Demographic Characteristic Lifetime
(2011)
Lifetime
(2012)
Past Year
(2011)
Past Year
(2012)
Past Month
(2011)
Past Month
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL 8,610b 8,067 6,940a 6,555 3,326 3,217
GENDER            
Male 4,392b 4,070 3,453a 3,248 1,697 1,607
Female 4,218a 3,997 3,487 3,306 1,629 1,609
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE            
Not Hispanic or Latino 6,735b 6,211 5,483b 5,061 2,645 2,514
White 4,974a 4,652 4,146 3,945 2,029 2,003
Black or African American 1,117 1,026 839 733 370 328
American Indian or Alaska Native 44 42 40 31 21 15
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander * * * * * *
Asian 278b 170 205b 114 89 58
Two or More Races 287 278 238 208 126 86
Hispanic or Latino 1,876 1,856 1,457 1,494 681 703
GENDER/RACE/HISPANIC ORIGIN            
Male, White, Not Hispanic 2,582a 2,347 2,096 1,962 1,053 982
Female, White, Not Hispanic 2,391 2,305 2,050 1,983 977 1,021
Male, Black, Not Hispanic 548 486 406 337 181 167
Female, Black, Not Hispanic 569 540 433 396 189 161
Male, Hispanic 943 948 707 748 340 366
Female, Hispanic 933 908 750 746 341 337
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Table 2.38B – Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2011 and 2012
Demographic Characteristic Lifetime
(2011)
Lifetime
(2012)
Past Year
(2011)
Past Year
(2012)
Past Month
(2011)
Past Month
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL 34.5b 32.4 27.8a 26.3 13.3 12.9
GENDER            
Male 34.4b 32.0 27.0 25.5 13.3 12.6
Female 34.6a 32.8 28.6 27.1 13.3 13.2
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE            
Not Hispanic or Latino 34.4b 31.9 28.0b 26.0 13.5 12.9
White 35.8a 33.8 29.8 28.7 14.6 14.6
Black or African American 31.6 29.1 23.7a 20.8 10.5 9.3
American Indian or Alaska Native 32.3 28.2 29.0 20.7 15.2 10.0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander * * * * * *
Asian 23.1b 14.3 17.1b 9.6 7.4 4.9
Two or More Races 39.9 37.9 33.2 28.3 17.5a 11.7
Hispanic or Latino 34.6 33.8 26.9 27.2 12.6 12.8
GENDER/RACE/HISPANIC ORIGIN            
Male, White, Not Hispanic 36.1b 33.3 29.3 27.8 14.7 13.9
Female, White, Not Hispanic 35.5 34.4 30.4 29.6 14.5 15.2
Male, Black, Not Hispanic 31.1 27.2 23.0a 18.9 10.3 9.4
Female, Black, Not Hispanic 32.1 31.0 24.5 22.8 10.7 9.3
Male, Hispanic 34.0 33.8 25.5 26.6 12.3 13.1
Female, Hispanic 35.2 33.8 28.3 27.8 12.9 12.6
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Table 2.39A – Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2011 and 2012
Demographic Characteristic Lifetime
(2011)
Lifetime
(2012)
Past Year
(2011)
Past Year
(2012)
Past Month
(2011)
Past Month
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
1 The Other Employment category includes students, persons keeping house or caring for children full time, retired or disabled persons, or other persons not in the labor force.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL 28,901 29,195 26,429 26,778 20,814 20,828
GENDER            
Male 14,550 14,678 13,428 13,639 10,867 10,908
Female 14,351 14,517 13,002 13,139 9,947 9,920
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE            
Not Hispanic or Latino 23,222 23,312 21,446 21,580 17,135 17,010
White 17,356 17,159 16,144 16,076 13,246 13,037
Black or African American 3,550 3,796 3,164 3,381 2,310 2,451
American Indian or Alaska Native 187 226 168 185 113 *
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander * * * * * 82
Asian 1,385 1,293 1,283 1,170 946 855
Two or More Races 624 682 578 627 438 454
Hispanic or Latino 5,679a 5,883 4,983a 5,198 3,678 3,818
EDUCATION            
< High School 4,335 4,067 3,729 3,479 2,545 2,324
High School Graduate 9,468 9,468 8,442 8,460 6,255 6,241
