CDC STATE System: U.S. State E-Cigarette and Smokefree Indoor Air Laws, 1995-2025

1995-2025 state-level legislative data on tobacco control policies, collected and reported quarterly by the CDC's STATE System. The dataset tracks enacted and effective dates for smokefree indoor air laws covering locations like bars, restaurants, worksites, and casinos. Data includes provision descriptions, geographic identifiers, and legislative citations for policy analysis.

Use Cases

• Analyze temporal trends in policy adoption using YEAR, Quarter, Enacted_Date, and Effective_Date across different states (LocationDesc).
• Map the geographic distribution of specific smokefree provisions (ProvisionDesc, ProvisionValue) using GeoLocation (state) and LocationAbbr.
• Compare policy coverage across different venue types (e.g., Bars, Restaurants, Casinos) using TopicDesc and ProvisionGroupDesc.
• Track the legislative history and data sources for specific laws using Citation, DataSource, and Comments.

Strengths

• Data covers a 30-year time range (1995-2025) for longitudinal analysis.
• Includes granular details on 20+ specific venue types for smokefree air laws.
• Quarterly reporting cadence provides relatively frequent updates.
• Contains geographic coordinates (GeoLocation) for potential mapping applications.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) State Tobacco Activities Tracking and Evaluation (STATE) System.

Collection Method

State-level legislative data tracked and reported on a quarterly basis.

Time Range

1995-2025

Freshness

Last updated 2025-04-01 11:32:48; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United States (state-level)