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2006 National Survey on Drug Use & Health:  Detailed Tables
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Table 2.43A – Alcohol Use, Binge Alcohol Use, and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2005 and 2006
Demographic Characteristic
 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
 4,191 4,222 2,513 2,614 611 603
GENDER
            
Male 2,057 2,111 1,341 1,388 383 368
Female 2,134 2,110 1,172 1,225 229 235
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
            
Not Hispanic or Latino 3,459 3,525 2,046 2,189 524 500
White 2,856 2,933 1,751 1,871 469 466
Black or African American 450 411 209 192 31 21
American Indian or Alaska Native 20 28 16 18 5 3
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander * * * * * *
Asian 74 78 32 59 4 2
Two or More Races 52 67 34 43 14 9
Hispanic or Latino 732 697 467 424 88 103
GENDER/RACE/HISPANIC ORIGIN
            
Male, White, Not Hispanic 1,405 1,485 938 996 288 282
Female, White, Not Hispanic 1,451 1,448 814 876 182 184
Male, Black, Not Hispanic 225 203 124 102 24 12
Female, Black, Not Hispanic 225 207 84 90 8 8
Male, Hispanic 359 333 240 231 59 68
Female, Hispanic 373 364 228 193 28 35
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Table 2.43B – Alcohol Use, Binge Alcohol Use, and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2005 and 2006
Demographic Characteristic
 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
 16.5 16.6 9.9 10.3 2.4 2.4
GENDER
            
Male 15.9 16.3 10.4 10.7 3.0 2.8
Female 17.2 17.0 9.4 9.9 1.8 1.9
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
            
Not Hispanic or Latino 16.5 16.9 9.8 10.5 2.5 2.4
White 18.5 19.2 11.4a 12.3 3.0 3.1
Black or African American 11.6 10.5 5.4 4.9 0.8 0.5
American Indian or Alaska Native 12.2 20.5 9.9 13.2 2.9 2.2
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander * * * * * *
Asian 7.0 7.6 3.0 5.7 0.3 0.2
Two or More Races 13.0 16.2 8.5 10.4 3.6 2.1
Hispanic or Latino 16.7 15.3 10.6 9.3 2.0 2.3
GENDER/RACE/HISPANIC ORIGIN
            
Male, White, Not Hispanic 17.8 19.1 11.9 12.8 3.7 3.6
Female, White, Not Hispanic 19.3 19.4 10.8 11.7 2.4 2.5
Male, Black, Not Hispanic 11.5 10.1 6.4 5.1 1.2 0.6
Female, Black, Not Hispanic 11.8 11.0 4.4 4.8 0.4 0.4
Male, Hispanic 16.0 14.3 10.7 9.9 2.6 2.9
Female, Hispanic 17.3 16.3 10.6 8.7 1.3 1.6
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Table 2.44A – Alcohol Use, Binge Alcohol Use, and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2005 and 2006
Demographic Characteristic
 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.
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
 19,783a 20,282 13,597 13,814 4,967 5,093
GENDER
            
Male 10,830 10,869 8,442 8,284 3,545 3,461
Female 8,953b 9,413 5,155b 5,531 1,422b 1,632
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
            
Not Hispanic or Latino 16,880a 17,283 11,488 11,698 4,389 4,508
White 13,651 13,987 9,668 9,920 3,933 4,075
Black or African American 2,123 2,103 1,119 1,049 255 204
American Indian or Alaska Native 100 96 82 79 29 25
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander * * * * * *
Asian 721 763 402 396 96 84
Two or More Races 210 228 161 165 53 70
Hispanic or Latino 2,903 2,999 2,109 2,116 578 584
EDUCATION
            
< High School 3,085 3,078 2,266 2,262 704 712
High School Graduate 6,266 6,366 4,452 4,503 1,589 1,676
Some College 7,203 7,381 4,915 4,957 1,973 1,901
College Graduate 3,229 3,457 1,964 2,092 700 804
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
            
Full-Time 10,235 10,580 7,185 7,410 2,614 2,677
Part-Time 5,081 5,237 3,421 3,366 1,274 1,251
Unemployed 1,464 1,415 1,016 992 398 350
Other1 3,003 3,050 1,974 2,046 681 815
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Table 2.44B – Alcohol Use, Binge Alcohol Use, and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2005 and 2006
Demographic Characteristic
 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.
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
 60.9 61.9 41.9 42.2 15.3 15.6
GENDER
            
Male 66.3 65.9 51.7 50.2 21.7 21.0
Female 55.4b 57.9 31.9a 34.0 8.8a 10.0
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
            
Not Hispanic or Latino 63.1 64.2 43.0 43.5 16.4 16.8
White 67.9 69.3 48.1 49.1 19.6 20.2
Black or African American 47.9 46.9 25.3 23.4 5.8 4.5
American Indian or Alaska Native 46.2 53.1 37.8 43.9 13.5 14.0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander * * * * * *
Asian 47.4 49.9 26.5 25.9 6.3 5.5
Two or More Races 61.5 65.6 47.2 47.5 15.6 20.3
Hispanic or Latino 50.5 51.5 36.7 36.3 10.0 10.0
EDUCATION
            
< High School 46.3 47.2 34.0 34.7 10.6 10.9
High School Graduate 55.8 56.5 39.7 40.0 14.2 14.9
Some College 68.8 69.5 47.0 46.7 18.9 17.9
College Graduate 78.0 79.8 47.4 48.3 16.9 18.6
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
            
Full-Time 66.7 67.1 46.9 47.0 17.0 17.0
Part-Time 61.6 63.3 41.5 40.7 15.5 15.1
Unemployed 56.9 56.7 39.5 39.8 15.5 14.0
Other1 47.4 49.3 31.2 33.1 10.8a 13.2
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Table 2.45A – Alcohol Use, Binge Alcohol Use, and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2005 and 2006
Demographic Characteristic
 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.
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
 102,054 100,805 38,980 40,147 10,457 11,251
GENDER
            
Male 55,610 55,045 26,242 27,627 8,245 8,946
Female 46,444 45,759 12,738 12,520 2,212 2,305
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
            
Not Hispanic or Latino 92,012 90,542 33,945 34,707 9,318 10,038
White 78,298 77,090 27,819 28,815 8,083 8,544
Black or African American 9,082 9,143 4,485 4,316 928 1,111
American Indian or Alaska Native 417 * 317 * * 83
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander * * * * * *
Asian 3,063 2,799 855 764 103 160
Two or More Races 971 945 347 393 78 86
Hispanic or Latino 10,042 10,263 5,035 5,440 1,139 1,213
EDUCATION
            
< High School 10,027 10,297 6,011 6,240 1,455 1,790
High School Graduate 28,211 28,165 12,769 13,389 3,529 3,927
Some College 26,499 25,676 9,946 9,952 2,826 2,566
College Graduate 37,318 36,667 10,254 10,566 2,647 2,968
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
            
Full-Time 65,952 64,849 27,730 28,653 7,564 8,156
Part-Time 11,491 11,339 3,735 3,441 1,015 854
Unemployed 2,834a 2,260 1,317 1,418 394 508
Other1 21,777 22,356 6,197 6,635 1,484 1,733
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Table 2.45B – Alcohol Use, Binge Alcohol Use, and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2005 and 2006
Demographic Characteristic
 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.
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
 55.1a 53.7 21.0 21.4 5.6 6.0
GENDER
            
Male 62.7 61.2 29.6 30.7 9.3 10.0
Female 48.0 46.7 13.2 12.8 2.3 2.4
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
            
Not Hispanic or Latino 56.3 54.9 20.8 21.1 5.7 6.1
White 59.2 58.0 21.0 21.7 6.1 6.4
Black or African American 44.7 44.1 22.1 20.8 4.6 5.4
American Indian or Alaska Native 47.1 * 35.8 * * 9.1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander * * * * * *
Asian 40.6 36.2 11.3 9.9 1.4 2.1
Two or More Races 52.0 50.4 18.6 21.0 4.2 4.6
Hispanic or Latino 45.7 44.5 22.9 23.6 5.2 5.3
EDUCATION
            
< High School 34.5 34.2 20.7 20.7 5.0 5.9
High School Graduate 49.2 48.7 22.3 23.2 6.2 6.8
Some College 59.2 57.5 22.2 22.3 6.3 5.7
College Graduate 68.7a 66.3 18.9 19.1 4.9 5.4
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
            
Full-Time 62.7 61.3 26.3 27.1 7.2 7.7
Part-Time 57.1 55.0 18.6 16.7 5.0 4.1
Unemployed 56.3 49.6 26.2 31.1 7.8 11.1
Other1 39.6 39.3 11.3 11.7 2.7 3.0
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Table 2.46A – Alcohol Use, Binge Alcohol Use, and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2005 and 2006
Demographic Characteristic
 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.
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
 121,837 121,087 52,577 53,961 15,424 16,344
GENDER
            
Male 66,440 65,914 34,684 35,910 11,790 12,407
Female 55,397 55,173 17,893 18,051 3,634 3,937
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
            
Not Hispanic or Latino 108,892 107,825 45,433 46,405 13,708 14,546
White 91,949 91,076 37,487 38,736 12,017 12,619
Black or African American 11,206 11,246 5,604 5,366 1,183 1,315
American Indian or Alaska Native 517 431 399 364 141 108
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander * * 177 221 37a 104
Asian 3,784 3,562 1,257 1,160 199 244
Two or More Races 1,182 1,173 508 558 132 156
Hispanic or Latino 12,945 13,262 7,144 7,556 1,717 1,797
EDUCATION
            
< High School 13,112 13,375 8,277 8,502 2,160 2,502
High School Graduate 34,477 34,531 17,221 17,892 5,118 5,603
Some College 33,702 33,057 14,861 14,909 4,799 4,467
College Graduate 40,546 40,124 12,218 12,658 3,347 3,772
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
            
Full-Time 76,187 75,429 34,915 36,063 10,178 10,833
Part-Time 16,572 16,576 7,157 6,807 2,289 2,106
Unemployed 4,298a 3,675 2,334 2,410 792 857
Other1 24,780 25,406 8,172 8,681 2,165 2,548
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Table 2.46B – Alcohol Use, Binge Alcohol Use, and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2005 and 2006
Demographic Characteristic
 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.
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
 55.9 54.9 24.1 24.5 7.1 7.4
GENDER
            
Male 63.3 62.0 33.0 33.8 11.2 11.7
Female 49.1 48.3 15.8 15.8 3.2 3.4
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
            
Not Hispanic or Latino 57.3 56.2 23.9 24.2 7.2 7.6
White 60.3 59.5 24.6 25.3 7.9 8.2
Black or African American 45.3 44.6 22.7 21.3 4.8 5.2
American Indian or Alaska Native 46.9 39.3 36.2 33.2 12.8 9.9
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander * * 28.2 26.8 5.9 12.6
Asian 41.8 38.5 13.9 12.5 2.2 2.6
Two or More Races 53.4 52.8 23.0 25.1 6.0 7.0
Hispanic or Latino 46.7 45.9 25.8 26.2 6.2 6.2
EDUCATION
            
< High School 36.7 36.5 23.2 23.2 6.0 6.8
High School Graduate 50.3 50.0 25.1 25.9 7.5 8.1
Some College 61.0 59.8 26.9 27.0 8.7 8.1
College Graduate 69.4a 67.3 20.9 21.2 5.7 6.3
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
            
Full-Time 63.2 62.0 29.0 29.7 8.4 8.9
Part-Time 58.4 57.4 25.2 23.6 8.1 7.3
Unemployed 56.5 52.1 30.7 34.2 10.4 12.2
Other1 40.4 40.3 13.3 13.8 3.5 4.0
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Table 2.47A – Tobacco Product Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2005 and 2006
Geographic 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
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
            
Northeast 32,504 32,090 15,530 15,023 12,941 12,445
New England 8,820 8,767 3,969 3,777 3,295 3,168
Middle Atlantic 23,685 23,322 11,560 11,246 9,646 9,277
Midwest 40,586 39,911 21,077 20,752 18,012 17,628
East North Central 27,974 27,588 14,557 14,566 12,518 12,317
West North Central 12,612 12,323 6,519 6,186 5,494 5,311
South 61,944a 63,589 31,471 32,901 27,032a 28,698
South Atlantic 32,377a 33,637 15,469 16,180 13,354 13,938
East South Central 10,988 11,126 6,048 6,216 5,265 5,518
West South Central 18,579 18,826 9,954 10,504 8,413a 9,241
West 37,184 38,331 16,880 17,324 13,534 14,102
Mountain 11,797 11,975 5,440 5,850 4,481 4,767
Pacific 25,387 26,356 11,441 11,474 9,053 9,335
COUNTY TYPE
            
Large Metro 90,327 91,505 43,108 43,708 35,562 36,215
Small Metro 51,563 50,866 25,562 25,649 21,883 21,885
250K – 1 Mil. Pop. 34,347 33,111 16,769 16,615 14,262 14,096
< 250K Pop. 17,216 17,754 8,793 9,034 7,620 7,789
Nonmetro 30,328 31,550 16,288 16,642 14,074 14,773
Urbanized 11,354 12,040 6,180 6,054 5,358 5,251
Less Urbanized 15,444 16,060 8,442 8,623 7,352 7,729
Completely Rural 3,530 3,450 1,665 1,965 1,364 1,793
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Table 2.47B – Tobacco Product Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2005 and 2006
Geographic 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
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
            
