Research Article County Smoke-Free Laws and Asthma Discharges: Evidence from 17 US States
نویسندگان
چکیده
Background. Although approximately 82 percent of the US population was covered by some form of law that restricted smoking in public establishments as of 2014, most research examining the relationship between smoke-free laws and health has been focused at the state level. Purpose. To examine the effect of county workplace smoke-free laws over and above the effect of other (restaurant or bar) smoke-free laws on adult asthma. Methods. The study estimated the effect of rates of adult asthma discharges before and after the implementation of county nonhospitality workplace smoke-free laws and county restaurant and bar smoke-free laws. Data were from 2002 to 2009, and all analyses were performed in 2011 through 2013. Results. A statistically significant relationship (−5.43, p < .05) was found between county restaurant or bar smoke-free laws and reductions in working age adult asthma discharges.There was no statistically significant effect of nonhospitality workplace smoke-free laws over and above the effect of county restaurant or bar laws.Conclusions.This study suggests that further gains in preventable asthma-related hospitalizations in the US aremore likely to be made by focusing on smoke-free laws in bars or restaurants rather than in nonhospitality workplaces.
منابع مشابه
County Smoke-Free Laws and Asthma Discharges: Evidence from 17 US States
BACKGROUND Although approximately 82 percent of the US population was covered by some form of law that restricted smoking in public establishments as of 2014, most research examining the relationship between smoke-free laws and health has been focused at the state level. PURPOSE To examine the effect of county workplace smoke-free laws over and above the effect of other (restaurant or bar) sm...
متن کاملSmoke-free air laws and asthma prevalence, symptoms, and severity among nonsmoking youth.
OBJECTIVE We investigated the association between smoke-free laws and asthma prevalence, symptoms, and severity among nonsmoking youth (aged 3-15 years). METHODS We examined data from the 1999-2006 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, a cross-sectional survey designed to monitor the health and nutritional status of the US population. Survey locations were dichotomized as having o...
متن کاملImpact of US smoke-free air laws on restaurants and bars by employer size: a panel study
OBJECTIVES Thirty states have smoke-free air laws that ban smoking in restaurants and bars, covering nearly two-thirds of the US population. It is well established that these laws generally have a null or positive economic impact on restaurants and bars. However, all establishments in a geographic area are usually treated as a homogeneous group without considering the potential for differential...
متن کاملMyocardial infarction and sudden cardiac death in Olmsted County, Minnesota, before and after smoke-free workplace laws.
BACKGROUND Reductions in admissions for myocardial infarction (MI) have been reported in locales where smoke-free workplace laws have been implemented, but no study has assessed sudden cardiac death in that setting. In 2002, a smoke-free restaurant ordinance was implemented in Olmsted County, Minnesota, and in 2007, all workplaces, including bars, became smoke free. METHODS To evaluate the po...
متن کاملGrowing evidence for new benefit of clean indoor air laws: reduced adolescent smoking.
A s the evidence for the risks of harm from exposure to secondhand smoke has grown, so laws and policies to protect workers, children, and other community members from exposure have escalated. Clean indoor air laws are gradually becoming more common, even in traditionally hard to change venues such as restaurants and bars, with countries such as Ireland, Norway, New Zealand, Italy, most Austral...
متن کامل