State	Ban Severity Rating	Unemployment Rate	Smoking Prevalence	Special Smoking Ban Exemptions
MICHIGAN	4	14	20.7	Exempts cigar bars (and casinos)		Smoking Ban Type		Severity Rating
NEVADA	2	13.7	18.1	Exempts stand alone bars if they do not serve food		NO statewide (SW)		1
CALIFORNIA	3	12.6	12.6	Exempts businesses with 5 or less employees & exempts businesses where no one under 18 is permitted; exempts cigar bars		TOTAL SW (any exceptions noted)		4
RHODE ISLAND	4	12.5	18.0	Exempts cigar bars & parimutuel gaming floors		SW exempts bars (and casinos if applicable)		2
FLORIDA	2	12	16.4	Stand alone bars exempt who make 10% or less in food sales		SW exempts businesses with age restrictions		2
SOUTH CAROLINA	1	11.6	21.7			SW exempts bars & restaurants (stipulations noted)		3
MISSISSIPPI	1	11.5	20.4
ILLINOIS	4	11.2	18.6
ALABAMA	1	11	22.3
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	4	11	15.2
OHIO	4	10.9	22.9
NORTH CAROLINA	4	10.8	21.5	Exempts cigar bars (and private clubs)
KENTUCKY	1	10.6	28.2
OREGON	4	10.6	18.7	Exempts cigar bars
TENNESSEE	2	10.5	25.3	Exempts bars & restaurants where persons under 21 years of age are not employed or permitted; exempts private clubs
GEORGIA	3	10.4	18.6	Exempts bars & restaurants where persons under 18 years of age are not employed or permitted to enter, separately enclosed smoking rooms in any bar or restaurant
INDIANA	1	10	25.4
NEW JERSEY	4	9.8	13.7	Exempts cigar bars
ARIZONA	4	9.5	18.5	Exempts private clubs
MISSOURI	1	9.4	23.9	Exempts: Bars, restaurants that seat fewer than 50 people, bowling alleys, billiard parlors, etc. "are not considered a public place".
MASSACHUSETTS	4	9.2	15.3	only exempts private clubs when not open to the public; exempts cigar bars
WASHINGTON	4	9.2	18.9
WEST VIRGINIA	1	9.2	26.2
IDAHO	2	9.1	15.7	Exempts private clubs
CONNECTICUT	4	9	16.4	Exempts businesses with 5 or less employees EXCEPT bars & restaurants); exempts cigar bars
DELAWARE	4	9	17.9
PENNSYLVANIA	3	9	19.6	Exempts restaurants & bars with 20% or less food sales IF no one under 18 is permitted; exempts cigar bars & 25% of gaming floors in casinos
NEW MEXICO	4	8.7	19.8	Exempts cigar bars, casinos, private clubs
WISCONSIN	4	8.5	21.1	Exempts cigar bars; exempts NATIVE AMERICAN casinos only
ALASKA	1	8.4	23.5
NEW YORK	4	8.4	16.5	Exempts private clubs & cigar bars
TEXAS	1	8.3	17.5
MAINE	4	8.1	22.5	Exempts off track betting parlors
COLORADO	4	8	17.5	Exempts cigar bars
ARKANSAS	2	7.8	24.5	Exempts businesses with 3 or less employees (no patrons under 21)
MARYLAND	4	7.5	15.9
UTAH	4	7.3	12.4
MINNESOTA	4	7.2	19.4
VIRGINIA	3	7.2	16.5	Exempts restaurants & bars with separately-ventilated designated smoking rooms that are structurally separated from the rest of the establishment
MONTANA	4	7.1	18.5
WYOMING	1	7.1	24.9
IOWA	1	6.9	22.0
HAWAII	4	6.7	15.6
LOUISIANA	2	6.7	21.9
NEW HAMPSHIRE	4	6.7	16.7	Exempts private clubs when not open to the public
OKLAHOMA	1	6.6	25.6	Exempts restaurants if they have separate ventilation
KANSAS	4	6.5	20.6	Exempts casino gaming floors & racetracks & private clubs
VERMONT	4	6.4	21.2
NEBRASKA	4	5	19.4	Exempts cigar bars
S. DAKOTA	1	4.7	20.8	Exempts restaurants IF they have a liquor license
N. DAKOTA	2	3.8	19.4

 

 

13 states do NOT have state-wide smoking bans

37 states have state-wide smoking bans

26 of the 37 states with state-wide smoking bans ban smoking in bars and restaurants however many exempt casinos, cigar bars

                  and/or private clubs

  5 states with state-wide bans exempt bars

  6 states with state-wide bans exempt bars AND restaurants (some with restrictions such as age of patrons/employees)

 

In essence, there are 24 states where smoking is permitted in bars and some restaurants.

                               26 states allow no smoking in bars and restaurants 

 

Hardly the claim of 32-38 "no smoking" states listed in the media below.  More junk math like their junk science they've used to promote smoking bans. 

 

 

 

According to a May 2009 brief from the Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau, Wisconsin will join 32 other states including its neighbors Minnesota, Iowa and Illinois July 5 when the prohibition on indoor smoking goes into effect for most workplaces and public areas in the state.

 

More lies by Tobacco-Control.