2006 Tables: Tobacco Product and Alcohol Use - 2.1 to 2.42 (PE), SAMHSA Office of Applied Studies

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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, 2005 and 2006**
Substance	TIME PERIOD
	Lifetime		Past Year		Past Month
	2005	2006	2005	2006	2005	2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2006 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, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOBACCO PRODUCTS¹	172,217	173,921	84,958	85,999	71,519	72,873
Cigarettes	161,863	162,991	70,832	71,676	60,532	61,565
Smokeless Tobacco	44,793	45,832	10,442	11,295	7,682	8,231
Cigars	88,260	88,737	26,908	26,844	13,640	13,708
Pipe Tobacco²	38,462	38,411	--	--	2,190	2,321
ALCOHOL	201,667	203,368	161,626	162,415	126,028	125,309
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	55,090	56,575
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	16,035	16,946

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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, 2005 and 2006**
Substance	TIME PERIOD
	Lifetime		Past Year		Past Month
	2005	2006	2005	2006	2005	2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2006 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, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOBACCO PRODUCTS¹	70.8	70.7	34.9	35.0	29.4	29.6
Cigarettes	66.6	66.3	29.1	29.1	24.9	25.0
Smokeless Tobacco	18.4	18.6	4.3	4.6	3.2	3.3
Cigars	36.3	36.1	11.1	10.9	5.6	5.6
Pipe Tobacco²	15.8	15.6	--	--	0.9	0.9
ALCOHOL	82.9	82.7	66.5	66.0	51.8	50.9
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	22.7	23.0
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	6.6	6.9

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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, 2005 and 2006**
Substance	TIME PERIOD
	Lifetime		Past Year		Past Month
	2005	2006	2005	2006	2005	2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2006 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, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOBACCO PRODUCTS¹	963	874	581^a	486	251^b	175
Cigarettes	823	721	485	407	197^a	136
Smokeless Tobacco	186	181	97	87	41	30
Cigars	278	254	147	136	57	36
Pipe Tobacco²	61	68	--	--	20	11
ALCOHOL	1,294	1,230	904	845	343	311
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	162	117
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	20	20

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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, 2005 and 2006**
Substance	TIME PERIOD
	Lifetime		Past Year		Past Month
	2005	2006	2005	2006	2005	2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2006 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, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOBACCO PRODUCTS¹	11.7	10.9	7.1	6.0	3.0^b	2.2
Cigarettes	10.0	9.0	5.9	5.1	2.4^a	1.7
Smokeless Tobacco	2.3	2.3	1.2	1.1	0.5	0.4
Cigars	3.4	3.1	1.8	1.7	0.7	0.5
Pipe Tobacco²	0.7	0.8	--	--	0.2	0.1
ALCOHOL	15.7	15.3	11.0	10.5	4.2	3.9
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	2.0	1.5
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	0.2	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, 2005 and 2006**
Substance	TIME PERIOD
	Lifetime		Past Year		Past Month
	2005	2006	2005	2006	2005	2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2006 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, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOBACCO PRODUCTS¹	2,649	2,593	1,726	1,755	980	1,041
Cigarettes	2,250	2,223	1,383	1,392	802	801
Smokeless Tobacco	609	583	389	388	155	178
Cigars	1,127	1,150	771	774	285	341
Pipe Tobacco²	209	216	--	--	56	65
ALCOHOL	3,632	3,662	2,948	2,933	1,315	1,378
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	694	789
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	144	108

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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, 2005 and 2006**
Substance	TIME PERIOD
	Lifetime		Past Year		Past Month
	2005	2006	2005	2006	2005	2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2006 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, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOBACCO PRODUCTS¹	30.5	29.4	19.8	19.9	11.3	11.8
Cigarettes	25.9	25.2	15.9	15.8	9.2	9.1
Smokeless Tobacco	7.0	6.6	4.5	4.4	1.8	2.0
Cigars	13.0	13.0	8.9	8.8	3.3	3.9
Pipe Tobacco²	2.4	2.5	--	--	0.6	0.7
ALCOHOL	41.8	41.5	33.9	33.3	15.1	15.6
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	8.0	8.9
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	1.7	1.2

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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, 2005 and 2006**
Substance	TIME PERIOD
	Lifetime		Past Year		Past Month
	2005	2006	2005	2006	2005	2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2006 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, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOBACCO PRODUCTS¹	4,183	4,085	3,058	3,041	2,093	2,058
Cigarettes	3,708	3,616	2,519	2,516	1,734	1,696
Smokeless Tobacco	1,005	1,047	619^a	739	328	392
Cigars	2,168	2,068	1,566	1,465	722	669
Pipe Tobacco²	364	356	--	--	83	92
ALCOHOL	5,381	5,363	4,602	4,583	2,533	2,533
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	1,657	1,708
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	447	475

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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, 2005 and 2006**
Substance	TIME PERIOD
	Lifetime		Past Year		Past Month
	2005	2006	2005	2006	2005	2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2006 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, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOBACCO PRODUCTS¹	49.6	47.9	36.3	35.7	24.8	24.2
Cigarettes	44.0	42.4	29.9	29.5	20.6	19.9
Smokeless Tobacco	11.9	12.3	7.4^a	8.7	3.9	4.6
Cigars	25.7	24.3	18.6	17.2	8.6	7.9
Pipe Tobacco²	4.3	4.2	--	--	1.0	1.1
ALCOHOL	63.9	62.9	54.6	53.8	30.1	29.7
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	19.7	20.0
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	5.3	5.6

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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, 2005 and 2006**
Substance	TIME PERIOD
	Lifetime		Past Year		Past Month
	2005	2006	2005	2006	2005	2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2006 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, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOBACCO PRODUCTS¹	8,830	8,605	6,881	6,806	5,423	5,297
Cigarettes	8,093	7,765	5,837	5,797	4,629	4,555
Smokeless Tobacco	2,324	2,375	1,225	1,353	684	726
Cigars	5,205	5,125	3,554	3,532	1,881	1,778
Pipe Tobacco²	954	918	--	--	242	185
ALCOHOL	10,365	10,319	9,275	9,236	6,628	6,602
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	4,684	4,625
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	1,685	1,756

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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, 2005 and 2006**
Substance	TIME PERIOD
	Lifetime		Past Year		Past Month
	2005	2006	2005	2006	2005	2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2006 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, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOBACCO PRODUCTS¹	68.1	67.3	53.1	53.2	41.8	41.4
Cigarettes	62.4	60.7	45.0	45.3	35.7	35.6
Smokeless Tobacco	17.9	18.6	9.4	10.6	5.3	5.7
Cigars	40.1	40.1	27.4	27.6	14.5	13.9
Pipe Tobacco²	7.4	7.2	--	--	1.9	1.4
ALCOHOL	79.9	80.7	71.5	72.2	51.1	51.6
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	36.1	36.2
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	13.0	13.7

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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, 2005 and 2006**
Substance	TIME PERIOD
	Lifetime		Past Year		Past Month
	2005	2006	2005	2006	2005	2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2006 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, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOBACCO PRODUCTS¹	14,666	14,909	10,756	10,877	8,959	9,087
Cigarettes	13,786	14,029	9,511	9,594	8,037	8,027
Smokeless Tobacco	4,444	4,231	1,541	1,492	980	980
Cigars	8,831	8,996	4,302	4,396	2,013	2,194
Pipe Tobacco²	1,739	1,692	--	--	229	246
ALCOHOL	17,471	17,991	16,028	16,578	13,155	13,680
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	8,913	9,189
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	3,282	3,336

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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, 2005 and 2006**
Substance	TIME PERIOD
	Lifetime		Past Year		Past Month
	2005	2006	2005	2006	2005	2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2006 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, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOBACCO PRODUCTS¹	75.1	74.7	55.1	54.5	45.9	45.6
Cigarettes	70.6	70.3	48.7	48.1	41.2	40.2
Smokeless Tobacco	22.8^a	21.2	7.9	7.5	5.0	4.9
Cigars	45.2	45.1	22.0	22.0	10.3	11.0
Pipe Tobacco²	8.9	8.5	--	--	1.2	1.2
ALCOHOL	89.5	90.2	82.1	83.1	67.4	68.6
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	45.7	46.1
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	16.8	16.7

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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, 2005 and 2006**
Substance	TIME PERIOD
	Lifetime		Past Year		Past Month
	2005	2006	2005	2006	2005	2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2006 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, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOBACCO PRODUCTS¹	26,198	26,678	15,823	16,473	13,147^a	13,960
Cigarettes	24,694	24,956	13,582	13,879	11,516	11,961
Smokeless Tobacco	9,172	9,046	1,955	2,283	1,553	1,700
Cigars	14,781	15,308	5,066^a	5,758	2,372^a	2,837
Pipe Tobacco²	3,279	3,179	--	--	291	316
ALCOHOL	31,520	31,472	27,573	27,221	21,800	21,699
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	11,474	12,000
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	3,357	3,528

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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, 2005 and 2006**
Substance	TIME PERIOD
	Lifetime		Past Year		Past Month
	2005	2006	2005	2006	2005	2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2006 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, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOBACCO PRODUCTS¹	75.2	76.0	45.4	46.9	37.7	39.8
Cigarettes	70.8	71.1	39.0	39.5	33.0	34.1
Smokeless Tobacco	26.3	25.8	5.6	6.5	4.5	4.8
Cigars	42.4	43.6	14.5^a	16.4	6.8^a	8.1
Pipe Tobacco²	9.4	9.1	--	--	0.8	0.9
ALCOHOL	90.4	89.6	79.1	77.5	62.5	61.8
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	32.9	34.2
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	9.6	10.0

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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, 2005 and 2006**
Substance	TIME PERIOD
	Lifetime		Past Year		Past Month
	2005	2006	2005	2006	2005	2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2006 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, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOBACCO PRODUCTS¹	114,727	116,177	46,134	46,562	40,666	41,254
Cigarettes	108,509	109,681	37,516	38,092	33,616	34,388
Smokeless Tobacco	27,052	28,369	4,617	4,953	3,942	4,224
Cigars	55,871	55,837	11,501	10,783	6,309	5,852
Pipe Tobacco²	31,856	31,981	--	--	1,270	1,407
ALCOHOL	132,005	133,331	100,296	101,019	80,255	79,105
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	27,505	28,147
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	7,100	7,723

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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, 2005 and 2006**
Substance	TIME PERIOD
	Lifetime		Past Year		Past Month
	2005	2006	2005	2006	2005	2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2006 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, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOBACCO PRODUCTS¹	76.2	76.0	30.6	30.5	27.0	27.0
Cigarettes	72.1	71.8	24.9	24.9	22.3	22.5
Smokeless Tobacco	18.0	18.6	3.1	3.2	2.6	2.8
Cigars	37.1	36.5	7.6	7.1	4.2	3.8
Pipe Tobacco²	21.2	20.9	--	--	0.8	0.9
ALCOHOL	87.7	87.3	66.6	66.1	53.3^a	51.8
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	18.3	18.4
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	4.7	5.1

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**Table 2.9A – Tobacco Product and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Males: Numbers in Thousands, 2005 and 2006**
Substance	TIME PERIOD
	Lifetime		Past Year		Past Month
	2005	2006	2005	2006	2005	2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2006 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, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOBACCO PRODUCTS¹	92,316	93,500	49,876	51,249	42,175	43,389
Cigarettes	84,094	84,793	37,660	38,802	32,312	33,220
Smokeless Tobacco	38,121	38,579	9,497^a	10,469	7,174	7,843
Cigars	65,743	65,476	21,321	21,003	11,355	11,092
Pipe Tobacco²	34,099	33,727	--	--	1,877	2,023
ALCOHOL	101,742	102,646	82,926	83,275	68,497	68,025
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	36,025	37,298
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	12,172	12,775

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**Table 2.9B – Tobacco Product and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Males: Percentages, 2005 and 2006**
Substance	TIME PERIOD
	Lifetime		Past Year		Past Month
	2005	2006	2005	2006	2005	2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2006 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, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOBACCO PRODUCTS¹	78.3	78.3	42.3	42.9	35.8	36.4
Cigarettes	71.3	71.0	31.9	32.5	27.4	27.8
Smokeless Tobacco	32.3	32.3	8.1^a	8.8	6.1	6.6
Cigars	55.8	54.9	18.1	17.6	9.6	9.3
Pipe Tobacco²	28.9	28.3	--	--	1.6	1.7
ALCOHOL	86.3	86.0	70.3	69.8	58.1	57.0
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	30.5	31.2
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	10.3	10.7

