Table 1.

Respondent characteristics (unweighted %)

		Canada n=302	England n=338	US n=211	Overall N=851
Respondent type
	Recontact (n=324)	34.4	34.9	48.3	38.1
	Replenishment (n=521)	65.6	65.1	51.7	61.9
Age group
	18-24 (n=379)	50.3	39.1	45.0	44.5
	25-39 (n=214)	24.8	28.4	20.4	25.2
	40-54 (n=150)	18.5	18.6	14.7	17.6
	55+ (n=108)	6.3	13.9	19.9	12.7
Mean age		31.0	34.8	35.6	33.7
Sex
	Male (n=435)	47.7	54.7	50.2	51.1
	Female (n=416)	52.3	45.3	49.8	48.9
Smoking status
	Current smoker (n=626)	78.5	76.9	61.1	73.6
	Vapes daily	43.9	60.0	59.7	53.8
	Ex-smoker (n=225)	21.5	23.1	38.9	26.4
	Vapes daily	72.3	74.4	82.9	76.9
Vaping frequency
	Daily (n=510)	50.0	63.3	68.7	59.9
	Weekly (n=341)	50.0	36.7	31.3	40.1
Non-tobacco/unflavored flavor(s) used in the last 30 days*
	Fruit (n=540)	70.2	60.4	58.8	63.5
	Menthol/Mint (n=328)	35.1	39.6	41.7	38.5
	Menthol only (n=135)	9.3	18.6	20.9	15.9
	Mint only (n=140)	19.9	15.1	13.7	16.5
	Menthol and mint mix (n=44)	4.6	5.3	5.7	5.2
	Don’t know if menthol or mint (n=9)	1.3	0.6	1.4	1.1
	Candy (n=296)	33.8	32.5	39.8	34.8
	Other flavors (n162)	18.9	20.7	16.6	19.0
Complete data for outcomes		n	n	n	N
Outcome 1
	Included	301	337	207	845
	Refused	1	1	4	6
Outcome 2
	Included	250	248	205	703
	Refused	1	5	3	9
	Used menthol in Canada or England (excluded) ┼	46	83	N/A	–
	Reported response: ‘do something else’ (excluded)	5	1	4	10

^*Self-reported use of flavors are not mutually exclusive. Candy: sweets, desserts, chocolate; Other flavors: coffee and other non-alcoholic beverages, alcoholic beverages, cloves, spices, vanilla, food.

^┼4 vapers in Canada and 2 in England did not know if their flavor was menthol or mint.