Appendix D. Tables on Initiation of Tobacco Products and Patterns of Use

Table 4.1 Estimated Numbers (in Thousands) of Persons Who First Used Any Cigarettes During the Years from 1965 to 1998, Their Mean Age at First Use, and Annual Age-Specific Rates of First Use (Per 1,000 Person-Years of Exposure): 1999

	Number of Initiates (1,000s)			Mean Age	Age-Specific Rates1
Year	All Ages	12 to 17	18 to 25		12 to 17	18 to 25
1965	2,701	1,885	438	15.6	119.0	63.0
1966	2,563	1,694	540	15.4	104.7	72.0
1967	3,275	1,970	788	15.7	120.4	99.5
1968	2,770	1,798	656	15.1	109.1	79.1
1969	2,844	1,748	600	15.0	101.4	69.9
1970	3,380	2,108	849	15.2	121.0	93.9
1971	3,218	2,109	714	15.3	121.1	74.4
1972	3,500	2,141	885	15.7	121.8	89.4
1973	3,597	2,367	788	15.1	131.2	80.8
1974	3,564	2,379	719	15.2	131.1	73.7
1975	3,588	2,457	728	15.1	136.5	72.9
1976	3,941	2,667	783	15.9	151.5	77.1
1977	3,101	2,160	587	15.1	128.0	57.4
1978	3,472	2,395	649	15.6	145.6	64.6
1979	3,139	1,962	750	15.7	124.7	74.2
1980	2,655	1,608	763	15.7	104.3	74.6
1981	2,697	1,626	570	16.8	105.4	55.1
1982	2,596	1,674	588	15.3	108.5	55.6
1983	2,580	1,716	590	15.3	109.1	55.8
1984	2,691	1,733	625	15.6	111.8	59.2
1985	2,528	1,838	424	15.2	122.0	39.8
1986	2,614	1,704	551	16.0	116.6	50.7
1987	2,477	1,680	537	15.3	117.9	50.1
1988	2,421	1,541	515	15.8	111.7	48.0
1989	2,513	1,519	609	15.3	111.6	56.7
1990	2,324	1,521	484	15.0	108.9	46.8
1991	2,388	1,462	551	15.3	101.5	53.8
1992	2,662	1,682	556	15.1	112.3	54.9
1993	2,693	1,785	523	15.1	115.0	52.5
1994	3,291	2,149	689	15.4	137.8	71.4
1995	3,338	2,220	636	15.5	143.5	67.9
1996	3,508	2,328	707	15.5	154.0	78.3
1997	3,169	2,329	572	15.4	157.6	65.3
1998	--	--	--	--	138.7	66.5

*Low precision; no estimate reported.

-- Not available.

¹ The numerator of each rate is the number of persons in the age group who first used the drug in the year, while the denominator is the person time exposure measured in thousands of years.

Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1999 CAI.

Table 4.2 Estimated Numbers (in Thousands) of Persons Who Began Daily Cigarette Use During the Years from 1965 to 1998, Their Mean Age at First Use, and Annual Age-Specific Rates of First Use (Per 1,000 Person-Years of Exposure): 1999

	Number of Initiates (1,000s)			Mean Age	Age-Specific Rates1
Year	All Ages	12 to 17	18 to 25		12 to 17	18 to 25
1965	1,675	739	834	17.8	34.8	65.1
1966	1,603	693	692	18.8	32.4	49.4
1967	1,816	978	692	18.1	45.8	45.2
1968	1,972	900	866	18.7	41.5	54.0
1969	2,057	872	1,070	18.5	39.1	64.8
1970	1,936	1,045	803	17.2	46.0	47.0
1971	1,756	835	818	18.1	36.0	45.7
1972	2,144	982	954	18.2	41.7	51.1
1973	1,955	978	896	17.5	39.6	47.5
1974	2,165	1,116	927	17.3	44.9	48.2
1975	2,344	1,186	1,065	17.8	47.8	55.0
1976	1,812	968	670	18.1	39.4	33.6
1977	2,458	1,162	1,162	18.4	48.4	56.7
1978	1,829	1,000	797	17.5	42.7	38.7
1979	2,091	879	1,026	18.5	39.4	47.7
1980	1,836	888	784	18.2	41.1	35.8
1981	1,813	844	843	18.2	40.2	37.5
1982	1,490	585	776	18.8	28.2	34.2
1983	1,352	639	568	17.8	30.5	25.0
1984	1,508	748	709	18.1	36.2	31.5
1985	1,467	779	608	17.7	38.4	27.3
1986	1,384	747	549	18.1	37.8	24.6
1987	1,478	791	581	19.1	41.0	26.7
1988	1,343	705	492	18.4	37.9	22.8
1989	1,449	713	588	18.1	39.0	27.3
1990	1,381	661	606	18.3	35.9	28.9
1991	1,485	656	589	20.0	34.9	28.7
1992	1,472	711	561	18.6	36.5	28.0
1993	1,587	876	528	18.1	43.4	27.0
1994	1,760	962	614	18.0	46.5	32.4
1995	1,923	1,067	643	18.5	50.9	34.7
1996	1,889	1,081	604	18.4	51.4	33.2
1997	1,950	1,145	619	18.8	54.1	34.7
1998	1,664	864	584	19.0	40.7	32.7