Some College 10,543 10,817 9,864 10,153 8,092 8,032
College Graduate 4,555 4,843 4,394 4,686 3,922 4,232
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT            
Full-Time 11,238b 12,081 10,462b 11,349 8,658a 9,312
Part-Time 8,071 7,963 7,469 7,333 5,892 5,764
Unemployed 3,621 3,397 3,263 3,064 2,468a 2,190
Other1 5,972 5,754 5,235 5,031 3,796 3,563
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Table 2.39B – Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2011 and 2012
Demographic Characteristic Lifetime
(2011)
Lifetime
(2012)
Past Year
(2011)
Past Year
(2012)
Past Month
(2011)
Past Month
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
1 The Other Employment category includes students, persons keeping house or caring for children full time, retired or disabled persons, or other persons not in the labor force.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL 84.3 84.4 77.0 77.4 60.7 60.2
GENDER            
Male 84.7 84.6 78.2 78.6 63.3 62.9
Female 83.8 84.2 75.9 76.2 58.1 57.5
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE            
Not Hispanic or Latino 85.2 84.9 78.7 78.6 62.9 62.0
White 88.5 87.8 82.4 82.3 67.6 66.7
Black or African American 75.6 77.4 67.4 68.9 49.2 49.9
American Indian or Alaska Native 86.6 84.9 77.9 69.6 52.3 *
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander * * * * * 43.2
Asian 73.5 72.6 68.2 65.7 50.2 48.0
Two or More Races 88.0 89.5 81.5 82.4 61.6 59.6
Hispanic or Latino 80.6 82.4 70.7 72.8 52.2 53.5
EDUCATION            
< High School 75.5 76.4 64.9 65.4 44.3 43.7
High School Graduate 81.0 80.3 72.2 71.8 53.5 52.9
Some College 88.1 87.6 82.5 82.2 67.7a 65.0
College Graduate 92.9 94.4 89.6 91.4 80.0 82.5
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT            
Full-Time 90.0 89.7 83.8 84.3 69.4 69.1
Part-Time 86.2 84.7 79.7 78.0 62.9 61.3
Unemployed 80.8 82.7 72.8 74.6 55.1 53.3
Other1 75.0 75.5 65.7 66.1 47.6 46.8
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Table 2.40A – Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2011 and 2012
Demographic Characteristic Lifetime
(2011)
Lifetime
(2012)
Past Year
(2011)
Past Year
(2012)
Past Month
(2011)
Past Month
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
1 The Other Employment category includes students, persons keeping house or caring for children full time, retired or disabled persons, or other persons not in the labor force.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL 174,236b 176,751 137,053a 140,240 109,245 111,457
GENDER            
Male 87,512 88,405 69,845 71,160 58,172 58,672
Female 86,723a 88,346 67,208a 69,080 51,073 52,785
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE            
Not Hispanic or Latino 153,454 154,718 120,581a 123,626 96,869 99,126
White 125,154 125,932 99,362 101,187 80,739 82,372
Black or African American 18,059 18,542 13,344 14,188 10,052 10,489
American Indian or Alaska Native * 861 628 617 505 456
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander * * * * * *
Asian 6,543 6,377 5,180 5,174 3,936 3,805
Two or More Races 2,309 2,456 1,644 2,010 1,311 1,615
Hispanic or Latino 20,782b 22,033 16,472 16,614 12,376 12,331
EDUCATION            
< High School 19,983 21,568 12,833a 14,219 9,042a 10,211
High School Graduate 50,272 50,587 37,262 38,502 28,995 29,837
Some College 45,708 46,290 36,547 36,919 28,638 28,622
College Graduate 58,273 58,305 50,410 50,601 42,569 42,788
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT            
Full-Time 94,659 95,489 79,915 81,874 65,704 66,934
Part-Time 20,644 20,760 16,595 16,888 13,054 13,431
Unemployed 8,107 8,465 6,431 6,835 4,883 5,265
Other1 50,826 52,037 34,111 34,643 25,604 25,826
