Table 1.
VAPES MSAs and data regarding vape shop activity during COVID-19 related non-essential business closures, n=156
| MSA, tate | Total n (%)* | Permanently closed n (%) | Temporarily closed n (%) | Pick-up only n (%) | Home delivery only n (%) | Pick-up/ home delivery n (%) | Open as usual n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| All MSAs | 156 (100.0) | 18 (11.5) | 6 (3.8) | 41 (26.3) | 2 (1.3) | 6 (3.8) | 83 (53.2) |
| Boston, Massachusetts | 22 (14.1) | 5 (22.7) | 5 (22.7) | 4 (18.2) | 0 | 1 (4.5) | 7 (31.8) |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota | 55 (35.3) | 5 (9.1) | 0 | 33 (60.0) | 2 (3.6) | 3 (5.5) | 12 (21.8) |
| Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | 24 (15.4) | 0 | 0 | 3 (12.5) | 0 | 2 (8.3) | 19 (79.2) |
| San Diego, California | 12 (7.7) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 (100.0) |
| Seattle, Washington | 43 (27.6) | 8 (18.6) | 1 (2.3) | 1 (2.3) | 0 | 0 | 33 (76.7) |
| Phone verified | 82 (52.6) | 16 (19.5) | 2 (2.4) | 22 (26.8) | 2 (2.4) | 2 (2.4) | 38 (46.3) |
| Website verified | 74 (47.4) | 2 (2.7) | 4 (5.4) | 19 (25.7) | 0 | 4 (5.4) | 45 (60.8) |
This sample of 156 vape shops resided across 86 local jurisdictions (Boston: 11; Minneapolis-St. Paul: 40; Oklahoma City: 9; San Diego: 8; and Seattle: 18).
*
Indicates column %; all others are row %. Atlanta, Georgia excluded (see Methods)
MSAs, metropolitan statistical areas; VAPES, Vape shop Advertising, Place characteristics and Effects Surveillance.