Table 5.40 Percentage Using Marijuana in the Past Year,
	by Race/Ethnicity and Sociodemographic Characteristics, 1991-1993
			Respondents Aged 12 and Older
	Total	Asian/ Pac Isl	Hispanic Cuba	Hispanic Mexico	Hispanic Puerto Rico	Hispanic Other	Non Hispanic Black	Non Hispanic White
Total	8.9	4.7	5.9	9.1	10.8	6.6	10.6	8.9
Gender:
Female	6.6	2.0	3.7	5.5	7.0	5.1	7.7	6.7
Male	11.4	7.7	8.4	12.4	15.2	8.3	14.2	11.2
Ages:
12 to 17	9.4	5.3	7.7	10.6	13.1	9.1	8.6	9.5
18 to 25	23.4	11.2	15.8	17.0	19.1	16.8	19.5	25.7
26 to 34	14.1	9.3	*	8.8	16.1	7.5	16.9	14.5
35 and older	3.7	0.8	1.4	4.5	5.3	2.1	5.8	3.6
Region:
Northeast	8.6	4.8	5.2	6.4	10.1	5.9	11.6	8.4
North Central	8.0	2.7	*	8.4	8.4	3.9	13.5	7.4
South	8.2	2.1	5.9	6.6	11.5	6.8	8.6	8.3
West	11.7	6.1	*	10.7	18.3	7.2	14.6	12.5
Density:
MSA < 1 Million	9.6	4.5	5.9	9.4	10.9	6.4	11.3	9.8
Other MSA	8.9	5.4	*	8.3	9.7	5.8	10.3	8.9
Not in MSA	7.7	5.4	*	10.0	*	8.0	8.5	7.5
Interview:
Spanish	2.6	*	2.3	2.7	3.1	1.8	*	*
English	9.1	4.7	7.9	12.1	11.5	8.2	10.7	8.9
Family Income:
<$20,000	10.8	7.2	5.3	8.2	11.9	6.7	11.5	11.2
$20-40,000	9.1	3.1	3.8	9.7	10.6	5.2	10.9	9.1
>$40,000	7.6	4.3	7.1	10.2	9.5	7.3	9.1	7.5
Health Insured:
Yes	7.8	4.6	4.5	9.2	10.1	6.5	9.4	7.6
No	15.9	5.4	10.6	8.9	13.7	6.7	16.4	18.4
Welfare:
Receives	17.1	2.9	*	12.5	11.9	10.3	18.0	19.3
Does not	8.5	4.8	5.9	8.8	10.6	6.3	9.4	8.5
* Low precision.
Source: Office of Applied Studies, SAMHSA, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1991-93