How do I use priority in arrays?

How do I use priority in arrays, say I wanted something to be more likely to happen than something else could I weight it or would I have to do this:

Enemies = {"Bandits", "Bandits", "Bandits", "Bandits", "Bandits", "Bandits", "Bandits", "Bandits", "Bandits",
		   "Advanced Bandits", "Advanced Bandits", "Advanced Bandits",
		   "Outlaws", "Outlaws", "Outlaws",
		   "Murderers", "Murderers",
		   "Assassins"}
while wait(0.5) do
	a = Enemies[math.random(1, 18)]
	print (a)
end

So here there is a: (1/2)% chance of a Bandit

(1/6)% chance of an Advanced Bandit

(1/6)% chance of an Outlaw

(1/9)% chance of a Murderer

(1/18)% chance of an Assassin