Economic impact of enacted smoke-free legislation – 1/5/07

Q: There are a large number of valid studies on the economic impact in communities that have enacted smoke-free legislation.  I have need for studies that are specific to economic impact that may occur when a city in an urban area enacted a smoke-free ordinance while the adjacent cities did not.  I've not been successful in locating studies specific to this need.  Would those of you with knowledge of such studies please either forward them and/or links to them?

A:

1. Alabama: One of Alabama’s mini-grantees commissioned a study to determine if the passage of an ordinance impacted the revenue of restaurants. Contact ADPH’s Tobacco Prevention & Control Surveillance and Evaluation Coordinator, Vontrese McGhee, at (334) 206-2918.
    
2. Colorado: An economic study conducted in Pueblo, Colorado is very near completion.  The Primary Investigator on the project is Snip Young.  He can be contacted at 303.724.9732 or walter.young@comcast.net.
    
3. Kentucky: Go to the University of Kentucky's Center for Smoke Free Policy and view an economic study.
    
4. Massachusetts: The city of Boston required restaurants to be smoke-free (bars could still have smoking) in 1998 and went totally smoke-free in 2003.  This study doesn't include totally smoke-free but does include the partial ban. Several nearby cities still allowed smoking during this time period.
    
5. Ohio: A study using sales receipts was done after the Columbus, OH ordinance passed.  Contact Tim Sahr at the Health Policy Institute of Ohio.

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