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. 2018 Aug 2;15:E99. doi: 10.5888/pcd15.170555

Table 1. E-Cigarette Unit Sales by Product Type, United States, 2012–2016.

State Rechargeables
Disposables
Prefilled Cartridges
E-Liquids
Monthly Unit Salesa
Change, % AMPCb Monthly Unit Salesa
Change, % AMPCb Monthly Unit Salesa
Change, % AMPCb Monthly Unit Salesa
Change, %d AMPCb
2012 2016 2012 2016 2012 2016 2014 2016
All 102 259 154 1.7c 350 445 27 1.0c 215 766 256 2.4c 47 77 64 5.9c
Northeast
CT 60 103 72 0 266 553 108 1.2 155 453 192 1.1c 16 44 175 17.8c
MA 59 226 283 1.4 469 746 59 1.2c 133 955 618 3.8c 52 93 79 2.8
ME 169 485 187 2.2c 327 620 90 2.8c 273 1,360 398 3.1c 42 144 243 7.6c
NH 157 622 296 2.3c 480 1,381 188 3.0c 218 1,569 620 3.9c 84 149 77 5.7c
NJ 45 320 611 3.3c 702 824 17 1.3c 169 1,505 791 3.7c 50 74 48 11.7c
NY 50 234 368 2.5c 372 768 106 1.9c 120 1,059 783 3.7c 45 35 −22 3.6c
PA 69 305 342 2.0c 349 350 0 0 198 972 391 2.8c 47 81 72 8.7c
RI 66 226 242 2.1c 376 427 14 1.0 208 859 313 2.8c 40 120 200 19.4c
VT 147 143 −3 0.1 101 460 355 4.7c 58 636 997 4.6c 12 60 400 11.7c
Midwest
IA 36 189 425 3 258 312 21 1.4 90 580 544 3.8c 14 34 143 11.8c
IL 151 225 49 1.3 288 1,527 430 3.6c 239 740 210 2.7c 34 110 224 8.0c
IN 162 306 89 0.8 219 241 10 0.8 268 770 187 2.1c 42 63 50 0.8
KS 65 225 246 2.5c 275 183 −33 −0.8 232 475 105 1.6c 44 62 41 11.1c
MI 75 369 392 2.3c 198 218 10 1.4c 106 1,015 858 4.3c 26 69 165 13.0c
MN 9 45 400 3.5 168 169 1 3.2c 12 127 958 5.2c 11 81 636 15.3c
MO 134 226 69 1.2 301 333 11 1.2c 311 585 88 1.3c 29 50 72 5.5c
ND 35 44 26 −1.6 105 454 332 3.5c 44 123 180 2.4c 11 17 55 7.1c
NE 101 322 219 2.1 307 371 21 1.9c 326 896 175 2.1c 150 85 −43 −3.4
OH 172 458 166 1.3 279 303 9 1.4c 227 1,259 455 3.1c 41 80 95 14.0c
SD 21 254 1,110 5.1c 131 442 237 3.7c 38 1,641 4,218 6.8c 12 15 25 6.6c
WI 136 173 27 −0.1 170 336 98 1.7c 197 870 342 2.6c 44 97 120 14.0c
South
AL 458 326 −29 −0.6 753 489 −35 −0.1 514 1,098 114 1.5c 116 125 8 1.1c
AR 135 269 99 2.0 436 464 6 0.8 313 796 154 1.6c 57 58 2 2.1
DC 13 50 285 2.2c 76 144 89 2.9c 30 133 343 3.0c 8 23 188 11.0c
DE 35 200 471 2.0c 239 333 39 1.3c 102 662 549 3.9c 25 63 152 10.5c
FL 90 335 272 2.4c 591 634 7 0.9c 160 809 406 3.4c 58 99 71 22.4c
GA 242 334 38 0.4 460 374 −19 0.5 544 832 53 0.7c 92 92 0 0
KY 234 445 90 0.5 234 254 9 0.4 489 945 93 1.3c 53 120 126 5.5c
LA 106 182 72 0.6 525 238 −55 −0.8 229 555 142 1.4c 29 45 55 7.1c
MD 38 227 497 3.2c 224 346 54 1.4 111 742 568 3.6c 41 67 63 20.2c
MS 303 229 −24 −0.3 729 389 −47 −0.5 825 680 −18 −0.1 44 181 311 11.3c
NC 136 254 87 1.4 564 334 −41 0 243 863 255 2.6c 79 66 −16 2.7c
OK 117 184 57 0.9 274 220 −20 0.1 330 552 67 0.9c 40 63 58 6.8c
SC 179 327 83 0.9 804 321 −60 −0.3 497 875 76 0.6 133 116 −13 3.6c
TN 235 207 −12 −0.2 509 324 −36 −0.3 569 583 2 0.7 44 87 98 5.9c
TX 70 242 246 1.8 328 271 −17 −0.3 161 495 207 2.2c 25 56 124 13.7c
VA 108 282 161 1.4 409 346 −15 0.6 407 724 78 1.1c 96 138 44 14.0c
WV 298 530 78 1.2 276 785 184 0.9 527 1,173 123 1.7c 211 258 22 13.9c
West
AZ 77 205 166 1.7c 230 384 67 1.1c 145 454 213 2.2c 75 96 28 6.2c
CA 35 151 331 2.2c 168 308 83 1.7c 49 431 780 4.0c 14 42 200 13.3c
CO 57 319 460 3.0c 235 224 −5 0.8 115 1,038 803 3.9c 57 82 44 5.5c
ID 90 344 282 2.6c 191 287 50 0.5 344 691 101 2.1c 50 80 60 10.6c
MT 32 112 250 2.4 231 327 42 4.3c 144 255 77 2.8c 18 62 244 8.3c
NM 104 133 28 0.4 242 237 −2 0.3 169 252 49 1.3c 88 92 5 0.2
NV 61 349 472 2.3c 512 774 51 0.4 115 1,030 796 2.8c 76 131 72 7.5c
OR 73 246 237 1.9c 273 328 20 0 95 699 636 3.6c 45 93 107 8.8c
UT 188 370 97 1 214 287 34 −1.2 895 1,229 37 0.8 85 203 139 15.7c
WA 35 248 609 2.4c 269 326 21 1 118 677 474 3.5c 45 71 58 9.4c
WY 45 44 −2 −0.3 92 93 1 0.4 158 147 −7 0.1 11 20 82 5.6c

Abbreviation: AMPC, average monthly percentage change.

a

Average monthly unit sales. Equivalent sales per 100,000 people; 1 unit is equal to 1 rechargeable or 1 disposable e-cigarette, 1 pack of 5 prefilled cartridges, or 1 bottle of e-liquid.

b

AMPC is average percentage change per 4-week period. For rechargeables, disposables, and prefilled cartridges, calculations included all periods from 2012 through 2016 (n = 65). For e-liquids, calculations included all periods from 2014 through 2016 with non-zero sales.

c

Indicates significant change (α = .05).

d

No e-liquid sales were reported in the data until mid-2013. Percentage change reflects change from 2014 to 2016.