• Jidong Huang, Brian A King, Stephen D Babb, Xin Xu, Cynthia Hallett, and Maggie Hopkins.
• Jidong Huang is with Institute for Health Research and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago. Brian A. King, Stephen D. Babb, and Xin Xu are with the Office on Smoking and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA. Cynthia Hallett and Maggie Hopkins are with American Nonsmokers' Rights Foundation, Berkeley, CA.
• Am J Public Health. 2015 Sep 1; 105 (9): 1806-13.

ObjectivesWe assessed sociodemographic disparities in local 100% smoke-free laws prohibiting smoking in all indoor areas of nonhospitality worksites, restaurants, and bars in 10 states.MethodsWe obtained data on local 100% smoke-free laws (US Tobacco Control Laws Database) and subcounty characteristics (2006-2010 American Community Survey) for Alabama, Alaska, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, South Carolina, Texas, and West Virginia. Outcomes included (1) 100% smoke-free law covering restaurants, bars, and workplaces; (2) 100% smoke-free law covering restaurants, bars, or workplaces; and (3) number of venue types covered by 100% smoke-free laws (0-3). Sociodemographics included total population, urban status, percentage racial/ethnic minority, per capita income, percentage with high-school diploma, percentage with blue-collar jobs, and percentage of workers who live and work in the same locality.ResultsAcross states, localities with less-educated residents, smaller proportions of workers living and working in the same locality, or both generally had lower odds of being covered by 100% smoke-free laws. Coverage varied across states for other sociodemographics.ConclusionsDisparities exist in local smoke-free law coverage. Identifying patterns in coverage can inform state efforts to address related disparities.

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