Northeast 71.2 70.0 34.0 32.8 28.4 27.1
New England 73.7 72.9 33.2 31.4 27.5 26.4
Middle Atlantic 70.4 68.9 34.3 33.2 28.7 27.4
Midwest 74.4a 73.0 38.7 37.9 33.0 32.2
East North Central 73.4 72.1 38.2 38.1 32.8 32.2
West North Central 76.8 75.0 39.7 37.6 33.5 32.3
South 70.7 71.5 35.9 37.0 30.9 32.2
South Atlantic 70.2 71.5 33.6 34.4 29.0 29.6
East South Central 75.6 76.1 41.6 42.5 36.2 37.8
West South Central 68.9 68.9 36.9 38.4 31.2 33.8
West 67.0 67.9 30.4 30.7 24.4 25.0
Mountain 71.8 71.0 33.1 34.7 27.3 28.2
Pacific 65.1 66.6 29.3 29.0 23.2 23.6
COUNTY TYPE
            
Large Metro 68.9 68.8 32.9 32.9 27.1 27.2
Small Metro 72.0 71.6 35.7 36.1 30.6 30.8
250K – 1 Mil. Pop. 72.0 70.8 35.1 35.5 29.9 30.1
< 250K Pop. 72.0 73.2 36.8 37.3 31.9 32.1
Nonmetro 74.8 75.0 40.2 39.6 34.7 35.1
Urbanized 73.8 73.6 40.2 37.0 34.8 32.1
Less Urbanized 75.7 76.1 41.4 40.8 36.0 36.6
Completely Rural 74.1 75.3 35.0a 42.9 28.6b 39.1
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Table 2.48A – Tobacco Product Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Geographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2005 and 2006
Geographic 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
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
            
Northeast 1,369 1,281 977 966 623 602
New England 351 334 258 254 164 169
Middle Atlantic 1,018 947 719 712 459 433
Midwest 1,814 1,718 1,255 1,199 821 784
East North Central 1,246 1,183 845 816 542 533
West North Central 568 536 410 382 280 251
South 2,972 2,935 1,974 1,999 1,225 1,206
South Atlantic 1,460 1,387 972 941 620 555
East South Central 550 602 380 410 238 264
West South Central 962 946 622 648 366 388
West 1,640 1,618 1,158 1,119 656 682
Mountain 597 551 436 394 245 236
Pacific 1,043 1,067 722 725 411 446
COUNTY TYPE
            
Large Metro 3,752 3,724 2,595 2,622 1,584 1,616
Small Metro 2,360 2,314 1,602 1,631 988 1,015
250K – 1 Mil. Pop. 1,552 1,476 1,064 1,039 660 635
< 250K Pop. 807 838 539 591 328 380
Nonmetro 1,683a 1,514 1,167a 1,030 752a 644
Urbanized 577 560 393 386 258 240
Less Urbanized 883 778 618 530 395 330
Completely Rural 223 176 156 114 99 74
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Table 2.48B – Tobacco Product Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Geographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2005 and 2006
Geographic 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
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
            
Northeast 30.1 28.4 21.5 21.4 13.7 13.3
New England 29.9 28.7 22.0 21.8 13.9 14.5
Middle Atlantic 30.2 28.3 21.3 21.3 13.6 12.9
Midwest 32.0 30.3 22.2 21.1 14.5 13.8
East North Central 31.0 29.7 21.1 20.5 13.5 13.4
West North Central 34.4 31.7 24.8 22.6 16.9 14.9
South 32.8 32.1 21.8 21.8 13.5 13.2
South Atlantic 31.5 29.8 21.0 20.2 13.4 11.9
East South Central 37.9 40.5 26.2 27.6 16.4 17.8
West South Central 32.3 31.4 20.9 21.5 12.3 12.8
West 27.0 26.7 19.1 18.5 10.8 11.3
Mountain 33.9 30.7 24.8 21.9 13.9 13.2
Pacific 24.2 25.0 16.7 17.0 9.5 10.5
COUNTY TYPE
            
Large Metro 27.5 27.2 19.0 19.2 11.6 11.8
Small Metro 31.6 30.4 21.5 21.4 13.2 13.3
250K – 1 Mil. Pop. 30.4 28.8 20.9 20.3 12.9 12.4
< 250K Pop. 34.2 33.8 22.8 23.8 13.9 15.3
Nonmetro 39.8a 36.8 27.6 25.1 17.8a 15.7
Urbanized 36.5 33.8 24.9 23.3 16.3 14.5
Less Urbanized 41.2 39.2 28.9 26.7 18.4 16.6
Completely Rural 44.3 37.7 31.0 24.5 19.7 15.8
70404
Table 2.49A – Tobacco Product Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Geographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2005 and 2006
Geographic 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
 23,496 23,514 17,637 17,683 14,382 14,384
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
            
Northeast 4,087 4,174 3,079 3,191 2,545 2,593
New England 1,092 1,148 842 900 687 732
Middle Atlantic 2,995 3,026 2,237 2,292 1,859 1,861
Midwest 5,722 5,635 4,400 4,405 3,597 3,680
East North Central 3,897 3,908 2,995 3,057 2,450 2,540
West North Central 1,825a 1,727 1,405 1,348 1,147 1,140
South 8,413 8,373 6,348 6,276 5,315 5,225
South Atlantic 4,132 4,187 3,102 3,090 2,561 2,578
East South Central 1,465 1,457 1,115 1,161 969 981
West South Central 2,815 2,728 2,130 2,025 1,785 1,665
West 5,275 5,333 3,810 3,811 2,924 2,886
Mountain 1,696 1,677 1,204 1,225 966 981
Pacific 3,579 3,657 2,607 2,586 1,958 1,905
COUNTY TYPE
            
Large Metro 12,003 12,140 8,954 8,946 7,183 7,186
Small Metro 7,616 7,441 5,707 5,637 4,693 4,549
250K – 1 Mil. Pop. 4,892 4,871 3,649 3,676 2,988 2,936
< 250K Pop. 2,725 2,570 2,058 1,960 1,705 1,612
Nonmetro 3,877 3,933 2,975 3,100 2,506 2,649
Urbanized 1,636 1,661 1,224 1,289 1,019 1,072
Less Urbanized 1,846 1,883 1,440 1,498 1,236 1,293
Completely Rural 395 388 311 313 251 284
70404
Table 2.49B – Tobacco Product Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Geographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2005 and 2006
Geographic 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
 72.3 71.8 54.3 54.0 44.3 43.9
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
            
Northeast 71.6 71.2 53.9 54.4 44.6 44.2
New England 73.1 75.2 56.3 59.0 46.0 48.0
Middle Atlantic 71.1 69.8 53.1 52.8 44.1 42.9
Midwest 76.8 76.3 59.1 59.7 48.3 49.8
East North Central 76.1 76.6 58.5 59.9 47.8 49.8
West North Central 78.4 75.7 60.4 59.1 49.3 50.0
South 71.9 71.7 54.2 53.7 45.4 44.7
South Atlantic 70.9 71.3 53.2 52.6 43.9 43.9
East South Central 75.2 76.9 57.2 61.3 49.7 51.8
West South Central 71.7 69.7 54.3 51.7 45.5 42.5
West 69.2 68.3 50.0 48.8 38.4 36.9
Mountain 72.3 71.2 51.3 52.0 41.2 41.7
Pacific 67.8 67.0 49.4 47.4 37.1 34.9
COUNTY TYPE
            
Large Metro 69.7 69.4 52.0 51.2 41.7 41.1
Small Metro 73.8 73.1 55.3 55.4 45.5 44.7
250K – 1 Mil. Pop. 72.2 72.6 53.8 54.8 44.1 43.8
< 250K Pop. 76.9 74.0 58.1 56.4 48.1 46.4
Nonmetro 78.3 77.6 60.1 61.2 50.6 52.3
Urbanized 77.7 76.9 58.1 59.7 48.4 49.7
Less Urbanized 78.4 78.4 61.1 62.3 52.5 53.8
Completely Rural 80.5 76.6 63.3 61.8 51.0 55.9
70404
Table 2.50A – Tobacco Product Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2005 and 2006
Geographic 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
 140,926 142,854 61,957 63,034 53,813 55,215
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
            
Northeast 27,048 26,635 11,474 10,866 9,773 9,249
New England 7,377 7,285 2,869 2,623 2,445 2,267
Middle Atlantic 19,671 19,350 8,605 8,243 7,329 6,982
Midwest 33,050 32,558 15,422 15,149 13,594 13,164
East North Central 22,831 22,497 10,717 10,693 9,526 9,245
West North Central 10,219 10,061 4,704 4,456 4,068 3,919
South 50,559b 52,281 23,149a 24,625 20,492a 22,267
South Atlantic 26,784a 28,062 11,395 12,149 10,172 10,805
East South Central 8,973 9,068 4,553 4,645 4,057 4,273
West South Central 14,802 15,151 7,201 7,831 6,262b 7,188
West 30,269 31,380 11,912 12,395 9,954 10,534
Mountain 9,505 9,747 3,800 4,231 3,269 3,550
Pacific 20,764 21,633 8,112 8,164 6,684 6,985
COUNTY TYPE
            
Large Metro 74,571 75,641 31,559 32,140 26,795 27,413
Small Metro 41,587 41,110 18,252 18,382 16,202 16,322
250K – 1 Mil. Pop. 27,903 26,764 12,056 11,899 10,614 10,525
< 250K Pop. 13,683 14,345 6,196 6,483 5,588 5,797
Nonmetro 24,768 26,103 12,146 12,512 10,816 11,480
Urbanized 9,141 9,818 4,563 4,378 4,081 3,939
Less Urbanized 12,715 13,398 6,384 6,596 5,721 6,106
Completely Rural 2,912 2,886 1,198 1,538 1,014a 1,436
70404
Table 2.50B – Tobacco Product Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2005 and 2006
Geographic 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
 76.0 76.0 33.4 33.5 29.0 29.4
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
            
Northeast 76.5 75.1 32.4 30.6 27.6 26.1
New England 79.4 78.1 30.9 28.1 26.3 24.3
Middle Atlantic 75.4 74.0 33.0 31.5 28.1 26.7
Midwest 79.8 78.2 37.2 36.4 32.8 31.6
East North Central 78.8 77.1 37.0 36.6 32.9 31.7
West North Central 82.2 80.7 37.8 35.8 32.7 31.5
South 75.7 76.7 34.6 36.1 30.7 32.7
South Atlantic 75.2 76.8 32.0 33.3 28.5 29.6
East South Central 80.6 80.7 40.9 41.3 36.4 38.0
West South Central 73.8 74.3 35.9 38.4 31.2a 35.2
West 72.5 73.6 28.5 29.1 23.8 24.7
Mountain 77.1 76.6 30.8 33.2 26.5 27.9
Pacific 70.6 72.4 27.6 27.3 22.7 23.4
COUNTY TYPE
            
Large Metro 74.4 74.3 31.5 31.6 26.7 26.9
Small Metro 77.3 77.2 33.9 34.5 30.1 30.7
250K – 1 Mil. Pop. 77.9 76.6 33.6 34.0 29.6 30.1
< 250K Pop. 76.0 78.4 34.4 35.4 31.0 31.7
Nonmetro 79.0 79.4 38.7 38.0 34.5 34.9
Urbanized 78.2 78.2 39.0 34.9 34.9 31.4
Less Urbanized 79.9 80.1 40.1 39.4 36.0 36.5
Completely Rural 77.2 80.0 31.8a 42.6 26.9b 39.8
70404
Table 2.51A – Tobacco Product Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2005 and 2006
Geographic 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
 164,422 166,369 79,593 80,717 68,195 69,598
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
            
Northeast 31,135 30,808 14,553 14,057 12,318 11,842
New England 8,469 8,433 3,711 3,523 3,131 2,999
Middle Atlantic 22,666 22,375 10,842 10,534 9,187 8,844
Midwest 38,772 38,193 19,822 19,553 17,191 16,844
East North Central 26,728 26,405 13,712 13,750 11,976 11,785
West North Central 12,044 11,788 6,109 5,804 5,215 5,059
South 58,972a 60,654 29,497 30,902 25,807a 27,491
South Atlantic 30,917a 32,250 14,497 15,239 12,733 13,383
East South Central 10,438 10,525 5,668 5,806 5,027 5,254
West South Central 17,617 17,879 9,332 9,856 8,047a 8,854
West 35,544a 36,714 15,722 16,206 12,878 13,420
Mountain 11,200 11,424 5,004 5,456 4,236 4,531
Pacific 24,344 25,290 10,718 10,749 8,642 8,889
COUNTY TYPE
            
