The effect of smoke-free policies on revenue in bars in Tasmania, Australia.
OBJECTIVE
To examine the impact of smoke-free policies on revenue in Tasmanian bars.


METHODS
Monthly sales turnover from January 2002 to March 2007, provided by the Australian Bureau of Statistics was analysed. There were two


METHODS
(1) the ratio of monthly bar sales turnover in Tasmania to monthly bar sales turnover in four other Australian states, and (2) the ratio of monthly bar turnover to monthly retail turnover in Tasmania. Linear regression was used to assess the impact of the smoke-free policy on expenditure.


RESULTS
The smoke-free policy had no effect on sales turnover.


CONCLUSIONS
The smoke-free policy protects hospitality workers and patrons from exposure to secondhand smoke and has had no adverse effect on sales turnover.
Lal
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Public Health Research Evaluation and Policy Cluster, Faculty of Health, Medicine, Nursing and Behavioural Sciences, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, VIC 3125, Australia. anita.lal@deakin.edu.au
Siahpush
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D003132:Commerce / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000517:prevention & control; D012147:Restaurants / Q000191:economics; D012907:Smoking / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D013648:Tasmania; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000517:prevention & control
D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution