Grant Number:	5R01CA100772-03 Interpret this number
Primary Investigator:	Moore, Roland
Organization:	Pacific Institute For Res And Evaluation
Project Title:	Ethnographic Evaluation of Tobacco Policies in Bars
Fiscal Year:	2006

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This study is designed to investigate beliefs and behavior surrounding tobacco smoking within diverse Alameda County, California bars in which smoking has been banned. Building upon pilot research conducted by the research team in San Francisco bars, the proposed study will explicate the range of enforcement practices and patrons', bartenders', and managers' normative understandings of tobacco use, second-hand smoke, and state tobacco control policies. The overall goal of the proposed study is understanding how and why many stand-alone bars are out of compliance with California AB13, the Smoke-Free Workplace act. The proposed research design consists of a three-year ethnographic study using 110 semi-structured interviews with patrons, bar managers, bartenders and AB 13 enforcement specialists, as well as four waves of structured observations to collect both qualitative and quantitative data in a random sample of 120 bars. The sample bars are drawn from geocoded data on alcohol outlets throughout Alameda County, which includes urban low-income ethnic minority communities and affluent white suburbs as well as rural areas. Because the Alameda County Department of Public Health recently found only 53 percent of stand-alone bars to be in compliance with AB13, the final sample of 120 stand-alone bars is expected to include roughly equal numbers of noncompliant bars and compliant bars. Due to entrenched norms related to smoking in these enclosed, often small, spaces, the stand-alone bar is the public setting in which the population of patrons and employees is at greatest risk for exposure to environmental tobacco smoke. This study's findings will produce understandings of the range of bar patron and employee smoking norms and specific rationales for not complying with the ban. It will also analyze varying AB13 enforcement strategies within the county's communities and their relative success in restricting smoking in bars. These findings constitute a necessary precursor for large-scale preventive efforts with relevance to employees and patrons at risk for exposure to environmental tobacco smoke, including in communities of color.




Changes In Smoking-related Norms In Bars Resulting From California's Smoke-free Workplace Act
Authors: Satterlund T.D. , Lee J.P. , Moore R.S. .
Source: Journal Of Drug Education, 2012; 42(3), p. 315-26.
PMID: 23705511
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Law In Practice: Obstacles To A Smokefree Workplace Policy In Bars Serving Asian Patrons
Authors: Antin,T.M. , Moore,R.S. , Lee,J.P. , Satterlund,T.D. .
Source: Journal Of Immigrant And Minority Health / Center For Minority Public Health, 2010 Apr; 12(2), p. 221-7.
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Source: Drugs (abingdon, England), 2009-10-01 00:00:00.0; 16(5), p. 422-435.
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Source: American Journal Of Preventive Medicine, 2009 Aug; 37(2 Suppl), p. S117-20.
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Source: American Journal Of Preventive Medicine, 2009 Aug; 37(2 Suppl), p. S138-43.
PMID: 19591753
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Correlates Of Persistent Smoking In Bars Subject To Smokefree Workplace Policy
Authors: Moore,R.S. , Lee,J.P. , Martin,S.E. , Todd,M. , Chu,B.C. .
Source: International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health, 2009 Apr; 6(4), p. 1341-57.
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Tobacco Free Workplace Policies And Low Socioeconomic Status Female Bartenders In San Francisco
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Source: Journal Of Epidemiology And Community Health, 2006 Sep; 60 Suppl 2, p. 51-6.
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