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**Table 2.10A – Tobacco Product and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Females: Numbers in Thousands, 2005 and 2006**
Substance	TIME PERIOD
	Lifetime		Past Year		Past Month
	2005	2006	2005	2006	2005	2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2006 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, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOBACCO PRODUCTS¹	79,901	80,422	35,082	34,751	29,344	29,484
Cigarettes	77,769	78,198	33,173	32,875	28,220	28,345
Smokeless Tobacco	6,672	7,253	946	826	508	388
Cigars	22,517	23,261	5,586	5,841	2,285	2,616
Pipe Tobacco²	4,363	4,684	--	--	313	298
ALCOHOL	99,925	100,722	78,700	79,140	57,531	57,283
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	19,065	19,276
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	3,863	4,172

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**Table 2.10B – Tobacco Product and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Females: Percentages, 2005 and 2006**
Substance	TIME PERIOD
	Lifetime		Past Year		Past Month
	2005	2006	2005	2006	2005	2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2006 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, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOBACCO PRODUCTS¹	63.8	63.5	28.0	27.4	23.4	23.3
Cigarettes	62.1	61.7	26.5	26.0	22.5	22.4
Smokeless Tobacco	5.3	5.7	0.8	0.7	0.4	0.3
Cigars	18.0	18.4	4.5	4.6	1.8	2.1
Pipe Tobacco²	3.5	3.7	--	--	0.3	0.2
ALCOHOL	79.8	79.5	62.8	62.5	45.9	45.2
Binge Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	15.2	15.2
Heavy Alcohol Use³	--	--	--	--	3.1	3.3

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**Table 2.11A – Tobacco Product Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month, by Detailed Age Category: Numbers in Thousands, 2005 and 2006**
Age Category	TIME PERIOD
	Lifetime		Past Year		Past Month
	2005	2006	2005	2006	2005	2006
*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 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOTAL	172,217	173,921	84,958	85,999	71,519	72,873
12	284	278	150	149	64	40
13	679	596	431^a	337	187^a	135
14	1,081	1,013	660	678	335	373
15	1,568	1,580	1,066	1,077	645	668
16	1,973	1,899	1,431	1,398	927	894
17	2,210	2,186	1,626	1,643	1,167	1,165
18	2,867	2,921	2,302	2,344	1,765	1,771
19	2,956	2,844	2,270	2,287	1,781	1,787
20	3,007	2,841	2,308	2,174	1,877	1,738
21	2,967	3,151	2,270	2,384	1,893	1,969
22	3,005	2,931	2,281	2,219	1,896	1,845
23	2,954	2,939	2,158	2,191	1,774	1,845
24	2,794	2,968	1,972	2,051	1,661	1,693
25	2,947	2,921	2,075	2,032	1,735	1,735
26-29	11,865	12,539	7,627	8,187	6,241^a	6,953
30-34	14,333	14,139	8,196	8,286	6,906	7,008
35-39	15,201	15,595	8,171	8,249	7,008	7,099
40-44	18,474	17,329	9,497^a	8,590	8,534^a	7,725
45-49	17,487	17,534	8,652	8,706	7,635	7,712
50-54	15,653	16,117	6,389	7,329	5,610	6,425
55-59	13,275	13,628	4,744	5,279	4,106	4,758
60-64	10,333	10,418	3,338	3,131	2,974	2,919
65 or Older	24,304^a	25,555	5,343	5,277	4,800	4,616

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**Table 2.11B – Tobacco Product Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month, by Detailed Age Category: Percentages, 2005 and 2006**
Age Category	TIME PERIOD
	Lifetime		Past Year		Past Month
	2005	2006	2005	2006	2005	2006
*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 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOTAL	70.8	70.7	34.9	35.0	29.4	29.6
12	7.1	7.1	3.7	3.8	1.6	1.0
13	16.1	14.4	10.2^a	8.1	4.4^a	3.3
14	24.9	23.7	15.2	15.9	7.7	8.7
15	36.0	34.8	24.5	23.7	14.8	14.7
16	45.7	43.9	33.2	32.3	21.5	20.6
17	53.7	52.2	39.6	39.2	28.4	27.8
18	62.8	63.6	50.4	51.1	38.6	38.6
19	68.9	68.1	52.9	54.8	41.5	42.8
20	73.2	70.5	56.2	54.0	45.7	43.2
21	73.9	73.4	56.5	55.5	47.1	45.9
22	74.1	74.2	56.3	56.2	46.8	46.7
23	76.0	74.5	55.5	55.5	45.7	46.8
24	75.2	75.7	53.1	52.3	44.7	43.2
25	76.7	76.1	54.0	53.0	45.1	45.2
26-29	76.4	76.0	49.1	49.6	40.2	42.1
30-34	74.2	76.0	42.4	44.5	35.7	37.6
35-39	76.2	74.6	41.0	39.5	35.1	34.0
40-44	79.0	77.4	40.6	38.4	36.5	34.5
45-49	79.7	79.6	39.4	39.5	34.8	35.0
50-54	79.4	77.2	32.4	35.1	28.5	30.8
55-59	77.4	77.9	27.7	30.2	23.9	27.2
60-64	78.1	77.6	25.2	23.3	22.5	21.7
65 or Older	69.1	71.7	15.2	14.8	13.6	12.9

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**Table 2.12A – Cigarette Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month, by Detailed Age Category: Numbers in Thousands, 2005 and 2006**
Age Category	TIME PERIOD
	Lifetime		Past Year		Past Month
	2005	2006	2005	2006	2005	2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOTAL	161,863	162,991	70,832	71,676	60,532	61,565
12	230	219	122	119	52^a	27
13	593^a	502	363	288	145	109
14	898	856	517	547	269	288
15	1,352	1,367	866	845	533	514
16	1,724	1,651	1,158	1,143	759	736
17	1,985	1,965	1,361	1,374	975	960
18	2,575	2,542	1,918	1,933	1,462	1,486
19	2,723	2,594	1,922	1,960	1,534	1,541
20	2,796	2,629	1,997	1,904	1,633	1,528
21	2,768	2,941	2,011	2,112	1,673	1,714
22	2,817	2,778	2,008	1,950	1,697	1,630
23	2,740	2,799	1,920	1,945	1,612	1,641
24	2,658	2,777	1,729	1,804	1,491	1,511
25	2,803	2,734	1,842	1,783	1,565	1,532
26-29	11,275	11,846	6,602	7,124	5,561	6,012
30-34	13,419	13,109	6,980	6,754	5,955	5,949
35-39	14,125	14,476	6,630	6,578	5,759	5,849
40-44	17,287	16,224	7,706	7,139	7,124	6,582
45-49	16,706	16,682	7,202	7,172	6,516	6,523
50-54	14,946	15,135	5,343	6,126	4,840	5,581
55-59	12,710	12,987	3,882	4,423	3,346	3,975
60-64	9,815	10,110	2,748	2,702	2,515	2,492
65 or Older	22,919	24,066	4,004	3,951	3,517	3,386

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**Table 2.12B – Cigarette Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month, by Detailed Age Category: Percentages, 2005 and 2006**
Age Category	TIME PERIOD
	Lifetime		Past Year		Past Month
	2005	2006	2005	2006	2005	2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOTAL	66.6	66.3	29.1	29.1	24.9	25.0
12	5.8	5.6	3.0	3.1	1.3^a	0.7
13	14.0	12.1	8.6	6.9	3.4	2.6
14	20.7	20.0	11.9	12.8	6.2	6.7
15	31.0	30.1	19.9	18.6	12.2	11.3
16	40.0	38.1	26.8	26.4	17.6	17.0
17	48.3	46.9	33.1	32.8	23.7	22.9
18	56.4	55.4	42.0	42.1	32.0	32.4
19	63.4	62.1	44.8	46.9	35.7	36.9
20	68.1	65.3	48.6	47.3	39.8	37.9
21	68.9	68.5	50.1	49.2	41.6	39.9
22	69.5	70.3	49.5	49.4	41.8	41.3
23	70.5	70.9	49.4	49.3	41.5	41.6
24	71.5	70.8	46.5	46.0	40.1	38.5
25	72.9	71.3	47.9	46.5	40.7	39.9
26-29	72.6	71.8	42.5	43.2	35.8	36.4
30-34	69.4	70.4	36.1	36.3	30.8	32.0
35-39	70.8	69.3	33.3	31.5	28.9	28.0
40-44	73.9	72.5	33.0	31.9	30.5	29.4
45-49	76.2	75.7	32.8	32.6	29.7	29.6
50-54	75.8	72.5	27.1	29.3	24.5	26.7
55-59	74.1	74.2	22.6	25.3	19.5	22.7
60-64	74.2	75.3	20.8	20.1	19.0	18.6
65 or Older	65.2	67.5	11.4	11.1	10.0	9.5

70403

**Table 2.13A – Smokeless Tobacco Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month, by Detailed Age Category: Numbers in Thousands, 2005 and 2006**
Age Category	TIME PERIOD
	Lifetime		Past Year		Past Month
	2005	2006	2005	2006	2005	2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOTAL	44,793	45,832	10,442	11,295	7,682	8,231
12	56	67	24	31	7	14
13	130	115	73	56	33^a	16
14	224	219	140	134	59	59
15	386	364	249	253	96	119
16	464	475	292	347	167	178
17	542	572	328	392	161^a	214
18	716^a	861	456^a	567	251	295
19	743	765	409	425	230	233
20	864	750	360	361	203	199
21	849	869	362	359	223	222
22	888	810	376^a	289	222	186
23	920	851	279	292	182	195
24	888	867	263	288	176	181
25	900	832	261	263	177	195
26-29	3,967	4,050	883^a	1,171	679	865
30-34	5,205	4,996	1,072	1,112	874	835
35-39	5,410	5,625	1,005	1,262	798^a	1,097
40-44	5,525	5,549	1,064	939	907	792
45-49	4,058	4,286	569	739	510	660
50-54	2,978	3,311	491	493	398	416
55-59	2,617	2,836	376	512	358	402
60-64	2,070	1,899	427^a	174	353	173
65 or Older	4,394	4,863	685	834	618	683

70403

**Table 2.13B – Smokeless Tobacco Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month, by Detailed Age Category: Percentages, 2005 and 2006**
Age Category	TIME PERIOD
	Lifetime		Past Year		Past Month
	2005	2006	2005	2006	2005	2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOTAL	18.4	18.6	4.3	4.6	3.2	3.3
12	1.4	1.7	0.6	0.8	0.2	0.4
13	3.1	2.8	1.7	1.3	0.8^a	0.4
14	5.2	5.1	3.2	3.1	1.4	1.4
15	8.8	8.0	5.7	5.6	2.2	2.6
16	10.7	11.0	6.8	8.0	3.9	4.1
17	13.2	13.7	8.0	9.4	3.9^a	5.1
18	15.7^a	18.8	10.0^a	12.4	5.5	6.4
19	17.3	18.3	9.5	10.2	5.4	5.6
20	21.0	18.6	8.8	9.0	4.9	4.9
21	21.1	20.3	9.0	8.4	5.6	5.2
22	21.9	20.5	9.3^a	7.3	5.5	4.7
23	23.7	21.6	7.2	7.4	4.7	5.0
24	23.9	22.1	7.1	7.4	4.7	4.6
25	23.4	21.7	6.8	6.9	4.6	5.1
26-29	25.5	24.6	5.7	7.1	4.4	5.2
30-34	26.9	26.8	5.5	6.0	4.5	4.5
35-39	27.1	26.9	5.0	6.0	4.0	5.2
40-44	23.6	24.8	4.5	4.2	3.9	3.5
45-49	18.5	19.5	2.6	3.4	2.3	3.0
50-54	15.1	15.9	2.5	2.4	2.0	2.0
55-59	15.3	16.2	2.2	2.9	2.1	2.3
60-64	15.6	14.1	3.2^a	1.3	2.7	1.3
65 or Older	12.5	13.6	1.9	2.3	1.8	1.9

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**Table 2.14A – Cigar Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month, by Detailed Age Category: Numbers in Thousands, 2005 and 2006**
Age Category	TIME PERIOD
	Lifetime		Past Year		Past Month
	2005	2006	2005	2006	2005	2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOTAL	88,260	88,737	26,908	26,844	13,640	13,708
12	68	81	36	41	12	7
13	210	173	112	95	45	30
14	440	418	290	280	96	121
15	687	732	481	494	189	220
16	958	956	708	649	309	288
17	1,210	1,112	858	816	413	381
18	1,696	1,708	1,283	1,339	695	649
19	1,735	1,736	1,166	1,186	598	591
20	1,773	1,681	1,105	1,007	589	538
21	1,822	1,874	1,043	1,058	482	522
22	1,764	1,868	923	987	407	476
23	1,780	1,710	831	809	405	404
24	1,765	1,823	780	809	375	402
25	1,699	1,722	725	732	344	390
26-29	6,895	7,374	2,583	2,953	1,171^a	1,543
30-34	7,886	7,934	2,483	2,805	1,201	1,294
35-39	8,238	8,560	2,719	2,298	1,383	1,147
40-44	9,082	8,612	2,584^a	2,075	1,382	1,086
45-49	9,119	8,329	2,427	2,187	1,244	1,187
50-54	7,646	8,498	1,495	1,704	945	828
55-59	6,529	6,718	1,002	1,205	507	757
60-64	4,872	4,897	508	515	294	346
65 or Older	10,383	10,221	766	798	555	500

