California | All states | |||||
1990 | 2005 | % Decline | 1990–91 | 2005 | % Decline | |
Male | ||||||
African American | 28.9 | 21 | 27.3% | 34.1 | 26.7 | 21.7% |
Non-Hispanic white | 21.4 | 16 | 25.2% | 27.9 | 24 | 14.0% |
Hispanic | 23.3 | 16.7 | 28.3% | 27.8 | 21.1 | 24.1% |
Asian/Pacific Islander | 21.8 | 16.1 | 26.1% | 24.5 | 20.6 | 15.9% |
Female | ||||||
African American | 24.2 | 17.1 | 29.3% | 22.9 | 17.3 | 24.5% |
Non-Hispanic white | 18.5 | 13.1 | 29.2% | 24.1 | 20 | 17.0% |
Hispanic | 11.7 | 6.8 | 41.9% | 15.9 | 11.1 | 30.2% |
Asian/Pacific Islander | 7.3 | 6.5 | 11.0% | 6.6 | 6.1 | 7.6% |
Sources: California Tobacco Survey, 1990–2005, weighted to 1990 California population.
Adapted from Al-Delaimy et al. University of California, San Diego, 2008.59
Prepared by California Department of Health Services, Tobacco Control Section9 10 30.
Tobacco use among US racial/ethnic minority groups: African Americans, American Indians and Alaska Natives, Asian American and Pacific Islanders, Hispanics: A Report of the Surgeon General. USDHHS, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health, 1998.34