Ask the Scholar
Page 46 of 57
I can add historical knowledge about this page.
Page image
OCR
billion and $66 billion per year due to decreased illness and premature deaths avoided.¹⁵
No Economic Losses
Scientific studies indicate that smoke-free ordinances do not create economic losses for
restaurants or other businesses. A study published in the American Journal of Public Health
that compared 15 cities with smokefree restaurant ordinances to 15 control cities with no
ordinances found no significant economic impact on restaurant business.¹⁶
Studies have shown that even smokers do not avoid locations that have smoke-free
ordinances in place. 17
A survey of forty convention groups asked whether they would avoid holding their meetings
in a smoke-free locality; only one group, representing the candy and tobacco industries,
would refuse to book a meeting in that location. 18
A new study from Massachusetts, published in the American Journal of Public Health,
indicates that if restaurants and bars were to become smoke free, over 90 percent of patrons
(98% of non-smokers and 68% of smokers) would maintain or increase their use of
restaurants and 89 percent (97% of non-smokers and 56% of smokers) would maintain or
increase their patronage of bars and clubs.¹⁹
Public support:
Almost 80 percent of American adults believe a national tobacco policy should include
restrictions on smoking in public places.²⁰
Eight out of 10 non-smokers are annoyed by others' tobacco smoke.²¹
Almost 90 percent of adults believe people have a right to breathe smoke-free air.²²
Only 5 percent of Americans oppose restrictions on workplace smoking.¹⁹
1 NIOSH Publication No. 91-108, June 1991.
2 United States Environmental Protection Agency, "Fact Sheet: Respiratory Health Effects of Passive Smoking."
Document EPA-43-F-93-003, January 1993. http://www.epa.gov/iedweb00/pubs/etsfs.html
3 The National Clearinghouse on Tobacco and Health, "ETS in Home Environments," Canadian Council on
Smoking and Health, 1995.
4 National Cancer Institute, NIH
5 US Environmental Protection Agency (1992). Respiratory health Effects of Passive Smoking: Lung Cancer and
Other Disorders. Washington, DC: EPA Office of Research and Development, December.
6 Howard G, Wagenknecht LE, Burke GL, Diez-Roux A, Evans GW, McGovern P, Nieto FJ, Tell GS. "Cigarette
Smoking and the Progression of Atherosclerosis." JAMA 1998; 279:119-124
7 American Association for World Health, "Fact Sheet: Environmental Tobacco Smoke." 1993
8 Glantz SA, Parmley WW. Passive smoking and heart disease. Epidemiology, physiology, and biochemistry.
Circulation 1991 Jan; 83(1):1-12
Page data
- Page
- 46
- Source index
- 0
- Type
- photo
- Media ID
- 65d2a08c1e130ed7
- Size
- unknown
Document data
- ID
- 26413531
- Core
- doc
- Type
- document
DTO data
{
"id": "26413531",
"sourceUrl": "https://catalog.archives.gov/id/26413531",
"contentType": "document",
"title": "Tobacco Effective National Action to Control Tobacco (ENACT) [2]",
"citationUrl": "https://catalog.archives.gov/id/26413531",
"collections": [
"Records of the Domestic Policy Council (Clinton Administration)",
"Bruce Reed's Tobacco Files"
],
"iiifBase": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/31/4135/26413531/content/presidential-libraries/clinton/foia/2011-0299-S-Tobacco/2011-0299-S-Tobacco-JPG/Box_265/42-t-7367462-20110299S-265-010-2015/42_t_7367462_20110299S_265_010_2015_Page_001.JPG",
"thumbnailUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/31/4135/26413531/content/presidential-libraries/clinton/foia/2011-0299-S-Tobacco/2011-0299-S-Tobacco-JPG/Box_265/42-t-7367462-20110299S-265-010-2015/42_t_7367462_20110299S_265_010_2015_Page_001.JPG",
"largeImageUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/31/4135/26413531/content/presidential-libraries/clinton/foia/2011-0299-S-Tobacco/2011-0299-S-Tobacco-JPG/Box_265/42-t-7367462-20110299S-265-010-2015/42_t_7367462_20110299S_265_010_2015_Page_001.JPG",
"imageCount": 57,
"hasImages": true,
"source": "import",
"hasTranscription": false
}
Context sent to Scholar
Document identity
{
"localId": "26413531",
"label": "Tobacco Effective National Action to Control Tobacco (ENACT) [2]",
"core": "doc",
"dtoType": "document",
"citationUrl": "https://catalog.archives.gov/id/26413531"
}
Document source metadata
{
"id": "26413531",
"sourceUrl": "https://catalog.archives.gov/id/26413531",