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**Table 2.14B – Cigar Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month, by Detailed Age Category: Percentages, 2005 and 2006**
Age Category	TIME PERIOD
	Lifetime		Past Year		Past Month
	2005	2006	2005	2006	2005	2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOTAL	36.3	36.1	11.1	10.9	5.6	5.6
12	1.7	2.1	0.9	1.0	0.3	0.2
13	5.0	4.2	2.6	2.3	1.1	0.7
14	10.1	9.8	6.7	6.5	2.2	2.8
15	15.8	16.1	11.0	10.9	4.3	4.8
16	22.2	22.1	16.4	15.0	7.2	6.6
17	29.4^a	26.5	20.9	19.5	10.0	9.1
18	37.1	37.2	28.1	29.2	15.2	14.1
19	40.4	41.6	27.2	28.4	13.9	14.2
20	43.2	41.7	26.9	25.0	14.3	13.4
21	45.4	43.6	26.0	24.6	12.0	12.2
22	43.5^a	47.3	22.8	25.0	10.0	12.1
23	45.8	43.3	21.4	20.5	10.4	10.2
24	47.5	46.5	21.0	20.6	10.1	10.3
25	44.2	44.9	18.9	19.1	8.9	10.2
26-29	44.4	44.7	16.6	17.9	7.5^a	9.4
30-34	40.8	42.6	12.8^a	15.1	6.2	7.0
35-39	41.3	41.0	13.6^a	11.0	6.9	5.5
40-44	38.8	38.5	11.1	9.3	5.9	4.9
45-49	41.6^a	37.8	11.1	9.9	5.7	5.4
50-54	38.8	40.7	7.6	8.2	4.8	4.0
55-59	38.1	38.4	5.8	6.9	3.0	4.3
60-64	36.8	36.5	3.8	3.8	2.2	2.6
65 or Older	29.5	28.7	2.2	2.2	1.6	1.4

70403

**Table 2.15A – Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month, by Detailed Age Category: Numbers in Thousands, 2005 and 2006**
Age Category	TIME PERIOD
	Lifetime		Past Year		Past Month
	2005	2006	2005	2006	2005	2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOTAL	201,667	203,368	161,626	162,415	126,028	125,309
12	385	372	229	224	99	75
13	909	858	675	621	244	236
14	1,446	1,493	1,170	1,157	461	505
15	2,186	2,169	1,779	1,776	854	873
16	2,618	2,584	2,208	2,209	1,166	1,180
17	2,763	2,779	2,394	2,374	1,367	1,353
18	3,422	3,496	3,043	3,187	2,026	2,119
19	3,471	3,378	3,106	2,987	2,235	2,189
20	3,472	3,445	3,126	3,062	2,367	2,293
21	3,569	3,845	3,381	3,601	2,788	3,013
22	3,552	3,558	3,255	3,325	2,684	2,796
23	3,541	3,604	3,251	3,331	2,701	2,750
24	3,319	3,530	2,987	3,215	2,408	2,609
25	3,489	3,454	3,155	3,105	2,574	2,512
26-29	14,133	14,939	12,525	12,993	9,895	10,482
30-34	17,387	16,534	15,048	14,228	11,905	11,217
35-39	18,247	18,982	15,527	15,890	12,434	12,347
40-44	21,186	20,270	17,295	16,651	14,044^a	12,682
45-49	20,201	20,264	16,132	16,372	13,213	12,977
50-54	18,091	18,837	14,257	14,319	11,501	11,680
55-59	15,101	15,305	10,718	11,408	8,720	9,285
60-64	11,147	11,778	7,958	8,316	6,289	6,448
65 or Older	28,032	27,895	18,409	18,063	14,054	13,688

70403

**Table 2.15B – Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month, by Detailed Age Category: Percentages, 2005 and 2006**
Age Category	TIME PERIOD
	Lifetime		Past Year		Past Month
	2005	2006	2005	2006	2005	2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOTAL	82.9	82.7	66.5	66.0	51.8	50.9
12	9.6	9.5	5.7	5.7	2.5	1.9
13	21.5	20.7	16.0	15.0	5.8	5.7
14	33.3	34.9	27.0	27.0	10.6	11.8
15	50.2	47.8	40.8	39.1	19.6	19.2
16	60.7	59.7	51.2	51.0	27.0	27.3
17	67.2	66.3	58.2	56.7	33.2	32.3
18	74.9	76.2	66.6	69.5	44.4	46.2
19	80.9	80.9	72.4	71.5	52.1	52.4
20	84.5	85.5	76.1	76.0	57.6	56.9
21	88.9	89.6	84.2	83.9	69.4	70.2
22	87.6^a	90.1	80.3^b	84.2	66.2^b	70.8
23	91.1	91.3	83.6	84.4	69.5	69.7
24	89.3	90.0	80.4	82.0	64.8	66.5
25	90.8	90.0	82.1	80.9	67.0	65.5
26-29	91.0	90.6	80.7	78.8	63.7	63.5
30-34	89.9	88.8	77.9	76.4	61.6	60.3
35-39	91.5	90.8	77.9	76.0	62.4^a	59.1
40-44	90.6	90.6	74.0	74.4	60.1^a	56.7
45-49	92.1	92.0	73.6	74.3	60.2	58.9
50-54	91.8	90.2	72.3	68.6	58.3	55.9
55-59	88.0	87.4	62.5	65.2	50.8	53.0
60-64	84.3	87.7	60.2	61.9	47.5	48.0
65 or Older	79.7	78.2	52.3	50.7	40.0	38.4

70403

**Table 2.16A – Alcohol Use, Binge Alcohol Use, and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month, by Detailed Age Category: Numbers in Thousands, 2005 and 2006**
Age Category	TYPE OF ALCOHOL USE
	Alcohol Use		Binge Alcohol Use		Heavy Alcohol Use
	2005	2006	2005	2006	2005	2006
*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 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOTAL	126,028	125,309	55,090	56,575	16,035	16,946
12	99	75	53^a	23	5	*
13	244	236	109	94	15	20
14	461	505	224	265	41	29
15	854	873	470	524	103	79
16	1,166	1,180	726	788	179	194
17	1,367	1,353	931	920	268	280
18	2,026	2,119	1,408	1,501	486	589
19	2,235	2,189	1,636	1,552	601	603
20	2,367	2,293	1,640	1,572	597	564
21	2,788	3,013	2,006	2,118	794	836
22	2,684	2,796	1,891	1,932	777	682
23	2,701	2,750	1,853	1,863	643	680
24	2,408	2,609	1,549	1,697	532	631
25	2,574	2,512	1,614	1,579	536	507
26-29	9,895	10,482	5,483^a	6,322	1,665	1,959
30-34	11,905	11,217	5,991	5,678	1,692	1,569
35-39	12,434	12,347	5,526	5,766	1,395	1,532
40-44	14,044^a	12,682	6,197	5,689	1,676	1,489
45-49	13,213	12,977	5,120	5,248	1,392	1,541
50-54	11,501	11,680	3,739^a	4,603	1,080	1,402
55-59	8,720	9,285	2,433	2,408	562	812
60-64	6,289	6,448	1,570	1,719	404	361
65 or Older	14,054	13,688	2,921	2,714	591	586

70403

**Table 2.16B – Alcohol Use, Binge Alcohol Use, and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month, by Detailed Age Category: Percentages, 2005 and 2006**
Age Category	TYPE OF ALCOHOL USE
	Alcohol Use		Binge Alcohol Use		Heavy Alcohol Use
	2005	2006	2005	2006	2005	2006
*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 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOTAL	51.8	50.9	22.7	23.0	6.6	6.9
12	2.5	1.9	1.3^a	0.6	0.1	*
13	5.8	5.7	2.6	2.3	0.4	0.5
14	10.6	11.8	5.2	6.2	1.0	0.7
15	19.6	19.2	10.8	11.5	2.4	1.7
16	27.0	27.3	16.8	18.2	4.2	4.5
17	33.2	32.3	22.7	22.0	6.5	6.7
18	44.4	46.2	30.8	32.7	10.6	12.8
19	52.1	52.4	38.1	37.2	14.0	14.4
20	57.6	56.9	39.9	39.0	14.5	14.0
21	69.4	70.2	49.9	49.3	19.8	19.5
22	66.2^b	70.8	46.6	48.9	19.2	17.3
23	69.5	69.7	47.7	47.2	16.5	17.2
24	64.8	66.5	41.7	43.3	14.3	16.1
25	67.0	65.5	42.0	41.2	14.0	13.2
26-29	63.7	63.5	35.3	38.3	10.7	11.9
30-34	61.6	60.3	31.0	30.5	8.8	8.4
35-39	62.4^a	59.1	27.7	27.6	7.0	7.3
40-44	60.1^a	56.7	26.5	25.4	7.2	6.7
45-49	60.2	58.9	23.3	23.8	6.3	7.0
50-54	58.3	55.9	19.0	22.0	5.5	6.7
55-59	50.8	53.0	14.2	13.8	3.3	4.6
60-64	47.5	48.0	11.9	12.8	3.1	2.7
65 or Older	40.0	38.4	8.3	7.6	1.7	1.6

70403

**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, 2005 and 2006**
Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
	Lifetime		Past Year		Past Month
	2005	2006	2005	2006	2005	2006
*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 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOTAL	172,217	173,921	84,958	85,999	71,519	72,873
AGE
12-17	7,795	7,552	5,365	5,282	3,324	3,275
18-25	23,496	23,514	17,637	17,683	14,382	14,384
26 or Older	140,926	142,854	61,957	63,034	53,813	55,215
GENDER
Male	92,316	93,500	49,876	51,249	42,175	43,389
Female	79,901	80,422	35,082	34,751	29,344	29,484
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	153,406	154,833	75,000	75,921	63,639	64,727
White	128,410	129,333	61,887	62,281	52,414	52,884
Black or African American	17,371	17,522	9,174	9,566	8,125	8,477
American Indian or Alaska Native	931	971	614	602	527	521
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	488	*	264	*	215	*
Asian	4,482	4,567	2,017	2,126	1,472	1,649
Two or More Races	1,725	1,839	1,043	1,006	886	901
Hispanic or Latino	18,811	19,088	9,958	10,079	7,881	8,145

70403

**Table 2.17B – Tobacco Product Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2005 and 2006**
Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
	Lifetime		Past Year		Past Month
	2005	2006	2005	2006	2005	2006
*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 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOTAL	70.8	70.7	34.9	35.0	29.4	29.6
AGE
12-17	30.7	29.7	21.2	20.8	13.1	12.9
18-25	72.3	71.8	54.3	54.0	44.3	43.9
26 or Older	76.0	76.0	33.4	33.5	29.0	29.4
GENDER
Male	78.3	78.3	42.3	42.9	35.8	36.4
Female	63.8	63.5	28.0	27.4	23.4	23.3
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	72.7	72.8	35.5	35.7	30.1	30.4
White	76.5	76.8	36.9	37.0	31.2	31.4
Black or African American	60.7	60.2	32.1	32.9	28.4	29.1
American Indian or Alaska Native	73.6	78.8	48.5	48.9	41.7	42.3
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	68.9	*	37.3	*	30.3	*
Asian	44.3	44.4	19.9	20.7	14.6	16.0
Two or More Races	66.1	69.8	40.0	38.2	33.9	34.2
Hispanic or Latino	58.5	57.1	31.0	30.2	24.5	24.4

70403

**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, 2005 and 2006**
Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
	Lifetime		Past Year		Past Month
	2005	2006	2005	2006	2005	2006
*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 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOTAL	7,795	7,552	5,365	5,282	3,324	3,275
GENDER
Male	4,136	4,069	2,917	2,877	1,843	1,810
Female	3,659	3,483	2,447	2,405	1,481	1,464
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	6,508	6,317	4,501	4,472	2,868	2,829
White	5,163	5,047	3,745	3,685	2,413	2,379
Black or African American	975	899	532	519	318	301
American Indian or Alaska Native	72	58	52	*	43	32
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*	*	*
Asian	147	169	75	123	33	54
Two or More Races	128	126	81	94	53	60
Hispanic or Latino	1,287	1,235	864	811	456	445
GENDER/RACE/HISPANIC ORIGIN
Male, White, Not Hispanic	2,798	2,731	2,058	2,046	1,350	1,332
Female, White, Not Hispanic	2,365	2,316	1,687	1,639	1,063	1,047
Male, Black, Not Hispanic	485	474	284	272	181	159
Female, Black, Not Hispanic	490	425	248	247	138	142
Male, Hispanic	684	674	473	424	251	246
Female, Hispanic	603	561	391	386	205	199