*Low precision; no estimate reported.

-- Not available.

¹ The numerator of each rate is the number of persons in the age group who first used the drug in the year, while the denominator is the person time exposure measured in thousands of years.

Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1999 CAI.

Table 4.3 Estimated Numbers (in Thousands) of Persons Who First Used Cigars During the Years from 1965 to 1998, Their Mean Age at First Use, and Annual Age-Specific Rates of First Use (Per 1,000 Person-Years of Exposure): 1999

	Number of Initiates (1,000s)			Mean Age	Age-Specific Rates1
Year	All Ages	12 to 17	18 to 25		12 to 17	18 to 25
1965	1,034	514	435	17.9	23.6	25.6
1966	1,505	470	839	19.9	21.6	46.0
1967	1,514	333	871	21.4	15.3	45.6
1968	1,186	393	578	19.9	17.5	29.1
1969	1,067	404	545	19.7	17.5	26.1
1970	1,299	446	759	18.4	19.1	34.7
1971	1,507	543	817	19.1	22.7	36.3
1972	1,416	544	638	19.8	22.3	27.4
1973	1,681	467	1,014	20.0	18.3	43.4
1974	1,707	803	697	19.2	31.2	29.7
1975	1,274	507	563	20.4	19.7	23.7
1976	1,238	401	638	20.6	15.6	25.9
1977	1,438	529	782	19.2	21.1	30.8
1978	1,484	570	714	19.4	23.2	27.9
1979	1,447	351	711	22.4	14.9	26.9
1980	1,290	430	669	19.8	18.9	24.6
1981	1,232	426	551	20.2	19.4	19.8
1982	1,107	374	668	19.2	17.3	23.8
1983	1,248	257	713	20.9	11.8	25.5
1984	1,277	285	779	20.5	13.3	28.4
1985	1,214	309	664	20.8	14.6	24.7
1986	1,202	284	751	20.5	13.7	28.4
1987	1,416	426	693	21.5	21.0	27.3
1988	1,195	379	574	20.4	19.4	23.0
1989	1,568	304	804	24.0	16.0	32.7
1990	1,553	392	737	22.9	20.6	30.8
1991	1,520	421	712	21.4	21.8	30.4
1992	1,688	522	751	21.1	26.2	32.9
1993	2,185	650	934	22.6	31.6	42.4
1994	2,755	859	1,097	22.3	40.9	52.2
1995	2,876	1,056	1,190	20.8	49.9	59.3
1996	4,048	1,480	1,399	22.1	70.9	73.8
1997	4,519	1,933	1,503	21.2	95.2	84.7
1998	4,970	1,936	1,554	23.0	99.5	93.3

*Low precision; no estimate reported.

-- Not available.

¹ The numerator of each rate is the number of persons in the age group who first used the drug in the year, while the denominator is the person time exposure measured in thousands of years.

Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1999 CAI.

