Sciacca J, Eckrem M
Northern Arizona University, College of Health Professions, Flagstaff 86011.
J Community Health. 1993 Jun;18(3):175-82. doi: 10.1007/BF01325161.
The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of a city smoking ordinance on local businesses. Representatives from 61 randomly selected restaurants and retail stores in Flagstaff, Arizona were interviewed to determine their perceptions of the ordinance's effect on their business. Eighty-seven percent of the respondents were business owners or managers. Gross sales data 12 months prior to and 12 months after enactment of the ordinance were also collected for two categories of retail stores. The vast majority of restaurant and store respondents believed that the ordinance had no effect on their business. Gross sales increased an average of 16 to 25.8 percent per store during the year following prohibition of smoking in retail stores. This study did not support the belief that city smoking ordinances have a negative effect on local businesses.
本研究的目的是评估一项城市吸烟条例对当地企业的影响。对亚利桑那州弗拉格斯塔夫市随机选取的61家餐厅和零售店的代表进行了访谈，以确定他们对该条例对其业务影响的看法。87%的受访者是企业主或经理。还收集了两类零售店在条例颁布前12个月和颁布后12个月的总销售额数据。绝大多数餐厅和商店的受访者认为该条例对他们的业务没有影响。在零售商店禁止吸烟后的一年里，每家商店的总销售额平均增长了16%至25.8%。这项研究不支持城市吸烟条例会对当地企业产生负面影响这一观点。
