Chunk #9 — Methods — Primary independent variable — State smoke-free air (SFA) policies

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Effects of state cigarette excise taxes and smoke-free air policies on state per capita alcohol consumption in the United States, 1980 to 2009.

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SFA policy scores were retrieved from the ImpacTeen State-Level Tobacco Legislative Database (http://www.impacteen.org). Three key policies were included: bars, restaurants, and private worksites (International Agency for Research on Cancer, 2009). Scores were a three point scale for each site: 0 for no policy, 1 for a non-comprehensive ban (i.e., restrictions on smoking that fall short of an outright ban), and 2 for a comprehensive ban. For years in which state policy scores were not included in the ImpacTeen database, we searched the State Cancer Legislative Database (http://www.scld-nci.net) for SFA policies and coded scores accordingly.