70403

**Table 2.18B – Tobacco Product Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2005 and 2006**
Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
	Lifetime		Past Year		Past Month
	2005	2006	2005	2006	2005	2006
*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 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOTAL	30.7	29.7	21.2	20.8	13.1	12.9
GENDER
Male	31.9	31.4	22.5	22.2	14.2	14.0
Female	29.5	28.0	19.7	19.4	11.9	11.8
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	31.0	30.3	21.5	21.5	13.7	13.6
White	33.5	33.1	24.3	24.2	15.7	15.6
Black or African American	25.2	23.1	13.7	13.3	8.2	7.7
American Indian or Alaska Native	44.2	43.0	32.2	*	26.1	23.2
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*	*	*
Asian	13.9	16.4	7.1	12.0	3.1	5.2
Two or More Races	31.9	30.4	20.2	22.6	13.2	14.5
Hispanic or Latino	29.3	27.1	19.7	17.8	10.4	9.8
GENDER/RACE/HISPANIC ORIGIN
Male, White, Not Hispanic	35.5	35.1	26.1	26.3	17.1	17.1
Female, White, Not Hispanic	31.4	31.1	22.4	22.0	14.1	14.0
Male, Black, Not Hispanic	24.8	23.7	14.5	13.6	9.3	7.9
Female, Black, Not Hispanic	25.6	22.5	12.9	13.1	7.2	7.5
Male, Hispanic	30.5	29.0	21.1	18.2	11.2	10.6
Female, Hispanic	28.0	25.2	18.2	17.3	9.5	8.9

70403

**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, 2005 and 2006**
Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
	Lifetime		Past Year		Past Month
	2005	2006	2005	2006	2005	2006
*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 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ The Other Employment category includes retired persons, disabled persons, homemakers, students, or other persons not in the labor force. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOTAL	23,496	23,514	17,637	17,683	14,382	14,384
GENDER
Male	12,618	12,652	10,128	10,140	8,425	8,409
Female	10,878	10,863	7,509	7,543	5,957	5,974
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	19,765	19,878	15,060	15,268	12,389	12,562
White	15,812	15,988	12,392	12,457	10,154	10,303
Black or African American	2,659	2,554	1,738	1,794	1,487	1,490
American Indian or Alaska Native	174	164	136	134	123	101
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*	*	*
Asian	770	773	535	570	413	403
Two or More Races	259	264	199	211	160	182
Hispanic or Latino	3,731	3,636	2,576	2,415	1,993	1,822
EDUCATION
< High School	4,817	4,581	3,949	3,758	3,415	3,273
High School Graduate	8,157	8,169	6,223	6,383	5,208	5,349
Some College	7,565	7,634	5,581	5,537	4,430	4,285
College Graduate	2,957	3,130	1,883	2,005	1,329	1,476
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time	11,796	12,044	8,801	8,969	7,361	7,495
Part-Time	5,785	5,659	4,336	4,172	3,311	3,196
Unemployed	1,925	1,862	1,596	1,541	1,394	1,386
Other¹	3,990	3,949	2,904	3,000	2,316	2,308

70403

**Table 2.19B – Tobacco Product Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2005 and 2006**
Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
	Lifetime		Past Year		Past Month
	2005	2006	2005	2006	2005	2006
*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 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ The Other Employment category includes retired persons, disabled persons, homemakers, students, or other persons not in the labor force. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOTAL	72.3	71.8	54.3	54.0	44.3	43.9
GENDER
Male	77.2	76.7	62.0	61.5	51.6	51.0
Female	67.4	66.9	46.5	46.4	36.9	36.8
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	73.9	73.9	56.3	56.7	46.3	46.7
White	78.7	79.2	61.7	61.7	50.5	51.0
Black or African American	60.0	56.9	39.2	40.0	33.6	33.2
American Indian or Alaska Native	80.2^a	90.6	62.9	73.9	56.9	56.1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*	*	*
Asian	50.7	50.5	35.3	37.2	27.2	26.3
Two or More Races	75.8	75.9	58.2	60.9	46.8	52.4
Hispanic or Latino	64.9	62.4	44.8	41.4	34.7^a	31.3
EDUCATION
< High School	72.3	70.3	59.3	57.6	51.3	50.2
High School Graduate	72.7	72.5	55.4	56.6	46.4	47.5
Some College	72.3	71.9	53.3	52.1	42.3	40.4
College Graduate	71.4	72.3	45.5	46.3	32.1	34.1
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time	76.9	76.3	57.4	56.8	48.0	47.5
Part-Time	70.2	68.4	52.6	50.4	40.2	38.6
Unemployed	74.8	74.6	62.0	61.8	54.2	55.6
Other¹	63.0	63.8	45.8	48.5	36.6	37.3

70403

**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, 2005 and 2006**
Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
	Lifetime		Past Year		Past Month
	2005	2006	2005	2006	2005	2006
*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 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ The Other Employment category includes retired persons, disabled persons, homemakers, students, or other persons not in the labor force. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOTAL	140,926	142,854	61,957	63,034	53,813	55,215
GENDER
Male	75,562^a	76,779	36,831	38,231	31,907	33,169
Female	65,364	66,076	25,126	24,803	21,906	22,045
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	127,133	128,638	55,439	56,181	48,381	49,336
White	107,436	108,298	45,750	46,139	39,846	40,202
Black or African American	13,736	14,069	6,904	7,253	6,319	6,686
American Indian or Alaska Native	*	*	425	*	361	389
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*	*	*
Asian	3,566	3,626	1,407	1,432	1,027	1,193
Two or More Races	1,338	1,449	764	701	673	659
Hispanic or Latino	13,793	14,216	6,518	6,853	5,432	5,879
EDUCATION
< High School	19,976	21,208	11,725	12,517	10,524	11,613
High School Graduate	43,670	43,921	21,875	21,734	20,163	19,866
Some College	35,464	35,642	15,670	15,883	13,657	13,915
College Graduate	41,816	42,084	12,687	12,901	9,469	9,821
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time	83,135	83,010	39,615	40,653	33,878	34,935
Part-Time	15,231	15,661	5,479	5,865	4,816	5,172
Unemployed	3,866	3,580	2,517	2,479	2,244	2,297
Other¹	38,693	40,603	14,345	14,036	12,875	12,810

70403

**Table 2.20B – Tobacco Product Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2005 and 2006**
Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
	Lifetime		Past Year		Past Month
	2005	2006	2005	2006	2005	2006
*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 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ The Other Employment category includes retired persons, disabled persons, homemakers, students, or other persons not in the labor force. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOTAL	76.0	76.0	33.4	33.5	29.0	29.4
GENDER
Male	85.2	85.4	41.6	42.5	36.0	36.9
Female	67.6	67.4	26.0	25.3	22.6	22.5
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	77.8	78.0	33.9	34.1	29.6	29.9
White	81.2	81.5	34.6	34.7	30.1	30.2
Black or African American	67.7	67.9	34.0	35.0	31.1	32.3
American Indian or Alaska Native	*	*	48.0	*	40.8	42.4
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*	*	*
Asian	47.3	46.9	18.7	18.5	13.6	15.4
Two or More Races	71.6	77.3	40.9	37.4	36.0	35.2
Hispanic or Latino	62.7	61.7	29.6	29.7	24.7	25.5
EDUCATION
< High School	68.8	70.4	40.4	41.5	36.2	38.5
High School Graduate	76.2	75.9	38.2	37.6	35.2	34.4
Some College	79.2	79.8	35.0	35.6	30.5	31.2
College Graduate	77.0	76.1	23.4	23.3	17.4	17.8
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time	79.0	78.5	37.6	38.4	32.2	33.0
Part-Time	75.7	76.0	27.2	28.5	23.9	25.1
Unemployed	76.9	78.5	50.0	54.4	44.6	50.4
Other¹	70.4	71.3	26.1	24.7	23.4	22.5

70403

**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, 2005 and 2006**
Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
	Lifetime		Past Year		Past Month
	2005	2006	2005	2006	2005	2006
*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 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ The Other Employment category includes retired persons, disabled persons, homemakers, students, or other persons not in the labor force. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOTAL	164,422	166,369	79,593	80,717	68,195	69,598
GENDER
Male	88,180^a	89,431	46,959	48,371	40,332	41,578
Female	76,242	76,938	32,635	32,346	27,863	28,020
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	146,898	148,516	70,499	71,449	60,770	61,898
White	123,248	124,286	58,142	58,596	50,000	50,505
Black or African American	16,395	16,623	8,643	9,047	7,807	8,176
American Indian or Alaska Native	859	912	561	558	484	490
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	248	*	206	*
Asian	4,335	4,398	1,943	2,003	1,440	1,595
Two or More Races	1,597	1,713	963	912	833	841
Hispanic or Latino	17,524	17,853	9,094	9,268	7,425	7,700
EDUCATION
< High School	24,793	25,789	15,674	16,275	13,939	14,887
High School Graduate	51,827	52,090	28,098	28,117	25,371	25,215
Some College	43,029	43,276	21,250	21,420	18,087	18,199
College Graduate	44,773	45,214	14,571	14,905	10,798	11,297
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time	94,931	95,054	48,416	49,623	41,238	42,430
Part-Time	21,016	21,320	9,815	10,037	8,128	8,368
Unemployed	5,791	5,442	4,113	4,021	3,638	3,683
Other¹	42,684	44,552	17,249	17,036	15,191	15,118

70403

**Table 2.21B – Tobacco Product Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2005 and 2006**
Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
	Lifetime		Past Year		Past Month
	2005	2006	2005	2006	2005	2006
*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 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ The Other Employment category includes retired persons, disabled persons, homemakers, students, or other persons not in the labor force. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOTAL	75.5	75.4	36.5	36.6	31.3	31.5
GENDER
Male	84.0	84.1	44.7	45.5	38.4	39.1
Female	67.5	67.3	28.9	28.3	24.7	24.5
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	77.3	77.4	37.1	37.3	32.0	32.3
White	80.9	81.2	38.2	38.3	32.8	33.0
Black or African American	66.3	65.9	35.0	35.9	31.6	32.4
American Indian or Alaska Native	77.9	83.2	50.9	50.9	44.0	44.7
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	39.4	*	32.7	*
Asian	47.8	47.5	21.4	21.6	15.9	17.2
Two or More Races	72.2	77.1	43.5	41.1	37.7	37.9
Hispanic or Latino	63.2	61.8	32.8	32.1	26.8	26.7
EDUCATION
< High School	69.4	70.4	43.9	44.4	39.0	40.6
High School Graduate	75.6	75.4	41.0	40.7	37.0	36.5
Some College	77.9	78.3	38.5	38.8	32.8	32.9
College Graduate	76.6	75.8	24.9	25.0	18.5	18.9
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time	78.7	78.2	40.2	40.8	34.2	34.9
Part-Time	74.1	73.8	34.6	34.7	28.6	29.0
Unemployed	76.2	77.1	54.1	57.0	47.8	52.2
Other¹	69.6	70.6	28.1	27.0	24.8	24.0

70403

**Table 2.22A – Cigarette Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2005 and 2006**
Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
	Lifetime		Past Year		Past Month
	2005	2006	2005	2006	2005	2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOTAL	161,863	162,991	70,832	71,676	60,532	61,565
AGE
12-17	6,781	6,560	4,387	4,315	2,733	2,634
18-25	21,879	21,794	15,348	15,390	12,667	12,582
26 or Older	133,203	134,637	51,098	51,971	45,133	46,349
GENDER
Male	84,094	84,793	37,660	38,802	32,312	33,220
Female	77,769	78,198	33,173	32,875	28,220	28,345
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	144,099	145,024	61,868	62,511	53,422	54,069
White	121,079	121,458	50,568	50,919	43,604	43,931
Black or African American	15,921	15,909	7,840	7,998	6,995	7,101
American Indian or Alaska Native	875	902	531	548	455	469
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	456	*	248	*	204	*
Asian	4,158	4,394	1,761	1,856	1,358	1,499
Two or More Races	1,610	1,783	920	891	806	804
Hispanic or Latino	17,764	17,967	8,964	9,166	7,110	7,497

