Demographic features of internet tobacco vendors (ITVs) selling e-cigarettes
| 2013 n=281 | 2014 n=283 | |
| Feature | ITV sites, n (%) | ITV sites, n (%) |
| Selling from a retail shop* | 71 (25.3) | 101 (35.7) |
| Native American affiliation | 5 (1.8) | 7 (2.5) |
| Number of countries | ||
| One country | 248 (88.3) | 249 (88.0) |
| Two countries | 27 (9.6) | 28 (9.9) |
| Three or more countries | 6 (2.2) | 6 (2.1) |
| Country | ||
| USA†,‡ | 202 (71.9) | 184 (65.0) |
| Florida | 30 (14.9) | 27 (14.7) |
| California | 28 (13.9) | 31 (16.8) |
| New York | 25 (12.4) | 25 (13.6) |
| Texas | 11 (5.4) | 8 (4.3) |
| Virginia† | 11 (5.4) | 4 (2.2) |
| Illinois | 9 (4.5) | 8 (4.3) |
| Arizona† | 8 (4.0) | 1 (0.5) |
| Pennsylvania | 8 (4.0) | 9 (4.9) |
| North Carolina | 7 (3.5) | 6 (3.3) |
| New Jersey | 6 (2.1) | 11 (6.0) |
| Other§ | 53 (26.2) | 53 (28.8) |
| US, state not specified | 9 (4.5) | 10 (5.4) |
| United Kingdom | 47 (16.7) | 53 (18.7) |
| China | 15 (5.3) | 13 (4.6) |
| Canada | 9 (3.2) | 7 (2.5) |
| Other Europe¶ | 24 (8.5) | 35 (12.4) |
| Other Asia¶ | 12 (4.3) | 15 (5.3) |
| Other Americas¶ | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) |
| Other Africa¶ | 1 (0.4) | 5 (1.8) |
| International (country not specified) | 9 (3.2) | 4 (1.4) |
| Location not specified | 4 (1.4) | 4 (1.4) |
*p<0.01 (data reflecting statistically significant differences between 2013 and 2014 are boldfaced).
†p<0.05 (data reflecting statistically significant differences between 2013 and 2014 are boldfaced).‡The percentages for states represent the per cent of US vendors, not of all vendors.§2013: ‘Other’ states include one to six vendors in each of the following states: CO, CT, DE, GA, HI, ID, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NE, NH, NM, NV, OH, OK, OR, SC, SD, TN, UT, WA, WI. 2014: ‘Other’ states include one to five vendors in each of the following states: CO, CT, DE, GA, HI, IA, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NE, NH, NV, OH, OK, OR, SC, UT, WA, WI.¶2013: ‘Other’ countries include one to three vendors in each of the following countries: Europe: Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Netherlands, Sweden, Europe (country not specified); Asia: Australia, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, Asia (country not specified); Americas: US Virgin Islands; Africa: South Africa. 2014: Other countries include one to seven vendors in each of the following countries: Europe: Cyprus, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Europe (country not specified); Asia: Australia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Republic of Korea, Singapore; Africa: Cote D’Ivoire, Egypt, Kenya, Morocco, South Africa, Uganda.