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Table 4 Comparison of food store attributes by match status and food store classification

From: Classification bias in commercial business lists for retail food stores in the U.S.

 

Supermarket

Grocery store

Supermarket+Grocery store

Convenience store

Specialty food store

 

No match

Match

No Match

Match

No Match

Match

No match

Match

No match

Match

D&B

          

Number of cash registers

7.13

10.69***

1.94

1.89

2.70

4.51***

1.31

1.49***

1.18

1.15

Does the store sell/have fresh milk

1.00

1.00

0.96

0.91

0.95

0.95

0.99

1.00

0.24

0.21

Fresh meat

1.00

1.00

0.68

0.81

0.63

0.89***

0.00

0.00

0.53

0.16***

Fresh produce section

1.00

1.00

0.59

0.83***

0.52

0.90***

0.04

0.06

0.24

0.07**

Number of different types of fresh fruits& vegetables : 0

0.00

0.00

0.28

0.07***

0.34

0.04***

0.85

0.50***

0.53

0.92***

Number of different types of fresh fruits& vegetables : 1-9

0.00

0.00

0.15

0.15

0.16

0.09

0.15

0.50***

0.29

0.03***

Number of different types of fresh fruits& vegetables : 10-19

0.00

0.00

0.31

0.35

0.18

0.25

0.00

0.00

0.18

0.01***

Number of different types of fresh fruits& vegetables : ≥20

1.00

1.00

0.26

0.43

0.32

0.63***

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.03

Have a pharmacy

0.03

0.81***

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.18***

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Have a bank

0.06

0.72***

0.00

0.01

0.00

0.17***

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Have a deli

0.58

0.94***

0.04

0.04

0.07

0.32***

0.00

0.00

0.18

0.49**

Have a bakery

1.00

1.00

0.44

0.36

0.48

0.61

0.03

0.03

0.24

0.07**

Have a butcher or unpackaged fresh meat

0.94

0.94

0.58

0.76**

0.53

0.83***

0.00

0.00***

0.41

0.15**

Attached to a gas station

0.00

0.06

0.20

0.00***

0.25

0.01***

0.62

0.30***

0.00

0.00

Attached to a restaurant

0.10

0.11

0.20

0.11

0.18

0.12

0.09

0.04

0.24

0.09

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Number of cash registers

–  †

 

–  †

 

3.09

4.90***

1.12

1.38***

1.24

1.24

Does the store sell/have fresh milk

–  †

 

–  †

 

0.94

0.95

0.99

1.00

0.38

0.17**

Fresh meat

–  †

 

–  †

 

0.72

0.88***

0.00

0.00

0.38

0.09***

Fresh produce section

–  †

 

–  †

 

0.65

0.89***

0.11

0.03***

0.43

0.03***

Number of different types of fresh fruits : 0

–  †

 

–  †

 

0.19

0.05***

0.58

0.81***

0.38

0.97***

Number of different types of fresh fruits : 1-9

–  †

 

–  †

 

0.25

0.07***

0.42

0.19***

0.29

0.01***

Number of different types of fresh fruits : 10-19

–  †

 

–  †

 

0.16

0.24

0.00

0.00

0.19

0.00***

Number of different types of fresh fruits : > = 20

–  †

 

–  †

 

0.40

0.63

0.00

0.00

0.14

0.02

Have a pharmacy

–  †

 

–  †

 

0.07

0.14

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Have a bank

–  †

 

–  †

 

0.06

0.16**

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Have a deli

–  †

 

–  †

 

0.21

0.26

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.53***

Have a bakery

–  †

 

–  †

 

0.51

0.54

0.08

0.02***

0.14

0.05

Have a butcher or unpackaged fresh meat

–  †

 

–  †

 

0.60

0.7**

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Attached to a gas station

–  †

 

–  †

 

0.15

0.02***

0.05

0.67***

0.00

0.00

Attached to a restaurant

–  †

 

–  †

 

0.10

0.11

0.20

0.11

0.09

0.04

  1. ** significant at the 5% level, *** significant at the 1% level.
  2. † Not applicable because InfoUSA does not allow separately identifying supermarket from grocery stores.