Of course, there can't be peer-reviewed impact studies until there is an impact. However, there are plenty of pre-implementation studies.
Here our own tobacco evaluation group, a department that monitors statewide trends, did a survey of business owners to find out the expected impacts. You can see the information here: http://www.uwex.edu/ces/tobaccoeval/existingdata.html The gist is that in every region of the state, sales would decrease more than they would increase. This is only an opinion survey, not actual impacts after a ban. The survey forms and information is here: http://www.uwex.edu/ces/tobaccoeval/restaurantsurveys.html >From what I know it's a fairly neutral department. It does tend towards cessation for health reasons, but from what I can tell it balances that with impact studies. -Kevin > -----Original Message----- > From: Dana Tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, August 04, 2003 11:10 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Where are the non-smokers? > > > amen > > > > > I'm sure somebody will take it upon themselves to do peer reviewed > > studies of this and we'll have some real facts but until > then you have > > one group making a lot of noise and generating a lot of > bogus research > > FOR the ban and others doing everything they can to show > they've been > > hurt by it. The truth, as always, will probably lie > someplace in the > > middle. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
