title: Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander tobacco use patterns.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To provide a national depiction of Asian American (AA) and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (NHPI) tobacco use and highlight considerations for targeted interventions.
  
  
  METHODS
  We analyzed data from the 2009-2010 National Adult Tobacco Survey for subgroup differences in prevalence and consumption of various tobacco products.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Use varies considerably by ethnic subgroups for cigarette smoking (including menthol) and other forms of tobacco. Despite being lighter, less frequent, and seemingly less dependent smokers, AANHPIs had similar quit ratios as non-AANHPIs.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  AA and NHPI disparities in tobacco use may be due to underutilization of cessation resources, including those for non-cigarette tobacco products, and lack of availability of culturally-appropriate resources. Community-based and regulatory approaches should be employed to reduce use of all tobacco products, especially among high prevalence subgroups.
authors.affiliation: Center for Tobacco Control Research & Education / Division of General Internal Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, CA, USA. arnab.mukherjea@ucsf.edu.
authors.forename: Arnab
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mukherjea
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Education and Behavioral Science, Rutgers School of Public Health, New Brunswick, NJ, USA.
authors.forename: Olivia A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Wackowski
authors.affiliation: RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Youn Ok
authors.initials: YO
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Education and Behavioral Science, Rutgers School of Public Health, New Brunswick, NJ, USA.
authors.forename: Cristine D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Delnevo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001213:Asian; D005260:Female; D006254:Hawaii / Q000208:ethnology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D044468:Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander; D010139:Pacific Islands / Q000208:ethnology; D012907:Smoking / Q000208:ethnology; D064424:Tobacco Use / Q000208:ethnology*; D055815:Young Adult