title: Compliance with the New York City Smoke-Free Air Act.
abstract: This study's objective was to determine the level of compliance with the New York City Smoke-Free Air Act. Three data sources were used: (1) a population-based telephone survey of 251 New York City restaurant owners/managers; (2) independent inspections of the 251 surveyed restaurants; and (3) complaint records from the New York City Department of Health from April 1995 to March 1997. Ninety percent of restaurant owners/managers reported their indoor dining area was smoke-free in compliance with the law. Most New York City restaurants were able to comply with the smoke-free law with relative ease and little expense.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cancer Control and Epidemiology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hyland
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Cummings
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Wilson
mesh_terms: D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006291:Health Policy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D009519:New York City; D012147:Restaurants / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012907:Smoking / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution