Tässä tutkimus joka on tehty Irlannissa juuri ennen tupakointikiellon voimaanastumista:
Smoking ban 'no effect' on pub business
[Posted: Tue 23/03/2004]
by Fergal Bowers
The smoking ban will have ‘little or no adverse economic effect’ on the hospitality business and may have a positive impact, according to a new report published today.
It says that the frequency of visiting a pub to eat would increase if smoking was not allowed – 20% of adults say they would visit more often, 7% say they would visit less often.
The market research found that 35% of people have left or chosen not to go into a pub or restaurant because of tobacco smoke. The smoking ban comes into effect next Monday, March 29.
Independent economists, involved in the study, Joe Durcan and Moore McDowell of University College Dublin say that ‘the weight of evidence, even if the studies are imperfect, is that bans have little or no effect in aggregate’.
There is little statistical evidence to support the proposition that a smoking ban in Ireland would significantly reduce sales in the hospitality sector, the authors add.
The report, ‘Smoke-free policies: market research and literature review on economic effects’ was commissioned by the Office of Tobacco Control.
Tupakointikiellon ensimmäiset vaikutukset Irlannissa ovat toisaalta jo nähtävissä:
"Ireland strife?
Published 6-Apr-2004
The UK will be watching the effects of the fledgling smoking ban in Ireland very closely. Tom Sandham visited Dublin to see how the capital’s pubs and drinkers are coping.
The smoking ban came into effect on March 29 in the Republic of Ireland and during the first week the industry faced its first real test as Ireland competed in a football international at Lansdowne Road. By 10pm the streets were packed with thousands of revellers on their way for a drink to celebrate a win and, as expected, smokers began to gather outside the pubs.
But what became immediately clear was that most people were actually going into the pubs and were staying put. As well as a ban on smoking inside, there’s a ban on drinking outside a lot of venues in Temple Bar and it seemed the choice between a beer or a fag was an easy one.
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It is not so easy for those who own the pubs and potentially face a drop in trade. But when I visited licensees during the first week of the ban I did not find the response I was expecting, in fact there was an overwhelming air of acceptance.
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Philip Shaffrey, who owns the Stags Head in Dane Court, agreed: “When I first heard about it I was horrified, the government is trying to change a way of life overnight and I didn’t think they’d see it through. But it’s here now and we’re dealing with it. Our customers have been brilliant at this early stage so we haven’t had a problem.” "
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täällä.
Myös Kaliforniassa on säädetty vastaava tupakointilaki.
Sanoisin lisäksi että mikäli homma toimii Irlannissa niin se toimii kaikkialla, sen verran tärkeä osa monien elämää pubit siellä ovat.