Demographic characteristics and alcohol consumption measures among past year drinkers, stratified by smoking status and hazardous drinking status among smokers, are presented in Table 1. Smokers were more likely to be male, tended to be younger, less educated, had lower income, and were less likely to be married compared to non-smokers. Smokers also drank more heavily and frequently compared with non-smokers. Among smokers, those who were hazardous drinkers were more likely to be male, tended to be younger, and were less likely to be married, compared to those who were not hazardous drinkers. Approximately half the sample (51%) lived in the 31 states that experienced an increase in state excise cigarette tax between Waves I and II, ranging from 7 cents to 160 cents (mean = 61 cents, SD = 42 cents, median = 40 cents).
