CHANGES IN REPORTED AWARENESS OF PRODUCT WARNING LABELS AND MESSAGES IN COHORTS OF CALIFORNIA HISPANICS AND NON-HISPANIC WHITES

A cohort of 117 Hispanics and 234 non-Hispanic Whites were interviewed in San francisco, California, over the telephone in 1991 and again 1 year later. Overall, both Hispanics and non-Hispanic Whites showed an increase in awareness of a general product warning label for beer and wine containers but a decrease in awareness of a product warning label for cigarettes. High- and low-acculturated Hispanics' awareness of a general product warning label increased for alcoholic beverage contain ers, although highly acculturated Hispanics were more aware. Both Hisp anics and non-Hispanic Whites showed an increase in awareness of speci fic warning messages. The highly acculturated Hispanics showed more In creased awareness of specific messages than the less acculturated Hisp anics.