Restaurants like Palomino's in downtown Seattle have seen an increase in business since the management decided to ban smoking altogether.

"We just heard from our staff that they just can't keep on going home every night having smoke in their lungs all night long," explained the restaurant's General Manager Per Cummings, "so, they were really the reason we decided to go non-smoking was because of our crew."

The trend is becoming more and more popular. Roger Valdez with Public Health Seattle & King County's Tobacco Prevention Department is not surprised. "What the study shows is for every one person that would go to a bar less because of a smoking ban, four people would go more, and for five people it wouldn't make a difference (if smoking was banned)," Valdez said.

The report surveyed more than 3,209 residents of both King and Pierce Counties. It shows 90 percent consider second hand smoke harmful. And, 60 percent indicated they've avoided bars over the past 12 months because of smoking, and 77 percent support a ban on smoking altogether.

Valdez added about the study, "more people want to come out when they know they're not going to have to dry clean their clothes, or wash their hair, or deal with all the smell of smoke at a bar."

The survey could shed some light on what voters might decide about smoking in the November general election. Smoking is still permitted at Seattle's Triangle pub, but with the growing momentum behind banning smoking, some are concerned about an initiative on the ballot that would ban smoking all over the state. A similar plan failed in Pierce County.

"I actually live in Tacoma, and we've gone through the whole situation with the smoking ban down there which was very controversial," explained Triangle patron John Larson. "I think, all and all, the initiative is going to pass."

Phillip Kahl, who spent his day watching the Seahawks game while smoking at Triangle Pub, disagrees.

"Smoking, and being at a bar, to me is just like being at home, it's a comfort," Kahl argued.

Triangle Pub bartender Amy Martin said, "if a bar owner doesn't want smoking in his establishment, that's completely up to them. There are a lot of non smoking bars out there, and they do very well, but I just think it should be an individual choice."

Voters will have a chance to vote on the ban on smoking in bars and restaurants, through Initiative 901. The measure will be on the Nov. 8 ballot.