Table 4. Change in the Point of Purchasing e-Cigarettes Before and After COVID-19 by Product Type.
| Characteristic | No. (%) | Unadjusted OR (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total sample | Underage youth (<21) | Young adults (≥21) | ||
| Disposables | ||||
| No. | 632 | 350 | 282 | |
| No change in retail location | 262 (41.5) | 165 (47.2) | 97 (34.5) | 1.70 (1.23-2.34)a |
| No change in online location | 94 (14.9) | 45 (12.8) | 49 (17.4) | 0.70 (0.45-1.08) |
| Changed from retail to online | 115 (18.2) | 61 (17.4) | 54 (19.1) | 0.89 (0.59-1.33) |
| Changed from retail to other type of retail | 150 (23.7) | 74 (21.2) | 76 (26.9) | 0.72 (0.50-1.05) |
| Changed from online to retail | 11 (1.7) | 5 (1.4) | 6 (2.1) | 0.66 (0.20-2.21) |
| Pod-based e-cigarettes | ||||
| No. | 797 | 447 | 350 | |
| No change in retail location | 344 (43.2) | 216 (48.3) | 128 (36.6) | 1.62 (1.21-2.15)a |
| No change in online location | 136 (17.1) | 76 (17.0) | 60 (17.1) | 0.99 (0.68-1.43) |
| Changed from retail to online | 156 (19.6) | 83 (18.6) | 73 (20.9) | 0.86 (0.61-1.22) |
| Changed from retail to other type of retail | 144 (18.1) | 68 (15.2) | 76 (21.7) | 0.64 (0.45-0.92)a |
| Changed from online to retail | 17 (2.0) | 4 (0.8) | 13 (3.7) | 0.23 (0.07-0.72)a |
| Other e-cigarettes | ||||
| No. | 560 | 308 | 252 | |
| No change in retail location | 223 (39.8) | 144 (46.7) | 79 (31.3) | 1.92 (1.35-2.72)a |
| No change in online location | 88 (15.8) | 44 (14.4) | 44 (17.5) | 0.78 (0.49-1.24) |
| Changed from retail to online | 111 (19.8) | 58 (18.8) | 53 (21.0) | 0.87 (0.57-1.32) |
| Changed from retail to other type of retail | 125 (22.3) | 56 (18.2) | 69 (27.4) | 0.58 (0.39-0.87)a |
| Changed from online to retail | 13 (2.3) | 6 (1.9) | 7 (2.8) | 0.69 (0.23-2.09) |
Abbreviations: COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; OR, odds ratio.
a
Statistically significant at P < .05.