Impacts of Smoking Ban Policies on Billiard Hall Sales in South Korea Using Objective Sales Information of a Credit Card Company: Quasi-Experimental Study
BackgroundSmoking ban policies (SBPs) are potent health interventions and offer the potential to influence antismoking behavior. The Korean government completely prohibited smoking in indoor sports facilities, including billiard halls, since the government revised the Nationa...
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BackgroundSmoking ban policies (SBPs) are potent health interventions and offer the potential to influence antismoking behavior. The Korean government completely prohibited smoking in indoor sports facilities, including billiard halls, since the government revised the National Health Promotion Act in December 2017.
ObjectiveThis study aimed to examine the impact of the SBP on the economic outcomes of indoor sports facilities, particularly billiard halls.
MethodsThis study used credit card sales data from the largest card company in South Korea. Data are from January 2017 to December 2018. Monthly sales data were examined across 23 administrative neighborhoods in Seoul, the capital city of South Korea. We conducted the interrupted time series model using the fixed effects model and the linear regression with panel-corrected standard errors (PCSE).
ResultsThe sales and transactions of billiard halls were not significantly changed after the introduction of the SBP in the full PCSE models. The R2 of the full PCSE model was 0.967 for sales and 0.981 for transactions.
ConclusionsThe introduction of the SBP did not result in substantial economic gains or losses in the sales of billiard halls. In addition to existing price-based policies, the enhanced SBP in public-use facilities, such as billiard halls, can have a positive synergistic effect on reducing smoking prevalence and preventing secondhand smoke. Health policy makers can actively expand the application of SBPs and make an effort to enhance social awareness regarding the necessity and benefits of public SBPs for both smokers and the owners of hospitality facilities. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-068756ef2422499ea33bd86a84a7d4882024-04-17T14:00:32ZengJMIR PublicationsJMIR Public Health and Surveillance2369-29602024-04-0110e5046610.2196/50466Impacts of Smoking Ban Policies on Billiard Hall Sales in South Korea Using Objective Sales Information of a Credit Card Company: Quasi-Experimental StudyJin-Won Nohhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5172-4023Jooyoung Cheonhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9622-0937Hohyun Seonghttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4515-0999Young Dae Kwonhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8781-6832Ki-Bong Yoohttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2955-6948 BackgroundSmoking ban policies (SBPs) are potent health interventions and offer the potential to influence antismoking behavior. The Korean government completely prohibited smoking in indoor sports facilities, including billiard halls, since the government revised the National Health Promotion Act in December 2017. ObjectiveThis study aimed to examine the impact of the SBP on the economic outcomes of indoor sports facilities, particularly billiard halls. MethodsThis study used credit card sales data from the largest card company in South Korea. Data are from January 2017 to December 2018. Monthly sales data were examined across 23 administrative neighborhoods in Seoul, the capital city of South Korea. We conducted the interrupted time series model using the fixed effects model and the linear regression with panel-corrected standard errors (PCSE). ResultsThe sales and transactions of billiard halls were not significantly changed after the introduction of the SBP in the full PCSE models. The R2 of the full PCSE model was 0.967 for sales and 0.981 for transactions. ConclusionsThe introduction of the SBP did not result in substantial economic gains or losses in the sales of billiard halls. In addition to existing price-based policies, the enhanced SBP in public-use facilities, such as billiard halls, can have a positive synergistic effect on reducing smoking prevalence and preventing secondhand smoke. Health policy makers can actively expand the application of SBPs and make an effort to enhance social awareness regarding the necessity and benefits of public SBPs for both smokers and the owners of hospitality facilities.https://publichealth.jmir.org/2024/1/e50466 |
| spellingShingle | Jin-Won Noh Jooyoung Cheon Hohyun Seong Young Dae Kwon Ki-Bong Yoo Impacts of Smoking Ban Policies on Billiard Hall Sales in South Korea Using Objective Sales Information of a Credit Card Company: Quasi-Experimental Study JMIR Public Health and Surveillance |
| title | Impacts of Smoking Ban Policies on Billiard Hall Sales in South Korea Using Objective Sales Information of a Credit Card Company: Quasi-Experimental Study |
| title_full | Impacts of Smoking Ban Policies on Billiard Hall Sales in South Korea Using Objective Sales Information of a Credit Card Company: Quasi-Experimental Study |
| title_fullStr | Impacts of Smoking Ban Policies on Billiard Hall Sales in South Korea Using Objective Sales Information of a Credit Card Company: Quasi-Experimental Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impacts of Smoking Ban Policies on Billiard Hall Sales in South Korea Using Objective Sales Information of a Credit Card Company: Quasi-Experimental Study |
| title_short | Impacts of Smoking Ban Policies on Billiard Hall Sales in South Korea Using Objective Sales Information of a Credit Card Company: Quasi-Experimental Study |
| title_sort | impacts of smoking ban policies on billiard hall sales in south korea using objective sales information of a credit card company quasi experimental study |
| url | https://publichealth.jmir.org/2024/1/e50466 |
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