| Males |  | Females |  |
---|---|---|---|---|
 | White people | Black people | White people | Black people |
Among the whole population | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Ever smoked (100 cigarettes) | 49.9% | 42.8% | 38.2% | 28.7% |
Current smokerb | 23.7% | 27.0% | 18.5% | 18.9% |
Among ever smokers | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Current smokerb | 47.5% | 63.0% | 48.4% | 66.0% |
Age of starting to smoke (mean, yrs) | 16.9 | 18.4 | 17.9 | 19.2 |
Among current smokers b | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Number smoked per day (mean) | 16.1 | 11.4 | 13.9 | 10.0 |