Current smokers' mean age was 23.5 years (SD = 1.65) (Table 1).
About 43% of respondents were female, and the majority of respondents
were racial/ethnic minorities, including 33% Hispanic. Approximately
80% of current smokers were self-identified social smokers, and only
53% of self-identified social smokers also reported social smoking behavior
(data not shown in tables). Nearly half (49%) of smokers behaved
as social smokers, and 87% of those behaving as social smokers selfidentified
as social smokers (data not shown in tables). Asian/Pacific
Islander most frequently self-identified as social smokers, and Hispanics
most frequently reported social smoking behavior. College students and
college graduates most frequently self-identified and behaved as social
smokers.