Table 2.

Baseline smoking status by race/ethnic group ages 35 and above

	N	Never Smoker	Former Smoker	Current Smoker	Current Very Light Smoker	Current Light	Current Medium	Current Heavy
Women
Non-Hispanic white	131,949	54.7%	26.5	18.8	2.6	5.2	7.6	3.3
US-born Mexican-American	6,196	67.6%	19.2	13.2	6.0	4.2	2.4	0.7
US-born other Hispanic	3,478	56.8%	21.2	22.0	8.8	6.2	5.3	1.7
Foreign-born Mexican-American	6,318	81.2%	11.1	7.7	5.6	1.2	0.8	0.1
Foreign-born other Hispanic	7,232	74.9%	13.7	11.4	5.8	3.0	2.2	0.4
Men
Non-Hispanic white	101,861	37.0%	41.9	21.1	2.0	3.8	8.4	6.9
US-born Mexican-American	4,491	43.0%	35.8	21.2	8.3	5.8	5.2	1.9
US-born other Hispanic	2,419	44.2%	31.5	24.3	7.1	6.7	7.4	3.1
Foreign-born Mexican-American	5,545	48.8%	31.9	19.3	10.8	4.9	3.2	0.6
Foreign-born other Hispanic	4,822	51.3%	28.9	19.8	7.7	5.2	5.2	1.7

Notes: Cigarette consumption categories: very light = 0–9 cigarettes per day; light = 10–19 per day; medium = 20–29; heavy = 30+. All values are age-standardized for comparison across race/ethnic groups.

Source: National Health Interview Survey pooled smoking supplements 1990 – 2004.