Office on Smoking and Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Hwy, MS F-79, Atlanta, Georgia 30341-3717. Email:
Center for Health Policy Science and Tobacco Research, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.
Prev Chronic Dis. 2018 Aug 23;15:E105. doi: 10.5888/pcd15.170576.
The use of flavored tobacco products, including electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes), is common in the United States, and flavored products are particularly appealing to young people. The objective of this study was to describe national and state trends in flavored and menthol e-cigarette unit sales.
We examined data on 4 types of e-cigarette products (rechargeables, disposables, prefilled cartridges, and e-liquid refills). We used Universal Product Code retail scanner data from 2 sources: 1) convenience stores and 2) all other outlets combined, including supermarkets, drug stores, mass merchandisers (including Walmart), dollar stores, club stores, and US Department of Defense commissaries. We aggregated data in 4-week periods for the 48 contiguous states and the District of Columbia for the 5-year period from 2012 through 2016. Data from vape shops and internet sales were not available. We used Joinpoint regression to assess trends.
From 2012 through 2016, flavored e-cigarette sales as a percentage of all e-cigarette sales increased nationally (from 2.4% to 19.8%) and in all but 4 states (North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Vermont). Nationally, flavored disposable and prefilled cartridge sales increased. Menthol e-cigarette sales were stable nationally at 35% to 40%, while the percentage of menthol disposable, prefilled cartridge, and e-liquid refill sales decreased. By state, menthol e-cigarette sales increased in 2 states (Idaho and Nebraska) and decreased in 7 states. During 2015-2016, the percentage of flavored sales decreased in one state (Rhode Island) and increased in 29 states.
These findings demonstrate that sales of flavored e-cigarette products have increased dramatically since 2012, with variations by product type and state. Continued monitoring of sales trends at all retail outlets can inform federal, state, and local efforts to address flavored tobacco product use, including e-cigarettes, in the United States.
在美国，使用调味烟草制品，包括电子烟（e-cigarettes），是很常见的，而调味产品对年轻人特别有吸引力。本研究的目的是描述全国和各州调味和薄荷醇电子烟单位销售的趋势。
我们检查了 4 种电子烟产品（可充电、一次性、预装墨盒和电子烟液 refill）的数据。我们使用了来自 2 个来源的通用产品代码（UPC）零售扫描器数据：1）便利店和 2）包括超市、药店、大众商品零售商（包括沃尔玛）、一元店、俱乐部商店和美国国防部的联合商店在内的所有其他网点。我们将 2012 年至 2016 年的 5 年期间的 48 个州和哥伦比亚特区的数据汇总为 4 周。电子烟商店和互联网销售的数据不可用。我们使用 Joinpoint 回归来评估趋势。
从 2012 年到 2016 年，调味电子烟销售在全国范围内（从 2.4%到 19.8%）和除了 4 个州（北达科他州、南达科他州、犹他州和佛蒙特州）以外的所有州都有所增加。在全国范围内，调味一次性和预装墨盒的销售有所增加。薄荷醇电子烟的销售在全国范围内保持稳定，占 35%至 40%，而薄荷醇一次性、预装墨盒和电子烟液 refill 的销售百分比有所下降。按州划分，爱达荷州和内布拉斯加州的薄荷醇电子烟销售有所增加，而 7 个州的销售有所下降。在 2015-2016 年期间，有一个州（罗得岛州）的调味销售百分比下降，而 29 个州的销售百分比上升。
这些发现表明，自 2012 年以来，调味电子烟产品的销售大幅增长，产品类型和州之间存在差异。继续监测所有零售网点的销售趋势，可以为联邦、州和地方政府提供信息，以解决美国调味烟草制品（包括电子烟）的使用问题。
