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Effects of a city ordinance regulating smoking in restaurants and retail stores

Journal of Community Health volume 18, pages 175–182 (1993)Cite this article

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The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of a city smoking ordinance on local businesses. Representatives from 61 randomly selected restaurants and retail stores in Flagstaff, Arizona were interviewed to determine their perceptions of the ordinance's effect on their business. Eighty-seven percent of the respondents were business owners or managers. Gross sales data 12 months prior to and 12 months after enactment of the ordinance were also collected for two categories of retail stores. The vast majority of restaurant and store respondents believed that the ordinance had no effect on their business. Gross sales increased an average of 16 to 25.8 percent per store during the year following prohibition of smoking in retail stores. This study did not support the belief that city smoking ordinances have a negative effect on local businesses.

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  1. College of Health Professions, Northern Arizona University, Box 15095, 86011, Flagstaff, AZ

    John Sciacca Ph.D., M.P.H., C.H.E.S.

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John Sciacca is Associate Professor of Health Education at Northern Arizona University, College of Health Professions. Marty Eckrem is Director of the Heartbeat Program at the Coconino Department of Public Health in Flagstaff, Arizona, USA

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Sciacca, J., Eckrem, M. Effects of a city ordinance regulating smoking in restaurants and retail stores. J Community Health 18, 175–182 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01325161

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  • Public Health
  • Health Promotion
  • Disease Prevention
  • Business Owner
  • Retail Store