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Survey of Bars and Restaurants in NC <br />20- question survey, mailed to 663 owners /managers <br />20.3% response rate <br />• Most restaurants restrict e -cig use <br />o More than two thirds of restaurants either ban use inside (46 %) or <br />limit use to designated areas (21 %) <br />• Restaurants more likely than bars to restrict <br />e -cig use inside <br />o Bars: 10% ban use, 12% designate areas <br />• Complaints received from customers and <br />employees related to e -cig use indoors <br />o 16% - from customers; 8% - from employees <br />Staples, C.A.H. (2015). Restaurant and Bar Owners and Managers Respond to North Carolina's Smoke -free Law, Electronic <br />Cigarette Use Inside their Businesses, and Smoke -free Outdoor Seating. Masters Thesis. Available at: <br />http: / /thescholarship .ecu.edu /bitstream /handle /10342/4960/Staples ecu 06000 11451.pdf ?sequence =l <br />