State-level legislative data on tobacco use prevention and control policies collected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Data are reported quarterly and cover smokefree indoor air laws for private worksites, restaurants, and bars from 1995 to 2025. The dataset is maintained by the CDC's State Tobacco Activities Tracking and Evaluation (STATE) System.
Use Cases
- Analyzing temporal trends in policy adoption using YEAR, Quarter, and TopicDesc columns.
- Comparing smokefree restrictions across states using LocationAbbr, Bars, Restaurants, and Private_Worksites columns.
- Mapping the geographic distribution of legislation using GeoLocation (state) and LocationDesc columns.
- Classifying types of restrictions using Type_Of_Restriction and MeasureDesc columns.
Strengths
- Data covers a 30-year time range from 1995 to 2025.
- Quarterly reporting provides granular temporal resolution.
- Includes specific policy details for three venue types: Bars, Restaurants, and Private_Worksites.
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)
- Collection Method
- Quarterly reported state-level legislative data.
- Time Range
- 1995-2025
- Freshness
- Last updated 2025-04-01 11:49:10.
- Geography
- U.S. states