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November 2004, Vol 94, No. 11 | American Journal of Public Health 1959-1964
© 2004 American Public Health Association

RESEARCH AND PRACTICE

Effects of Restaurant and Bar Smoking Regulations on Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke Among Massachusetts Adults

Alison B. Albers, PhD, Michael Siegel, MD, MPH, Debbie M. Cheng, PhD, Nancy A. Rigotti, MD and Lois Biener, PhD

Alison B. Albers and Michael Siegel are with the Social and Behavioral Sciences Department, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Mass. Debbie M. Cheng is with the Biostatistics Department, Boston University School of Public Health. Nancy A. Rigotti is with Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. Lois Biener is with the Center for Survey Research, University of Massachusetts, Boston.

Correspondence: Requests for reprints should be sent to Alison B. Albers, PhD, Social and Behavioral Sciences Department, Boston University School of Public Health, 715 Albany St, TW2, Boston, MA 02118 (e-mail: aalbers{at}bu.edu).

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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