70403

**Table 2.22B – Cigarette Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2005 and 2006**
Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
	Lifetime		Past Year		Past Month
	2005	2006	2005	2006	2005	2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOTAL	66.6	66.3	29.1	29.1	24.9	25.0
AGE
12-17	26.7	25.8	17.3	17.0	10.8	10.4
18-25	67.3	66.6	47.2	47.0	39.0	38.4
26 or Older	71.9	71.7	27.6	27.7	24.3	24.7
GENDER
Male	71.3	71.0	31.9	32.5	27.4	27.8
Female	62.1	61.7	26.5	26.0	22.5	22.4
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	68.3	68.2	29.3	29.4	25.3	25.4
White	72.2	72.1	30.1	30.2	26.0	26.1
Black or African American	55.7	54.6	27.4	27.5	24.5	24.4
American Indian or Alaska Native	69.2	73.2	42.0	44.5	36.0	38.1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	64.4	*	35.0	*	28.8	*
Asian	41.1	42.7	17.4	18.0	13.4	14.6
Two or More Races	61.7	67.7	35.2	33.8	30.9	30.5
Hispanic or Latino	55.3	53.8	27.9	27.4	22.1	22.4

70403

**Table 2.23A – Cigarette Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2005 and 2006**
Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
	Lifetime		Past Year		Past Month
	2005	2006	2005	2006	2005	2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOTAL	6,781	6,560	4,387	4,315	2,733	2,634
GENDER
Male	3,407	3,343	2,185	2,160	1,387	1,302
Female	3,374	3,217	2,202	2,156	1,345	1,332
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	5,624	5,453	3,651	3,626	2,331	2,262
White	4,440	4,338	3,055	2,969	1,965	1,889
Black or African American	840	780	409	419	252	235
American Indian or Alaska Native	66	55	41	*	29	29
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*	*	*
Asian	141	152	68	114	32	53
Two or More Races	116	113	67	79	44	52
Hispanic or Latino	1,157	1,107	736	689	402	372
GENDER/RACE/HISPANIC ORIGIN
Male, White, Not Hispanic	2,230	2,188	1,505	1,475	987	919
Female, White, Not Hispanic	2,209	2,150	1,550	1,494	978	970
Male, Black, Not Hispanic	421	397	224	220	145	117
Female, Black, Not Hispanic	419	382	185	199	107	118
Male, Hispanic	600	592	379	354	206	200
Female, Hispanic	557	516	356	335	195	172

70403

**Table 2.23B – Cigarette Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2005 and 2006**
Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
	Lifetime		Past Year		Past Month
	2005	2006	2005	2006	2005	2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOTAL	26.7	25.8	17.3	17.0	10.8	10.4
GENDER
Male	26.3	25.8	16.9	16.7	10.7	10.0
Female	27.2	25.9	17.8	17.4	10.8	10.7
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	26.8	26.2	17.4	17.4	11.1	10.9
White	28.8	28.5	19.8	19.5	12.8	12.4
Black or African American	21.7	20.0	10.6	10.8	6.5	6.0
American Indian or Alaska Native	40.4	40.2	25.0	*	18.0	21.2
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*	*	*
Asian	13.3	14.7	6.4	11.0	3.0	5.2
Two or More Races	29.2	27.2	16.7	19.2	11.0	12.7
Hispanic or Latino	26.3	24.3	16.8	15.1	9.1	8.2
GENDER/RACE/HISPANIC ORIGIN
Male, White, Not Hispanic	28.3	28.1	19.1	18.9	12.5	11.8
Female, White, Not Hispanic	29.4	28.8	20.6	20.0	13.0	13.0
Male, Black, Not Hispanic	21.5	19.8	11.5	11.0	7.4	5.9
Female, Black, Not Hispanic	21.9	20.2	9.6	10.5	5.6	6.2
Male, Hispanic	26.8	25.4	16.9	15.2	9.2	8.6
Female, Hispanic	25.9	23.1	16.6	15.0	9.1	7.7

70403

**Table 2.24A – Cigarette Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2005 and 2006**
Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
	Lifetime		Past Year		Past Month
	2005	2006	2005	2006	2005	2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ The Other Employment category includes retired persons, disabled persons, homemakers, students, or other persons not in the labor force. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOTAL	21,879	21,794	15,348	15,390	12,667	12,582
GENDER
Male	11,456	11,402	8,350	8,383	7,007	6,909
Female	10,423	10,392	6,998	7,007	5,660	5,673
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	18,371	18,334	13,010	13,159	10,830	10,903
White	14,734	14,780	10,689	10,780	8,885	8,958
Black or African American	2,409	2,305	1,484	1,481	1,270	1,232
American Indian or Alaska Native	170	*	123	*	111	*
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*	*	*
Asian	721	723	472	506	364	383
Two or More Races	249	252	185	183	150	162
Hispanic or Latino	3,508	3,461	2,337	2,231	1,836	1,680
EDUCATION
< High School	4,587	4,349	3,652	3,462	3,161	3,024
High School Graduate	7,636	7,632	5,485	5,637	4,626	4,737
Some College	6,976	6,957	4,705	4,664	3,778	3,587
College Graduate	2,680	2,857	1,506	1,627	1,102	1,235
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time	11,095	11,347	7,714	7,910	6,543	6,626
Part-Time	5,309	5,073	3,649	3,504	2,815	2,708
Unemployed	1,821	1,744	1,450	1,398	1,275	1,253
Other¹	3,653	3,631	2,535	2,578	2,033	1,996

70403

**Table 2.24B – Cigarette Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2005 and 2006**
Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
	Lifetime		Past Year		Past Month
	2005	2006	2005	2006	2005	2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ The Other Employment category includes retired persons, disabled persons, homemakers, students, or other persons not in the labor force. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOTAL	67.3	66.6	47.2	47.0	39.0	38.4
GENDER
Male	70.1	69.1	51.1	50.8	42.9	41.9
Female	64.5	64.0	43.3	43.1	35.0	34.9
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	68.7	68.1	48.7	48.9	40.5	40.5
White	73.3	73.2	53.2	53.4	44.2	44.4
Black or African American	54.4	51.4	33.5	33.0	28.7	27.5
American Indian or Alaska Native	78.5	*	56.9	*	51.0	*
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*	*	*
Asian	47.5	47.2	31.1	33.1	24.0	25.0
Two or More Races	72.8	72.6	54.0	52.5	44.0	46.6
Hispanic or Latino	61.0	59.4	40.6	38.3	31.9	28.8
EDUCATION
< High School	68.9	66.7	54.8	53.1	47.5	46.4
High School Graduate	68.0	67.7	48.9	50.0	41.2	42.0
Some College	66.7	65.5	45.0	43.9	36.1^a	33.8
College Graduate	64.7	66.0	36.4	37.6	26.6	28.5
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time	72.4	71.9	50.3	50.1	42.7	42.0
Part-Time	64.4^a	61.3	44.3	42.3	34.2	32.7
Unemployed	70.8	69.9	56.3	56.1	49.5	50.2
Other¹	57.7	58.7	40.0	41.6	32.1	32.2

70403

**Table 2.25A – Cigarette Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2005 and 2006**
Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
	Lifetime		Past Year		Past Month
	2005	2006	2005	2006	2005	2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ The Other Employment category includes retired persons, disabled persons, homemakers, students, or other persons not in the labor force. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOTAL	133,203	134,637	51,098	51,971	45,133	46,349
GENDER
Male	69,231	70,048	27,125	28,259	23,917	25,009
Female	63,972	64,589	23,973	23,712	21,215	21,340
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	120,104	121,237	45,207	45,725	40,261	40,904
White	101,905	102,339	36,825	37,171	32,754	33,084
Black or African American	12,672	12,824	5,947	6,098	5,473	5,634
American Indian or Alaska Native	*	708	367	390	316	354
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*	*	*
Asian	3,297	3,520	1,221	1,236	962	1,062
Two or More Races	1,245	1,418	668	630	612	590
Hispanic or Latino	13,100	13,399	5,891	6,245	4,872	5,446
EDUCATION
< High School	18,860	19,921	10,293	10,960	9,275	10,033
High School Graduate	41,662	41,747	18,672	18,720	17,172	17,277
Some College	33,963	33,961	13,187	13,201	11,736	11,725
College Graduate	38,717	39,008	8,946	9,089	6,950	7,314
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time	77,882	77,542	31,540	32,243	27,570	28,421
Part-Time	14,640	15,073	4,909	5,135	4,346	4,633
Unemployed	3,701	3,374	2,292	2,265	2,056	2,119
Other¹	36,980	38,647	12,357	12,328	11,161	11,176

70403

**Table 2.25B – Cigarette Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2005 and 2006**
Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
	Lifetime		Past Year		Past Month
	2005	2006	2005	2006	2005	2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ The Other Employment category includes retired persons, disabled persons, homemakers, students, or other persons not in the labor force. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOTAL	71.9	71.7	27.6	27.7	24.3	24.7
GENDER
Male	78.1	77.9	30.6	31.4	27.0	27.8
Female	66.1	65.9	24.8	24.2	21.9	21.8
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	73.5	73.5	27.7	27.7	24.6	24.8
White	77.0	77.0	27.8	28.0	24.8	24.9
Black or African American	62.4	61.9	29.3	29.4	27.0	27.2
American Indian or Alaska Native	*	77.3	41.5	42.6	35.6	38.6
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*	*	*
Asian	43.7	45.5	16.2	16.0	12.8	13.7
Two or More Races	66.6	75.7	35.8	33.6	32.7	31.5
Hispanic or Latino	59.6	58.2	26.8	27.1	22.2	23.6
EDUCATION
< High School	64.9	66.1	35.4	36.4	31.9	33.3
High School Graduate	72.7	72.2	32.6	32.4	30.0	29.9
Some College	75.9	76.1	29.5	29.6	26.2	26.3
College Graduate	71.3	70.6	16.5	16.4	12.8	13.2
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time	74.0	73.3	30.0	30.5	26.2	26.9
Part-Time	72.7	73.1	24.4	24.9	21.6	22.5
Unemployed	73.6	74.0	45.6	49.7	40.9	46.5
Other¹	67.3	67.9	22.5	21.7	20.3	19.6

70403

**Table 2.26A – Cigarette Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2005 and 2006**
Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
	Lifetime		Past Year		Past Month
	2005	2006	2005	2006	2005	2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ The Other Employment category includes retired persons, disabled persons, homemakers, students, or other persons not in the labor force. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOTAL	155,082	156,431	66,446	67,361	57,799	58,932
GENDER
Male	80,687	81,450	35,475	36,642	30,924	31,918
Female	74,395	74,981	30,971	30,719	26,875	27,013
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	138,475	139,571	58,217	58,884	51,091	51,806
White	116,639	117,120	47,513	47,950	41,639	42,042
Black or African American	15,081	15,129	7,431	7,580	6,743	6,866
American Indian or Alaska Native	809	848	490	507	426	440
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	236	*	195	*
Asian	4,018	4,243	1,694	1,742	1,326	1,445
Two or More Races	1,494	1,670	853	812	762	752
Hispanic or Latino	16,607	16,860	8,229	8,477	6,708	7,125
EDUCATION
< High School	23,446	24,270	13,945	14,422	12,436	13,057
High School Graduate	49,298	49,379	24,157	24,357	21,798	22,014
Some College	40,940	40,918	17,892	17,865	15,514	15,312
College Graduate	41,398	41,865	10,452	10,717	8,051	8,548
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time	88,977	88,889	39,254	40,153	34,113	35,047
Part-Time	19,949	20,146	8,558	8,640	7,161	7,341
Unemployed	5,522	5,118	3,742	3,663	3,331	3,372
Other¹	40,634	42,278	14,891	14,905	13,195	13,171

70403

**Table 2.26B – Cigarette Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2005 and 2006**
Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
	Lifetime		Past Year		Past Month
	2005	2006	2005	2006	2005	2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ The Other Employment category includes retired persons, disabled persons, homemakers, students, or other persons not in the labor force. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOTAL	71.2	70.9	30.5	30.5	26.5	26.7
GENDER
Male	76.9	76.6	33.8	34.4	29.5	30.0
Female	65.9	65.6	27.4	26.9	23.8	23.6
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	72.8	72.8	30.6	30.7	26.9	27.0
White	76.5	76.5	31.2	31.3	27.3	27.5
Black or African American	61.0	60.0	30.1	30.1	27.3	27.2
American Indian or Alaska Native	73.4	77.3	44.5	46.2	38.7	40.1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	37.5	*	31.1	*
Asian	44.3	45.8	18.7	18.8	14.6	15.6
Two or More Races	67.6	75.2	38.6	36.6	34.5	33.8
Hispanic or Latino	59.9	58.4	29.7	29.4	24.2	24.7
EDUCATION
< High School	65.7	66.2	39.1	39.4	34.8	35.6
High School Graduate	72.0	71.5	35.3	35.2	31.8	31.9
Some College	74.1	74.0	32.4	32.3	28.1	27.7
College Graduate	70.9	70.2	17.9	18.0	13.8	14.3
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time	73.8	73.1	32.6	33.0	28.3	28.8
Part-Time	70.3	69.7	30.2	29.9	25.2	25.4
Unemployed	72.6	72.5	49.2	51.9	43.8	47.8
Other¹	66.3	67.0	24.3	23.6	21.5	20.9

