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smoke-free; 75 percent (47 percent of smokers) would make all restaurants smoke-free; and 59 percent (22 percentof smokers) would make bars smoke-free. This survey of 1,104 adults also found that 76 percent (55 percent of smokers) agreed that non-smokers' rights come first when discussing smoke in public indoor pa��.'' Other Minnesota entities (Duluth, Olmsted County) have conducted local surveys to determine the level of public support for a smoking workplace ban, including bars and restaurants. All have reached the same conclusion: the majority of their residents support smoking bans in workplaces and/or restaurants and bars. On May 27,2004, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported the following findings from a random survey of 600 registered voters conducted during L J �'T �� r + Nearly 75 percent of Minneapolis residents favor a proposed smoking ban in most indoor public places. Twenty-five percent said they would oppose it; 3 percent were undecided. � Four out of five respondents said they think exposure to secondhand smoke is a moderate to serious health hazard and the right of customers and employees to breathe clean air outweighs the rights of smokers. • Fifty percent of the smokers polled said their right to smoke is secondary to others' right to breathe clean air. � About one-third of the residents polled said they would be more likely to patronize restaurants and bars if there were a smoking ban. Eight percent said they would be apt to visit a non-smoking establishment less often if there were a smoking ban. This survey was conducted by the Mellman Group, sponsored by Clean Air Minneapolis and the Hennepin Medical Society, and had a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points. A survey of 1,224 residents of Olmsted County, conducted before a smoke-free ordinance was enacted, found that 72 percent of respondents said they would choose a smoke-free restaurant over one where smoking is permitted. Seventy percent said they would select a smoke-free bar over one where smoking is permitted. The majority of respondents said they would not dine out or visit bars or nightclubs more often or less often if all restaurants, bars, and nightclubs were �rn�6��-f�," �o