[EDITORIAL NOTE]{.underline}: This set of questions was designed for
Asian-American women (more specifically, Chinese, Filipino, and Japanese
women). The questions would have to be modified for a different
population and /or for a different gender.

Questions on religion and family tradition were different, depending on
the woman's ethnicity. The following section was designed for [Chinese
women]{.underline}. The two other "Cultural assimilation" sections for
Filipino and Japanese women are available from Regina Ziegler.

Asian-American Breast Cancer Study

SECTION B. [CULTURAL ASSIMILATION]{.underline}

The next questions are about your cultural background.

B1. How well do you speak any Chinese dialect? Do you . . .

speak fluently, 1

speak some, 2

understand it without being

able to speak it, or 3

not understand it? 4

B2. Did you study Chinese in either regular school or a special school
when you were a child between the ages of 5 and 11?

YES 1

NO 2

B3. Did you study Chinese in either regular school or a special school
when you were between ages 12 and 19?

YES 1

NO 2

B4. Do you or did you send your own school-age children to a regular or
special school where they studied Chinese, or have you never had
school-age children?

YES 1

NO 2

Never had school-age children 0

+---------------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+
|                     | > A.          | > B.          | > C.          |
|                     | >             | >             | >             |
|                     | > When you    | > When you    | > As an adult |
|                     | > were a      | > were        | > . . .       |
|                     | >             | >             |               |
|                     | > child       | > between     |               |
|                     | > between 5   | > ages        |               |
|                     | >             | >             |               |
|                     | > and 11 . .  | > 12 and 19 . |               |
|                     | > .           | > . .         |               |
+---------------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+
| B5. What was or     | . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . |
| were the main       | 01            | 01            | 01            |
| languages spoken in |               |               |               |
| your home? (CODE    | . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . |
| ALL THAT APPLY.)    | 02            | 02            | 02            |
|                     |               |               |               |
| ENGLISH . . . . . . | . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . |
| . . . . . . . . . . | 96            | 96            | 96            |
| .                   |               |               |               |
|                     |               |               |               |
| A CHINESE DIALECT . |               |               |               |
| . . .               |               |               |               |
|                     |               |               |               |
| OTHER (SPECIFY) . . |               |               |               |
| . . . . . .         |               |               |               |
+---------------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+

B6. How well do you read Chinese: (READ CATEGORIES.)

Not at all, 1

Very little, 2

Fairly well, or 3

Well? 4

B7. When you were a child between ages 5 and 11, did your parents
usually read Chinese-language newspapers and magazines or
English-language newspapers and magazines?

CHINESE 1

ENGLISH 2

BOTH EQUALLY 3

DIDN'T READ

NEWSPAPERS/ MAGAZINES 0

B8. When you were between ages 12 and 19, did your parents usually read
Chinese-language newspapers and magazines or English-language newspapers
and magazines?

CHINESE 1

ENGLISH 2

BOTH EQUALLY 3

DIDN'T READ

NEWSPAPERS/ MAGAZINES 0

IF RESPONDENT INDICATED SHE DOESN'T READ CHINESE (B6=1), SKIP TO B10.

B9. As an adult, did you usually read Chinese-language newspapers and
magazines or English-language newspapers and magazines?

CHINESE 1

ENGLISH 2

BOTH EQUALLY 3

DIDN'T READ

NEWSPAPERS/ MAGAZINES 0

B10. What was your family's religion when you were a child between the
ages of 5 and 11? (CODE ALL THAT APPLY.)

BUDDHIST 01

TAOIST 02

CATHOLIC 03

BAPTIST 03

EPISCOPALIAN 04

LUTHERAN 04

METHODIST 04

PRESBYTERIAN 04

PROTESTANT, NOS 04

CHRISTIAN, NOS 04

OTHER RELIGION (SPECIFY)

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ 96

NO RELIGION 00

B11. What was your family's religion when you were between 12 and 19?
(CODE ALL THAT APPLY.)

BUDDHIST 01

TAOIST 02

CATHOLIC 03

BAPTIST 03

EPISCOPALIAN 04

LUTHERAN 04

METHODIST 04

PRESBYTERIAN 04

PROTESTANT, NOS 04

CHRISTIAN, NOS 04

OTHER RELIGION (SPECIFY)

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ 96

NO RELIGION 00

B12. As an adult, what has been your religion? (CODE ALL THAT APPLY.)

BUDDHIST 01

TAOIST 02

CATHOLIC 03

BAPTIST 03

EPISCOPALIAN 04

LUTHERAN 04

METHODIST 04

PRESBYTERIAN 04

PROTESTANT, NOS 04

CHRISTIAN, NOS 04

OTHER RELIGION (SPECIFY)