70403

**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, 2005 and 2006**
Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
	Lifetime		Past Year		Past Month
	2005	2006	2005	2006	2005	2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOTAL	44,793	45,832	10,442	11,295	7,682	8,231
AGE
12-17	1,801	1,811	1,105	1,214	523	601
18-25	6,768	6,606	2,766	2,845	1,664	1,706
26 or Older	36,224	37,415	6,572	7,236	5,495	5,924
GENDER
Male	38,121	38,579	9,497^a	10,469	7,174	7,843
Female	6,672	7,253	946	826	508	388
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	41,972	43,085	9,875	10,708	7,344	7,922
White	37,493	38,269	8,931	9,617	6,628	7,126
Black or African American	2,974	3,173	602	627	469	499
American Indian or Alaska Native	444	417	132	106	108	81
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	61	89	19	47	18	37
Asian	558	685	89	211	51	127
Two or More Races	442	451	101	99	71	53
Hispanic or Latino	2,821	2,747	568	587	337	309

70403

**Table 2.27B – Smokeless Tobacco Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2005 and 2006**
Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
	Lifetime		Past Year		Past Month
	2005	2006	2005	2006	2005	2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOTAL	18.4	18.6	4.3	4.6	3.2	3.3
AGE
12-17	7.1	7.1	4.4	4.8	2.1	2.4
18-25	20.8	20.2	8.5	8.7	5.1	5.2
26 or Older	19.5	19.9	3.5	3.9	3.0	3.2
GENDER
Male	32.3	32.3	8.1^a	8.8	6.1	6.6
Female	5.3	5.7	0.8	0.7	0.4	0.3
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	19.9	20.3	4.7	5.0	3.5	3.7
White	22.3	22.7	5.3	5.7	3.9	4.2
Black or African American	10.4	10.9	2.1	2.2	1.6	1.7
American Indian or Alaska Native	35.1	33.9	10.4	8.6	8.5	6.5
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	8.6	9.5	2.7	5.0	2.5	3.9
Asian	5.5	6.7	0.9	2.1	0.5	1.2
Two or More Races	16.9	17.1	3.9	3.8	2.7	2.0
Hispanic or Latino	8.8	8.2	1.8	1.8	1.0	0.9

70403

**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, 2005 and 2006**
Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
	Lifetime		Past Year		Past Month
	2005	2006	2005	2006	2005	2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOTAL	1,801	1,811	1,105	1,214	523	601
GENDER
Male	1,413	1,440	926	1,027	476	546
Female	388	371	179	186	47	55
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	1,653	1,639	1,022	1,104	501	571
White	1,503	1,495	959	1,029	481	537
Black or African American	85	79	27	38	3^a	20
American Indian or Alaska Native	32	24	18	10	13^a	4
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*	*	*
Asian	11	17	*	9	*	3
Two or More Races	22	24	13	16	4	6
Hispanic or Latino	147	172	83	110	22	30
GENDER/RACE/HISPANIC ORIGIN
Male, White, Not Hispanic	1,193	1,217	811	889	441	502
Female, White, Not Hispanic	310	278	149	140	40	35
Male, Black, Not Hispanic	51	47	23	32	2^a	16
Female, Black, Not Hispanic	34	31	4	7	1	4
Male, Hispanic	121	135	66	84	20	20
Female, Hispanic	26	37	17	26	3	10

70403

**Table 2.28B – Smokeless Tobacco Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2005 and 2006**
Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
	Lifetime		Past Year		Past Month
	2005	2006	2005	2006	2005	2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOTAL	7.1	7.1	4.4	4.8	2.1	2.4
GENDER
Male	10.9	11.1	7.2	7.9	3.7	4.2
Female	3.1	3.0	1.4	1.5	0.4	0.4
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	7.9	7.9	4.9	5.3	2.4	2.7
White	9.8	9.8	6.2	6.8	3.1	3.5
Black or African American	2.2	2.0	0.7	1.0	0.1^a	0.5
American Indian or Alaska Native	19.6	17.4	11.2	7.5	8.1^a	3.2
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*	*	*
Asian	1.0	1.7	*	0.8	*	0.3
Two or More Races	5.5	5.8	3.2	4.0	0.9	1.4
Hispanic or Latino	3.4	3.8	1.9	2.4	0.5	0.7
GENDER/RACE/HISPANIC ORIGIN
Male, White, Not Hispanic	15.2	15.6	10.3	11.4	5.6	6.4
Female, White, Not Hispanic	4.1	3.7	2.0	1.9	0.5	0.5
Male, Black, Not Hispanic	2.6	2.4	1.2	1.6	0.1^a	0.8
Female, Black, Not Hispanic	1.8	1.7	0.2	0.4	0.1	0.2
Male, Hispanic	5.4	5.8	3.0	3.6	0.9	0.9
Female, Hispanic	1.2	1.7	0.8	1.2	0.1	0.4

70403

**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, 2005 and 2006**
Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
	Lifetime		Past Year		Past Month
	2005	2006	2005	2006	2005	2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ The Other Employment category includes retired persons, disabled persons, homemakers, students, or other persons not in the labor force. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOTAL	6,768	6,606	2,766	2,845	1,664	1,706
GENDER
Male	5,479	5,365	2,518	2,578	1,588	1,635
Female	1,289	1,240	248	267	75	71
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	6,198	6,055	2,577	2,641	1,578	1,618
White	5,743	5,529	2,456	2,432	1,512	1,521
Black or African American	207	196	40	62	17	25
American Indian or Alaska Native	73	60	25	27	20	19
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	15	*	*	*	*	*
Asian	94	151	31	68	12	30
Two or More Races	66	76	18	31	11	14
Hispanic or Latino	570	551	189	205	85	88
EDUCATION
< High School	1,224	1,186	520	578	300	355
High School Graduate	2,382	2,478	1,043	1,154	647	682
Some College	2,271	2,128	949	845	565	495
College Graduate	892	814	254	269	152	175
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time	3,893	3,810	1,542	1,606	1,008	1,035
Part-Time	1,494	1,368	619	573	322	318
Unemployed	487	438	191	194	104	112
Other¹	894	989	413	472	230	241

70403

**Table 2.29B – Smokeless Tobacco Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2005 and 2006**
Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
	Lifetime		Past Year		Past Month
	2005	2006	2005	2006	2005	2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ The Other Employment category includes retired persons, disabled persons, homemakers, students, or other persons not in the labor force. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOTAL	20.8	20.2	8.5	8.7	5.1	5.2
GENDER
Male	33.5	32.5	15.4	15.6	9.7	9.9
Female	8.0	7.6	1.5	1.6	0.5	0.4
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	23.2	22.5	9.6	9.8	5.9	6.0
White	28.6	27.4	12.2	12.0	7.5	7.5
Black or African American	4.7	4.4	0.9	1.4	0.4	0.6
American Indian or Alaska Native	33.5	33.0	11.7	15.2	9.4	10.5
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	11.0	*	*	*	*	*
Asian	6.2	9.9	2.0	4.5	0.8	1.9
Two or More Races	19.4	21.8	5.3	9.0	3.1	4.1
Hispanic or Latino	9.9	9.5	3.3	3.5	1.5	1.5
EDUCATION
< High School	18.4	18.2	7.8	8.9	4.5	5.4
High School Graduate	21.2	22.0	9.3	10.2	5.8	6.0
Some College	21.7	20.0	9.1	8.0	5.4	4.7
College Graduate	21.5	18.8	6.1	6.2	3.7	4.0
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time	25.4	24.1	10.1	10.2	6.6	6.6
Part-Time	18.1	16.5	7.5	6.9	3.9	3.8
Unemployed	18.9	17.6	7.4	7.8	4.0	4.5
Other¹	14.1	16.0	6.5	7.6	3.6	3.9

70403

**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, 2005 and 2006**
Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
	Lifetime		Past Year		Past Month
	2005	2006	2005	2006	2005	2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ The Other Employment category includes retired persons, disabled persons, homemakers, students, or other persons not in the labor force. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOTAL	36,224	37,415	6,572	7,236	5,495	5,924
GENDER
Male	31,229	31,774	6,053^a	6,863	5,110	5,661
Female	4,995	5,641	519	373	385	262
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	34,121	35,391	6,276	6,964	5,265	5,733
White	30,247	31,245	5,516	6,156	4,634	5,068
Black or African American	2,682	2,899	536	526	449	454
American Indian or Alaska Native	339	*	88	68	75	57
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*	*	*
Asian	453	517	53	134	39	94
Two or More Races	354	352	71	52	57	33
Hispanic or Latino	2,103	2,024	296	272	230	190
EDUCATION
< High School	5,012	5,424	1,226	1,543	937	1,300
High School Graduate	11,335	11,645	2,579	2,542	2,268	2,129
Some College	9,427	9,307	1,524	1,672	1,332	1,399
College Graduate	10,450	11,038	1,242	1,479	957	1,096
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time	25,716	25,854	4,878	5,472	4,072	4,543
Part-Time	2,709	2,940	283	368	217	231
Unemployed	1,130	878	240	203	208	131
Other¹	6,668^a	7,743	1,170	1,193	998	1,018

70403

**Table 2.30B – Smokeless Tobacco Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2005 and 2006**
Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
	Lifetime		Past Year		Past Month
	2005	2006	2005	2006	2005	2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ The Other Employment category includes retired persons, disabled persons, homemakers, students, or other persons not in the labor force. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOTAL	19.5	19.9	3.5	3.9	3.0	3.2
GENDER
Male	35.2	35.3	6.8	7.6	5.8	6.3
Female	5.2	5.8	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.3
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	20.9	21.5	3.8	4.2	3.2	3.5
White	22.9	23.5	4.2	4.6	3.5	3.8
Black or African American	13.2	14.0	2.6	2.5	2.2	2.2
American Indian or Alaska Native	38.3	*	9.9	7.5	8.4	6.3
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*	*	*
Asian	6.0	6.7	0.7	1.7	0.5	1.2
Two or More Races	18.9	18.8	3.8	2.8	3.0	1.7
Hispanic or Latino	9.6	8.8	1.3	1.2	1.0	0.8
EDUCATION
< High School	17.3	18.0	4.2	5.1	3.2	4.3
High School Graduate	19.8	20.1	4.5	4.4	4.0	3.7
Some College	21.1	20.9	3.4	3.7	3.0	3.1
College Graduate	19.2	20.0	2.3	2.7	1.8	2.0
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time	24.4	24.4	4.6	5.2	3.9	4.3
Part-Time	13.5	14.3	1.4	1.8	1.1	1.1
Unemployed	22.5	19.3	4.8	4.5	4.1	2.9
Other¹	12.1	13.6	2.1	2.1	1.8	1.8

70403

**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, 2005 and 2006**
Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
	Lifetime		Past Year		Past Month
	2005	2006	2005	2006	2005	2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ The Other Employment category includes retired persons, disabled persons, homemakers, students, or other persons not in the labor force. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOTAL	42,992	44,021	9,338	10,081	7,158	7,630
GENDER
Male	36,708	37,140	8,571^a	9,441	6,698	7,297
Female	6,284	6,881	767	640	460	333
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	40,318	41,445	8,853	9,604	6,844	7,351
White	35,990	36,774	7,972	8,588	6,147	6,589
Black or African American	2,889	3,094	576	588	466	479
American Indian or Alaska Native	412	394	113	96	95	76
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	60	88	19	46	18	36
Asian	547	668	84	203	51	124
Two or More Races	420	427	89	83	67	47
Hispanic or Latino	2,673	2,576	484	477	315	279
EDUCATION
< High School	6,236	6,610	1,746	2,121	1,238^a	1,655
High School Graduate	13,717	14,123	3,622	3,695	2,915	2,811
Some College	11,697	11,435	2,473	2,517	1,897	1,894
College Graduate	11,341	11,852	1,496	1,748	1,109	1,271
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time	29,610	29,665	6,420	7,078	5,080	5,578
Part-Time	4,203	4,308	902	942	539	550
Unemployed	1,618	1,316	431	397	312	243
Other¹	7,562^a	8,732	1,584	1,665	1,227	1,259

