Variables related to smoking bans in restaurants among those who attended restaurants in last six months by country (n = 8117)
| Restaurants | Country | Test of significance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aus | UK | Can | USA | ||
| Attended in last 6 months (%) | 84.2 | 88.0 | 94.3 | 94.4 | χ2 (3) = 186.26, p<0.001 |
| Among those who attended in last 6 months (n) | 1937 | 2112 | 2066 | 2002 | |
| Reported level of bans (%) | |||||
| Total indoor area | 61.8 | 5.3 | 25.7 | 19.0 | χ2 (9) = 1894.18, p<0.001 |
| Some indoor area | 22.8 | 42.9 | 46.9 | 38.4 | |
| Restaurant-based rules | 14.7 | 49.2 | 25.1 | 40.5 | |
| No restrictions | 0.7 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.1 | |
| Documented restrictions (%) | |||||
| Extensive bans | 98.7 | 0 | 16.0 | 13.7 | χ2 (3) = 5600.22, p<0.001 |
| None or limited bans | 1.3 | 100 | 84.0 | 86.3 | |
| Support for indoor restrictions in restaurants (%) | |||||
| Total bans in indoor area | 71.4 | 24.2 | 29.7 | 26.7 | χ2 (6) = 1271.06, p<0.001 |
| Some indoor areas | 27.9 | 71.2 | 65.6 | 67.9 | |
| No restrictions | 0.7 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 5.4 | |
| Support for total bans in indoor area (%) | |||||
| Reported bans | |||||
| Total ban | 79.4 | 73.2 | 53.3 | 65.5 | χ2 (3) = 125.70, p<0.001 |
| No total ban | 58.7 | 21.4 | 21.6 | 17.5 | χ2 (3) = 517.27, p<0.001 |
| Documented bans | |||||
| Extensive | 71.6 | - | 51.1 | 63.0 | χ2 (2) = 58.13, p<0.001 |
| None/limited | 54.2 | 24.2 | 25.7 | 20.9 | χ2 (3) = 23.76, p<0.001 |
| Incidence of smoking in restaurants (%) | |||||
| Reported bans in restaurants | |||||
| Total ban | 2.5 | 20.4 | 5.5 | 4.2 | χ2 (3) = 79.52, p<0.001 |
| No total ban | 21.8 | 73.4 | 66.1 | 63.3 | χ2 (3) = 628.33, p<0.001 |
| Documented bans in restaurants | |||||
| Extensive | 9.5 | – | 20.8 | 7.7 | χ2 (2) = 40.34, p<0.001 |
| None/limited | 40.0 | 70.4 | 56.0 | 59.0 | χ2 (3) = 101.40, p<0.001 |