A cohort of 777 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 containers, although highly acculturated Hispanics were more aware. Both Hispanics and non-Hispanic Whites showed an increase in awareness of specific warning messages. The highly acculturated Hispanics showed more increased awareness of specific messages than the less acculturated Hispanics.
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