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Voter Preferences and State Regulation of Smoking Joni Hersch, Harvard Law School Alison F. Del Rossi W. Kip Viscusi, Harvard Law School Subsequently published in Economic Inquiry, Vol. 42, No. 3, July 2004, 455-468. To obtain a copy of this paper, please contact the author or Economic Inquiry. Download the Paper (PDF format) - November 29, 2003 Tell a colleague about it. Printing Tips: Select 'print as image' in the Acrobat print dialog if you have trouble printing. ABSTRACT: Voters' preferences for smoking restrictions in restaurants, bars, malls, indoor sporting events, and hospitals are consistent with state-level restrictions on smoking in each of these public areas. This analysis is based on constructed measures of political pressure that take into account both individual preferences and voting behavior. Although smokers are less likely to vote than nonsmokers, their lower voting rate does not substantially influence the probability that a state has a restriction. Other factors, such as tobacco's role in the state economy and state income, are rarely influential. SUGGESTED CITATION: Joni Hersch, Alison F. Del Rossi, and W. Kip Viscusi, "Voter Preferences and State Regulation of Smoking" (November 29, 2003). Harvard Law School. Harvard Law School John M. Olin Center for Law, Economics and Business Discussion Paper Series. Paper 449. http://lsr.nellco.org/harvard/olin/papers/449 | REPOSITORY HOME  | SEARCH  | MY ACCOUNT  | NELLCO HOME | Powered by bepress.