Table 4.4 Estimated Numbers (in Thousands) of Persons Who First Used Smokeless Tobacco During the Years from 1965 to 1998, Their Mean Age at First Use, and Annual Age-Specific Rates of First Use (Per 1,000 Person-Years of Exposure): 1999

	Number of Initiates (1,000s)			Mean Age	Age-Specific Rates1
Year	All Ages	12 to 17	18 to 25		12 to 17	18 to 25
1965	429	214	102	14.7	9.7	5.2
1966	601	268	206	17.9	12.2	9.7
1967	361	139	105	16.5	6.3	4.7
1968	335	167	88	17.3	7.4	3.7
1969	359	198	85	17.2	8.4	3.5
1970	639	339	117	17.1	14.3	4.5
1971	811	261	274	19.6	10.7	10.3
1972	820	413	238	16.0	16.7	8.6
1973	701	377	182	17.2	14.7	6.6
1974	662	341	201	17.0	13.2	7.2
1975	781	483	149	16.9	18.8	5.2
1976	1,200	578	484	17.1	22.7	16.8
1977	1,154	591	407	16.8	24.1	13.9
1978	1,165	652	285	15.8	27.6	9.7
1979	1,399	586	478	18.8	26.2	16.0
1980	1,454	684	508	17.1	31.8	17.0
1981	1,383	699	408	16.1	33.9	13.7
1982	1,310	764	330	17.1	38.2	11.2
1983	1,158	580	288	17.3	29.3	10.0
1984	1,116	558	279	17.7	28.5	10.0
1985	1,311	667	359	18.6	35.0	13.3
1986	1,192	612	390	17.5	32.8	15.1
1987	1,014	608	194	17.1	33.2	8.0
1988	827	446	266	16.8	24.9	11.3
1989	939	474	201	18.4	26.8	8.6
1990	908	532	199	17.8	29.9	8.8
1991	958	587	184	17.6	32.2	8.3
1992	1,009	543	211	19.5	28.6	9.7
1993	1,150	689	289	16.9	34.7	13.7
1994	995	600	288	16.6	29.3	13.9
1995	1,217	785	289	16.8	37.4	14.1
1996	1,200	768	248	17.7	36.5	12.2
1997	1,030	647	232	18.2	30.4	11.4
1998	998	617	288	17.3	28.9	13.9

*Low precision; no estimate reported.

-- Not available.

¹ The numerator of each rate is the number of persons in the age group who first used the drug in the year, while the denominator is the person time exposure measured in thousands of years.

Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1999 CAI.

Table 4.5 Average Age at First Use of Cigarettes, Cigars, and Smokeless Tobacco Among All Persons Who Ever Used, by Gender and Race/Ethnicity: 1999

Type of Tobacco Use, by Gender and Race/Ethnicity	Average Age at First Use
	Cigarettes		Cigars		Smokeless Tobacco
	Estimate	95% C.I.	Estimate	95% C.I.	Estimate	95% C.I.
Total	15.4	(15.3-15.5)	20.5	(20.2-20.8)	16.7	(16.5-17.0)
Males	14.8	(14.6-14.9)	19.9	(19.6-20.2)	16.9	(16.6-17.2)
Females	16.1	(15.9-16.2)	22.3	(21.8-22.9)	15.9	(15.0-16.7)
Not Hispanic
White Only	15.2	(15.1-15.3)	20.4	(20.1-20.7)	16.9	(16.6-17.2)
Black Only	16.1	(15.8-16.5)	20.7	(19.7-21.7)	14.6	(13.5-15.8)
American Indian or Alaska Native Only	14.5	(13.7-15.2)	18.9	(16.7-21.4)	15.8	(11.6-21.2)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	15.3	(13.4-17.4)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)
Asian Only	16.7	(15.8-17.8)	22.5	(19.9-25.4)	18.2	(15.8-20.9)
More Than One Race	13.9	(13.2-14.7)	20.6	(18.3-23.1)	15.2	(13.2-17.4)
Hispanic	16.1	(15.5-16.6)	21.2	(20.0-22.5)	17.7	(16.9-18.6)

*Low precision; no estimate reported.

Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1999 CAI.

Table 4.6 Percentages Reporting Lifetime Cigarette and Cigar Use and the Timing of the Initiation of Cigar and Cigarette Use, by Age and Gender: 1999

