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.Method:Monthly sales turnover from January 2002 to March 2007, provided by the Australian Bureau of Statistics was analysed. There were two outcome measures: (1) the ratio of monthly bar sales turnover in Tasmania to...

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Published in:Tobacco control 2009-10, Vol.18 (5), p.405-408
Main Authors: Lal, A, Siahpush, M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alcoholic beverages
Bars
Beverages
Clubs
Commerce - economics
Commerce - statistics & numerical data
Commerce - trends
Commercial law
Consumption
Gambling
Gaming machines
Hospitality
Hospitality industry
Humans
Legislation
Licenses
Meals
Nightclubs
Occupational Exposure - prevention & control
Passive smoking
Population
Positive laws
Public health
Pubs
Ratios
Restaurants
Restaurants - economics
Retail trade
Secondhand smoke
Smoke
Smoking - legislation & jurisprudence
Smoking Prevention
Statistics
Tasmania
Taverns
Tobacco industry
Tobacco smoke
Tobacco Smoke Pollution - legislation & jurisprudence
Tobacco Smoke Pollution - prevention & control
Tobacco smoking
Trends
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Summary:Objective:To examine the impact of smoke-free policies on revenue in Tasmanian bars.Method:Monthly sales turnover from January 2002 to March 2007, provided by the Australian Bureau of Statistics was analysed. There were two outcome measures: (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.Conclusion:The smoke-free policy protects hospitality workers and patrons from exposure to secondhand smoke and has had no adverse effect on sales turnover.
ISSN:0964-4563
1468-3318
DOI:10.1136/tc.2008.028589