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8/16/2004
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work. A study of employees found that workers in businesses that permit customer smoking <br />have higher levels of cotinine (a metabolite of nicotine) in their saliva and report a higher <br />prevalence of respiratory and irritation symptoms than employees m smoke-free ����p�����-" <br />Studies have shown that smoke-free workplaces not only protect non-smokers from secondhand <br />smoke, they also encourage smokers to quit or to reduce their ��r��mpti�n-'�� <br />A recent study conducted in a Minnesota casino found that non-smoking casino patrons had <br />increased levels of a tobacco-specific lung carcinogen in their urine following a 4-hour visit to <br />the casino. These findings demonstrate that exposure of nonsmokers to secondhand smoke in a <br />public, commercial setting results in increased levels of a tobacco-specific lung carcinogen in <br />these indi��idua�s," <br />Economic Impact of Smoke-Free Regulations on Restaurants and Bars <br />Extensive research has been conducted on the economic effects of smoke-free regulations on <br />restaurant and bar revenues. When reviewing this research, it is important to consider study <br />methodology, funding source, and publication venue. The best studies for examining economic <br />effects of smoke-free regulations on restaurant and/or bar revenues look at hard data such as <br />municipal tax receipts and/or employment statistics. <br />Studies funded by the tobacco industry have used less rigorous methodology including anecdotal <br />information and non-representative surveys of restaurant/bar proprietors and patrons. For <br />instance, surveys may indicate that restaurant/bar owners perceive an economic downturn, but <br />only sales tax receipts collected over at least a one-year period can tell the real story. <br />A review of 97 studies that made statements about economic impact found that 100 percent of <br />well-designed studies reported no impact or a positive impact of smoke-free restaurant and bar <br />laws on sales or employment. The review also found that all of the studies concluding a negative <br />impact were supported by the tobacco industry-94 percent of the tobacco-industry-supported <br />studies found a negative economic impact compared to none of the non-industry-supported <br />�tudics? Other research findings: <br />� In a study comparing a diverse group of cities and counties, municipalities with <br />ordinances requiring smoke-free restaurants and bars (e.g., Aspen and Telluride, <br />Colorado, Sacramento and Palo Alto, California) showed no decrease in revenues <br />compared to municipalities with no such ordinances {e.g., Vail and Steamboat Springs, <br />Colorado, Mountain View and Fresno, California).' <br />� Sales tax data from 81 localities in 6 states consistently demonstrate that ordinances <br />restricting smoking in restaurants have no effect on revenues.9 <br />• A study of 3 states and 6 cities found that smoke-free ordinances do not appear to <br />adversely affect, and may increase, tourist business." <br />� A study analyzing sales-tax and mixed-beverage-tax data for 12 years preceding and l <br />year following implementation of a smoking ban in El Paso, Texas found that no <br />
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