Smoking prevalence and correlates among Chinese- and Filipino-American adults: Findings from the 2001 California Health Interview Survey

Abstract

Objectives-We report prevalence rates and correlates of cigarette smoking among a populationbased sample of Chinese-and Filipino-American adults together with rates found in other racial/ ethnic groups in California.

Light and intermittent smoking among California's Asian Americans

“…We used the University of California, Los Angeles ' Center for Health Policy Research variable describing Asian groups who self-identify with different national origins: Chinese, Filipino, South Asian, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, and other Asian (defi ned as Cambodian/other single Asian/ multiple Asian). We used birthplace (foreign born vs. U.S. born) and English language profi ciency as proxy measures of acculturation since these measures were signifi cantly associated with Asian American smoking prevalence in the National Latino and Asian American Study ( Chae et al, 2006 ) and CHIS ( Maxwell et al, 2005 ;Tang et al, 2005 ). We modifi ed an English language profi ciency variable from a previous CHIS analysis ( Tang et al, 2005 ) into three levels of English language profi ciency: English only, bilingual with high profi ciency ( " spoke English very well/well " ), and bilingual with low profi ciency ( " spoke English not well/not at all " ).…”

“…We also tested for interactions between gender and English language profi ciency, as well as gender and birthplace, since these interactions had been reported for Asian American current smoking prevalence ( Chae et al, 2006 ;Maxwell et al, 2005 ;Tang et al, 2005 ). All analyses were performed in 2007 with Stata version 8.0, using the " svr " functions, which use the replication weights supplied with the CHIS data to obtain weighted estimates and SE s that account for the complex survey design.…”

“…The National Latino and Asian American Study reported a median of 9 cigarettes/day ( Chae, Gavin, & Takeuchi, 2006 ), and the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) reported a mean of 10 cigarettes/ day for men and 7.8 cigarettes/day for women ( Maxwell, Bernaards, & McCarthy, 2005 ;Tang et al, 2005 ). It is not known whether variables associated with Asian American smoking prevalence, gender, Asian national origin, birthplace, and English proficiency ( Chae et al, 2006 ;Kim, Ziedonis, & Chen, 2007 ;Maxwell et al, 2005 ;Tang et al, 2005 ) are similarly associated with Asian American light and intermittent smoking behavior.…”

Purchasing Patterns and Smoking Behaviors after a Large Tobacco Tax Increase: A Study of Chinese Americans Living in New York City

“…The increases resulted in retail prices averaging $6.85/pack. According to the 2003 NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's Community Health Survey (CHS), 21.0% of smokers reported reduced consumption following the tax increases, 10.6% tried to quit, and 5.7% reported quitting. The survey also found an 89.0% increase in cigarettes purchased through alternative sales channels.…”

“…The survey also found an 89.0% increase in cigarettes purchased through alternative sales channels. Of cigarettes purchased elsewhere, 29.0% were bought in NYS outside NYC, 21.7% in a different state, 18.1% online, and 12.4% from another person. 8 The present study examined the impact of the combined NYC and NYS tax increases on Chinese immigrants living in NYC.…”