Demographic Characteristic	Percentage of Lifetime Cigarette and Cigar Smokers		Percentage of Persons Who Initiated Cigarette Use Before Cigar Use Among Lifetime Cigarette and Cigar Smokers1
	Estimate	95% C.I.	Estimate	95% C.I.
Total	33.1	(32.3-33.9)	87.1	(86.2-87.8)
Male	51.9	(50.7-53.1)	86.3	(85.3-87.3)
Female	15.8	(15.0-16.5)	89.3	(87.7-90.7)
12 to 17 Years	17.3	(16.7-18.0)	75.8	(74.1-77.4)
Male	22.1	(21.2-23.0)	74.1	(72.1-76.1)
Female	12.4	(11.7-13.1)	78.9	(76.3-81.3)
18 to 25 Years	40.4	(39.4-41.3)	81.9	(80.8-83.0)
Male	52.5	(51.1-53.9)	78.7	(77.2-80.2)
Female	28.4	(27.2-29.6)	87.7	(86.2-89.1)
26 to 34 Years	35.3	(34.0-36.6)	87.4	(85.8-88.9)
Male	51.5	(49.5-53.5)	84.9	(82.9-86.8)
Female	20.1	(18.6-21.6)	93.5	(91.2-95.3)
35+ Years	33.7	(32.5-34.9)	89.2	(88.0-90.4)
Male	57.4	(55.5-59.2)	89.0	(87.6-90.4)
Female	12.7	(11.6-13.9)	90.0	(86.9-92.4)

*Low precision; no estimate reported.

¹Time of initiation was determined using the respondent's reported year and month of first use.

Source: Office of Applied Studies, SAMHSA, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1999 CAI.

Table 4.7a Percentage Distribution of the Number of Cigarettes Smoked Per Day in the Past Month for Current Daily Smokers, by Age Group, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity: 1999

Demographic Characteristics	(Unweighted n)	Number of Cigarettes Smoked Per Day
		5 or Fewer a Day		6 to 15 a Day		1 Pack or More a Day
		Estimate	95% C.I.	Estimate	95% C.I.	Estimate	95% C.I.
Total	(9,556)	4.0	(3.3-5.0)	77.2	(75.4-79.0)	18.7	(17.1-20.5)
Male	(4,688)	4.6	(3.4-6.2)	73.3	(70.6-75.9)	22.1	(19.7-24.6)
Female	(4,878)	3.4	(2.7-4.4)	81.5	(79.4-83.5)	15.0	(13.2-17.1)
Not Hispanic
White Only	(7,711)	3.6	(2.9-4.4)	75.6	(73.5-77.5)	20.8	(19.0-22.8)
Black Only	(669)	3.2	(1.5-6.5)	85.8	(79.8-90.3)	11.0	(7.0-16.9)
American Indian/ Alaska Native Only	(140)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)
Asian Only	(172)	*	(*-*)	93.2	(85.0-97.0)	1.5	(0.5-4.4)
More Than One Race	(200)	3.8	(1.4-10.0)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)
Hispanic	(640)	*	(*-*)	84.4	(75.3-90.5)	5.3	(2.9-9.6)
12 to 17 Years	(1,261)	4.0	(2.8-5.7)	91.7	(89.6-93.4)	4.3	(3.2-5.8)
Male	(597)	3.9	(2.6-6.0)	91.1	(88.1-93.4)	4.9	(3.2-7.4)
Female	(664)	4.1	(2.4-6.7)	92.2	(89.0-94.5)	3.7	(2.3-6.0)
Not Hispanic
White Only	(1,001)	3.7	(2.4-5.6)	92.0	(89.6-93.9)	4.4	(3.1-6.2)
Black Only	(77)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)
American Indian/ Alaska Native Only	(23)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)
Asian Only	(20)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)
More Than One Race	(43)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)
Hispanic	(95)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)
18 to 25 Years	(4,671)	2.4	(1.9-3.0)	88.2	(86.9-89.4)	9.4	(8.4-10.5)
Male	(2,318)	2.9	(2.1-4.0)	85.3	(83.2-87.1)	11.8	(10.2-13.6)
Female	(2,353)	1.8	(1.4-2.5)	91.3	(89.9-92.5)	6.9	(5.8-8.1)
Not Hispanic
White Only	(3,767)	2.0	(1.5-2.7)	87.4	(86.0-88.8)	10.5	(9.3-11.8)
Black Only	(292)	2.3	(1.0-5.3)	93.6	(89.3-96.3)	4.1	(2.0-8.0)
American Indian/ Alaska Native Only	(70)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)
Asian Only	(105)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)	3.2	(1.0-9.3)
More Than One Race	(96)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)
Hispanic	(317)	6.3	(3.8-10.4)	90.2	(85.6-93.4)	3.5	(1.7-6.9)

See notes at end of table. (continued)

Table 4.7a (continued)

