Unobtrusive observations of smoking in urban California bars
Unobtrusive observations of smoking in urban California bars
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DOI:
10.1177/002204260303300410
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发表时间:
2003-09-01
影响因子:
1.7
通讯作者:
Martin, SE
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作者:
Lee, JP;Moore, RS;Martin, SE
This paper describes initial findings from a project utilizing unobtrusive participant observation to investigate noncompliance with workplace tobacco control regulations within stand-alone bars in one California city. Early findings indicate that half of the bars in the sample fully complied with the law, while other bars could be described as in transition from smoking to nonsmoking, and a minority of bars remained consistently noncompliant. No smoking at all was observed in 50.4% of bars. Of the 49.6% of bars in which smoking was observed at least once, 14.9% were characterized by endemic smoking. Nine percent of smoking bars may have converted from smoking to nonsmoking over the course of the study, and the remaining bars were characterized by incidental smoking (including doorway smoking, lone smokers, and closing time smoking). Implications for enhancing compliance with tobacco control policies are discussed.