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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
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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
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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
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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
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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