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Table 2.40B – Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2011 and 2012
Demographic Characteristic Lifetime
(2011)
Lifetime
(2012)
Past Year
(2011)
Past Year
(2012)
Past Month
(2011)
Past Month
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
1 The Other Employment category includes students, persons keeping house or caring for children full time, retired or disabled persons, or other persons not in the labor force.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL 87.9 88.1 69.1 69.9 55.1 55.6
GENDER            
Male 92.4 92.3 73.8 74.3 61.4 61.2
Female 83.7 84.4 64.8 66.0 49.3 50.4
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE            
Not Hispanic or Latino 89.5 89.5 70.4 71.5 56.5 57.3
White 92.3 92.4 73.3 74.2 59.5 60.4
Black or African American 81.9 83.3 60.5 63.7 45.6 47.1
American Indian or Alaska Native * 83.8 58.4 60.0 47.0 44.4
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander * * * * * *
Asian 70.1 65.0 55.5 52.7 42.1 38.8
Two or More Races 89.9 92.4 64.0a 75.6 51.0 60.8
Hispanic or Latino 77.2 79.6 61.2 60.1 46.0 44.6
EDUCATION            
< High School 73.3 74.6 47.1 49.2 33.2 35.3
High School Graduate 86.7 87.3 64.2a 66.5 50.0 51.5
Some College 91.9 92.2 73.5 73.5 57.6 57.0
College Graduate 92.1 91.9 79.6 79.7 67.2 67.4
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT            
Full-Time 91.7 91.7 77.4 78.6 63.6 64.3
Part-Time 89.5 88.8 71.9 72.3 56.6 57.5
Unemployed 89.0 89.4 70.6 72.2 53.6 55.6
Other1 80.8 81.9 54.2 54.5 40.7 40.7
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Table 2.41A – Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2011 and 2012
Demographic Characteristic Lifetime
(2011)
Lifetime
(2012)
Past Year
(2011)
Past Year
(2012)
Past Month
(2011)
Past Month
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
1 The Other Employment category includes students, persons keeping house or caring for children full time, retired or disabled persons, or other persons not in the labor force.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL 203,137b 205,946 163,482b 167,018 130,059 132,285
GENDER            
Male 102,063 103,083 83,273 84,798 69,039 69,580
Female 101,074a 102,863 80,209a 82,220 61,020 62,706
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE            
Not Hispanic or Latino 176,675 178,030 142,027b 145,207 114,005 116,136
White 142,510 143,091 115,506 117,263 93,985 95,409
Black or African American 21,609 22,338 16,508 17,569 12,362 12,940
American Indian or Alaska Native 1,044 1,087 796 802 618 587
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander * * * * * *
Asian 7,928 7,671 6,463 6,344 4,882 4,660
Two or More Races 2,933 3,138 2,222 2,637 1,748 2,069
Hispanic or Latino 26,462b 27,916 21,455 21,811 16,054 16,149
EDUCATION            
< High School 24,318 25,635 16,562 17,698 11,588 12,534
High School Graduate 59,739 60,055 45,704 46,962 35,250 36,078
Some College 56,251 57,108 46,411 47,072 36,730 36,654
College Graduate 62,829 63,149 54,805 55,287 46,491 47,019
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT            
Full-Time 105,896 107,571 90,377 93,223 74,362 76,246
Part-Time 28,715 28,723 24,064 24,221 18,945 19,195
Unemployed 11,728 11,862 9,694 9,900 7,351 7,455
Other1 56,797 57,790 39,347 39,674 29,400 29,389
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Table 2.41B – Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2011 and 2012
Demographic Characteristic Lifetime
(2011)
Lifetime
(2012)
Past Year
(2011)
Past Year
(2012)
Past Month
(2011)
Past Month
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
1 The Other Employment category includes students, persons keeping house or caring for children full time, retired or disabled persons, or other persons not in the labor force.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL 87.3 87.6 70.3 71.0 55.9 56.3
