Dataset: State-Level Tobacco Control

About this Dataset

State-Level Tobacco Control

1995-2016 Smokefree Indoor Air Legislation Data

About this dataset

This dataset from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) contains state-level legislative data on tobacco use prevention and control policies. Through tracking, documenting, and understanding of current and historical state-level legislation regarding tobacco use, the CDC is working to reduce the negative health impacts of cigarettes, cigars, vapes, hookahs and other related products in terms of cancer risk or second hand smoke.

The STATE System houses comprehensive data on smokefree indoor air legislation in areas such as:bars, commercial day care centers, government multi-unit housing complexes, government worksites , home-based day care centers , hotels and motels , personal vehicles , private multi-unit housing , private worksites restaurants bingo halls Casinos Enclosed Arenas Grocery Stores Hospitals Hospital Campuses Malls Mental Health Outpatient And Residential Facilities Prisons Public Transportation Racetrack Casinos Substance Abuse Outpatient And Residential Facilities. Each record includes important information such as location description abbrviation description measure description provision descriptions alternative values sources enacted dates effective dates citations data type display orders geo locations topics descriptions Provision groups comments measurements values.

By helping to prevent smoking from starting in young ages or continuing consumption by adults materializing into far more severe health outcomes such as lung cancer respiratory disease heart disease Stroke And Sudden Infant Death Syndrome this database is essential for providing better context around public heath policymaking with regards to prevention measures

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How to use the dataset

This dataset contains state-level legislative data on tobacco use prevention and control policies from 1995-2016. The dataset provides information related to smokefree indoor air in areas such as restaurants, bars, worksites, hotels and motels, personal vehicles, commercial day care centers, private multi-unit housing, public transportation, enclosed arenas and much more. It provides information about the state legislation on Smokefree Indoor Air in different states.

Whether you are a student researching public health’s effectiveness or a policymaker looking to make an impactful decision – this dataset is perfect for assisting your efforts!
In order to get the most out of this dataset it’s important to understand its columns of data:
LocationAbbr = Abbreviation of the location
LocationDesc = Description of the location
TopicDesc = Description of the topic
MeasureDesc = Description of the measure
DataSource = Source of the data
ProvisionGroupDesc = Description of the provision group ProvisionDesc=Description of provision DataType=Typeofdata Comments=Commentsaboutthedata ProvisionValue=Valueoftheprovision Enacted_Date=Dateduringwhichtheprovisionwasenacted Effective_Date=Dateduringwhichtheprovisionbecameeffective GeoLocation=Geographiclocationofthedata Citation=Citationofthedata ProvisionAltValue=Alternativevalueoftheprovision DisplayOrderOderinwhichtheshouldbedisplayed

This dataset will help you have an understanding of whether legislators have passed or revised laws enforcing or relaxing restrictions around smoking in various locations across all U.S. states over time as well providing background into other topics covered by selected measure relevant laws like exemptions during national holidays etc.. The combined comprehensive analysis functionality makes it easier for users to conduct comparative research between different states/counties/cities at different periods thus aiding decisions related to corresponding responses from legislators and activists etc which could potentially create positive longitudinal benefits for individuals and communities at large over time by implementing pertinent tactics & strategies tailored according local support & opposition degree and interests in respective areas building up evidence based decision making criteria supportive lobbying platforms and helping organize ad hoc groups through consortiums creating critical mass reinforcing fund raising ability assessment criteria awareness campaigns aid maximum knowledge leveraging opportunities with relative ease being able all within a stipulated temporal horizon

Research Ideas

Creating predictive models that utilize the data to predict tobacco use behavior in states with different smoke-free indoor air policies.

Using machine learning tools to detect links between state legislation on smoke-free indoor air and public health outcomes related to tobacco prevention and control.

Visualizing trends in legislation across states in regards to the types of establishments, locations, or activities that are covered by smoke-free indoor air regulations over time

Acknowledgements

If you use this dataset in your research, please credit the original authors.
Data Source

License

License: Open Database License (ODbL) v1.0

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Columns

File: CDC_STATE_System_Tobacco_Legislation_-_Smokefree_Indoor_Air.csv

Column name	Description
Year	Year of the data. (Integer)
Quarter	Quarter of the year. (Integer)
LocationAbbr	Abbreviation of the location (i.e US states). (String)
LocationDesc	Description of the location (i.e US states). (String)
TopicDesc	Description of the topic covered by legislation (i.e smokefree indoor air). (String)
MeasureDesc	Description of measure included in legislation (i.e prohibit smoking in enclosed public places). (String)
DataSource	Source of the data (CDC – State Tobacco Activities Tracking and Evaluation System). (String)
ProvisionGroupDesc	Description of provision group included in legislation (i e smoke free law statutes). (String)
ProvisionDesc	Description of specific provision included in a provision group (ie prohibit smoking in arl specified place or setting within a state). (String)
ProvisionValue	Value of the provision. (String)
Citation	Citation of the data. (String)
ProvisionAltValue	Alternative value of the provision. (String)
DataType	Type of the data. (String)
Comments	Comments about the data. (String)
Enacted_Date	Date when provision was enacted. (Date)
Effective_Date	Date when provisions became effective. (Date)
GeoLocation	Geographic location of the data. (String)
DisplayOrder	Order in which the data should be displayed. (Integer)

Acknowledgements

If you use this dataset in your research, please credit the original authors.
If you use this dataset in your research, please credit Health.

Tables

Cdc State System Tobacco Legislation Smokefree Indoor Air

@kaggle.thedevastator_state_level_tobacco_control.cdc_state_system_tobacco_legislation_smokefree_indoor_air

6.24 MB
451991 rows
24 columns


CREATE TABLE cdc_state_system_tobacco_legislation_smokefree_indoor_air (
  "index" BIGINT,
  "year" BIGINT,
  "quarter" BIGINT,
  "locationabbr" VARCHAR,
  "locationdesc" VARCHAR,
  "topicdesc" VARCHAR,
  "measuredesc" VARCHAR,
  "datasource" VARCHAR,
  "provisiongroupdesc" VARCHAR,
  "provisiondesc" VARCHAR,
  "provisionvalue" VARCHAR,
  "citation" VARCHAR,
  "provisionaltvalue" BIGINT,
  "datatype" VARCHAR,
  "comments" VARCHAR,
  "enacted_date" TIMESTAMP,
  "effective_date" TIMESTAMP,
  "geolocation" VARCHAR,
  "displayorder" BIGINT,
  "topictypeid" VARCHAR,
  "topicid" VARCHAR,
  "measureid" VARCHAR,
  "provisiongroupid" VARCHAR,
  "provisionid" BIGINT
);