title: Restaurateur reports of the economic impact of the New York City Smoke-Free Air Act.
abstract: The objective of this study was to determine the extent to which restaurateurs have reported a change in business since the New York City Smoke-Free Air Act took effect. A population-based cross-sectional telephone survey of 434 owners/managers of restaurants located in New York City was conducted by an independent survey firm during November and December 1996. There is no evidence to suggest that the smoke-free law has had a detrimental effect on the city's restaurant business.
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
mesh_terms: D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006291:Health Policy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D009519:New York City; D012147:Restaurants / Q000191:economics* / 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