70403

**Table 2.31B – Smokeless Tobacco Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2005 and 2006**
Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
	Lifetime		Past Year		Past Month
	2005	2006	2005	2006	2005	2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ The Other Employment category includes retired persons, disabled persons, homemakers, students, or other persons not in the labor force. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOTAL	19.7	20.0	4.3	4.6	3.3	3.5
GENDER
Male	35.0	34.9	8.2	8.9	6.4	6.9
Female	5.6	6.0	0.7	0.6	0.4	0.3
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	21.2	21.6	4.7	5.0	3.6	3.8
White	23.6	24.0	5.2	5.6	4.0	4.3
Black or African American	11.7	12.3	2.3	2.3	1.9	1.9
American Indian or Alaska Native	37.4	35.9	10.3	8.7	8.6	7.0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	9.6	10.7	3.1	5.6	2.9	4.4
Asian	6.0	7.2	0.9	2.2	0.6	1.3
Two or More Races	19.0	19.2	4.0	3.7	3.0	2.1
Hispanic or Latino	9.6	8.9	1.7	1.7	1.1	1.0
EDUCATION
< High School	17.5	18.0	4.9	5.8	3.5	4.5
High School Graduate	20.0	20.4	5.3	5.3	4.3	4.1
Some College	21.2	20.7	4.5	4.6	3.4	3.4
College Graduate	19.4	19.9	2.6	2.9	1.9	2.1
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time	24.6	24.4	5.3	5.8	4.2	4.6
Part-Time	14.8	14.9	3.2	3.3	1.9	1.9
Unemployed	21.3	18.7	5.7	5.6	4.1	3.4
Other¹	12.3	13.8	2.6	2.6	2.0	2.0

70403

**Table 2.32A – Cigar Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2005 and 2006**
Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
	Lifetime		Past Year		Past Month
	2005	2006	2005	2006	2005	2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOTAL	88,260	88,737	26,908	26,844	13,640	13,708
AGE
12-17	3,573	3,471	2,485	2,375	1,064	1,047
18-25	14,036	14,122	7,856	7,928	3,895	3,972
26 or Older	70,652	71,144	16,567	16,541	8,681	8,690
GENDER
Male	65,743	65,476	21,321	21,003	11,355	11,092
Female	22,517	23,261	5,586	5,841	2,285	2,616
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	79,710	80,729	24,049	23,892	12,247	12,104
White	69,369	70,099	20,118	19,847	9,898	9,585
Black or African American	7,145	7,218	2,791	3,046	1,825	2,088
American Indian or Alaska Native	376	417	188	177	134	96
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	141	155	46	53	26	25
Asian	1,750	1,833	526	469	161	126
Two or More Races	930	1,006	381	301	203	183
Hispanic or Latino	8,550	8,008	2,858	2,951	1,393	1,605

70403

**Table 2.32B – Cigar Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2005 and 2006**
Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
	Lifetime		Past Year		Past Month
	2005	2006	2005	2006	2005	2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOTAL	36.3	36.1	11.1	10.9	5.6	5.6
AGE
12-17	14.1	13.7	9.8	9.4	4.2	4.1
18-25	43.2	43.1	24.2	24.2	12.0	12.1
26 or Older	38.1	37.9	8.9	8.8	4.7	4.6
GENDER
Male	55.8	54.9	18.1	17.6	9.6	9.3
Female	18.0	18.4	4.5	4.6	1.8	2.1
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	37.8	38.0	11.4	11.2	5.8	5.7
White	41.3	41.6	12.0	11.8	5.9	5.7
Black or African American	25.0	24.8	9.8	10.5	6.4	7.2
American Indian or Alaska Native	29.7	33.9	14.9	14.4	10.6	7.8
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	19.9	16.5	6.5	5.6	3.7	2.7
Asian	17.3	17.8	5.2	4.6	1.6	1.2
Two or More Races	35.6	38.2	14.6	11.4	7.8	6.9
Hispanic or Latino	26.6^a	24.0	8.9	8.8	4.3	4.8

70403

**Table 2.33A – Cigar Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2005 and 2006**
Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
	Lifetime		Past Year		Past Month
	2005	2006	2005	2006	2005	2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOTAL	3,573	3,471	2,485	2,375	1,064	1,047
GENDER
Male	2,290	2,198	1,627	1,526	748	716
Female	1,283	1,273	858	849	316	331
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	3,001	2,909	2,095	2,022	945	892
White	2,512	2,422	1,771	1,706	771	727
Black or African American	363	353	234	226	129	125
American Indian or Alaska Native	30	26	21	19	13	12
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*	*	*
Asian	22^a	45	12	23	2	3
Two or More Races	61	60	46	47	24	25
Hispanic or Latino	571	562	389	353	119	154
GENDER/RACE/HISPANIC ORIGIN
Male, White, Not Hispanic	1,657	1,552	1,193	1,129	558	525
Female, White, Not Hispanic	855	870	578	578	213	202
Male, Black, Not Hispanic	194	202	132	124	80	68
Female, Black, Not Hispanic	169	152	103	102	49	57
Male, Hispanic	357	372	246	231	86	107
Female, Hispanic	214	190	143	123	34	48

70403

**Table 2.33B – Cigar Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2005 and 2006**
Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
	Lifetime		Past Year		Past Month
	2005	2006	2005	2006	2005	2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOTAL	14.1	13.7	9.8	9.4	4.2	4.1
GENDER
Male	17.7	16.9	12.6	11.8	5.8	5.5
Female	10.3	10.3	6.9	6.8	2.5	2.7
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	14.3	14.0	10.0	9.7	4.5	4.3
White	16.3	15.9	11.5	11.2	5.0	4.8
Black or African American	9.4	9.1	6.1	5.8	3.3	3.2
American Indian or Alaska Native	18.7	19.2	13.2	13.6	8.1	8.7
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*	*	*
Asian	2.0^a	4.4	1.2	2.2	0.2	0.3
Two or More Races	15.2	14.6	11.5	11.3	6.1	6.0
Hispanic or Latino	13.0	12.3	8.9	7.7	2.7	3.4
GENDER/RACE/HISPANIC ORIGIN
Male, White, Not Hispanic	21.0	19.9	15.1	14.5	7.1	6.7
Female, White, Not Hispanic	11.4	11.7	7.7	7.7	2.8	2.7
Male, Black, Not Hispanic	9.9	10.1	6.7	6.2	4.1	3.4
Female, Black, Not Hispanic	8.8	8.0	5.4	5.4	2.5	3.0
Male, Hispanic	15.9	16.0	11.0	9.9	3.8	4.6
Female, Hispanic	10.0	8.5	6.7	5.5	1.6	2.1

70403

**Table 2.34A – Cigar Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2005 and 2006**
Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
	Lifetime		Past Year		Past Month
	2005	2006	2005	2006	2005	2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ The Other Employment category includes retired persons, disabled persons, homemakers, students, or other persons not in the labor force. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOTAL	14,036	14,122	7,856	7,928	3,895	3,972
GENDER
Male	9,090	9,079	5,742	5,760	2,997	3,078
Female	4,945	5,043	2,115	2,168	898	894
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	12,107	12,359	6,821	7,044	3,359	3,497
White	10,177	10,442	5,740	5,841	2,636	2,732
Black or African American	1,291	1,229	747	828	559	601
American Indian or Alaska Native	80	91	38	52	23	29
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	58	*	37	7	*
Asian	338	364	182	192	83	62
Two or More Races	172	174	92	93	52	56
Hispanic or Latino	1,928	1,763	1,035^a	883	536	475
EDUCATION
< High School	2,445	2,450	1,545	1,538	934	925
High School Graduate	4,770	4,760	2,774	2,892	1,418	1,530
Some College	4,788	4,836	2,637	2,589	1,220	1,202
College Graduate	2,033	2,076	900	908	323	315
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time	7,171	7,321	3,879	3,847	1,879	1,988
Part-Time	3,530	3,420	2,106	2,018	955	908
Unemployed	1,124	1,081	672	674	414	412
Other¹	2,210	2,299	1,200^a	1,388	646	664

70403

**Table 2.34B – Cigar Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2005 and 2006**
Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
	Lifetime		Past Year		Past Month
	2005	2006	2005	2006	2005	2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ The Other Employment category includes retired persons, disabled persons, homemakers, students, or other persons not in the labor force. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOTAL	43.2	43.1	24.2	24.2	12.0	12.1
GENDER
Male	55.7	55.0	35.1	34.9	18.3	18.7
Female	30.6	31.0	13.1	13.3	5.6	5.5
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	45.3	45.9	25.5	26.2	12.6	13.0
White	50.7	51.7	28.6	28.9	13.1	13.5
Black or African American	29.1	27.4	16.9	18.5	12.6	13.4
American Indian or Alaska Native	36.7	50.5	17.4^a	29.0	10.4	16.3
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	32.3	*	20.4	5.1	*
Asian	22.3	23.8	12.0	12.5	5.4	4.1
Two or More Races	50.2	50.1	27.0	26.9	15.1	16.3
Hispanic or Latino	33.5	30.2	18.0^a	15.2	9.3	8.2
EDUCATION
< High School	36.7	37.6	23.2	23.6	14.0	14.2
High School Graduate	42.5	42.2	24.7	25.7	12.6	13.6
Some College	45.8	45.5	25.2	24.4	11.7	11.3
College Graduate	49.1	47.9	21.7	21.0	7.8	7.3
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time	46.8	46.4	25.3	24.4	12.3	12.6
Part-Time	42.8	41.3	25.5	24.4	11.6	11.0
Unemployed	43.7	43.4	26.1	27.0	16.1	16.5
Other¹	34.9	37.1	18.9^b	22.4	10.2	10.7

70403

**Table 2.35A – Cigar Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2005 and 2006**
Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
	Lifetime		Past Year		Past Month
	2005	2006	2005	2006	2005	2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ The Other Employment category includes retired persons, disabled persons, homemakers, students, or other persons not in the labor force. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOTAL	70,652	71,144	16,567	16,541	8,681	8,690
GENDER
Male	54,363	54,199	13,953	13,717	7,610	7,298
Female	16,289	16,945	2,614	2,824	1,071^a	1,391
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	64,601	65,461	15,133	14,826	7,943	7,715
White	56,680	57,235	12,608	12,299	6,491	6,127
Black or African American	5,491	5,636	1,809	1,991	1,138	1,362
American Indian or Alaska Native	266	300	*	106	*	*
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*	*	*
Asian	1,390	1,424	331	254	76	61
Two or More Races	697	772	243	161	127	102
Hispanic or Latino	6,050	5,683	1,434	1,715	738	975
EDUCATION
< High School	7,900	8,173	2,157	2,114	1,182	1,348
High School Graduate	20,276	20,109	4,806	4,928	2,753	2,673
Some College	18,533	18,018	4,505	4,458	2,365	2,510
College Graduate	23,942	24,845	5,100	5,040	2,380	2,159
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time	46,865	46,891	12,479	12,337	6,287	6,263
Part-Time	6,326	7,037	1,229	1,429	636	701
Unemployed	1,938	1,633	642	697	375	387
Other¹	15,523	15,583	2,218	2,077	1,383	1,338

70403

**Table 2.35B – Cigar Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2005 and 2006**
Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
	Lifetime		Past Year		Past Month
	2005	2006	2005	2006	2005	2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ The Other Employment category includes retired persons, disabled persons, homemakers, students, or other persons not in the labor force. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOTAL	38.1	37.9	8.9	8.8	4.7	4.6
GENDER
Male	61.3	60.3	15.7	15.3	8.6	8.1
Female	16.8	17.3	2.7	2.9	1.1	1.4
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	39.5	39.7	9.3	9.0	4.9	4.7
White	42.8	43.0	9.5	9.3	4.9	4.6
Black or African American	27.1	27.2	8.9	9.6	5.6	6.6
American Indian or Alaska Native	30.0	32.7	*	11.6	*	*
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*	*	*
Asian	18.4	18.4	4.4	3.3	1.0	0.8
Two or More Races	37.3	41.2	13.0	8.6	6.8	5.4
Hispanic or Latino	27.5	24.7	6.5	7.4	3.4	4.2
EDUCATION
< High School	27.2	27.1	7.4	7.0	4.1	4.5
High School Graduate	35.4	34.8	8.4	8.5	4.8	4.6
Some College	41.4	40.4	10.1	10.0	5.3	5.6
College Graduate	44.1	44.9	9.4	9.1	4.4	3.9
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time	44.5	44.3	11.9	11.7	6.0	5.9
Part-Time	31.4	34.1	6.1	6.9	3.2	3.4
Unemployed	38.5	35.8	12.8	15.3	7.5	8.5
Other¹	28.2	27.4	4.0	3.6	2.5	2.4

