TABLE 1.

Adolescent alcohol and tobacco use in 9^th grade

9th grade behaviors	Total
	N	%
Lifetime alcohol use	108	79.4
Current alcohol use	91	68.4
Tobacco use	43	31.8
Past	21	48.8
Currentab	22	51.2
	Mean±SD	Range
Level of alcohol consumptionc	3.78±10.0	0.03–80.63
Degree of alcohol problemsd	0.73±1.3	0-6

Note.

^aSeven adolescents reported using less than half a pack a day, seven reported using half to one pack a day, and one reported using more than two packs a day as well as seven reported using now and then, but not everyday.

^bTwenty of the 22 current tobacco users reported smoking cigarettes only. Of the remaining two, one reported only using smokeless tobacco and another reported using both cigarettes and smokeless tobacco.

^cOnly those who reported drinking 9^th grade

^dOnly those who ever drank in 9^th grade