Table 5.42 Percentage Using Marijuana in the Past Year,
	by Race/Ethnicity and Sociodemographic Characteristics, 1991-1993
			Respondents Aged 18 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	5.7	8.9	10.4	6.3	11.0	8.8
Gender:
Female	6.4	1.7	3.6	5.0	6.6	4.8	7.9	6.5
Male	11.6	7.9	8.1	12.4	15.1	8.0	14.9	11.3
Ages:
12 to 17	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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	8.5	5.2	4.8	4.5	10.0	5.8	11.9	8.2
North Central	7.8	2.8	*	7.8	7.3	*	13.7	7.3
South	8.2	2.4	5.9	6.2	12.4	7.3	8.9	8.3
West	11.6	5.6	*	10.5	13.8	6.3	14.8	12.4
Density:
MSA < 1 Million	9.6	4.6	5.9	9.3	10.1	6.2	11.7	9.7
Other MSA	8.7	5.0	*	7.7	10.6	5.4	10.1	8.7
Not in MSA	7.6	*	*	9.3	*	7.0	9.2	7.5
Interview:
Spanish	2.6	*	2.3	2.8	3.1	1.8	*	*
English	9.0	4.7	7.9	12.1	11.1	7.9	11.0	8.8
Family Income:
<$20,000	10.9	6.9	5.0	7.9	11.7	6.2	12.0	11.3
$20-40,000	9.0	*	3.7	9.6	10.9	5.1	11.3	8.9
>$40,000	7.5	4.3	7.0	9.7	8.6	7.1	9.3	7.3
Education:
0-8 years	2.6	*	1.8	2.6	1.9	1.7	1.9	2.9
9-11 years	11.6	*	8.7	10.9	14.4	8.3	15.5	11.0
12 years	9.4	6.7	7.0	13.1	12.1	6.3	12.1	8.9
>12 years	8.8	3.9	5.9	11.7	9.1	8.3	9.5	8.9
Marital Status:
Married	4.9	2.5	3.8	5.3	5.5	2.3	7.2	4.8
Widowed/div/sep	7.6	0.2	2.7	9.3	9.3	6.7	7.4	7.7
Never married	22.3	11.1	15.9	17.3	21.4	15.7	18.7	24.5
Employment:
Employed	10.0	4.3	6.7	9.9	10.4	7.1	10.6	10.2
Unemployed	20.2	*	*	15.5	20.6	10.7	21.4	21.2
Not in labor force	4.5	5.1	1.8	3.7	7.1	2.8	7.6	4.1
Children:
None	10.5	7.9	8.0	13.1	14.7	9.2	12.3	10.3
1 or more	6.6	1.1	3.4	5.9	7.1	3.9	9.3	6.5
Health Insured:
Yes	7.6	4.7	4.2	8.8	9.7	5.9	9.4	7.5
No	16.4	4.7	11.0	8.9	13.3	7.0	17.7	18.9
Welfare:
Receives	18.0	*	*	12.5	11.8	10.3	19.8	19.8
Does not	8.4	4.8	5.8	8.6	10.2	5.9	9.7	8.5
N/A: Not Applicable
* Low precision.
Source: Office of Applied Studies, SAMHSA, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1991-93