Table 3.
Effects of changes in county smoke-free laws on hospital discharges for asthma among working age adults.
| Working age adult asthma | Working age adult appendicitis | |
|---|---|---|
| Coefficient (RSE) |
Coefficient (RSE) |
|
|
| ||
| Passage of a county 100% smoke-free workplace law | −5.94 (3.89) |
0.26 (0.20) |
| Passage of a county 100% smoke-free restaurant or bar law | −5.43∗ (2.56) |
0.05 (0.27) |
| County workplace smoke-free law∗ county restaurant or bar smoke-free law |
11.88 (7.10) |
−0.16 (0.38) |
| Cigarette tax | 3.15∗∗ (0.54) |
0.38∗∗ (0.06) |
| Smoking prevalence | −0.04 (0.16) |
−0.03∗ (0.01) |
| Asthma prevalence | 0.16∗∗ (0.04) |
−0.01∗ (0.00) |
| Percent in poverty | 0.68∗∗ (0.16) |
−0.02 (0.01) |
| Percent uninsured | −0.13 (0.10) |
0.03∗∗ (0.01) |
| Presence of any state smoke-free law | −0.38 (0.68) |
−.06 (0.05) |
| Constant | 5.62 (2.98) |
2.18∗∗ (0.44) |
RSE: robust standard error; ∗p < .05; ∗∗p < .01.