|
|
Article: Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids: CDC Study of El Paso's Smoke- Free Law Adds to Evidence that Smoke-Free Does Not Hurt Business
- Article from:
- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- February 26, 2004
CopyrightCopyright 2004 U.S. Newswire. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
|
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following is a
statement of William V. Corr, executive director of the Campaign for
Tobacco-Free Kids, on a CDC study on El Paso's smoke-free law:
"Adding to the growing body of evidence that smoke-free workplace
laws do not hurt business, a new study released today by the U.S.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) finds that El Paso's
comprehensive smoke-free policy did not affect restaurant and bar
revenue in the year after it took effect on January 2, 2002. The CDC
and the Texas Department of Health analyzed sales tax and mixed-
beverage tax data in the 12 years before and the year after the
effective date of the law, which prohibits ...