Demographic Characteristics	(Unweighted n)	Number of Cigarettes Smoked Per Day
		5 or Fewer a Day		6 to 15 a Day		1 Pack or More a Day
		Estimate	95% C.I.	Estimate	95% C.I.	Estimate	95% C.I.
26 to 34 Years	(1,580)	3.1	(2.2-4.2)	82.6	(80.3-84.6)	14.3	(12.4-16.5)
Male	(771)	2.5	(1.6-4.0)	81.1	(77.7-84.0)	16.4	(13.6-19.7)
Female	(809)	3.7	(2.4-5.7)	84.2	(81.0-87.0)	12.1	(9.7-15.0)
Not Hispanic
White Only	(1,262)	2.6	(1.7-3.7)	81.5	(78.9-83.8)	15.9	(13.7-18.4)
Black Only	(124)	*	(*-*)	87.2	(78.1-92.9)	9.0	(4.8-16.4)
American Indian/ Alaska Native Only	(18)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)
Asian Only	(25)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)
More Than One Race	(29)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)
Hispanic	(118)	7.0	(3.4-14.1)	91.4	(84.0-95.5)	1.6	(0.4-6.3)
35 or Older	(2,054)	4.7	(3.6-6.2)	72.1	(69.3-74.9)	23.1	(20.6-25.8)
Male	(1,002)	5.6	(3.8-8.2)	67.3	(63.0-71.3)	27.1	(23.4-31.0)
Female	(1,052)	3.7	(2.6-5.3)	77.6	(74.3-80.6)	18.7	(15.8-21.9)
Not Hispanic
White Only	(1,681)	4.3	(3.3-5.6)	70.0	(66.8-73.0)	25.7	(22.9-28.8)
Black Only	(176)	3.0	(1.1-8.3)	84.0	(75.1-90.1)	13.0	(7.5-21.6)
American Indian/ Alaska Native Only	(29)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)
Asian Only	(22)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)
More Than One Race	(32)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)		(*-*)
Hispanic	(110)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)	7.1	(3.4-14.4)

*Low precision; no estimate reported.

Note: Estimates for Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander respondents are not shown due to low precision.

Source: Office of Applied Studies, SAMHSA, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1999 CAI.

Table 4.7b Percentage Distribution of Days of Cigarette Use in the Past Month for Current Cigarette Smokers, by Age Group, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity: 1999

	(Unweighted n)	Number of Days of Cigarette Use
		1 to 2 Days		3 to 10 Days		11 to 20 Days		More Than 20 Days
		Est.	95% C.I.	Est.	95% C.I.	Est.	95% C.I.	Est.	95% C.I.
Total	(17,017)	10.0	(9.2-10.8)	11.5	(10.6-12.4)	7.2	(6.5-7.9)	71.3	(70.1-72.6)
Male	(8,592)	10.4	(9.3-11.6)	11.6	(10.3-12.9)	7.2	(6.3-8.2)	70.8	(69.0-72.5)
Female	(8,425)	9.6	(8.5-10.7)	11.3	(10.2-12.6)	7.1	(6.2-8.2)	72.0	(70.2-73.7)
Not Hispanic
White Only	(12,857)	8.8	(8.0-9.6)	9.9	(9.0-10.9)	6.0	(5.3-6.7)	75.3	(74.0-76.6)
Black Only	(1,396)	10.9	(8.6-13.8)	15.1	(12.2-18.4)	10.9	(8.1-14.5)	63.1	(58.3-67.7)
American Indian/ Alaska Native Only	(278)	6.4	(3.5-11.7)	14.0	(7.9-23.6)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)
Asian Only	(362)	17.6	(10.5-27.9)	*	(*-*)	11.0	(6.2-18.7)	*	(*-*)
More Than One Race	(320)	7.9	(4.7-12.9)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)
Hispanic	(1,742)	17.9	(14.8-21.5)	18.4	(15.4-21.7)	11.2	(8.9-14.0)	52.5	(47.5-57.5)
12 to 17 Years	(3,439)	25.2	(23.4-27.0)	21.7	(20.0-23.6)	11.2	(10.0-12.5)	41.9	(39.7-44.1)
Male	(1,679)	24.9	(22.4-27.6)	22.6	(20.2-25.3)	11.4	(9.6-13.5)	41.0	(38.0-44.0)
Female	(1,760)	25.4	(23.1-27.9)	20.8	(18.5-23.2)	10.9	(9.2-12.8)	42.9	(39.9-45.9)
Not Hispanic
White Only	(2,567)	23.3	(21.3-25.3)	20.7	(18.9-22.6)	10.1	(8.7-11.5)	46.0	(43.6-48.5)
Black Only	(263)	29.6	(23.3-36.8)	28.4	(21.9-35.9)	12.5	(8.3-18.4)	29.5	(23.6-36.2)
American Indian/ Alaska Native Only	(67)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)
Asian Only	(60)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)
More Than One Race	(75)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)
Hispanic	(398)	36.0	(30.0-42.5)	25.5	(19.8-32.3)	15.1	(10.7-20.8)	23.4	(18.7-28.9)
18 to 25 Years	(8,393)	13.8	(12.8-14.8)	15.5	(14.4-16.6)	10.1	(9.3-11.0)	60.6	(59.1-62.1)
Male	(4,351)	15.0	(13.6-16.4)	16.6	(15.1-18.1)	10.5	(9.3-11.8)	58.0	(55.9-60.0)
Female	(4,042)	12.4	(11.2-13.7)	14.2	(12.8-15.7)	9.6	(8.4-10.9)	63.8	(61.9-65.7)
Not Hispanic
White Only	(6,323)	12.5	(11.4-13.7)	13.7	(12.6-14.9)	9.0	(8.1-10.1)	64.7	(63.0-66.4)
Black Only	(643)	13.3	(10.5-16.9)	22.2	(18.2-26.9)	14.4	(11.2-18.3)	50.0	(44.8-55.2)
American Indian/ Alaska Native Only	(136)	9.6	(4.8-18.4)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)
Asian Only	(203)	18.1	(11.2-27.8)	11.4	(6.7-18.7)	9.7	(5.5-16.8)	60.8	(50.0-70.7)
More Than One Race	(166)	13.0	(7.8-20.8)	12.1	(7.2-19.6)	7.0	(3.6-13.2)	67.9	(58.1-76.4)
Hispanic	(883)	22.4	(19.0-26.3)	23.4	(19.5-27.9)	14.2	(11.5-17.4)	40.0	(35.6-44.5)