Large Metro 86,574 87,781 40,513 41,086 33,978 34,599
Small Metro 49,203 48,551 23,960 24,019 20,895 20,871
250K – 1 Mil. Pop. 32,795 31,635 15,705 15,576 13,602 13,461
< 250K Pop. 16,408 16,916 8,255 8,443 7,293 7,410
Nonmetro 28,645 30,036 15,121 15,612 13,322 14,128
Urbanized 10,777 11,480 5,787 5,668 5,100 5,011
Less Urbanized 14,561 15,282 7,824 8,094 6,958 7,398
Completely Rural 3,307 3,275 1,509 1,851 1,265a 1,719
70404
Table 2.51B – Tobacco Product Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2005 and 2006
Geographic 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
 75.5 75.4 36.5 36.6 31.3 31.5
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
            
Northeast 75.8 74.5 35.4 34.0 30.0 28.6
New England 78.5 77.7 34.4 32.4 29.0 27.6
Middle Atlantic 74.8 73.4 35.8 34.6 30.3 29.0
Midwest 79.4 77.9 40.6 39.9 35.2 34.4
East North Central 78.4 77.0 40.2 40.1 35.1 34.4
West North Central 81.6 80.0 41.4 39.4 35.3 34.3
South 75.1 76.0 37.6 38.7 32.9 34.4
South Atlantic 74.6 76.1 35.0 35.9 30.7 31.6
East South Central 79.8 80.2 43.3 44.2 38.4 40.0
West South Central 73.5 73.5 38.9 40.5 33.6 36.4
West 72.0 72.8 31.8 32.1 26.1 26.6
Mountain 76.3 75.7 34.1 36.2 28.9 30.0
Pacific 70.1 71.6 30.9 30.4 24.9 25.2
COUNTY TYPE
            
Large Metro 73.7 73.6 34.5 34.5 28.9 29.0
Small Metro 76.7 76.5 37.4 37.9 32.6 32.9
250K – 1 Mil. Pop. 77.0 75.9 36.9 37.4 31.9 32.3
< 250K Pop. 76.2 77.7 38.3 38.8 33.9 34.1
Nonmetro 78.9 79.1 41.6 41.1 36.7 37.2
Urbanized 78.1 78.0 41.9 38.5 37.0 34.1
Less Urbanized 79.7 79.9 42.9 42.3 38.1 38.7
Completely Rural 77.6 79.6 35.4a 45.0 29.7b 41.8
70404
Table 2.52A – Cigarette Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2005 and 2006
Geographic 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
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
            
Northeast 30,722 30,198 12,982 12,455 11,189 10,554
New England 8,250 8,217 3,254 3,131 2,817 2,647
Middle Atlantic 22,472 21,981 9,728 9,324 8,371 7,907
Midwest 38,439a 37,429 17,694 17,431 15,305 15,010
East North Central 26,475 25,869 12,245 12,303 10,735 10,552
West North Central 11,963 11,560 5,450 5,127 4,570 4,458
South 57,786a 59,489 26,119 27,363 22,403a 24,012
South Atlantic 30,266a 31,613 12,824 13,411 11,180 11,738
East South Central 10,242 10,333 4,958 5,126 4,288 4,537
West South Central 17,278 17,543 8,337 8,826 6,936a 7,736
West 34,917 35,875 14,037 14,428 11,636 11,990
Mountain 11,052 11,304 4,459 4,762 3,777 4,020
Pacific 23,865 24,571 9,578 9,666 7,859 7,970
COUNTY TYPE
            
Large Metro 84,817 85,847 36,017 36,464 30,535 30,981
Small Metro 48,468 47,864 21,359 21,640 18,403 18,667
250K – 1 Mil. Pop. 32,285 31,317 13,901 14,087 11,923 12,090
< 250K Pop. 16,183 16,546 7,457 7,553 6,480 6,577
Nonmetro 28,579 29,281 13,456 13,573 11,594 11,917
Urbanized 10,629 11,131 5,081 5,019 4,490 4,356
Less Urbanized 14,605 15,071 6,969 7,026 5,995 6,182
Completely Rural 3,345 3,079 1,407 1,527 1,109 1,379
70404
Table 2.52B – Cigarette Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2005 and 2006
Geographic 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
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
            
Northeast 67.3 65.9 28.5 27.2 24.5 23.0
New England 69.0 68.3 27.2 26.0 23.5 22.0
Middle Atlantic 66.7 65.0 28.9 27.6 24.9 23.4
Midwest 70.5b 68.4 32.5 31.9 28.1 27.4
East North Central 69.5a 67.6 32.1 32.2 28.2 27.6
West North Central 72.9 70.3 33.2 31.2 27.8 27.1
South 66.0 66.8 29.8 30.7 25.6 27.0
South Atlantic 65.6 67.2 27.8 28.5 24.2 24.9
East South Central 70.5 70.7 34.1 35.1 29.5 31.0
West South Central 64.1 64.2 30.9 32.3 25.7a 28.3
West 63.0 63.5 25.3 25.5 21.0 21.2
Mountain 67.2 67.0 27.1 28.2 23.0 23.8
Pacific 61.1 62.0 24.5 24.4 20.1 20.1
COUNTY TYPE
            
Large Metro 64.7 64.6 27.5 27.4 23.3 23.3
Small Metro 67.7 67.4 29.8 30.5 25.7 26.3
250K – 1 Mil. Pop. 67.7 66.9 29.1 30.1 25.0 25.8
< 250K Pop. 67.7 68.2 31.2 31.2 27.1 27.1
Nonmetro 70.5 69.6 33.2 32.3 28.6 28.3
Urbanized 69.1 68.0 33.0 30.7 29.2 26.6
Less Urbanized 71.6 71.4 34.2 33.3 29.4 29.3
Completely Rural 70.2 67.2 29.5 33.3 23.3a 30.1
70404
Table 2.53A – Cigarette Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Geographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2005 and 2006
Geographic 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
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
            
Northeast 1,196a 1,084 793 752 522 474
New England 294 274 198 183 129 124
Middle Atlantic 902 810 595 569 393 350
Midwest 1,582 1,516 1,046 991 689 650
East North Central 1,086 1,048 695 673 457 440
West North Central 496 468 352 318 232 210
South 2,618 2,538 1,633 1,641 984 961
South Atlantic 1,305 1,203 822 783 503 449
East South Central 463 519 292 323 192 200
West South Central 850 816 519 534 289 313
West 1,386 1,422 915 932 538 549
Mountain 507 484 340 320 200 193
Pacific 878 939 575 612 338 356
COUNTY TYPE
            
Large Metro 3,251 3,231 2,122 2,162 1,325 1,322
Small Metro 2,046 2,006 1,277 1,324 794 826
250K – 1 Mil. Pop. 1,351 1,282 864 837 538 516
< 250K Pop. 695 724 414 487 257 310
Nonmetro 1,485a 1,323 988b 829 614b 485
Urbanized 508 494 335 315 221 185
Less Urbanized 785a 676 519a 421 314a 245
Completely Rural 192 153 133 92 79 56
70404
Table 2.53B – Cigarette Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Geographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2005 and 2006
Geographic 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
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
            
Northeast 26.3 24.0 17.4 16.7 11.5 10.5
New England 25.0 23.5 16.8 15.7 11.0 10.7
Middle Atlantic 26.8 24.2 17.7 17.0 11.7 10.4
Midwest 27.9 26.7 18.5 17.5 12.2 11.5
East North Central 27.1 26.3 17.3 16.9 11.4 11.1
West North Central 30.0 27.7 21.3 18.8 14.0 12.4
South 28.9 27.7 18.0 17.9 10.9 10.5
South Atlantic 28.1 25.9 17.7 16.8 10.8 9.6
East South Central 32.0 34.9 20.2 21.8 13.2 13.5
West South Central 28.5 27.1 17.4 17.7 9.7 10.4
West 22.8 23.5 15.0 15.4 8.9 9.1
Mountain 28.8 27.0 19.3 17.8 11.4 10.7
Pacific 20.3 22.0 13.3 14.3 7.8 8.4
COUNTY TYPE
            
Large Metro 23.8 23.6 15.5 15.8 9.7 9.7
Small Metro 27.4 26.4 17.1 17.4 10.6 10.9
250K – 1 Mil. Pop. 26.5 25.0 16.9 16.3 10.5 10.1
< 250K Pop. 29.4 29.2 17.5 19.6 10.9 12.5
Nonmetro 35.1a 32.2 23.4b 20.2 14.5b 11.8
Urbanized 32.1 29.8 21.2 19.1 14.0 11.2
Less Urbanized 36.6 34.0 24.2 21.2 14.6 12.3
Completely Rural 38.2 32.8 26.4 19.7 15.7 12.0
70404
Table 2.54A – Cigarette Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Geographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2005 and 2006
Geographic 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
 21,879 21,794 15,348 15,390 12,667 12,582
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
            
Northeast 3,822 3,866 2,709 2,746 2,245 2,268
New England 1,000 1,056 715 769 584 644
Middle Atlantic 2,823 2,810 1,994 1,977 1,661 1,624
Midwest 5,293 5,167 3,750 3,821 3,146 3,227
East North Central 3,603 3,599 2,550 2,655 2,153 2,232
West North Central 1,690a 1,568 1,200 1,166 993 995
South 7,863 7,858 5,615 5,530 4,692 4,580
South Atlantic 3,855 3,937 2,744 2,692 2,259 2,249
East South Central 1,377 1,354 976 1,034 850 870
West South Central 2,631 2,567 1,895 1,804 1,583 1,461
West 4,901 4,903 3,274 3,294 2,585 2,507
Mountain 1,572 1,561 1,016 1,070 845 866
Pacific 3,329 3,342 2,258 2,224 1,739 1,641
COUNTY TYPE
            
Large Metro 11,140 11,263 7,841 7,775 6,383 6,293
Small Metro 7,102 6,873 4,906 4,880 4,082 3,983
250K – 1 Mil. Pop. 4,571 4,515 3,140 3,189 2,623 2,606
< 250K Pop. 2,530 2,358 1,766 1,691 1,460 1,377
Nonmetro 3,637 3,658 2,601 2,736 2,201 2,307
Urbanized 1,529 1,520 1,078 1,126 908 936
Less Urbanized 1,729 1,785 1,243 1,334 1,070 1,123
Completely Rural 379 353 280 276 223 248
70404
Table 2.54B – Cigarette Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Geographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2005 and 2006
Geographic 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
 67.3 66.6 47.2 47.0 39.0 38.4
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
            
Northeast 66.9 65.9 47.4 46.8 39.3 38.7
New England 66.9 69.2 47.9 50.4 39.1 42.2
Middle Atlantic 67.0 64.8 47.3 45.6 39.4 37.4
Midwest 71.1 70.0 50.3 51.8 42.2 43.7
East North Central 70.3 70.5 49.8 52.0 42.0 43.7
West North Central 72.6 68.7 51.6 51.1 42.7 43.6
South 67.2 67.3 48.0 47.3 40.1 39.2
South Atlantic 66.1 67.0 47.1 45.8 38.7 38.3
East South Central 70.7 71.5 50.1 54.6 43.6 45.9
West South Central 67.0 65.6 48.3 46.1 40.3 37.3
West 64.3 62.8 43.0 42.2 33.9 32.1
Mountain 67.0 66.3 43.3 45.4 36.0 36.8
Pacific 63.1 61.3 42.8 40.8 33.0 30.1
COUNTY TYPE
            
Large Metro 64.7 64.4 45.5 44.5 37.1 36.0
Small Metro 68.8 67.5 47.5 47.9 39.6 39.1
250K – 1 Mil. Pop. 67.5 67.3 46.3 47.5 38.7 38.8
< 250K Pop. 71.4 67.9 49.9 48.7 41.2 39.6
Nonmetro 73.4 72.2 52.5 54.0 44.4 45.5
Urbanized 72.6 70.4 51.2 52.2 43.1 43.3
Less Urbanized 73.4 74.3 52.8 55.5 45.4 46.7
Completely Rural 77.1a 69.7 57.0 54.4 45.3 49.0
70404
Table 2.55A – Cigarette Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2005 and 2006
Geographic 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
 133,203 134,637 51,098 51,971 45,133 46,349
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
            
Northeast 25,704 25,248 9,481 8,957 8,422 7,812
New England 6,957 6,887 2,341 2,180 2,105 1,879
Middle Atlantic 18,747 18,361 7,140 6,777 6,318 5,933
Midwest 31,564a 30,746 12,898 12,619 11,470 11,133
East North Central 21,786 21,222 9,000 8,975 8,125 7,880
West North Central 9,778 9,524 3,898 3,644 3,345 3,253
South 47,304a 49,094 18,871a 20,192 16,728b 18,470
South Atlantic 25,106a 26,474 9,259 9,936 8,418 9,041
East South Central 8,401 8,459 3,689 3,768 3,246 3,467
West South Central 13,797 14,160 5,923 6,488 5,063b 5,963
West 28,630 29,550 9,848 10,202 8,513 8,934
Mountain 8,973 9,260 3,103 3,372 2,731 2,961
Pacific 19,657 20,290 6,745 6,831 5,781 5,973
COUNTY TYPE
            
Large Metro 70,426 71,353 26,055 26,526 22,827 23,366
Small Metro 39,320 38,984 15,175 15,436 13,526 13,858
250K – 1 Mil. Pop. 26,362 25,521 9,897 10,061 8,762 8,967
< 250K Pop. 12,958 13,463 5,278 5,375 4,764 4,891
Nonmetro 23,457 24,300 9,868 10,009 8,779 9,125
Urbanized 8,593 9,117 3,667 3,578 3,361 3,236
Less Urbanized 12,091 12,610 5,207 5,272 4,611 4,814
Completely Rural 2,774 2,573 994 1,159 807 1,075
70404
Table 2.55B – Cigarette Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2005 and 2006
Geographic 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
 71.9 71.7 27.6 27.7 24.3 24.7
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
            
Northeast 72.7 71.2 26.8 25.2 23.8 22.0
New England 74.8 73.8 25.2 23.4 22.6 20.1
Middle Atlantic 71.9 70.2 27.4 25.9 24.2 22.7
Midwest 76.2a 73.8 31.1 30.3 27.7 26.7
East North Central 75.2a 72.7 31.1 30.8 28.0 27.0
West North Central 78.6 76.4 31.3 29.2 26.9 26.1
South 70.8 72.0 28.2 29.6 25.0a 27.1
South Atlantic 70.4 72.5 26.0 27.2 23.6 24.8
East South Central 75.4 75.3 33.1 33.5 29.2 30.9
West South Central 68.8 69.4 29.5 31.8 25.2a 29.2
West 68.6 69.3 23.6 23.9 20.4 21.0
Mountain 72.8 72.7 25.2 26.5 22.2 23.3
Pacific 66.8 67.9 22.9 22.9 19.6 20.0
COUNTY TYPE
            
Large Metro 70.3 70.1 26.0 26.1 22.8 23.0
Small Metro 73.0 73.2 28.2 29.0 25.1 26.0
250K – 1 Mil. Pop. 73.6 73.0 27.6 28.8 24.5 25.6
< 250K Pop. 72.0 73.6 29.3 29.4 26.5 26.7
Nonmetro 74.8 73.9 31.5 30.4 28.0 27.7
Urbanized 73.5 72.6 31.4 28.5 28.7 25.8
Less Urbanized 76.0 75.4 32.7 31.5 29.0 28.8
Completely Rural 73.6 71.3 26.4 32.1 21.4a 29.8
70404
Table 2.56A – Cigarette Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2005 and 2006
Geographic 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
 155,082 156,431 66,446 67,361 57,799 58,932
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
            
Northeast 29,526 29,114 12,189 11,703 10,667 10,080
New England 7,957 7,943 3,056 2,949 2,689 2,523
Middle Atlantic 21,570 21,171 9,133 8,755 7,978 7,558
Midwest 36,857a 35,913 16,648 16,440 14,616 14,360
East North Central 25,389 24,821 11,550 11,631 10,278 10,112
West North Central 11,468 11,092 5,098 4,809 4,338 4,248
South 55,168a 56,951 24,486 25,722 21,419a 23,050
South Atlantic 28,961a 30,411 12,003 12,627 10,677 11,290
East South Central 9,778 9,814 4,666 4,802 4,096 4,337
West South Central 16,428 16,727 7,818 8,292 6,646a 7,424
West 33,531 34,453 13,122 13,496 11,097 11,441
Mountain 10,545 10,821 4,119 4,442 3,577 3,827
Pacific 22,986 23,632 9,004 9,054 7,521 7,614
COUNTY TYPE
            
Large Metro 81,566 82,615 33,896 34,301 29,211 29,658
Small Metro 46,422 45,858 20,081 20,315 17,608 17,841
250K – 1 Mil. Pop. 30,934 30,036 13,037 13,250 11,385 11,574
< 250K Pop. 15,488 15,822 7,044 7,066 6,223 6,268
Nonmetro 27,094 27,958 12,469 12,745 10,980 11,432
Urbanized 10,121 10,637 4,745 4,704 4,269 4,171
Less Urbanized 13,820 14,395 6,449 6,605 5,681 5,937
Completely Rural 3,152 2,926 1,274 1,435 1,030 1,323
70404
Table 2.56B – Cigarette Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2005 and 2006
Geographic 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
 71.2 70.9 30.5 30.5 26.5 26.7
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
            
Northeast 71.9 70.4 29.7 28.3 26.0 24.4
New England 73.7 73.2 28.3 27.2 24.9 23.2
Middle Atlantic 71.2 69.5 30.1 28.7 26.3 24.8
Midwest 75.4b 73.2 34.1 33.5 29.9 29.3
East North Central 74.5a 72.4 33.9 33.9 30.1 29.5
West North Central 77.7 75.2 34.5 32.6 29.4 28.8
South 70.2 71.3 31.2 32.2 27.3 28.9
South Atlantic 69.8 71.7 28.9 29.8 25.7 26.6
East South Central 74.7 74.8 35.7 36.6 31.3 33.0
West South Central 68.5 68.8 32.6 34.1 27.7a 30.5
West 67.9 68.3 26.6 26.8 22.5 22.7
Mountain 71.8 71.7 28.1 29.4 24.4 25.4
Pacific 66.2 66.9 25.9 25.6 21.7 21.5
COUNTY TYPE
            
Large Metro 69.5 69.3 28.9 28.8 24.9 24.9
Small Metro 72.4 72.3 31.3 32.0 27.5 28.1
250K – 1 Mil. Pop. 72.6 72.1 30.6 31.8 26.7 27.8
< 250K Pop. 71.9 72.7 32.7 32.5 28.9 28.8
Nonmetro 74.6 73.7 34.3 33.6 30.2 30.1
Urbanized 73.4 72.3 34.4 32.0 30.9 28.3
Less Urbanized 75.7 75.3 35.3 34.5 31.1 31.0
Completely Rural 74.0 71.1 29.9 34.9 24.2a 32.2
70404
Table 2.57A – Smokeless Tobacco Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2005 and 2006
Geographic 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
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
            
Northeast 6,117 6,482 1,278 1,253 847 819
New England 1,597 1,719 274 316 166 195
Middle Atlantic 4,520 4,763 1,004 938 681 623
Midwest 11,813 11,059 2,861 2,881 2,087 2,071
East North Central 7,499 7,138 1,721 1,804 1,240 1,281
West North Central 4,314 3,921 1,141 1,078 848 790
South 17,509 18,441 4,713 4,979 3,612 3,837
South Atlantic 8,124 8,784 2,002 2,150 1,472 1,660
East South Central 3,656 3,792 1,156 1,113 938 899
West South Central 5,729 5,865 1,555 1,716 1,202 1,279
West 9,354 9,850 1,590b 2,181 1,135a 1,504
Mountain 3,629 3,744 774a 982 564 672
Pacific 5,725 6,106 816b 1,199 571a 832
COUNTY TYPE
            
Large Metro 19,065 20,015 3,379a 3,972 2,277 2,602
Small Metro 14,965 14,325 3,670 3,647 2,640 2,640
250K – 1 Mil. Pop. 9,207 8,822 2,117 2,093 1,553 1,521
< 250K Pop. 5,757 5,503 1,554 1,554 1,087 1,118
Nonmetro 10,763 11,492 3,393 3,676 2,765 2,989
Urbanized 3,887 4,088 1,167 1,147 978 905
Less Urbanized 5,597 6,007 1,803 1,992 1,416 1,627
Completely Rural 1,279 1,398 423 538 371 457
70404
Table 2.57B – Smokeless Tobacco Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2005 and 2006
Geographic 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
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
            
Northeast 13.4 14.1 2.8 2.7 1.9 1.8
New England 13.3 14.3 2.3 2.6 1.4 1.6
Middle Atlantic 13.4 14.1 3.0 2.8 2.0 1.8
Midwest 21.7a 20.2 5.2 5.3 3.8 3.8
East North Central 19.7 18.7 4.5 4.7 3.3 3.3
West North Central 26.3 23.9 6.9 6.6 5.2 4.8
South 20.0 20.7 5.4 5.6 4.1 4.3
South Atlantic 17.6 18.7 4.3 4.6 3.2 3.5
East South Central 25.2 25.9 8.0 7.6 6.5 6.2
West South Central 21.2 21.5 5.8 6.3 4.5 4.7
West 16.9 17.4 2.9b 3.9 2.0a 2.7
Mountain 22.1 22.2 4.7 5.8 3.4 4.0
Pacific 14.7 15.4 2.1a 3.0 1.5a 2.1
COUNTY TYPE
            
Large Metro 14.5 15.1 2.6a 3.0 1.7 2.0
Small Metro 20.9 20.2 5.1 5.1 3.7 3.7
250K – 1 Mil. Pop. 19.3 18.9 4.4 4.5 3.3 3.3
< 250K Pop. 24.1 22.7 6.5 6.4 4.5 4.6
Nonmetro 26.5 27.3 8.4 8.7 6.8 7.1
Urbanized 25.3 25.0 7.6 7.0 6.4 5.5
Less Urbanized 27.4 28.5 8.8 9.4 6.9 7.7
Completely Rural 26.9 30.5 8.9 11.7 7.8 10.0
70404
Table 2.58A – Smokeless Tobacco Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Geographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2005 and 2006
Geographic 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
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
            
Northeast 218 255 148 192 60 81
New England 47 59 34 52 13 22
Middle Atlantic 171 196 114 140 47 59
Midwest 432 403 264 265 120 133
East North Central 249 244 154 165 61 80
West North Central 183 159 111 100 59 52
South 850 820 506 509 282 275
South Atlantic 380a 306 219 179 118 90
East South Central 217 233 133 149 73 91
West South Central 253 281 154 181 91 94
West 301 333 186 248 61b 112
Mountain 122 146 77 108 23a 40
Pacific 179 188 110 140 38a 72
COUNTY TYPE
            
Large Metro 596 663 396 456 141a 200
Small Metro 595 599 347 400 178 185
250K – 1 Mil. Pop. 340 350 195 241 103 114
< 250K Pop. 256 249 152 159 75 71
Nonmetro 609 549 362 358 204 215
Urbanized 194 180 115 129 73 72
Less Urbanized 329 294 199 184 96 119
Completely Rural 86 75 48 45 35 25
70404
Table 2.58B – Smokeless Tobacco Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Geographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2005 and 2006
Geographic 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
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
            
Northeast 4.8 5.6 3.3 4.3 1.3 1.8
New England 4.0 5.1 2.9 4.4 1.1 1.9
Middle Atlantic 5.1 5.8 3.4 4.2 1.4 1.8
Midwest 7.6 7.1 4.7 4.7 2.1 2.3
East North Central 6.2 6.1 3.8 4.1 1.5 2.0
West North Central 11.0 9.4 6.7 5.9 3.6 3.1
South 9.4 9.0 5.6 5.6 3.1 3.0
South Atlantic 8.2a 6.6 4.7 3.9 2.6 1.9
East South Central 15.0 15.7 9.2 10.0 5.0 6.1
West South Central 8.5 9.3 5.2 6.0 3.1 3.1
West 4.9 5.5 3.1 4.1 1.0b 1.8
Mountain 6.9 8.1 4.4 6.0 1.3 2.2
Pacific 4.1 4.4 2.5 3.3 0.9a 1.7
COUNTY TYPE
            
Large Metro 4.4 4.8 2.9 3.3 1.0a 1.5
Small Metro 8.0 7.9 4.6 5.3 2.4 2.4
250K – 1 Mil. Pop. 6.7 6.8 3.8 4.7 2.0 2.2
< 250K Pop. 10.8 10.0 6.4 6.4 3.2 2.9
Nonmetro 14.4 13.4 8.6 8.7 4.8 5.2
Urbanized 12.3 10.9 7.3 7.8 4.6 4.4
Less Urbanized 15.4 14.8 9.3 9.3 4.5 6.0
Completely Rural 17.1 16.0 9.6 9.5 7.0 5.3
70404
Table 2.59A – Smokeless Tobacco Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Geographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2005 and 2006
Geographic 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
 6,768 6,606 2,766 2,845 1,664 1,706
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
            
Northeast 1,000 970 398 439 219 264
New England 297 300 122 131 61 81
Middle Atlantic 703 670 276 308 158 183
Midwest 1,876 1,784 827 800 461 474
East North Central 1,170 1,138 506 494 287 276
West North Central 706 646 321 307 174 199
South 2,435 2,437 1,035 983 687 636
South Atlantic 1,133 1,127 447 461 283 284
East South Central 495 509 234 220 166 153
West South Central 808 801 354 302 238 199
West 1,457 1,415 506 623 297 332
Mountain 582 576 212a 272 130 150
Pacific 875 839 295 351 167 182
COUNTY TYPE
            
Large Metro 2,762 2,838 1,055 1,086 591 554
Small Metro 2,479 2,251 999 1,002 590 638
250K – 1 Mil. Pop. 1,489 1,382 561 575 325 341
< 250K Pop. 990 870 439 427 265 297
Nonmetro 1,527 1,517 712 757 483 515
Urbanized 580 574 250 287 170 180
Less Urbanized 773 735 377 375 254 260
Completely Rural 174 207 85 94 59 75
70404
Table 2.59B – Smokeless Tobacco Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Geographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2005 and 2006
Geographic 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
 20.8 20.2 8.5 8.7 5.1 5.2
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
            
Northeast 17.5 16.5 7.0 7.5 3.8 4.5
New England 19.9 19.6 8.2 8.6 4.1 5.3
Middle Atlantic 16.7 15.4 6.5 7.1 3.7 4.2
Midwest 25.2 24.2 11.1 10.8 6.2 6.4
East North Central 22.8 22.3 9.9 9.7 5.6 5.4
West North Central 30.3 28.3 13.8 13.4 7.5 8.7
South 20.8 20.9 8.8 8.4 5.9 5.4
South Atlantic 19.4 19.2 7.7 7.9 4.9 4.8
East South Central 25.4 26.9 12.0 11.6 8.5 8.1
West South Central 20.6 20.5 9.0 7.7 6.1 5.1
West 19.1 18.1 6.6 8.0 3.9 4.2
Mountain 24.8 24.5 9.0a 11.5 5.5 6.4
Pacific 16.6 15.4 5.6 6.4 3.2 3.3
COUNTY TYPE
            
Large Metro 16.0 16.2 6.1 6.2 3.4 3.2
Small Metro 24.0a 22.1 9.7 9.8 5.7 6.3
250K – 1 Mil. Pop. 22.0 20.6 8.3 8.6 4.8 5.1
< 250K Pop. 27.9 25.0 12.4 12.3 7.5 8.6
Nonmetro 30.8 29.9 14.4 14.9 9.7 10.2
Urbanized 27.5 26.6 11.9 13.3 8.1 8.3
Less Urbanized 32.8 30.6 16.0 15.6 10.8 10.8
Completely Rural 35.3 40.8 17.3 18.6 12.0 14.8
70404
Table 2.60A – Smokeless Tobacco Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2005 and 2006
Geographic 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
 36,224 37,415 6,572 7,236 5,495 5,924
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
            
Northeast 4,898 5,258 732 623 569 473
New England 1,253 1,360 118 133 92 92
Middle Atlantic 3,645 3,897 614 490 476 381
Midwest 9,506 8,873 1,770 1,816 1,506 1,464
East North Central 6,080 5,756 1,061 1,145 892 925
West North Central 3,426 3,117 709 671 615 539
South 14,224 15,184 3,172 3,487 2,643 2,926
South Atlantic 6,612 7,351 1,336 1,509 1,071 1,286
East South Central 2,943 3,049 789 743 700 655
West South Central 4,669 4,784 1,048 1,234 873 986
West 7,596 8,101 898b 1,310 777a 1,060
Mountain 2,925 3,022 486 602 412 482
Pacific 4,671 5,079 412a 708 365 578
COUNTY TYPE
            
Large Metro 15,707 16,514 1,928a 2,429 1,545 1,849
Small Metro 11,891 11,474 2,324 2,245 1,872 1,816
250K – 1 Mil. Pop. 7,378 7,090 1,361 1,277 1,125 1,066
< 250K Pop. 4,512 4,384 963 968 747 750
Nonmetro 8,627 9,427 2,319 2,562 2,077 2,259
Urbanized 3,112 3,334 802 730 735 653
Less Urbanized 4,494 4,977 1,227 1,432 1,066 1,249
Completely Rural 1,020 1,116 290 399 277 357
70404
Table 2.60B – Smokeless Tobacco Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2005 and 2006
Geographic 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
 19.5 19.9 3.5 3.9 3.0 3.2
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
            
Northeast 13.8 14.8 2.1 1.8 1.6 1.3
New England 13.5 14.6 1.3 1.4 1.0 1.0
Middle Atlantic 14.0 14.9 2.4 1.9 1.8 1.5
Midwest 23.0 21.3 4.3 4.4 3.6 3.5
East North Central 21.0 19.7 3.7 3.9 3.1 3.2
West North Central 27.5 25.0 5.7 5.4 4.9 4.3
South 21.3 22.3 4.7 5.1 4.0 4.3
South Atlantic 18.6 20.1 3.7 4.1 3.0 3.5
East South Central 26.4 27.1 7.1 6.6 6.3 5.8
West South Central 23.3 23.5 5.2 6.0 4.4 4.8
West 18.2 19.0 2.1a 3.1 1.9 2.5
Mountain 23.7 23.7 3.9 4.7 3.3 3.8
Pacific 15.9 17.0 1.4a 2.4 1.2 1.9
COUNTY TYPE
            
Large Metro 15.7 16.2 1.9a 2.4 1.5 1.8
Small Metro 22.1 21.5 4.3 4.2 3.5 3.4
250K – 1 Mil. Pop. 20.6 20.3 3.8 3.7 3.1 3.1
< 250K Pop. 25.1 24.0 5.4 5.3 4.2 4.1
Nonmetro 27.5 28.7 7.4 7.8 6.6 6.9
Urbanized 26.6 26.6 6.9 5.8 6.3 5.2
Less Urbanized 28.3 29.8 7.7 8.6 6.7 7.5
Completely Rural 27.1 30.9 7.7 11.1 7.3 9.9
70404
Table 2.61A – Smokeless Tobacco Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2005 and 2006
Geographic 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
 42,992 44,021 9,338 10,081 7,158 7,630
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
            
Northeast 5,898 6,227 1,130 1,061 787 737
New England 1,550 1,660 240 264 153 173
Middle Atlantic 4,349 4,567 889 797 634 564
Midwest 11,381 10,656 2,597 2,617 1,967 1,938
East North Central 7,250 6,894 1,567 1,639 1,179 1,200
West North Central 4,132 3,762 1,030 978 788 738
South 16,659 17,621 4,207 4,470 3,330 3,562
South Atlantic 7,744 8,478 1,782 1,971 1,353 1,569
East South Central 3,438 3,559 1,023 964 866 808
West South Central 5,476 5,584 1,401 1,535 1,111 1,185
West 9,053 9,516 1,404b 1,933 1,074a 1,392
Mountain 3,507 3,598 698 874 541 632
Pacific 5,546 5,918 706a 1,059 532 760
COUNTY TYPE
            
Large Metro 18,469 19,352 2,983a 3,516 2,136 2,402
Small Metro 14,369 13,725 3,323 3,247 2,462 2,454
250K – 1 Mil. Pop. 8,867 8,472 1,921 1,852 1,450 1,407
< 250K Pop. 5,502 5,254 1,402 1,395 1,012 1,047
Nonmetro 10,154 10,943 3,031 3,318 2,560 2,774
Urbanized 3,693 3,908 1,052 1,018 905 832
Less Urbanized 5,268 5,713 1,604 1,807 1,319 1,509
Completely Rural 1,193 1,323 375 493 336 432
70404
Table 2.61B – Smokeless Tobacco Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2005 and 2006
Geographic 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
 19.7 20.0 4.3 4.6 3.3 3.5
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
            
Northeast 14.4 15.1 2.7 2.6 1.9 1.8
New England 14.4 15.3 2.2 2.4 1.4 1.6
Middle Atlantic 14.4 15.0 2.9 2.6 2.1 1.9
Midwest 23.3a 21.7 5.3 5.3 4.0 4.0
East North Central 21.3 20.1 4.6 4.8 3.5 3.5
West North Central 28.0 25.5 7.0 6.6 5.3 5.0
South 21.2 22.1 5.4 5.6 4.2 4.5
South Atlantic 18.7 20.0 4.3 4.6 3.3 3.7
East South Central 26.3 27.1 7.8 7.3 6.6 6.2
West South Central 22.8 23.0 5.8 6.3 4.6 4.9
West 18.3 18.9 2.8b 3.8 2.2a 2.8
Mountain 23.9 23.9 4.8 5.8 3.7 4.2
Pacific 16.0 16.7 2.0a 3.0 1.5 2.2
COUNTY TYPE
            
Large Metro 15.7 16.2 2.5 2.9 1.8 2.0
Small Metro 22.4 21.6 5.2 5.1 3.8 3.9
250K – 1 Mil. Pop. 20.8 20.3 4.5 4.4 3.4 3.4
< 250K Pop. 25.5 24.1 6.5 6.4 4.7 4.8
Nonmetro 28.0 28.8 8.3 8.7 7.0 7.3
Urbanized 26.8 26.6 7.6 6.9 6.6 5.7
Less Urbanized 28.8 29.9 8.8 9.5 7.2 7.9
Completely Rural 28.0 32.1 8.8 12.0 7.9 10.5
70404
Table 2.62A – Cigar Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2005 and 2006
Geographic 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
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
            
Northeast 15,324 15,711 4,739 4,819 2,392 2,422
New England 4,508 4,702 1,240 1,324 663 640
Middle Atlantic 10,816 11,009 3,499 3,495 1,729 1,782
Midwest 22,453a 21,389 6,878 6,836 3,659 3,578
East North Central 15,208 14,533 4,753 4,907 2,572 2,596
West North Central 7,245 6,855 2,125 1,929 1,087 981
South 30,739 31,193 9,668 9,463 5,086 4,922
South Atlantic 16,216 16,420 4,923 4,757 2,532 2,207
East South Central 5,182 5,485 1,786 1,711 951 996
West South Central 9,341 9,288 2,960 2,995 1,602 1,719
West 19,744 20,445 5,622 5,726 2,503 2,787
Mountain 6,376 6,499 1,794 1,985 773 936
Pacific 13,368 13,946 3,828 3,742 1,730 1,851
COUNTY TYPE
            
Large Metro 45,808 46,521 14,392 14,496 7,092 7,529
Small Metro 26,986 26,351 8,116 8,042 4,302 3,995
250K – 1 Mil. Pop. 17,835 16,953 5,560 5,182 3,070a 2,571
< 250K Pop. 9,151 9,398 2,556 2,860 1,232 1,425
Nonmetro 15,466 15,865 4,399 4,306 2,245 2,184
Urbanized 5,937 6,193 1,784 1,798 847 851
Less Urbanized 7,669 7,917 2,146 2,033 1,136 1,094
Completely Rural 1,860 1,755 469 475 262 238
70404
Table 2.62B – Cigar Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2005 and 2006
Geographic 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
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
            
Northeast 33.6 34.3 10.4 10.5 5.2 5.3
New England 37.7 39.1 10.4 11.0 5.5 5.3
Middle Atlantic 32.1 32.5 10.4 10.3 5.1 5.3
Midwest 41.2a 39.1 12.6 12.5 6.7 6.5
East North Central 39.9 38.0 12.5 12.8 6.7 6.8
West North Central 44.1 41.7 12.9 11.7 6.6 6.0
South 35.1 35.1 11.0 10.6 5.8 5.5
South Atlantic 35.2 34.9 10.7 10.1 5.5 4.7
East South Central 35.7 37.5 12.3 11.7 6.5 6.8
West South Central 34.6 34.0 11.0 11.0 5.9 6.3
West 35.6 36.2 10.1 10.1 4.5 4.9
Mountain 38.8 38.5 10.9 11.8 4.7 5.5
Pacific 34.3 35.2 9.8 9.4 4.4 4.7
COUNTY TYPE
            
Large Metro 34.9 35.0 11.0 10.9 5.4 5.7
Small Metro 37.7 37.1 11.3 11.3 6.0 5.6
250K – 1 Mil. Pop. 37.4 36.2 11.7 11.1 6.4a 5.5
< 250K Pop. 38.3 38.8 10.7 11.8 5.2 5.9
Nonmetro 38.1 37.7 10.9 10.2 5.5 5.2
Urbanized 38.6 37.8 11.6 11.0 5.5 5.2
Less Urbanized 37.6 37.5 10.5 9.6 5.6 5.2
Completely Rural 39.0 38.3 9.9 10.4 5.5 5.2
70404
Table 2.63A – Cigar Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Geographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2005 and 2006
Geographic 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
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
            
Northeast 603 636 433 460 182 196
New England 178 166 130 123 49 59
Middle Atlantic 425 470 304 337 134 137
Midwest 899 821 635 576 283 285
East North Central 608 547 435 389 183 183
West North Central 291 274 200 187 101 102
South 1,272 1,257 827 809 371 357
South Atlantic 614 624 407 405 193 171
East South Central 227 232 145 142 59 72
West South Central 431 401 276 262 120 113
West 798 756 589 530 227 209
Mountain 329 283 242 208 89 81
Pacific 469 473 347 322 138 127
COUNTY TYPE
            
Large Metro 1,774 1,751 1,263 1,210 538 539
Small Metro 1,096 1,072 757 746 319 319
250K – 1 Mil. Pop. 740 705 507 481 208 209
< 250K Pop. 357 367 250 264 111 109
Nonmetro 703 648 464 420 207 189
Urbanized 248 233 176 152 76 60
Less Urbanized 345 335 217 215 101 106
Completely Rural 110 79 72 52 30 23
70404
Table 2.63B – Cigar Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Geographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2005 and 2006
Geographic 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
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
            
