TABLE 1.
Rates of Smoking, Drinking, and Marijuana Use, by Race/Ethnicity in the 9th Grade
Cigarettes | Alcohol | Marijuana | |||||
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Sample | N | Ever Use (%) | Past Month Use (%) | Ever Use (%) | Past Month Use (%) | Ever Use (%) | Past Month Use (%) |
White | 757 | 47.2 | 17.4 | 78.2 | 31.7 | 20.3 | 6.6 |
Black | 461 | 12.8 | 2.4 | 42.7 | 20.4 | 6.3 | 1.7 |
Hispanic | 320 | 20.3 | 3.1 | 52.2 | 13.4 | 2.8 | 0.3 |
All | 1538 | 31.3 | 9.9 | 62.2 | 24.5 | 12.5 | 3.8 |