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ 96

NO RELIGION 00

+----------------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+
| B13. Celebrate       | A.            | B.            | C.            |
| Chinese New Year or  |               |               |               |
| was it not           | When you were | Between ages  | > As an       |
| celebrated? (CODE    | a child       | 12 and 19,    | > adult, how  |
| ALL THAT APPLY.)     | between the   | how did your  | > did you     |
|                      | ages of 5 and | family        | > usually . . |
| FEASTING OR EATING   | 11, how did   | usually . . . | > .           |
| SPECIAL FOODS        | your family   |               |               |
|                      | usually . . . | 1             | 1             |
| GIVING OUT RED       |               |               |               |
| PACKETS OF MONEY     | 1             | 2             | 2             |
|                      |               |               |               |
| SOME OTHER WAY       | 2             | 3             | 3             |
|                      |               |               |               |
| OR                   | 3             | 0             | 0             |
|                      |               |               |               |
| DID NOT CELEBRATE    | 0             |               |               |
| CHINESE NEW YEAR     |               |               |               |
+----------------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+
| B14. Observe Ching   | 1             | 1             | 1             |
| Ming Festival, that  |               |               |               |
| is Ghost Festival or | 2             | 2             | 2             |
| Chinese Memorial     |               |               |               |
| Day, or was it not   | 3             | 3             | 3             |
| observed? (CODE ALL  |               |               |               |
| THAT APPLY.)         | 4             | 4             | 4             |
|                      |               |               |               |
| VISITING THE GRAVE   | 5             | 5             | 5             |
| SITE                 |               |               |               |
|                      | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| VISITING A TEMPLE    |               |               |               |
|                      |               |               |               |
| BURNING CANDLES,     |               |               |               |
| INCENSE,             |               |               |               |
| FIRECRACKERS, OR     |               |               |               |
| PAPER MONEY          |               |               |               |
|                      |               |               |               |
| EATING SPECIAL FOODS |               |               |               |
|                      |               |               |               |
| SOME OTHER WAY       |               |               |               |
|                      |               |               |               |
| OR                   |               |               |               |
|                      |               |               |               |
| DID NOT OBSERVE      |               |               |               |
| CHING MING FESTIVAL  |               |               |               |
+----------------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+
| B15. Celebrate the   | 1             | 1             | 1             |
| American             |               |               |               |
| Thanksgiving Day, or | 2             | 2             | 2             |
| was it not           |               |               |               |
| celebrated? (CODE    | 3             | 3             | 3             |
| ALL THAT APPLY.)     |               |               |               |
|                      | 4             | 4             | 4             |
| FEASTING             |               |               |               |
|                      | 5             | 5             | 5             |
| EATING TRADITIONAL   |               |               |               |
| FOODS SUCH AS ROAST  | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| TURKEY AND CRANBERRY |               |               |               |
| SAUCE                |               |               |               |
|                      |               |               |               |
| VISITING RELATIVES   |               |               |               |
| AND FRIENDS          |               |               |               |
|                      |               |               |               |
| WATCHING A PARADE    |               |               |               |
|                      |               |               |               |
| SOME OTHER WAY       |               |               |               |
|                      |               |               |               |
| OR                   |               |               |               |
|                      |               |               |               |
| DID NOT CELEBRATE    |               |               |               |
| THANKSGIVING         |               |               |               |
+----------------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+

+----------------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+
| B16. Shop in a       | A.            | B.            | C.            |
| market or grocery    |               |               |               |
| store that sold      | > When you    | > Between     | > As an       |
| mainly Chinese or    | > were a      | > ages 12 and | > adult, did  |
| Asian food or one    | > child       | > 19, did     | > you usually |
| that sold mainly     | > between the | > your family | > . . .       |
| Western food?        | > ages of 5   | > usually . . |               |
|                      | > and 11, did | > .           | 1             |
| CHINESE/ASIAN        | > your family |               |               |
|                      | > usually . . | 1             | 2             |
| WESTERN              | > .           |               |               |
|                      |               | 2             | 3             |
| BOTH EQUALLY         | 1             |               |               |
|                      |               | 3             |               |
|                      | 2             |               |               |
|                      |               |               |               |
|                      | 3             |               |               |
+----------------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+
| B17. Live in a       | 1             | 1             | 1             |
| neighborhood where   |               |               |               |
| most of the people   | 2             | 2             | 2             |
| were of Asian        |               |               |               |
| descent, most were   | 3             | 3             | 3             |
| not of Asian         |               |               |               |
| descent, or it was   |               |               |               |
| equally mixed?       |               |               |               |
|                      |               |               |               |
| ASIAN DESCENT.       |               |               |               |
|                      |               |               |               |
| NOT OF ASIAN DESCENT |               |               |               |
|                      |               |               |               |
| EQUALLY MIXED        |               |               |               |
+----------------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+
| B18. Use chopsticks  | 1             | 1             | 1             |
| for eating?          |               |               |               |
|                      | 2             | 2             | 2             |
| YES                  |               |               |               |
|                      | 3             | 3             | 3             |
| NO                   |               |               |               |
|                      |               |               |               |
| HALF OF THE TIME     |               |               |               |
+----------------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+

B23. Think about your 2 or 3 closest friends when you were between ages
5 and 11. Were they of Chinese descent, not of Chinese descent, or both?

CHINESE DESCENT 1

NOT CHINESE DESCENT 2

BOTH 3

B24. Think about your 2 or 3 closest friends when you were between ages
12 to 19. Were they of Chinese descent, not of Chinese descent, or both?

CHINESE DESCENT 1

NOT CHINESE DESCENT 2

BOTH 3

B25. Think about your 2 or 3 closest friends as an adult. Were they of
Chinese descent, not of Chinese descent, or both?

CHINESE DESCENT 1

NOT CHINESE DESCENT 2

BOTH 3