1. Monoethnic vs multiethnic parentage: Relation to tobacco use in California teens Presented by William J. McCarthy, Ph.D. Coauthors are: Benjamin Freed, B.S., UCLA; Thomas L. Hanson, Ph.D., WestEd; Barbara Dietsch, Ph.D., WestEd; Hong Zheng, MPH, WestEd; Jinsook Kim, DDS, MPH, Ph.D.

2. CHKS question about Asian/PI ethnic heritage If you are Asian or Pacific Islander, what groups best describe you? (Mark all that apply). B)Asian Indian C)Cambodian D) Chinese E)Filipino F)Japanese G)Korean H)Laotian I) Vietnamese J) Native Hawaiian, Guamanian, Samoan or other Pacific Islander K)Other Asian American

3. Numbers of respondents, by Asian/PI subgroup by year

4. CHKS question about Hispanic ethnic heritage If you are Hispanic or Latino/Latina, which groups best describe you? (Mark All That Apply) B) Central American C) South American D) Cuban E) Mexican F) Puerto Rican G) Other Hispanic

5. Numbers of respondents, by Hispanic subgroup by year

6. 30-day smoking trends among Asian subgroups Source: California Healthy Kids Survey, 1998-2002

7. 30-day smoking trends for Hispanic subgroups

8. How much does acculturation to U.S. normative practices explain observed differences in tobacco use by Asian/PI adolescent subgroups?

9. Percent of 7 th, 9 th, 11 th graders in each group reporting mono- ethnic heritage Source : 1998-2001 California Healthy Kids Survey

10. % California 6 th -12 th graders reporting at least occasional use of language other than English Source : 2003-2004 California Student Tobacco Survey

11. Effect of acculturation on past 30 day smoking among Asian subgroups Source: California Healthy Kids Survey, 1998-2002

12. Effect of acculturation on Latino past 30-day smoking

14. Male and female past 30 day smoking rates for mono-ethnic Asians Source: California Healthy Kids Survey, 1998-2002

15. Male and female past 30 day smoking rates for multi-ethnic Asians Source: California Healthy Kids Survey, 1998-2002

16. Male and female past 30 day smoking rates for mono-ethnic Hispanics Source: California Healthy Kids Survey, 1998-2002

17. Male and female past 30 day smoking rates for multi-ethnic Hispanics

18. Can we learn public health lessons from these observed differences in tobacco use? Source: California Healthy Kids Survey, 1998-2002

19. The cultural norms of Chinese-Americans are sufficiently different from the norms prevailing in China to result in much lower male smoking rates. Chinese-Americans may be a public health model for other ethnic groups.