Table 5.21 Percentage Using Alcohol in the Past Year,
	by Race/Ethnicity and Sociodemographic Characteristics, 1991-1993
	Respondents Aged 12 to 17
	Total	Asian/ Pac Isl	Hispanic Cuba	Hispanic Mexico	Hispanic Puerto Rico	Hispanic Other	Non Hispanic Black	Non Hispanic White
Total	35.9	24.2	29.9	34.8	33.7	38.2	28.8	38.2
Region:
Northeast	36.6	*	*	*	27.8	38.9	30.1	39.1
North Central	38.3	*	*	36.5	39.2	*	29.8	40.0
South	33.1	*	34.7	32.4	38.7	37.6	27.7	35.3
West	37.5	27.3	*	35.4	*	38.4	30.9	39.9
Density:
MSA < 1 Million	36.3	21.8	32.2	35.7	36.1	33.7	28.7	40.7
Other MSA	35.0	*	*	31.2	25.2	*	30.7	36.4
Not in MSA	36.5	*	*	39.7	*	44.8	25.6	37.4
Interview:
Spanish	22.3	*	31.4	23.0	*	21.6	*	*
English	36.1	24.2	29.7	36.5	34.5	40.3	28.8	38.1
Family Income:
<$20,000	34.4	*	23.5	29.2	33.1	36.8	27.8	39.6
$20-40,000	36.5	*	*	37.8	33.6	43.5	30.1	38.6
>$40,000	36.7	27.4	30.8	41.5	35.0	36.5	30.0	37.4
School Dropout:
Yes	54.1	*	*	43.0	*	*	*	61.8
No	35.5	24.5	28.8	34.4	32.8	38.0	28.5	37.7
Family:
Mother/Father	32.4	22.1	30.1	30.7	30.5	35.8	25.2	33.9
Other	41.5	*	29.6	42.0	36.8	41.5	30.8	46.5
Health Insured:
Yes	36.0	23.9	28.5	36.6	34.6	40.1	28.6	38.0
No	35.5	*	*	31.6	28.8	33.4	30.0	39.7
Welfare:
Receives	34.1	*	*	29.5	29.8	37.1	27.7	44.8
Does not	36.1	25.4	31.0	35.6	35.5	38.3	29.2	37.8
* Low precision.
Source: Office of Applied Studies, SAMHSA, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1991-93