Disaggregated data is important and necessary in addressing tobacco control issues in the Asian American & Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander (AA&NHOPI) community. National aggregated data shows a 10% smoking rate among Asian Americans not taking ethnicity and gender into consideration, masking the diversity of the community (Laotian American males have reported smoking rates as high as 72%).

Smoking prevalence data of AA and NHOPI subgroups are available below.

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Asian Americans:

Smoking Prevalence - AA Men 2003 (202kb)

Smoking Prevalence - AA Women 2003 (199kb)

Smoking Prevalence - AA Men 2000 (105kb)

Smoking Prevalence - AA Women 2000 (106kb)

Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islanders:

Smoking Prevalence - NHOPI Men 2000 (92kb)

Smoking Prevalence - NHOPI Women 2000 (97kb)