GENDER            
Male 91.2 91.1 74.4 74.9 61.7 61.5
Female 83.7 84.3 66.4 67.4 50.5 51.4
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE            
Not Hispanic or Latino 88.9 88.9 71.5 72.5 57.4 58.0
White 91.8 91.8 74.4 75.2 60.5 61.2
Black or African American 80.8 82.2 61.7 64.7 46.2 47.6
American Indian or Alaska Native 80.8 84.0 61.7 62.0 47.9 45.4
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander * * * * * *
Asian 70.6 66.1 57.6 54.7 43.5 40.2
Two or More Races 89.5 91.8 67.8a 77.1 53.3 60.5
Hispanic or Latino 77.9 80.2 63.1 62.7 47.2 46.4
EDUCATION            
< High School 73.6 74.9 50.2 51.7 35.1 36.6
High School Graduate 85.7 86.1 65.6 67.4 50.6 51.7
Some College 91.2 91.3 75.2 75.2 59.5 58.6
College Graduate 92.1 92.1 80.3 80.6 68.2 68.6
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT            
Full-Time 91.5 91.4 78.1 79.2 64.3 64.8
Part-Time 88.5 87.7 74.2 73.9 58.4 58.6
Unemployed 86.3 87.4 71.3 72.9 54.1 54.9
Other1 80.1 81.2 55.5 55.8 41.5 41.3
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Table 2.42A – Alcohol Use, Binge Alcohol Use, and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2011 and 2012
Demographic Characteristic Alcohol Use
(2011)
Alcohol Use
(2012)
Binge
Alcohol Use
(2011)
Binge
Alcohol Use
(2012)
Heavy
Alcohol Use
(2011)
Heavy
Alcohol Use
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
NOTE: Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL 133,385 135,502 58,341 59,685 15,865 17,021
AGE            
12-17 3,326 3,217 1,849 1,799 379 326
18-25 20,814 20,828 13,653 13,662 4,165 4,386
26 or Older 109,245 111,457 42,839 44,224 11,321 12,309
GENDER            
Male 70,736 71,187 37,375 38,277 11,663 12,469
Female 62,649 64,315 20,966 21,409 4,202 4,553
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE            
Not Hispanic or Latino 116,650 118,650 49,127 50,335 13,884a 14,950
White 96,014 97,412 40,440 40,602 12,014 12,879
Black or African American 12,732 13,269 5,861 6,333 1,198 1,394
American Indian or Alaska Native 639 602 348 437 165 122
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander * * * * 98 52
Asian 4,971 4,719 1,446 1,627 204 220
Two or More Races 1,874 2,155 744a 1,043 205 283
Hispanic or Latino 16,735 16,852 9,213 9,350 1,980 2,071
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Table 2.42B – Alcohol Use, Binge Alcohol Use, and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2011 and 2012
Demographic Characteristic Alcohol Use
(2011)
Alcohol Use
(2012)
Binge
Alcohol Use
(2011)
Binge
Alcohol Use
(2012)
Heavy
Alcohol Use
(2011)
Heavy
Alcohol Use
(2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
NOTE: Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users.
a Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between estimate and 2012 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL 51.8 52.1 22.6 23.0 6.2 6.5
AGE            
12-17 13.3 12.9 7.4 7.2 1.5 1.3
18-25 60.7 60.2 39.8 39.5 12.1 12.7
26 or Older 55.1 55.6 21.6 22.1 5.7 6.1
GENDER            
Male 56.8 56.5 30.0 30.4 9.4 9.9
Female 47.1 47.9 15.8 16.0 3.2 3.4
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE            
Not Hispanic or Latino 53.5 54.0 22.5 22.9 6.4 6.8
White 56.8 57.4 23.9 23.9 7.1 7.6
Black or African American 42.1 43.2 19.4 20.6 4.0 4.5
American Indian or Alaska Native 44.7 41.7 24.3 30.2 11.6 8.5
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander * * * * 10.5 4.8
Asian 40.0 36.9 11.6 12.7 1.6 1.7
Two or More Races 46.9 51.9 18.6a 25.1 5.1 6.8
Hispanic or Latino 42.5 41.8 23.4 23.2 5.0 5.1

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