Retail stores compliance with a city no-smoking law

N.A. Rigotti, M.A. Stoto, M.F. Bierer, A. Rosen and Thomas Schelling

American Journal of Public Health, 1993, vol. 83, issue 2, 227-232

Abstract: Objectives. Laws restricting smoking in public places and workplaces can protect the public only if they are obeyed. We sought to assess compliance with a Cambridge, Mass, no-smoking ordinance. Methods. We prospectively observed 174 retail stores 1 month before and 3, 11, and 24 months after the law took effect. At 24 months, we interviewed one employee per store. Results. Full compliance with the law was low; at 24 months, only 4% of stores displayed the mandated sign and were free of smokers and smoke. Fewer than half the stores posted any no-smoking sign. Sign prevalence increased over 2 years (22% to 41%, P

Date: 1993
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