title: Effect of local restaurant smoking regulations on environmental tobacco smoke exposure among youths.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We examined the effect of local restaurant smoking regulations on restaurant environmental tobacco smoke exposure among youths.
  
  
  METHODS
  We interviewed 3863 Massachusetts youths aged 12-17 years and ascertained how often they saw smokers in restaurants in their town. We assessed the effect of local restaurant smoking regulation strength on nonexposure to environmental tobacco smoke (seeing smokers never or only rarely).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Compared with youths from towns with weak regulations, youths from towns with medium-strength regulations had 1.4 times the odds (odds ratio = 1.36; 95% confidence interval = 1.12, 1.65) and youths from towns with strong regulations had twice the odds (odds ratio = 2.03; 95% confidence interval = 1.64, 2.52) of reporting nonexposure.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Strong local restaurant smoking regulations are associated with reduced environmental tobacco smoke exposure among youths
authors.affiliation: Social and Behavioral Sciences Department, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02118, USA. mbsiegel@bu.edu
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Siegel
authors.forename: Alison B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Albers
authors.forename: Debbie M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Lois
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Biener
authors.forename: Nancy A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Rigotti
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005843:Geography; D033161:Government Regulation; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D009111:Local Government; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008404:Massachusetts / Q000453:epidemiology; D016017:Odds Ratio; D011634:Public Health / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012147:Restaurants / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012650:Self Disclosure; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution / Q000032:analysis / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
chemical_list: D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution