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Response Response Answer Options PercentCount 0-10%30.6%22 11-20%12.5%9 21-30%11.1%8 31-40%5.6%4 41-50%5.6%4 51-60%2.8%2 61-70%1.4%1 71-80%5.6%4 81-90%5.6%4 91-100%2.8%2 Unknown16.7%12 Other (please specify)11 answered question72 skipped question11 4. What thickness in millimeters (mils) are the single-use plastic carryout bags you provide to customers at checkout? This table shows a breakdown of plastic bag thickness (in millimeters) provided to customers at point of sale: Response Response Answer Options PercentCount 0.0 - 1.0 mils9.4%6 1.1 - 2.0 mils21.9%14 2.1 - 2.24 mils1.6%1 2.25+ mils4.7%3 Don’t know31.3%20 Don’t offer plastic bags31.3%20 answered question64 skipped question19 5. Approximately how many single-use plastic carryout bags does your store provide to customers in a year? Forty-three respondents answered this write-in question. Answers ranged from “Unsure” (seven respondents) to “Not Applicable” (two respondents) to specific numbers: zero (eight respondents); from 500 to 4 million; most responses were in the 10,000 to 50,000 range. 6. If single-use plastic carryout bags were banned, describe any impacts to your business: Forty-nine respondents provided information on this open-ended question. Eleven respondents said that a ban on plastic bags would drive up their costs; 16 respondents said a ban on single-use plastic carryout bags would have little or no effect on their business. These responses were greatly mixed – some retailers are clearly for or against a ban; half of the survey participants chose not to respond to this question. 7