Table 1.

Implementation dates and characterization of smoke-free legislation, fieldwork periods, sample sizes of smoker samples and follow-up rates

Country	Implementation date of smoke-free legislation in the hospitality sector	Characterization of smoke-free legislation in the hospitality sector	Baseline survey		Follow-up survey		Follow-up rate
			Fieldwork period	N	Fieldwork period	N	%
UK (w/o Scotland)	April 2007 (Wales and Northern Ireland), July 2007 (England)	Total smoking ban	October 2005 – January 2006 (pre-legislation survey 1)	1,581	October 2006 – February 2007 (pre-legislation survey 2)	1,080	68.3
France	January 2008	Smoking rooms allowed under strict conditions, but very rare	December 2006–February 2007 (pre-legislation survey)	1,735	September 2008–December 2008 (post-legislation survey)	1,231	71.0
Germany	August 2007 – July 2008 (depending on state)	Smoking allowed in smoking rooms in drinking establishments and restaurants, as well as in small smoking bars and pubs	July 2007–November 2007 (pre-legislation survey)	1,515	July 2009–October 2009 (post-legislation survey)	1,002	66.1
Netherlands	July 2008	Smoking allowed in smoking rooms in drinking establishments and restaurants	March 2008–April 2008 (pre-legislation survey)	2,072 (CATI: 404, CAWI: 1,668)	March 2009–May 2009 (post-legislation survey)	1,632 (CATI: 296, CAWI: 1,336)	78.8 (CATI: 73.3, CAWI: 80.0)
Overall				6,903		4,945	71.6%