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    "ocrText": "04/23/98 THU 11:23 FAX 202 690 7318\nDHHS/ASPA\n5\n016\nGroup-Specific Health Messages\nAfrican American youths had the greatest decline in smoking prevalence during the\n1970s and 1980s, but in the 1990s have experienced the greatest proportional increase\namong all four racial/ethnic minority groups.\nAmerican Indians and Alaska Natives have the highest prevalence of tobacco use of any\nmajor U.S. racial/ethnic minority group. The prevalence of smoking among American\nIndian and Alaska Native women of reproductive age has remained strikingly high since\n1978.\nEstimates of the smoking prevalence among Southeast Asian American men range from\n34% to 43%--much higher than among other Asian American and Pacific Islander\ngroups. Smoking rates are much higher among Asian American and Pacific Islander men\nthan among women, regardless of country of origin.\nThe prevalence of smoking among adult Hispanic females traditionally has been lower\nthan among Hispanic males. However, newly released data from the Youth Risk\nBehavior Survey for 1991-1997 indicate that smoking rates among Hispanic male and\nfemale youth both have been increasing and now are almost equal.\nQ:\nWhat prompted CDC to produce a report focusing on tobacco use among\nracial/ethnic minority groups? Didn't you just produce a report on smoking among\nethnic youth?\nA:\nSeveral factors prompted the development of this report. First, the information in this\nreport has never previously been compiled in one source. Consequently, policymakers,\ncommunity leaders, researchers, and public health workers have had difficulty\ndetermining the extent of the problem and in identifying gaps in information regarding\ntobacco use among members of the various racial/ethnic minority groups. The\ninformation in the report will assist in prioritizing program interventions and initiatives to\nthese communities.\nThe four main racial/ethnic minority groups currently constitute about one-fourth of the\npopulation of this country and, by 2050, will constitute nearly one-half of the U.S.\npopulation. Preventing health problems related to tobacco use among individuals in\nracial/ethnic minority groups will be integral to achieving U.S. public health objectives\nand supports objectives of the President's Initiative on Race.\nThe trend data from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey that were just published by CDC\nwere part of a Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) article that included data\non cigarette smoking, smokeless tobacco use, and cigar smoking among U.S. high school\n2"
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