Variables related to smoking restrictions in bars among those who attended bars in last six months by country (n = 6609)
| Bars | Country | Test of significance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aus | UK | Can | USA | ||
| Attended in last 6 months (%) | 79.2 | 82.1 | 70.3 | 60.9 | χ2 (3) = 313.22, p<0.001 |
| Among those who attended in last 6 months (n) | 1817 | 1963 | 1539 | 1290 | |
| Reported level of bans (%) | |||||
| Total indoor area | 6.8 | 2.5 | 12.2 | 10.0 | χ2 (6) = 626.37, p<0.001 |
| Some indoor area | 76.9 | 46.7 | 58.1 | 51.6 | |
| No restrictions | 16.4 | 50.8 | 29.8 | 38.4 | |
| Documented restrictions (%) | |||||
| Extensive bans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.8 | χ2 (3) = 533.91, p<0.001 |
| None or limited bans | 100 | 100 | 100 | 90.2 | |
| Support for indoor restrictions (%) | |||||
| Total bans in indoor area | 10.4 | 2.7 | 7.2 | 5.7 | χ2 (6) = 308.85, p<0.001 |
| Some indoor areas | 67.4 | 57.8 | 54.0 | 46.1 | |
| No restrictions | 22.2 | 39.5 | 38.7 | 48.2 | |
| Support for total bans in indoor area (%) | |||||
| Reported bans in bars | |||||
| Total ban | 20.5 | 6.3 | 19.4 | 27.1 | χ2 (3) = 9.64, p = 0.022 |
| No total ban | 9.7 | 2.6 | 5.5 | 3.2 | χ2 (3) = 100.66, p<0.001 |
| Documented bans in bars | |||||
| Extensive | – | – | – | 24.6 | – |
| None/limited | 10.4 | 2.7 | 7.2 | 3.6 | χ2 (3) = 113.59, p<0.001 |
| Support for total bans as a function of restaurant bans (%) | |||||
| Reported bans in restaurants | |||||
| Total ban | 12.7 | 9.5 | 12.4 | 18.1 | χ2 (3) = 6.18, p = 0.103 |
| No total ban | 7.5 | 2.3 | 5.4 | 3.3 | χ2 (3) = 44.83, p<0.001 |
| Documented bans in restaurants | |||||
| Extensive | 10.5 | – | 12.4 | 20.5 | χ2 (2) = 15.21, p<0.001 |
| None/limited | – | 2.7 | 6.2 | 3.5 | χ2 (3) = 26.42, p<0.001 |
| Incidence of smoking in bars (%) | |||||
| Reported bans in bars | |||||
| Total ban | 52.1 | 85.1 | 31.2 | 27.1 | χ2 (3) = 61.75, p<0.001 |
| No total ban | 85.6 | 95.3 | 91.3 | 90.8 | χ2 (3) = 101.06, p<0.001 |
| Documented bans in bars | |||||
| Extensive | – | – | – | 25.2 | – |
| None/limited | 83.3 | 95.0 | 83.8 | 90.7 | χ2 (3) = 165.28, p<0.001 |