Distribution of opinion items on California's smokefree bar law
| Type of item | Support | Oppose | Neutral | Total |
| Editorial | 41 (39%) | 49 (47%) | 14 (14%) | 104 (100%) |
| Opinion editorial | 17 (55%) | 13 (42%) | 1 (3%) | 31 (100%) |
| Letter to the editor | 96 (40%) | 122 (51%) | 22 (9%) | 240 (100%) |
| Cartoon | 10 (0.1%) | 10 (100%) | ||
| Total | 154 (41%) | 181 (49%) | 37 (10%) | 375 (100%) |