Table 3 E-cigarette equipment and flavor use at the time of the survey (n = 69,233)
% | 95% CI | N | |
|---|---|---|---|
Device used | |||
Disposable | 0.2 | 0.2–0.2 | 155 |
Rechargeable ciga-like with prefilled cartridges | 3.1 | 3.0–3.2 | 2179 |
eGo-style | 3.5 | 3.4–3.6 | 2409 |
Pod mod | 3.0 | 2.9–3.1 | 2059 |
Mechanical device | 10.7 | 10.5–10.9 | 7388 |
Variable voltage/wattage (advanced personal vaporizer) | 76.7 | 76.4–77.0 | 53,128 |
Something else | 1.5 | 1.4–1.6 | 1011 |
Nicotine concentration | |||
0 mg/mL | 6.2 | 6.0–6.4 | 4258 |
1–6 mg/mL | 82.4 | 82.1–82.7 | 57,057 |
7–12 mg/mL | 4.7 | 4.5–4.9 | 3238 |
13–17 mg/mL | 0.8 | 0.7–0.9 | 561 |
18–24 mg/mL | 1.7 | 1.6–1.8 | 1172 |
25–49 mg/mL | 1.3 | 1.2–1.4 | 928 |
50 mg/mL or more | 1.1 | 1.0–1.2 | 762 |
Flavor choices (used regularly)* | |||
Tobacco | 7.8 | 7.6–8.0 | 5395 |
Menthol | 13.3 | 13.0–13.6 | 9217 |
Mint/wintergreen | 9.6 | 9.4–9.8 | 6616 |
Fruit | 83.0 | 82.7–83.3 | 57,447 |
Dessert/pastry/bakery | 70.5 | 70.2–70.8 | 48,823 |
Candy/chocolate/sweet | 46.3 | 45.9–46.7 | 32,064 |
Spice | 9.2 | 9.0–9.4 | 6394 |
Coffee | 19.3 | 19.0–19.6 | 13,385 |
Alcohol/cocktail | 6.9 | 6.7–7.1 | 4746 |
Non-alcoholic/non-coffee drink | 13.5 | 13.2–13.8 | 9368 |
Unflavored | 0.9 | 0.8–1.0 | 630 |
Other | 11.5 | 11.2–11.7 | 7945 |
Single flavor used most often | |||
Tobacco | 2.1 | 2.0–2.2 | 1481 |
Menthol | 2.5 | 2.4–2.6 | 1734 |
Mint/wintergreen | 1.2 | 1.1–1.3 | 862 |
Fruit | 49.0 | 48.6–49.4 | 33,893 |
Dessert/pastry/bakery | 35.3 | 34.9–35.7 | 24,436 |
Candy/chocolate/sweet | 4.4 | 4.2–4.6 | 3062 |
Spice | 0.6 | 0.5–0.7 | 389 |
Coffee | 1.3 | 1.2–1.4 | 903 |
Alcohol/cocktail | 0.3 | 0.3–0.3 | 206 |
Non-alcoholic/non-coffee drink | 0.8 | 0.7–0.9 | 552 |
Unflavored | 0.2 | 0.2–0.2 | 131 |
Other | 1.0 | 0.9–1.1 | 680 |
Frequency of using different flavors | |||
Use multiple flavors in the same day | 42.0 | 41.6–42.4 | 29,112 |
Change flavors every 2–3 days | 21.1 | 20.8–21.4 | 14,574 |
Change flavors every 4–5 days | 6.7 | 6.5–6.9 | 4642 |
Change flavors every week | 9.4 | 9.2–9.6 | 6474 |
Change flavors every 2 weeks | 8.2 | 8.0–8.4 | 5701 |
Change flavors every month | 11.3 | 11.1–11.5 | 7826 |