TABLE 2—
Percentages of Daily Smoking, by Selected Demographic Characteristics: Drug Use Forecasting Program Participants, 1997
| National Sample (n = 3871), No. (%) | New York (n = 296), No. (%) | Los Angeles (n = 146), No. (%) | |
| Age, y | |||
| 18–29 | 1492 (38.5) | 93 (31.4) | 49 (33.6) |
| 30–44 | 2148 (55.5) | 176 (59.5) | 87 (59.6) |
| 45–65 | 226 (5.8) | 26 (8.8) | 10 (6.8) |
| ≥65 | 5 (0.1) | 1 (0.3) | 0 (0.0) |
| Race/ethnicity | |||
| Black, non-Hispanic | 1854 (48.2) | 187 (63.4) | 68 (46.9) |
| White, non Hispanic | 1557 (40.5) | 54 (18.3) | 39 (26.9) |
| Hispanic | 374 (9.7) | 49 (16.6) | 33 (22.4) |
| Other | 86 (1.6) | 6 (1.7) | 6 (3.8) |
| Education | |||
| High school or equivalent | 2373 (61.7) | 178 (60.3) | 77 (52.8)* |
| Some college (1–8 years)a | 761 (20.0) | 48 (17.0) | 26 (18.0) |
| Marital status | |||
| Single | 1617 (41.8) | 133 (44.9) | 65 (45.0) |
| Living with partner | 944 (24.4) | 93 (31.4) | 43 (29.5) |
| Married | 497 (12.8) | 43 (14.5) | 16 (11.0) |
| Divorced/widowed | 810 (21.0) | 27 (9.2) | 22 (14.5) |
Note. National sample smoking rates are included for informational purposes only. Chi-square comparisons involved New York and Los Angeles only.
a Respondents reporting “some college” may also be included in the high school or equivalent group.
* P < .05 (χ2).