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Effects of restaurant and bar smoking regulations on exposure to environmental tobacco smoke among Massachusetts adults

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  • Albers, A.B.
  • Siegel, M.
  • Cheng, D.M.
  • Rigotti, N.A.
  • Biener, L.

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Objectives. We examined the association of local restaurant and bar regulations with self-reported exposure to environmental tobacco smoke among adults. Methods. Data were derived from a telephone survey involving a random sample of Massachusetts households. Results. Compared with adults from towns with no restaurant smoking restrictions, those from towns with strong regulations had more than twice the odds of reporting nonexposure to environmental tobacco smoke (odds ratio [OR] = 2,74; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.97, 3.80), and those from towns with some restrictions had 1,62 times the odds of reporting nonexposure (OR = 1,62; 95% CI = 1.29, 2.02). Bar smoking bans had even greater effects on exposure. Conclusions. Strong local clean indoor air regulations were associated with lower levels of reported exposure to environmental tobacco smoke in restaurants and bars.

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  • Albers, A.B. & Siegel, M. & Cheng, D.M. & Rigotti, N.A. & Biener, L., 2004. "Effects of restaurant and bar smoking regulations on exposure to environmental tobacco smoke among Massachusetts adults," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 94(11), pages 1959-1964.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:2004:94:11:1959-1964_9
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    1. Ce Shang, 2015. "The Effect of Smoke-Free Air Law in Bars on Smoking Initiation and Relapse among Teenagers and Young Adults," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 12(1), pages 1-17, January.
    2. Anh Kim Dang & Bach Xuan Tran & Long Hoang Nguyen & Hoa Thi Do & Cuong Tat Nguyen & Mercedes Fleming & Huong Thi Le & Quynh Ngoc Hoang Le & Carl A. Latkin & Melvyn W. B. Zhang & Roger C. M. Ho, 2018. "Customers’ Perceptions of Compliance with a Tobacco Control Law in Restaurants in Hanoi, Vietnam: A Cross-Sectional Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(7), pages 1-13, July.
    3. Erik Nesson, 2012. "Do Tobacco Control Policies Reduce Secondhand Smoke Exposure in the Workplace?," Working Papers 201206, Ball State University, Department of Economics, revised Jun 2012.

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