70403

**Table 2.36A – Cigar Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2005 and 2006**
Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
	Lifetime		Past Year		Past Month
	2005	2006	2005	2006	2005	2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ The Other Employment category includes retired persons, disabled persons, homemakers, students, or other persons not in the labor force. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOTAL	84,687	85,266	24,423	24,469	12,576	12,662
GENDER
Male	63,454	63,278	19,694	19,477	10,607	10,376
Female	21,234	21,988	4,729	4,992	1,969	2,286
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	76,709	77,820	21,954	21,870	11,302	11,212
White	66,857	67,677	18,347	18,141	9,127	8,859
Black or African American	6,782	6,865	2,556	2,820	1,697	1,963
American Indian or Alaska Native	345	391	166	158	120	85
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	127	153	36	51	20	25
Asian	1,729	1,788	513	446	159	123
Two or More Races	869	946	335	254	178	158
Hispanic or Latino	7,979	7,446	2,469	2,598	1,274	1,450
EDUCATION
< High School	10,345	10,623	3,702	3,652	2,116	2,274
High School Graduate	25,046	24,869	7,579	7,821	4,172	4,203
Some College	23,321	22,854	7,141	7,048	3,585	3,712
College Graduate	25,975	26,921	6,000	5,948	2,704	2,474
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time	54,036	54,212	16,357	16,185	8,166	8,252
Part-Time	9,856	10,457	3,334	3,447	1,591	1,609
Unemployed	3,062	2,714	1,313	1,372	789	799
Other¹	17,733	17,883	3,418	3,465	2,029	2,002

70403

**Table 2.36B – Cigar Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2005 and 2006**
Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
	Lifetime		Past Year		Past Month
	2005	2006	2005	2006	2005	2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ The Other Employment category includes retired persons, disabled persons, homemakers, students, or other persons not in the labor force. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOTAL	38.9	38.6	11.2	11.1	5.8	5.7
GENDER
Male	60.4	59.5	18.8	18.3	10.1	9.8
Female	18.8	19.2	4.2	4.4	1.7	2.0
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	40.3	40.6	11.5	11.4	5.9	5.8
White	43.9	44.2	12.0	11.8	6.0	5.8
Black or African American	27.4	27.2	10.3	11.2	6.9	7.8
American Indian or Alaska Native	31.3	35.7	15.1	14.5	10.9	7.7
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	20.2	18.6	5.7	6.2	3.2	3.0
Asian	19.1	19.3	5.7	4.8	1.8	1.3
Two or More Races	39.3	42.6	15.1	11.5	8.1	7.1
Hispanic or Latino	28.8^a	25.8	8.9	9.0	4.6	5.0
EDUCATION
< High School	29.0	29.0	10.4	10.0	5.9	6.2
High School Graduate	36.6	36.0	11.1	11.3	6.1	6.1
Some College	42.2	41.4	12.9	12.8	6.5	6.7
College Graduate	44.5	45.2	10.3	10.0	4.6	4.1
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time	44.8	44.6	13.6	13.3	6.8	6.8
Part-Time	34.7	36.2	11.8	11.9	5.6	5.6
Unemployed	40.3	38.5	17.3	19.4	10.4	11.3
Other¹	28.9	28.3	5.6	5.5	3.3	3.2

70403

**Table 2.37A – Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2005 and 2006**
Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
	Lifetime		Past Year		Past Month
	2005	2006	2005	2006	2005	2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOTAL	201,667	203,368	161,626	162,415	126,028	125,309
AGE
12-17	10,306	10,255	8,454	8,361	4,191	4,222
18-25	27,836^b	28,310	25,303^b	25,814	19,783^a	20,282
26 or Older	163,525	164,804	127,869	128,240	102,054	100,805
GENDER
Male	101,742	102,646	82,926	83,275	68,497	68,025
Female	99,925	100,722	78,700	79,140	57,531	57,283
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	177,379^a	178,997	142,155	143,050	112,352	111,350
White	145,883	146,347	118,231	118,557	94,805	94,009
Black or African American	21,511	21,961	15,867	16,040	11,655	11,657
American Indian or Alaska Native	1,024	1,016	756	670	537	459
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	516	*	*	*	264	345
Asian	6,344	6,904	5,253	5,470	3,858	3,640
Two or More Races	2,101	2,070	1,651	1,709	1,234	1,240
Hispanic or Latino	24,288	24,371	19,472	19,365	13,676	13,959

70403

**Table 2.37B – Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2005 and 2006**
Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
	Lifetime		Past Year		Past Month
	2005	2006	2005	2006	2005	2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOTAL	82.9	82.7	66.5	66.0	51.8	50.9
AGE
12-17	40.6	40.4	33.3	32.9	16.5	16.6
18-25	85.7	86.5	77.9	78.8	60.9	61.9
26 or Older	88.2	87.7	69.0	68.3	55.1^a	53.7
GENDER
Male	86.3	86.0	70.3	69.8	58.1	57.0
Female	79.8	79.5	62.8	62.5	45.9	45.2
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	84.0	84.2	67.3	67.3	53.2	52.4
White	86.9	86.9	70.5	70.4	56.5	55.8
Black or African American	75.2	75.4	55.5	55.1	40.8	40.0
American Indian or Alaska Native	80.9	82.5	59.7	54.4	42.4	37.2
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	72.9	*	*	*	37.3	36.7
Asian	62.7	67.1	51.9	53.2	38.1	35.4
Two or More Races	80.5	78.5	63.3	64.9	47.3	47.1
Hispanic or Latino	75.6^a	72.9	60.6	57.9	42.6	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, 2005 and 2006**
Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
	Lifetime		Past Year		Past Month
	2005	2006	2005	2006	2005	2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOTAL	10,306	10,255	8,454	8,361	4,191	4,222
GENDER
Male	5,225	5,217	4,144	4,174	2,057	2,111
Female	5,081	5,038	4,310	4,187	2,134	2,110
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	8,447	8,457	6,938	6,937	3,459	3,525
White	6,550	6,574	5,548	5,596	2,856	2,933
Black or African American	1,379	1,339	976	940	450	411
American Indian or Alaska Native	71	64	52	45	20	28
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*	*	*
Asian	251	282	191	209	74	78
Two or More Races	158	171	136	129	52	67
Hispanic or Latino	1,859	1,798	1,517	1,424	732	697
GENDER/RACE/HISPANIC ORIGIN
Male, White, Not Hispanic	3,340	3,349	2,727	2,795	1,405	1,485
Female, White, Not Hispanic	3,211	3,225	2,821	2,801	1,451	1,448
Male, Black, Not Hispanic	683	665	488	455	225	203
Female, Black, Not Hispanic	695	674	488	485	225	207
Male, Hispanic	940	924	733	730	359	333
Female, Hispanic	919	873	783	695	373	364

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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, 2005 and 2006**
Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
	Lifetime		Past Year		Past Month
	2005	2006	2005	2006	2005	2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOTAL	40.6	40.4	33.3	32.9	16.5	16.6
GENDER
Male	40.3	40.2	32.0	32.2	15.9	16.3
Female	41.0	40.6	34.7	33.7	17.2	17.0
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	40.3	40.6	33.1	33.3	16.5	16.9
White	42.5	43.1	36.0	36.7	18.5	19.2
Black or African American	35.6	34.4	25.2	24.1	11.6	10.5
American Indian or Alaska Native	43.4	47.3	32.1	33.2	12.2	20.5
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*	*	*
Asian	23.8	27.4	18.1	20.2	7.0	7.6
Two or More Races	39.6	41.4	34.0	31.2	13.0	16.2
Hispanic or Latino	42.3	39.5	34.5^a	31.3	16.7	15.3
GENDER/RACE/HISPANIC ORIGIN
Male, White, Not Hispanic	42.4	43.0	34.6	35.9	17.8	19.1
Female, White, Not Hispanic	42.7	43.2	37.5	37.6	19.3	19.4
Male, Black, Not Hispanic	35.0	33.2	25.0	22.7	11.5	10.1
Female, Black, Not Hispanic	36.3	35.6	25.5	25.6	11.8	11.0
Male, Hispanic	41.9	39.7	32.7	31.4	16.0	14.3
Female, Hispanic	42.7	39.2	36.4^a	31.2	17.3	16.3

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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, 2005 and 2006**
Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
	Lifetime		Past Year		Past Month
	2005	2006	2005	2006	2005	2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ The Other Employment category includes retired persons, disabled persons, homemakers, students, or other persons not in the labor force. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOTAL	27,836^b	28,310	25,303^b	25,814	19,783^a	20,282
GENDER
Male	14,112^a	14,351	13,069	13,277	10,830	10,869
Female	13,724^a	13,959	12,234^a	12,537	8,953^b	9,413
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	23,273^b	23,627	21,373^a	21,769	16,880^a	17,283
White	18,066	18,358	16,775	17,179	13,651	13,987
Black or African American	3,485	3,473	3,048	2,994	2,123	2,103
American Indian or Alaska Native	169	153	144	133	100	96
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*	*	*
Asian	1,133	1,171	1,034	1,031	721	763
Two or More Races	301	320	271	302	210	228
Hispanic or Latino	4,563	4,683	3,931	4,045	2,903	2,999
EDUCATION
< High School	5,166	5,121	4,448	4,407	3,085	3,078
High School Graduate	9,430	9,515	8,334	8,521	6,266	6,366
Some College	9,390	9,590	8,815	8,933	7,203	7,381
College Graduate	3,851	4,083	3,705	3,953	3,229	3,457
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time	13,811	14,179	12,653	13,077	10,235	10,580
Part-Time	7,018	7,184	6,497	6,641	5,081	5,237
Unemployed	2,165	2,090	1,953	1,887	1,464	1,415
Other¹	4,842	4,856	4,200	4,209	3,003	3,050

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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, 2005 and 2006**
Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
	Lifetime		Past Year		Past Month
	2005	2006	2005	2006	2005	2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ The Other Employment category includes retired persons, disabled persons, homemakers, students, or other persons not in the labor force. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOTAL	85.7	86.5	77.9	78.8	60.9	61.9
GENDER
Male	86.4	87.0	80.0	80.5	66.3	65.9
Female	85.0	85.9	75.7	77.2	55.4^b	57.9
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	87.1	87.8	79.9	80.9	63.1	64.2
White	89.9^a	90.9	83.5^b	85.1	67.9	69.3
Black or African American	78.7	77.4	68.8	66.7	47.9	46.9
American Indian or Alaska Native	78.0	84.5	66.5	73.6	46.2	53.1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*	*	*
Asian	74.6	76.5	68.1	67.3	47.4	49.9
Two or More Races	88.0	92.2	79.3^a	87.1	61.5	65.6
Hispanic or Latino	79.3	80.4	68.3	69.4	50.5	51.5
EDUCATION
< High School	77.6	78.5	66.8	67.6	46.3	47.2
High School Graduate	84.0	84.4	74.3	75.6	55.8	56.5
Some College	89.7	90.3	84.3	84.1	68.8	69.5
College Graduate	93.0	94.3	89.5	91.3	78.0	79.8
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time	90.1	89.9	82.5	82.9	66.7	67.1
Part-Time	85.1	86.8	78.8	80.2	61.6	63.3
Unemployed	84.1	83.8	75.9	75.7	56.9	56.7
Other¹	76.4	78.5	66.3	68.0	47.4	49.3

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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, 2005 and 2006**
Demographic Characteristic	TIME PERIOD
	Lifetime		Past Year		Past Month
	2005	2006	2005	2006	2005	2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2006 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ The Other Employment category includes retired persons, disabled persons, homemakers, students, or other persons not in the labor force. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOTAL	163,525	164,804	127,869	128,240	102,054	100,805
GENDER
Male	82,404	83,079	65,712	65,824	55,610	55,045
Female	81,120	81,725	62,157	62,416	46,444	45,759
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	145,659	146,913	113,845	114,344	92,012	90,542
White	121,266	121,415	95,908	95,782	78,298	77,090
Black or African American	16,647	17,149	11,842	12,106	9,082	9,143
American Indian or Alaska Native	*	*	559	*	417	*
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*	*	*
Asian	4,959	5,451	4,028	4,230	3,063	2,799
Two or More Races	1,643	1,579	1,244	1,278	971	945
Hispanic or Latino	17,866	17,890	14,024	13,896	10,042	10,263
EDUCATION
< High School	21,734	22,503	14,084	14,448	10,027	10,297
High School Graduate	49,993	49,987	37,030	37,081	28,211	28,165
Some College	41,420	40,944	33,578	32,903	26,499	25,676
College Graduate	50,378	51,370	43,177	43,808	37,318	36,667
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time	97,078	97,192	80,853	80,752	65,952	64,849
Part-Time	18,112	18,295	14,395	14,427	11,491	11,339
Unemployed	4,459	3,881	3,434	3,080	2,834^a	2,260
Other¹	43,877	45,435	29,187	29,980	21,777	22,356

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