"contentType": "document",
"title": "Tobacco Effective National Action to Control Tobacco (ENACT) [2]",
"citationUrl": "https://catalog.archives.gov/id/26413531",
"collections": [
"Records of the Domestic Policy Council (Clinton Administration)",
"Bruce Reed's Tobacco Files"
],
"iiifBase": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/31/4135/26413531/content/presidential-libraries/clinton/foia/2011-0299-S-Tobacco/2011-0299-S-Tobacco-JPG/Box_265/42-t-7367462-20110299S-265-010-2015/42_t_7367462_20110299S_265_010_2015_Page_001.JPG",
"thumbnailUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/31/4135/26413531/content/presidential-libraries/clinton/foia/2011-0299-S-Tobacco/2011-0299-S-Tobacco-JPG/Box_265/42-t-7367462-20110299S-265-010-2015/42_t_7367462_20110299S_265_010_2015_Page_001.JPG",
"largeImageUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/31/4135/26413531/content/presidential-libraries/clinton/foia/2011-0299-S-Tobacco/2011-0299-S-Tobacco-JPG/Box_265/42-t-7367462-20110299S-265-010-2015/42_t_7367462_20110299S_265_010_2015_Page_001.JPG",
"imageCount": 57,
"hasImages": true,
"source": "import",
"hasTranscription": false
}
Document source extras
{
"url": "https://catalog.archives.gov/id/26413531",
"naId": 26413531,
"levelOfDescription": "fileUnit",
"otherTitles": [
"42-t-7367462-20110299S-265-010-2015"
],
"recordType": "description",
"ocrSource": "nara-archive"
}
Page context
{
"seq": 46,
"pageIndex": 0,
"type": "photo",
"url": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/31/4135/26413531/content/presidential-libraries/clinton/foia/2011-0299-S-Tobacco/2011-0299-S-Tobacco-JPG/Box_265/42-t-7367462-20110299S-265-010-2015/42_t_7367462_20110299S_265_010_2015_Page_046.JPG",
"mediaId": "65d2a08c1e130ed7",
"ocrText": "billion and $66 billion per year due to decreased illness and premature deaths avoided.¹⁵\nNo Economic Losses\nScientific studies indicate that smoke-free ordinances do not create economic losses for\nrestaurants or other businesses. A study published in the American Journal of Public Health\nthat compared 15 cities with smokefree restaurant ordinances to 15 control cities with no\nordinances found no significant economic impact on restaurant business.¹⁶\nStudies have shown that even smokers do not avoid locations that have smoke-free\nordinances in place. 17\nA survey of forty convention groups asked whether they would avoid holding their meetings\nin a smoke-free locality; only one group, representing the candy and tobacco industries,\nwould refuse to book a meeting in that location. 18\nA new study from Massachusetts, published in the American Journal of Public Health,\nindicates that if restaurants and bars were to become smoke free, over 90 percent of patrons\n(98% of non-smokers and 68% of smokers) would maintain or increase their use of\nrestaurants and 89 percent (97% of non-smokers and 56% of smokers) would maintain or\nincrease their patronage of bars and clubs.¹⁹\nPublic support:\nAlmost 80 percent of American adults believe a national tobacco policy should include\nrestrictions on smoking in public places.²⁰\nEight out of 10 non-smokers are annoyed by others' tobacco smoke.²¹\nAlmost 90 percent of adults believe people have a right to breathe smoke-free air.²²\nOnly 5 percent of Americans oppose restrictions on workplace smoking.¹⁹\n1 NIOSH Publication No. 91-108, June 1991.\n2 United States Environmental Protection Agency, \"Fact Sheet: Respiratory Health Effects of Passive Smoking.\"\nDocument EPA-43-F-93-003, January 1993. http://www.epa.gov/iedweb00/pubs/etsfs.html\n3 The National Clearinghouse on Tobacco and Health, \"ETS in Home Environments,\" Canadian Council on\nSmoking and Health, 1995.\n4 National Cancer Institute, NIH\n5 US Environmental Protection Agency (1992). Respiratory health Effects of Passive Smoking: Lung Cancer and\nOther Disorders. Washington, DC: EPA Office of Research and Development, December.\n6 Howard G, Wagenknecht LE, Burke GL, Diez-Roux A, Evans GW, McGovern P, Nieto FJ, Tell GS. \"Cigarette\nSmoking and the Progression of Atherosclerosis.\" JAMA 1998; 279:119-124\n7 American Association for World Health, \"Fact Sheet: Environmental Tobacco Smoke.\" 1993\n8 Glantz SA, Parmley WW. Passive smoking and heart disease. Epidemiology, physiology, and biochemistry.\nCirculation 1991 Jan; 83(1):1-12"
}