See notes at end of table. (continued)

Table 4.7b (continued)

	(Unweighted n)	Number of Days of Cigarette Use
		1 to 2 Days		3 to 10 Days		11 to 20 Days		More Than 20 Days
		Est.	95% C.I.	Est.	95% C.I.	Est.	95% C.I.	Est.	95% C.I.
26 to 34 Years	(2,433)	11.1	(9.6-12.8)	12.5	(10.9-14.3)	7.3	(6.2-8.6)	69.0	(66.7-71.3)
Male	(1,231)	12.1	(9.9-14.7)	12.5	(10.3-15.0)	7.0	(5.6-8.8)	68.4	(65.1-71.6)
Female	(1,202)	10.0	(8.0-12.5)	12.5	(10.3-15.2)	7.7	(6.0-9.8)	69.7	(66.2-73.0)
Not Hispanic
White Only	(1,808)	9.5	(7.9-11.4)	9.6	(8.1-11.2)	6.4	(5.3-7.8)	74.5	(72.1-76.8)
Black Only	(208)	14.8	(9.5-22.2)	17.8	(12.5-24.8)	5.7	(2.7-11.4)	61.7	(53.2-69.5)
American Indian/ Alaska Native Only	(34)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)
Asian Only	(57)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)
More Than One Race	(34)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)
Hispanic	(284)	15.7	(10.8-22.2)	25.0	(18.4-32.8)	13.3	(9.1-19.1)	46.0	(38.4-53.9)
35 or Older	(2,752)	6.8	(5.6-8.2)	8.7	(7.4-10.2)	5.7	(4.7-6.9)	78.9	(76.9-80.8)
Male	(1,331)	6.7	(5.2-8.7)	8.4	(6.6-10.6)	5.6	(4.2-7.5)	79.3	(76.4-81.9)
Female	(1,421)	6.8	(5.3-8.8)	9.0	(7.3-11.1)	5.7	(4.3-7.5)	78.4	(75.6-81.0)
Not Hispanic
White Only	(2,159)	5.9	(4.7-7.3)	7.7	(6.3-9.3)	4.4	(3.4-5.6)	82.1	(80.0-84.0)
Black Only	(282)	7.7	(4.8-12.2)	11.2	(7.5-16.5)	11.3	(7.3-17.1)	69.8	(62.4-76.3)
American Indian/ Alaska Native Only	(41)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)
Asian Only	(42)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)
More Than One Race	(45)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)
Hispanic	(177)	14.0	(8.6-21.9)	11.7	(7.6-17.4)	8.2	(4.5-14.3)	66.2	(57.4-74.1)

*Low precision; no estimate reported.

