Table 2.
Percentage of Current, Previous, and Never-Smokersa of Cigarettes Among U.S. Youths Aged 12 to 17, by Race and Ethnicity, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 1999–2001
| Race and Ethnicity | Current | Previous | Never |
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| Overallb | 13.8 (13.4-14.1) | 21.3 (20.9-21.7) | 64.9 (64.4-65.4) |
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| Non-Hispanicb | 14.2 (13.9-14.6) | 21.3 (20.9-21.8) | 64.4 (63.9-65.0) |
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| White | 16.0 (15.6-16.5) | 22.2 (21.7-22.7) | 61.8 (61/1-62.4) |
| Black or African American | 7.0 (6.4-7.7) | 18.3 (17.4-19.3) | 74.6 (73.6-75.7) |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 27.9 (23.7-32.5) | 29.4 (24.1-35.3) | 42.8 (37.5-48.2) |
| Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 11.0 (6.4-18.2) | 16.6 (11.4-23.6) | 72.4 (65.2-78.6) |
| Asianb | 8.1 (6.6-9.9) | 15.6 (13.5-17.9) | 76.3 (73.6-78.8) |
| Chinese | 5.8 (3.3-9.9) | 15.6 (11.2-21.2) | 78.6 (72.3-83.8) |
| Filipino | 7.4 (4.8-11.2) | 20.3 (15.4-26.2) | 72.3 (66.3-77.7) |
| Japanese | 5.2 (2.3-11.2) | 13.6 (8.2-21.7) | 81.2 (72.6-87.6) |
| Asian Indian | 8.7 (5.0-14.7) | 10.5 (6.6-16.2) | 80.8 (73.3-86.6) |
| Korean | 10.6 (6.8-16.4) | 12.9 (8.9-18.3) | 76.5 (69.9-82.0) |
| Vietnamese | 6.8 (3.3-13.5) | 18.5 (11.8-27.8) | 74.8 (64.7-82.7) |
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| Hispanicb | 10.8 (10.0-11.7) | 21.3 (20.2-22.4) | 67.9 (66.6-69.2) |
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| Mexican | 11.0 (10.0-12.1) | 22.0 (20.7-23.3) | 67.0 (65.3-68.6) |
| Puerto Rican | 10.8 (8.7-13.3) | 19.9 (16.9-23.2) | 69.3 (65.8-72.6) |
| Central or South American | 9.6 (7.4-12.3) | 19.9 (17.3-22.8) | 70.5 (67.0-73.8) |
| Cuban | 12.4 (8.0-18.7) | 20.4 (16.1-25.6) | 67.2 (60.7-73.1) |
a
Current indicates cigarette smoking in past month; previous, one or more cigarettes during lifetime but not in the previous month; never, never smoked cigarettes in lifetime.
b
Totals include data from respondents reporting racial and ethnic subgroups not shown as well as respondents reporting more than one subgroup. Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (11).