Household Smoking Restrictions and Adolescents' Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke

1997 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 358-363 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lois Biener ◽  
Doris Cullen ◽  
Zhu Xiao Di ◽  
S.Katharine Hammond
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Tobacco Smoke ◽  
Tobacco Smoke ◽  
Smoking Restrictions

scholarly journals Public-Place Smoking Laws and Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)

2011 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 35-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Carpenter ◽  
Sabina Postolek ◽  
Casey Warman
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Tobacco Smoke ◽  
Tobacco Smoke ◽  
Fixed Effects ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Public Place ◽  
Public Places ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Smoking Restrictions ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Private Homes

Public-place smoking restrictions are the most important non-price tobacco control measures worldwide, yet surprisingly little is known about their effects on exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS). We study these laws in Canada using data with questions about respondents' ETS exposure in public and private places. In fixed effects models we find these laws had no effects on smoking but induced large and statistically significant reductions in public-place ETS exposure, especially in bars and restaurants. We do not find significant evidence of ETS displacement to private homes. Our results indicate wide latitude for health improvements from banning smoking in public places. (JEL D12, H75, I12, I18, Q51)

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