Northeast 13.3 14.1 9.5 10.2 4.0 4.3
New England 15.1 14.3 11.0 10.6 4.1 5.1
Middle Atlantic 12.6 14.0 9.0 10.1 4.0 4.1
Midwest 15.9 14.5 11.2 10.2 5.0 5.0
East North Central 15.2 13.8 10.8 9.8 4.5 4.6
West North Central 17.6 16.2 12.1 11.0 6.1 6.0
South 14.0 13.7 9.1 8.8 4.1 3.9
South Atlantic 13.2 13.4 8.8 8.7 4.2 3.7
East South Central 15.7 15.6 10.0 9.6 4.1 4.9
West South Central 14.5 13.3 9.3 8.7 4.0 3.8
West 13.1 12.5 9.7 8.8 3.7 3.4
Mountain 18.7 15.8 13.8 11.6 5.1 4.5
Pacific 10.9 11.1 8.0 7.6 3.2 3.0
COUNTY TYPE
            
Large Metro 13.0 12.8 9.2 8.8 3.9 3.9
Small Metro 14.7 14.1 10.1 9.8 4.3 4.2
250K – 1 Mil. Pop. 14.5 13.8 9.9 9.4 4.1 4.1
< 250K Pop. 15.1 14.8 10.6 10.6 4.7 4.4
Nonmetro 16.6 15.8 11.0 10.2 4.9 4.6
Urbanized 15.7 14.1 11.1 9.2 4.8 3.6
Less Urbanized 16.1 16.9 10.1 10.8 4.7 5.3
Completely Rural 21.8 16.9 14.3 11.1 6.0 4.9
70404
Table 2.64A – Cigar Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Geographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2005 and 2006
Geographic 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
 14,036 14,122 7,856 7,928 3,895 3,972
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
            
Northeast 2,418 2,448 1,333 1,375 667 609
New England 685 712 387 408 209 168
Middle Atlantic 1,734 1,736 946 967 458 440
Midwest 3,641 3,644 2,037 2,067 975 1,062
East North Central 2,444 2,510 1,399 1,430 677 743
West North Central 1,197 1,134 638 637 298 319
South 4,774 4,707 2,706 2,666 1,417 1,426
South Atlantic 2,314 2,375 1,330 1,313 729 697
East South Central 867 868 482 485 250 273
West South Central 1,593 1,465 894 869 438 457
West 3,203 3,323 1,781 1,819 835 875
Mountain 1,073 1,096 602 582 271 280
Pacific 2,130 2,227 1,179 1,237 565 595
COUNTY TYPE
            
Large Metro 7,110 7,154 3,953 3,923 1,910 2,065
Small Metro 4,636 4,632 2,659 2,629 1,404 1,252
250K – 1 Mil. Pop. 2,970 3,030 1,716 1,705 931a 783
< 250K Pop. 1,666 1,602 942 923 473 469
Nonmetro 2,290 2,336 1,244 1,376 581 655
Urbanized 1,005 998 538 609 242 274
Less Urbanized 1,055 1,106 581 649 291 325
Completely Rural 230 231 125 118 48 56
70404
Table 2.64B – Cigar Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Geographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2005 and 2006
Geographic 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
 43.2 43.1 24.2 24.2 12.0 12.1
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
            
Northeast 42.4 41.8 23.3 23.5 11.7 10.4
New England 45.8 46.7 25.9 26.7 14.0 11.0
Middle Atlantic 41.1 40.0 22.4 22.3 10.9 10.2
Midwest 48.9 49.4 27.3 28.0 13.1 14.4
East North Central 47.7 49.2 27.3 28.0 13.2 14.6
West North Central 51.4 49.7 27.4 27.9 12.8 14.0
South 40.8 40.3 23.1 22.8 12.1 12.2
South Atlantic 39.7 40.4 22.8 22.4 12.5 11.9
East South Central 44.5 45.8 24.8 25.6 12.8 14.4
West South Central 40.6 37.4 22.8 22.2 11.2 11.7
West 42.0 42.5 23.4 23.3 11.0 11.2
Mountain 45.7 46.5 25.7 24.7 11.5 11.9
Pacific 40.4 40.8 22.3 22.7 10.7 10.9
COUNTY TYPE
            
Large Metro 41.3 40.9 23.0 22.4 11.1 11.8
Small Metro 44.9 45.5 25.8 25.8 13.6 12.3
250K – 1 Mil. Pop. 43.8 45.2 25.3 25.4 13.7a 11.7
< 250K Pop. 47.0 46.1 26.6 26.6 13.3 13.5
Nonmetro 46.2 46.1 25.1 27.1 11.7 12.9
Urbanized 47.7 46.2 25.6 28.2 11.5 12.7
Less Urbanized 44.8 46.0 24.7 27.0 12.4 13.5
Completely Rural 46.8 45.6 25.5 23.3 9.8 11.1
70404
Table 2.65A – Cigar Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2005 and 2006
Geographic 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
 70,652 71,144 16,567 16,541 8,681 8,690
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
            
Northeast 12,303 12,627 2,973 2,984 1,543 1,617
New England 3,645 3,825 724 792 405 413
Middle Atlantic 8,657 8,803 2,249 2,191 1,137 1,204
Midwest 17,913a 16,924 4,206 4,192 2,400 2,231
East North Central 12,156 11,476 2,919 3,087 1,712 1,671
West North Central 5,757 5,447 1,287 1,105 688 560
South 24,693 25,228 6,135 5,987 3,297 3,139
South Atlantic 13,288 13,422 3,187 3,040 1,611 1,339
East South Central 4,087 4,384 1,158 1,084 642 651
West South Central 7,318 7,422 1,791 1,863 1,044 1,149
West 15,743 16,365 3,252 3,377 1,441 1,703
Mountain 4,973 5,120 950 1,195 414 574
Pacific 10,769 11,246 2,303 2,182 1,027 1,129
COUNTY TYPE
            
Large Metro 36,924 37,616 9,176 9,363 4,645 4,926
Small Metro 21,254 20,646 4,701 4,667 2,580 2,424
250K – 1 Mil. Pop. 14,125 13,218 3,336 2,995 1,931 1,578
< 250K Pop. 7,129 7,429 1,364 1,673 648 846
Nonmetro 12,473 12,882 2,691 2,511 1,457 1,339
Urbanized 4,684 4,961 1,070 1,036 529 517
Less Urbanized 6,269 6,476 1,349 1,169 744 663
Completely Rural 1,520 1,445 272 305 185 160
70404
Table 2.65B – Cigar Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2005 and 2006
Geographic 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
 38.1 37.9 8.9 8.8 4.7 4.6
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
            
Northeast 34.8 35.6 8.4 8.4 4.4 4.6
New England 39.2 41.0 7.8 8.5 4.4 4.4
Middle Atlantic 33.2 33.7 8.6 8.4 4.4 4.6
Midwest 43.3a 40.6 10.2 10.1 5.8 5.4
East North Central 42.0a 39.3 10.1 10.6 5.9 5.7
West North Central 46.3 43.7 10.3 8.9 5.5 4.5
South 36.9 37.0 9.2 8.8 4.9 4.6
South Atlantic 37.3 36.7 8.9 8.3 4.5 3.7
East South Central 36.7 39.0 10.4 9.6 5.8 5.8
West South Central 36.5 36.4 8.9 9.1 5.2 5.6
West 37.7 38.4 7.8 7.9 3.4 4.0
Mountain 40.3 40.2 7.7 9.4 3.4 4.5
Pacific 36.6 37.6 7.8 7.3 3.5 3.8
COUNTY TYPE
            
Large Metro 36.9 37.0 9.2 9.2 4.6 4.8
Small Metro 39.5 38.8 8.7 8.8 4.8 4.6
250K – 1 Mil. Pop. 39.4 37.8 9.3 8.6 5.4 4.5
< 250K Pop. 39.6 40.6 7.6 9.1 3.6 4.6
Nonmetro 39.8 39.2 8.6 7.6 4.6 4.1
Urbanized 40.1 39.5 9.1 8.3 4.5 4.1
Less Urbanized 39.4 38.7 8.5 7.0 4.7 4.0
Completely Rural 40.3 40.0 7.2 8.5 4.9 4.4
70404
Table 2.66A – Cigar Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2005 and 2006
Geographic 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
 84,687 85,266 24,423 24,469 12,576 12,662
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
            
Northeast 14,721 15,075 4,306 4,359 2,210 2,226
New England 4,330 4,536 1,111 1,201 615 581
Middle Atlantic 10,391 10,539 3,195 3,158 1,595 1,645
Midwest 21,554a 20,567 6,243 6,260 3,376 3,293
East North Central 14,600 13,986 4,318 4,517 2,390 2,414
West North Central 6,954 6,581 1,925 1,742 986 879
South 29,467 29,935 8,841 8,654 4,714 4,565
South Atlantic 15,602 15,796 4,516 4,353 2,340 2,036
East South Central 4,954 5,252 1,641 1,568 892 924
West South Central 8,911 8,887 2,684 2,732 1,482 1,606
West 18,945 19,688 5,033 5,196 2,276 2,578
Mountain 6,046 6,216 1,552 1,777 684 854
Pacific 12,899 13,472 3,481 3,420 1,592 1,724
COUNTY TYPE
            
Large Metro 44,034 44,770 13,129 13,286 6,554 6,991
Small Metro 25,890 25,279 7,360 7,296 3,983 3,677
250K – 1 Mil. Pop. 17,095 16,248 5,053 4,700 2,862a 2,361
< 250K Pop. 8,795 9,031 2,307 2,596 1,121 1,315
Nonmetro 14,763 15,218 3,935 3,886 2,038 1,994
Urbanized 5,690 5,960 1,608 1,645 771 791
Less Urbanized 7,324 7,582 1,929 1,818 1,035 988
Completely Rural 1,750 1,676 397 423 232 216
70404
Table 2.66B – Cigar Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2005 and 2006
Geographic 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
 38.9 38.6 11.2 11.1 5.8 5.7
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
            
Northeast 35.8 36.5 10.5 10.5 5.4 5.4
New England 40.1 41.8 10.3 11.1 5.7 5.4
Middle Atlantic 34.3 34.6 10.5 10.4 5.3 5.4
Midwest 44.1a 41.9 12.8 12.8 6.9 6.7
East North Central 42.8 40.8 12.7 13.2 7.0 7.0
West North Central 47.1 44.6 13.0 11.8 6.7 6.0
South 37.5 37.5 11.3 10.8 6.0 5.7
South Atlantic 37.6 37.3 10.9 10.3 5.6 4.8
East South Central 37.9 40.0 12.5 11.9 6.8 7.0
West South Central 37.2 36.6 11.2 11.2 6.2 6.6
West 38.4 39.0 10.2 10.3 4.6 5.1
Mountain 41.2 41.2 10.6 11.8 4.7 5.7
Pacific 37.2 38.1 10.0 9.7 4.6 4.9
COUNTY TYPE
            
Large Metro 37.5 37.5 11.2 11.1 5.6 5.9
Small Metro 40.4 39.9 11.5 11.5 6.2 5.8
250K – 1 Mil. Pop. 40.1 39.0 11.9 11.3 6.7a 5.7
< 250K Pop. 40.8 41.5 10.7 11.9 5.2 6.0
Nonmetro 40.6 40.1 10.8 10.2 5.6 5.3
Urbanized 41.2 40.5 11.7 11.2 5.6 5.4
Less Urbanized 40.1 39.6 10.6 9.5 5.7 5.2
Completely Rural 41.1 40.7 9.3 10.3 5.5 5.2
70404
Table 2.67A – Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2005 and 2006
Geographic 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
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
            
Northeast 38,769 38,643 32,301 32,777 25,085 25,804
New England 10,336 10,462 8,818 8,958 6,941 7,187
Middle Atlantic 28,433 28,181 23,482 23,819 18,144 18,617
Midwest 46,993 46,546 38,090 37,591 29,979 29,258
East North Central 32,629 32,515 26,439 26,293 20,900 20,394
West North Central 14,364 14,031 11,652 11,297 9,079 8,864
South 71,035 72,021 54,383 55,339 41,840 41,766
South Atlantic 37,942 38,327 29,610 29,663 23,088 22,756
East South Central 11,465 11,528 8,053 8,119 6,063 5,738
West South Central 21,629 22,166 16,720a 17,557 12,690 13,272
West 44,870b 46,158 36,853 36,708 29,124 28,480
Mountain 13,601 13,827 11,082 10,732 8,774 8,298
Pacific 31,269a 32,331 25,771 25,976 20,350 20,183
COUNTY TYPE
            
Large Metro 108,943 110,308 90,515 90,831 71,300 71,142
Small Metro 59,528 58,684 47,214 46,178 36,815 35,239
250K – 1 Mil. Pop. 39,849 38,504 32,069 30,763 25,503a 23,604
< 250K Pop. 19,679 20,180 15,145 15,415 11,311 11,635
Nonmetro 33,195 34,377 23,898 25,407 17,913 18,928
Urbanized 12,789 13,578 9,515 10,156 7,329 7,452
Less Urbanized 16,560 17,065 11,826 12,509 8,677 9,430
Completely Rural 3,846 3,734 2,557 2,742 1,907 2,046
70404
Table 2.67B – Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2005 and 2006
Geographic 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
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
            
Northeast 85.0 84.3 70.8 71.5 55.0 56.3
New England 86.4 87.0 73.7 74.5 58.0 59.8
Middle Atlantic 84.5 83.3 69.8 70.4 53.9 55.0
Midwest 86.2a 85.1 69.9 68.7 55.0 53.5
East North Central 85.6 85.0 69.4 68.7 54.8 53.3
West North Central 87.5 85.4 71.0 68.7 55.3 53.9
South 81.1 80.9 62.1 62.2 47.8 46.9
South Atlantic 82.3 81.5 64.2 63.0 50.1 48.4
East South Central 78.9 78.9 55.4 55.6 41.7 39.3
West South Central 80.2 81.1 62.0 64.2 47.1 48.6
West 80.9 81.7 66.4 65.0 52.5 50.4
Mountain 82.8 81.9 67.4a 63.6 53.4a 49.2
Pacific 80.1 81.6 66.0 65.6 52.1 51.0
COUNTY TYPE
            
Large Metro 83.1 83.0 69.1 68.3 54.4 53.5
Small Metro 83.1 82.6 65.9 65.0 51.4 49.6
250K – 1 Mil. Pop. 83.5 82.3 67.2 65.7 53.5b 50.4
< 250K Pop. 82.3 83.2 63.4 63.6 47.3 48.0
Nonmetro 81.9 81.7 58.9 60.4 44.2 45.0
Urbanized 83.2 82.9 61.9 62.0 47.7 45.5
Less Urbanized 81.2 80.8 58.0 59.3 42.5 44.7
Completely Rural 80.7 81.5 53.7 59.8 40.0 44.6
70404
Table 2.68A – Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Geographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2005 and 2006
Geographic 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
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
            
Northeast 1,887b 2,057 1,591b 1,769 840 888
New England 463 510 396 442 214 226
Middle Atlantic 1,424a 1,547 1,195a 1,326 626 662
Midwest 2,384 2,294 1,974a 1,860 1,009 925
East North Central 1,664 1,618 1,381 1,297 681 635
West North Central 720 676 593 563 328 290
South 3,660 3,573 2,949 2,851 1,430 1,400
South Atlantic 1,796 1,771 1,452 1,434 675 719
East South Central 574 592 465 461 213 212
West South Central 1,291 1,210 1,033 955 542 469
West 2,375 2,331 1,939 1,881 911 1,009
Mountain 740 732 604 589 301 309
Pacific 1,634 1,600 1,336 1,293 610 701
COUNTY TYPE
            
Large Metro 5,425 5,490 4,497 4,506 2,153 2,275
Small Metro 3,030 3,003 2,449 2,446 1,252 1,226
250K – 1 Mil. Pop. 2,055 1,959 1,686 1,592 869 804
< 250K Pop. 975 1,044 762 854 383 421
Nonmetro 1,851 1,762 1,508 1,409 786 721
Urbanized 676 698 541 571 282 286
Less Urbanized 966 870 798 691 419 359
Completely Rural 209 195 169 146 85 77
70404
Table 2.68B – Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Geographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2005 and 2006
Geographic 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
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
            
Northeast 41.5b 45.6 35.0b 39.2 18.5 19.7
New England 39.4 43.8 33.7 38.0 18.2 19.4
Middle Atlantic 42.3a 46.2 35.5a 39.6 18.6 19.8
Midwest 42.1 40.5 34.8a 32.8 17.8 16.3
East North Central 41.5 40.7 34.4 32.6 17.0 15.9
West North Central 43.6 40.0 35.9 33.3 19.9 17.2
South 40.4 39.0 32.5 31.1 15.8 15.3
South Atlantic 38.7 38.1 31.3 30.9 14.6 15.5
East South Central 39.6 39.8 32.1 31.0 14.7 14.2
West South Central 43.3 40.1 34.7 31.7 18.2a 15.5
West 39.1 38.5 31.9 31.1 15.0 16.7
Mountain 42.1 40.8 34.3 32.8 17.1 17.2
Pacific 37.8 37.5 30.9 30.3 14.1 16.4
COUNTY TYPE
            
Large Metro 39.7 40.1 32.9 33.0 15.8 16.6
Small Metro 40.6 39.5 32.8 32.2 16.8 16.1
250K – 1 Mil. Pop. 40.3 38.2 33.1 31.1 17.0 15.7
< 250K Pop. 41.3 42.0 32.3 34.4 16.2 17.0
Nonmetro 43.8 42.9 35.7 34.3 18.6 17.5
Urbanized 42.7 42.2 34.2 34.5 17.8 17.3
Less Urbanized 45.1 43.8 37.2 34.8 19.6 18.0
Completely Rural 41.6 41.6 33.7 31.4 16.9 16.5
70404
Table 2.69A – Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Geographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2005 and 2006
Geographic 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
 27,836b 28,310 25,303b 25,814 19,783a 20,282
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
            
Northeast 4,987b 5,141 4,613b 4,805 3,766a 3,946
New England 1,330 1,370 1,264 1,290 1,060 1,104
Middle Atlantic 3,657a 3,772 3,349a 3,515 2,706 2,842
Midwest 6,628 6,627 6,171 6,200 4,981 4,989
East North Central 4,526 4,548 4,218 4,247 3,357 3,387
West North Central 2,102 2,078 1,953 1,953 1,624 1,602
South 9,900 9,873 8,828 8,813 6,598 6,629
South Atlantic 4,968 4,930 4,476 4,439 3,321 3,374
East South Central 1,589 1,578 1,382 1,407 991 1,024
West South Central 3,344 3,365 2,970 2,967 2,286 2,231
West 6,322b 6,669 5,691b 5,996 4,437a 4,718
Mountain 1,928 1,950 1,724 1,735 1,376 1,364
Pacific 4,394b 4,719 3,967b 4,261 3,061b 3,355
COUNTY TYPE
            
Large Metro 14,665 15,119 13,412 13,820 10,664 10,950
Small Metro 8,905 8,782 8,083 8,042 6,324 6,384
250K – 1 Mil. Pop. 5,813 5,739 5,262 5,269 4,171 4,153
< 250K Pop. 3,092 3,043 2,821 2,772 2,153 2,231
Nonmetro 4,267 4,409 3,808 3,952 2,794 2,948
Urbanized 1,840 1,903 1,698 1,740 1,272 1,335
Less Urbanized 1,993 2,067 1,758 1,808 1,284 1,326
Completely Rural 434 439 352 404 238 287
70404
Table 2.69B – Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Geographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2005 and 2006
Geographic 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
 85.7 86.5 77.9 78.8 60.9 61.9
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
            
Northeast 87.3 87.7 80.8 82.0 66.0 67.3
New England 89.0 89.8 84.6 84.5 70.9 72.3
Middle Atlantic 86.7 87.0 79.5 81.0 64.2 65.5
Midwest 89.0 89.7 82.8 84.0 66.9 67.6
East North Central 88.4 89.1 82.3 83.2 65.5 66.4
West North Central 90.4 91.1 84.0 85.6 69.8 70.2
South 84.6 84.5 75.4 75.4 56.4 56.7
South Atlantic 85.2 83.9 76.8 75.6 57.0 57.5
East South Central 81.5 83.3 70.9 74.3 50.8 54.1
West South Central 85.2 85.9 75.7 75.8 58.2 57.0
West 82.9a 85.4 74.7 76.8 58.2 60.4
Mountain 82.2 82.8 73.5 73.7 58.7 57.9
Pacific 83.3a 86.5 75.2 78.1 58.0 61.5
COUNTY TYPE
            
Large Metro 85.2 86.4 77.9 79.0 61.9 62.6
Small Metro 86.3 86.2 78.3 79.0 61.3 62.7
250K – 1 Mil. Pop. 85.8 85.5 77.7 78.5 61.5 61.9
< 250K Pop. 87.3 87.6 79.7 79.8 60.8a 64.2
Nonmetro 86.1 87.0 76.9 78.0 56.4 58.2
Urbanized 87.4 88.1 80.6 80.6 60.4 61.8
Less Urbanized 84.6 86.0 74.7 75.3 54.5 55.2
Completely Rural 88.3 86.7 71.6a 79.7 48.4 56.7
70404
Table 2.70A – Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2005 and 2006
Geographic 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
 163,525 164,804 127,869 128,240 102,054 100,805
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
            
Northeast 31,895 31,445 26,096 26,204 20,478 20,970
New England 8,543 8,583 7,158 7,226 5,667 5,857
Middle Atlantic 23,352 22,862 18,938 18,978 14,811 15,112
Midwest 37,981 37,626 29,945 29,530 23,989 23,344
East North Central 26,439 26,349 20,840 20,749 16,862 16,372
West North Central 11,542 11,277 9,105 8,781 7,126 6,972
South 57,475 58,575 42,605 43,675 33,812 33,738
South Atlantic 31,178 31,626 23,682 23,790 19,092 18,663
East South Central 9,303 9,358 6,206 6,251 4,858 4,502
West South Central 16,994a 17,591 12,717a 13,635 9,862 10,573
West 36,174a 37,158 29,223 28,831 23,776 22,753
Mountain 10,933 11,146 8,754 8,409 7,096 6,626
Pacific 25,241 26,012 20,469 20,422 16,680 16,127
COUNTY TYPE
            
Large Metro 88,853 89,699 72,605 72,504 58,482 57,917
Small Metro 47,593 46,898 36,682 35,690 29,238 27,629
250K – 1 Mil. Pop. 31,981 30,806 25,120 23,901 20,464a 18,647
< 250K Pop. 15,612 16,092 11,562 11,788 8,775 8,982
Nonmetro 27,078 28,206 18,581 20,046 14,334 15,259
Urbanized 10,273 10,978 7,276 7,845 5,775 5,832
Less Urbanized 13,602 14,129 9,269 10,010 6,974 7,745
Completely Rural 3,203 3,100 2,036 2,191 1,585 1,682
70404
Table 2.70B – Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2005 and 2006
Geographic 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
 88.2 87.7 69.0 68.3 55.1a 53.7
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
            
Northeast 90.2 88.6 73.8 73.9 57.9 59.1
New England 91.9 92.0 77.0 77.4 61.0 62.8
Middle Atlantic 89.5 87.4 72.6 72.6 56.8 57.8
Midwest 91.7a 90.3 72.3 70.9 57.9 56.1
East North Central 91.3 90.3 71.9 71.1 58.2 56.1
West North Central 92.8 90.5 73.2 70.5 57.3 56.0
South 86.0 85.9 63.8 64.1 50.6 49.5
South Atlantic 87.5 86.6 66.5 65.1 53.6 51.1
East South Central 83.5 83.3 55.7 55.6 43.6 40.1
West South Central 84.7 86.2 63.4 66.9 49.2 51.8
West 86.6 87.2 70.0 67.7 56.9a 53.4
Mountain 88.7 87.6 71.0a 66.1 57.5a 52.1
Pacific 85.8 87.0 69.5 68.3 56.7 54.0
COUNTY TYPE
            
Large Metro 88.7 88.2 72.5 71.3 58.4 56.9
Small Metro 88.4 88.1 68.1 67.0 54.3a 51.9
250K – 1 Mil. Pop. 89.3 88.1 70.1 68.4 57.1b 53.3
< 250K Pop. 86.8 88.0 64.2 64.5 48.8 49.1
Nonmetro 86.3 85.8 59.2 61.0 45.7 46.4
Urbanized 87.9 87.4 62.2 62.5 49.4 46.5
Less Urbanized 85.5 84.5 58.3 59.9 43.8 46.3
Completely Rural 85.0 85.9 54.0 60.7 42.0 46.6
70404
Table 2.71A – Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2005 and 2006
Geographic 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
 191,361a 193,113 153,172 154,054 121,837 121,087
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
            
Northeast 36,882 36,586 30,709 31,009 24,244 24,916
New England 9,873 9,953 8,422 8,516 6,727 6,961
Middle Atlantic 27,008 26,634 22,287 22,493 17,518 17,955
Midwest 44,609 44,253 36,116 35,730 28,970 28,333
East North Central 30,965 30,897 25,058 24,996 20,219 19,759
West North Central 13,644 13,355 11,058 10,734 8,751 8,574
South 67,375 68,448 51,434 52,488 40,410 40,367
South Atlantic 36,146 36,556 28,158 28,228 22,413 22,037
East South Central 10,891 10,936 7,588 7,658 5,849 5,527
West South Central 20,338a 20,956 15,687a 16,602 12,148 12,803
West 42,495b 43,826 34,914 34,827 28,213 27,471
Mountain 12,861 13,095 10,478 10,144 8,473 7,989
Pacific 29,634a 30,731 24,435 24,684 19,741 19,482
COUNTY TYPE
            
Large Metro 103,518 104,818 86,018 86,324 69,147 68,867
Small Metro 56,498 55,681 44,765 43,732 35,563 34,013
250K – 1 Mil. Pop. 37,794 36,545 30,383 29,171 24,635a 22,800
< 250K Pop. 18,704 19,136 14,383 14,561 10,928 11,214
Nonmetro 31,345 32,615 22,389 23,998 17,128 18,207
Urbanized 12,113 12,880 8,974 9,585 7,048 7,167
Less Urbanized 15,594 16,195 11,028 11,818 8,258 9,071
Completely Rural 3,637 3,539 2,388 2,595 1,822 1,969
70404
Table 2.71B – Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2005 and 2006
Geographic 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
 87.8 87.5 70.3 69.8 55.9 54.9
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
            
Northeast 89.8 88.5 74.7 75.0 59.0 60.3
New England 91.5 91.7 78.1 78.4 62.3 64.1
Middle Atlantic 89.1 87.4 73.6 73.8 57.8 58.9
Midwest 91.3 90.3 73.9 72.9 59.3 57.8
East North Central 90.8 90.1 73.5 72.9 59.3 57.6
West North Central 92.4 90.6 74.9 72.8 59.3 58.2
South 85.8 85.7 65.5 65.7 51.5 50.6
South Atlantic 87.2 86.2 67.9 66.6 54.0 52.0
East South Central 83.2 83.3 58.0 58.3 44.7 42.1
West South Central 84.8 86.2 65.4 68.3 50.7 52.7
West 86.0 86.9 70.7 69.1 57.1 54.5
Mountain 87.6 86.8 71.4a 67.2 57.7a 53.0
Pacific 85.4 87.0 70.4 69.8 56.9 55.1
COUNTY TYPE
            
Large Metro 88.2 87.9 73.3 72.4 58.9 57.8
Small Metro 88.1 87.8 69.8 68.9 55.4 53.6
250K – 1 Mil. Pop. 88.7 87.7 71.3 70.0 57.8b 54.7
< 250K Pop. 86.8 87.9 66.8 66.9 50.7 51.5
Nonmetro 86.3 85.9 61.6 63.2 47.2 48.0
Urbanized 87.8 87.5 65.0 65.1 51.1 48.7
Less Urbanized 85.4 84.7 60.4 61.8 45.2 47.4
Completely Rural 85.4 86.0 56.0 63.1 42.8 47.8
70404
Table 2.72A – Alcohol Use, Binge Alcohol Use, and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2005 and 2006
Geographic Characteristic
 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
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
            
Northeast 25,085 25,804 10,479 11,000 3,128 3,296
New England 6,941 7,187 2,859 3,094 955 991
Middle Atlantic 18,144 18,617 7,619 7,907 2,173 2,305
Midwest 29,979 29,258 14,003 14,133 4,317 4,353
East North Central 20,900 20,394 9,542 9,791 2,840 2,942
West North Central 9,079 8,864 4,461 4,342 1,477 1,411
South 41,840 41,766 18,714 19,031 5,395 5,730
South Atlantic 23,088 22,756 9,494 9,899 2,530 2,892
East South Central 6,063 5,738 2,917 2,718 851 736
West South Central 12,690 13,272 6,303 6,414 2,014 2,102
West 29,124 28,480 11,894 12,410 3,195 3,567
Mountain 8,774 8,298 3,767 3,851 1,009 1,162
Pacific 20,350 20,183 8,127 8,559 2,186 2,405
COUNTY TYPE
            
Large Metro 71,300 71,142 29,240a 31,166 8,002a 8,963
Small Metro 36,815 35,239 16,975 16,088 5,305 5,016
250K – 1 Mil. Pop. 25,503a 23,604 11,262 10,668 3,580 3,274
< 250K Pop. 11,311 11,635 5,713 5,420 1,725 1,742
Nonmetro 17,913 18,928 8,875 9,320 2,729 2,967
Urbanized 7,329 7,452 3,568 3,581 1,082 1,104
Less Urbanized 8,677 9,430 4,412 4,655 1,376 1,504
Completely Rural 1,907 2,046 895 1,084 271 359
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Table 2.72B – Alcohol Use, Binge Alcohol Use, and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2005 and 2006
Geographic Characteristic
 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
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
            
Northeast 55.0 56.3 23.0 24.0 6.9 7.2
New England 58.0 59.8 23.9 25.7 8.0 8.2
Middle Atlantic 53.9 55.0 22.6 23.4 6.5 6.8
Midwest 55.0 53.5 25.7 25.8 7.9 8.0
East North Central 54.8 53.3 25.0 25.6 7.5 7.7
West North Central 55.3 53.9 27.2 26.4 9.0 8.6
South 47.8 46.9 21.4 21.4 6.2 6.4
South Atlantic 50.1 48.4 20.6 21.0 5.5 6.1
East South Central 41.7 39.3 20.1 18.6 5.9 5.0
West South Central 47.1 48.6 23.4 23.5 7.5 7.7
West 52.5 50.4 21.4 22.0 5.8 6.3
Mountain 53.4a 49.2 22.9 22.8 6.1 6.9
Pacific 52.1 51.0 20.8 21.6 5.6 6.1
COUNTY TYPE
            
Large Metro 54.4 53.5 22.3 23.4 6.1a 6.7
Small Metro 51.4 49.6 23.7 22.6 7.4 7.1
250K – 1 Mil. Pop. 53.5b 50.4 23.6 22.8 7.5 7.0
< 250K Pop. 47.3 48.0 23.9 22.4 7.2 7.2
Nonmetro 44.2 45.0 21.9 22.2 6.7 7.1
Urbanized 47.7 45.5 23.2 21.9 7.0 6.7
Less Urbanized 42.5 44.7 21.6 22.1 6.7 7.1
Completely Rural 40.0 44.6 18.8 23.7 5.7 7.8
70404
Table 2.73A – Alcohol Use, Binge Alcohol Use, and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Geographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2005 and 2006
Geographic Characteristic
 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
 4,191 4,222 2,513 2,614 611 603
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
            
Northeast 840 888 492 545 121 121
New England 214 226 120 142 25 28
Middle Atlantic 626 662 372 403 96 93
Midwest 1,009 925 641 576 158 136
East North Central 681 635 420 384 85 91
West North Central 328 290 221 192 72a 45
South 1,430 1,400 832 828 208 206
South Atlantic 675 719 372 420 96 100
East South Central 213 212 120 121 31 26
West South Central 542 469 340 287 81 80
West 911 1,009 548a 664 125 140
Mountain 301 309 189 197 59 45
Pacific 610 701 360a 467 66 96
COUNTY TYPE
            
Large Metro 2,153 2,275 1,264 1,406 295 322
Small Metro 1,252 1,226 763 747 191 195
250K – 1 Mil. Pop. 869 804 527 498 130 132
< 250K Pop. 383 421 236 249 61 63
Nonmetro 786 721 486 460 125a 86
Urbanized 282 286 182 176 46 32
Less Urbanized 419 359 244 227 58 42
Completely Rural 85 77 60 57 21 12
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Table 2.73B – Alcohol Use, Binge Alcohol Use, and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Geographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2005 and 2006
Geographic Characteristic
 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
 16.5 16.6 9.9 10.3 2.4 2.4
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
            
Northeast 18.5 19.7 10.8 12.1 2.7 2.7
New England 18.2 19.4 10.2 12.2 2.1 2.4
Middle Atlantic 18.6 19.8 11.0 12.0 2.8 2.8
Midwest 17.8 16.3 11.3 10.2 2.8 2.4
East North Central 17.0 15.9 10.5 9.6 2.1 2.3
West North Central 19.9 17.2 13.3 11.4 4.4a 2.6
South 15.8 15.3 9.2 9.1 2.3 2.3
South Atlantic 14.6 15.5 8.0 9.0 2.1 2.2
East South Central 14.7 14.2 8.3 8.1 2.1 1.8
West South Central 18.2a 15.5 11.4 9.5 2.7 2.6
West 15.0 16.7 9.0a 11.0 2.1 2.3
Mountain 17.1 17.2 10.7 11.0 3.3 2.5
Pacific 14.1 16.4 8.3a 11.0 1.5 2.2
COUNTY TYPE
            
Large Metro 15.8 16.6 9.3a 10.3 2.2 2.4
Small Metro 16.8 16.1 10.2 9.8 2.6 2.6
250K – 1 Mil. Pop. 17.0 15.7 10.3 9.7 2.6 2.6
< 250K Pop. 16.2 17.0 10.0 10.0 2.6 2.5
Nonmetro 18.6 17.5 11.5 11.2 3.0a 2.1
Urbanized 17.8 17.3 11.5 10.7 2.9 1.9
Less Urbanized 19.6 18.0 11.4 11.4 2.7 2.1
Completely Rural 16.9 16.5 11.9 12.2 4.1 2.6
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Table 2.74A – Alcohol Use, Binge Alcohol Use, and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Geographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2005 and 2006
Geographic Characteristic
 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
 19,783a 20,282 13,597 13,814 4,967 5,093
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
            
Northeast 3,766a 3,946 2,668 2,797 1,006 1,080
New England 1,060 1,104 767 822 339 366
Middle Atlantic 2,706 2,842 1,901 1,974 667 715
Midwest 4,981 4,989 3,549 3,545 1,361 1,314
East North Central 3,357 3,387 2,383 2,408 877 852
West North Central 1,624 1,602 1,167 1,136 484 462
South 6,598 6,629 4,416 4,408 1,668 1,619
South Atlantic 3,321 3,374 2,171 2,229 816 830
East South Central 991 1,024 673 699 233 274
West South Central 2,286 2,231 1,572 1,480 619 514
West 4,437a 4,718 2,963 3,065 933 1,079
Mountain 1,376 1,364 973 920 322 332
Pacific 3,061b 3,355 1,990 2,145 611 747
COUNTY TYPE
            
Large Metro 10,664 10,950 7,155 7,250 2,482 2,500
Small Metro 6,324 6,384 4,419 4,439 1,747 1,735
250K – 1 Mil. Pop. 4,171 4,153 2,904 2,838 1,154 1,117
< 250K Pop. 2,153 2,231 1,516 1,601 593 617
Nonmetro 2,794 2,948 2,023 2,125 738 858
Urbanized 1,272 1,335 887 945 339 397
Less Urbanized 1,284 1,326 951 958 330 368
Completely Rural 238 287 184 221 69 93
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Table 2.74B – Alcohol Use, Binge Alcohol Use, and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Geographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2005 and 2006
Geographic Characteristic
 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
 60.9 61.9 41.9 42.2 15.3 15.6
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
            
Northeast 66.0 67.3 46.7 47.7 17.6 18.4
New England 70.9 72.3 51.3 53.9 22.7 24.0
Middle Atlantic 64.2 65.5 45.1 45.5 15.8 16.5
Midwest 66.9 67.6 47.7 48.0 18.3 17.8
East North Central 65.5 66.4 46.5 47.2 17.1 16.7
West North Central 69.8 70.2 50.1 49.8 20.8 20.3
South 56.4 56.7 37.7 37.7 14.2 13.9
South Atlantic 57.0 57.5 37.2 38.0 14.0 14.1
East South Central 50.8 54.1 34.5 36.9 11.9 14.5
West South Central 58.2 57.0 40.0 37.8 15.8 13.1
West 58.2 60.4 38.9 39.2 12.2 13.8
Mountain 58.7 57.9 41.5 39.0 13.7 14.1
Pacific 58.0 61.5 37.7 39.3 11.6 13.7
COUNTY TYPE
            
Large Metro 61.9 62.6 41.6 41.5 14.4 14.3
Small Metro 61.3 62.7 42.8 43.6 16.9 17.0
250K – 1 Mil. Pop. 61.5 61.9 42.8 42.3 17.0 16.7
< 250K Pop. 60.8a 64.2 42.8 46.1 16.8 17.8
Nonmetro 56.4 58.2 40.8 41.9 14.9 16.9
Urbanized 60.4 61.8 42.1 43.8 16.1 18.4
Less Urbanized 54.5 55.2 40.4 39.9 14.0 15.3
Completely Rural 48.4 56.7 37.5 43.7 14.1 18.4
70404
Table 2.75A – Alcohol Use, Binge Alcohol Use, and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2005 and 2006
Geographic Characteristic
 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
 102,054 100,805 38,980 40,147 10,457 11,251
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
            
Northeast 20,478 20,970 7,319 7,659 2,002 2,095
New England 5,667 5,857 1,972 2,129 591 598
Middle Atlantic 14,811 15,112 5,347 5,530 1,411 1,497
Midwest 23,989 23,344 9,813 10,012 2,798 2,903
East North Central 16,862 16,372 6,739 6,999 1,878 1,999
West North Central 7,126 6,972 3,074 3,013 921 904
South 33,812 33,738 13,466 13,795 3,519 3,905
South Atlantic 19,092 18,663 6,950 7,249 1,618 1,962
East South Central 4,858 4,502 2,124 1,898 588 435
West South Central 9,862 10,573 4,392 4,647 1,313 1,508
West 23,776 22,753 8,382 8,682 2,138 2,348
Mountain 7,096 6,626 2,605 2,735 628 786
Pacific 16,680 16,127 5,777 5,947 1,510 1,563
COUNTY TYPE
            
Large Metro 58,482 57,917 20,821a 22,510 5,224a 6,141
Small Metro 29,238 27,629 11,792 10,902 3,366 3,086
250K – 1 Mil. Pop. 20,464a 18,647 7,831 7,332 2,296 2,025
< 250K Pop. 8,775 8,982 3,961 3,570 1,071 1,061
Nonmetro 14,334