Note: Estimates for Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander respondents are not shown due to low precision.

Source: Office of Applied Studies, SAMHSA, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1999 CAI.

Table 4.8 Percentage Distribution of Days of Cigar Use in the Past Month for Current Cigar Users, by Age Group, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity: 1999

	(Unweighted n)	Number of Days of Cigar Use
		1 to 2 Days		3 to 10 Days		11 to 20 Days		More Than 20 Days
		Est.	95% C.I.	Est.	95% C.I.	Est.	95% C.I.	Est.	95% C.I.
Total	(4,560)	55.1	(52.2-58.1)	29.9	(27.0-33.0)	6.7	(5.3-8.5)	8.2	(6.4-10.5)
Male	(3,500)	53.0	(49.6-56.3)	31.6	(28.3-35.2)	6.9	(5.3-8.9)	8.5	(6.5-11.0)
Female	(1,060)	66.0	(60.3-71.3)	20.9	(17.3-25.1)	6.0	(3.7-9.6)	7.1	(3.8-12.8)
Not Hispanic
White Only	(3,354)	56.3	(52.9-59.6)	29.5	(26.4-32.8)	5.9	(4.3-8.1)	8.3	(6.1-11.1)
Black Only	(573)	46.7	(39.5-54.0)	32.8	(26.2-40.1)	12.0	(8.7-16.5)	8.5	(5.7-12.4)
American Indian/ Alaska Native Only	(63)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)
Asian Only	(76)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)	3.3	(1.1-9.5)
More Than One Race	(79)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)	3.0	(1.2-7.3)	4.6	(1.8-11.4)
Hispanic	(402)	53.4	(41.5-64.9)	*	(*-*)	8.0	(4.3-14.5)	8.3	(4.2-15.5)
12 to 17 Years	(1,244)	57.6	(53.9-61.1)	30.7	(27.4-34.1)	9.2	(7.2-11.6)	2.6	(1.8-3.9)
Male	(891)	54.6	(50.5-58.7)	31.8	(28.1-35.9)	10.4	(8.0-13.4)	3.1	(2.0-4.8)
Female	(353)	65.7	(59.1-71.6)	27.4	(21.7-34.0)	5.7	(3.2-9.8)	1.3	(0.4-3.7)
Not Hispanic
White Only	(937)	59.8	(55.6-63.9)	31.1	(27.3-35.1)	7.7	(5.7-10.3)	1.4	(0.7-2.5)
Black Only	(138)	46.3	(36.5-56.5)	31.3	(22.7-41.4)	17.4	(10.5-27.6)	4.9	(2.0-11.6)
American Indian/ Alaska Native Only	(20)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)
Asian Only	(15)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)
More Than One Race	(16)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)
Hispanic	(116)	52.6	(41.5-63.4)	27.6	(18.2-39.6)	*	(*-*)	8.1	(3.5-17.5)
18 to 25 Years	(2,310)	57.7	(54.9-60.5)	30.8	(28.3-33.5)	7.0	(5.7-8.6)	4.4	(3.4-5.7)
Male	(1,754)	55.5	(52.3-58.6)	32.9	(30.0-35.9)	7.3	(5.8-9.0)	4.4	(3.2-5.9)
Female	(556)	65.2	(60.0-70.0)	24.1	(19.8-28.9)	6.3	(4.0-9.8)	4.4	(2.8-6.9)
Not Hispanic
White Only	(1,645)	64.8	(61.7-67.9)	28.9	(26.0-31.9)	4.4	(3.4-5.8)	1.9	(1.2-2.8)
Black Only	(318)	28.2	(22.5-34.6)	38.1	(31.3-45.5)	19.7	(14.1-26.8)	14.0	(9.4-20.3)
American Indian/ Alaska Native Only	(29)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)
Asian Only	(48)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)
More Than One Race	(51)	*	(*-*)	*	(*-*)	4.9	(1.8-12.5)	*	(*-*)
Hispanic	(211)	49.7	(41.5-57.9)	33.9	(26.1-42.8)	8.1	(4.8-13.4)	8.3	(4.8-14.1)