Distribution of e-cigarette-only FTP sales restrictions enacted as of 31 March 2021 with a confirmed implementation date (n=33) by level of comprehensiveness and corresponding proportion of US population covered
Comprehensiveness level | State level (%) (n=5) | Local level (%) (n=28) | All policies | ||
Number of state-level policies (%) | Per cent of US population covered by each strength level | Number of local-level policies (%) | Per cent of US population covered by each strength level | Per cent of US population covered by any FTP policy, by strength level | |
Level 6: all e-cig products/all flavours/all retailers | 2 (40.00) | 2.95 | 9 (32.14) | 0.25 | 3.21 |
Level 5: all e-cig products/all flavours/most retailers with narrow retailer exemptions | 0 (0.00) | 0.00 | 0 (0.00) | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Level 4: some e-cig products, all flavours and all retailers with
| 1 (20.00) | 5.97 | 4 (14.29) | 0.07 | 6.04 |
Level 3: some e-cig products, all flavours and major retailer exemptions* | 0 (0.00) | 0.00 | 3 (10.71) | 0.14 | 0.14 |
Level 2: flavour exemption and/or major e-cig product exemptions but no major retailer exemptions* | 1 (20.00) | 1.80 | 8 (28.57) | 0.91 | 2.71 |
Level 1: flavour and/or major e-cig product exemptions AND exemption for adult-only, liquor, and specialty stores* | 1 (20.00) | 0.95 | 4 (14.29) | 0.00 | 0.95 |
*Narrow product or retailer exemptions may also be present at this level.
e-cig, electronic cigarette; FTP, flavoured tobacco product.