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April 2003, Vol 93, No. 4 | American Journal of Public Health 611-617
© 2003 American Public Health Association


RESEARCH AND PRACTICE

Changes of Attitudes and Patronage Behaviors in Response to a Smoke-Free Bar Law

Hao Tang, MD, PhD, David W. Cowling, PhD, Jon C. Lloyd, MA, Todd Rogers, PhD, Kristi L. Koumjian, MS, Colleen M. Stevens, MSW and Dileep G. Bal, MD, MPH

Hao Tang, David W. Cowling, Jon C. Lloyd, Todd Rogers, Kristi L. Koumjian, and Colleen M. Stevens are with the Tobacco Control Section, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento. Dileep G. Bal is with the Cancer Control Branch, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento.

Correspondence: All requests for reprints should be sent to Hao Tang, MD, PhD, Tobacco Control Section, California Department of Health Services, PO Box 942732, MS 555, Sacramento, CA 94234-7320 (e-mail: htang{at}dhs.ca.gov).

Objectives. We examined patron responses to a California smoke-free bar law.

Methods. Three telephone surveys measured attitudes and behavior changes after implementation of the law.

Results. Approval of the law rose from 59.8% to 73.2% (odds ratio [OR] = 1.95; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.58, 2.40). Self-reported noncompliance decreased from 24.6% to 14.0% (OR = 0.50; 95% CI = 0.30, 0.85). Likelihood of visiting a bar or of not changing bar patronage after the law was implemented increased from 86% to 91% (OR = 1.76; 95% CI = 1.29, 2.40).

Conclusions. California bar patrons increasingly support and comply with the smoke-free bar law.




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