Table 2

Bar/restaurant characteristics, Santiago, Chile

Total (n=30)Smoking (n=10)Mixed (n=17)Smoke free (n=3)
Type of venue (%)
 Bar60.090.052.90
 Restaurant40.010.047.1100
Years in business*9.0 (6.0 to 14.0)8.5 (4.7 to 12.0)10.0 (6.0 to 20.0)11.0 (3.0 to 13.0)
Surface for public use, m2*200 (130 to 610)115 (93 to 144)330 (180 to 420)165 (80 to 250)
Total volume, m3*232 (176 to 403)214 (171 to 331)238 (200 to 413)195 (161 to 480)
No. of employees*25 (16 to 50)18 (13 to 25)19 (15 to 50)45 (13 to 70)
Legal occupancy, n*185 (90 to 270)135 (80 to 160)150 (120 to 250)155 (80 to 230)
Mean number of customers per day*
 Weekdays125 (70.0 to 390.0)90 (50 to 100)100 (70 to 250)200 (55 to 900)
 Weekend days200 (150 to 435)188 (150 to 200)200 (120 to 400)200 (110 to 500)
Windows facing outdoors, %
 Yes70.090.061.166.7
Ventilation system, %
 Yes93.380.0100100
Air conditioning, %
 Yes61.340.010066.7
Sells cigarettes, %
 Yes48.871.438.90.0
Tobacco advertisement/promotion present, %
 Yes70.020.094.10.0
Age of customers, %
 <306.720.00.00.0
 >3040.050.041.20.0
All ages53.330.058.8100
Customers smoking inside, %:
 Nobody6.70.070.666.7
 <50% of customers43.30.00.033.3
 >50% of customers50.010029.40.0
Hair nicotine level in non-smoking employees, ng/mg*2.00 (0.81 to 6.18)2.62 (0.83 to 6.22)1.80 (0.81 to 5.75)1.24 (0.68 to 7.63)
  • * Median and IQR.

  • Including children.

  • For mixed venues, this question was answered with respect to the non-smoking area only.