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Volume
7: No. 4, July 2010
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Smoke-Free Law Associated With Higher-Than-Expected Taxable Retail Sales for Bars and Taverns in Washington State
| Period |
Predicted TRS (Million $) |
| With Ban |
Without Ban |
| Q4:2005 |
94.66 |
94.66 |
| Q1:2006 |
87.81 |
92.12 |
| Q2:2006 |
95.17 |
94.97 |
| Q3:2006 |
100.68 |
95.59 |
| Q4:2006 |
101.96 |
92.08 |
| Q1:2007 |
104.96 |
90.18 |
| Q2:2007 |
114.56 |
93.64 |
| Q3:2007 |
121.27 |
94.29 |
| Q4:2007 |
121.87 |
90.15 |
Figure. Predicted values from a regression model predicting taxable
retail sales (TRS) in bars and taverns in Washington State before and after
implementation of a smoke-free law, from the fourth quarter of 2005 (Q4:2005)
through the fourth quarter of 2007 (Q4:2007). Values are adjusted for
seasonality, unemployment, and personal income from 2002 through 2007 (data
before Q4:2005 are not shown).
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