Table 1 Participant and small and non-traditional food store characteristicsa
Participant characteristics (n = 594) | |
Dependent variables | N (%) |
 Purchase of a fruit or vegetable (≥1 serving) | 49 (8) |
 Purchase of a whole grain (≥1 serving) | 50 (8) |
| Â | Mean (SD) |
 HEI-2010b of purchase | 31 (13) |
Covariates | |
 Age | 40 (15) |
| Â | N (%) |
 Gender (male) | 341 (58) |
 Race/ethnicity |  |
  Hispanic | 19 (3) |
  White Non-Hispanic | 285 (48) |
  Black Non-Hispanic | 214 (36) |
  Native American | 12 (2) |
  Asian | 22 (4) |
  Other | 20 (3) |
  Multi-race | 19 (3) |
 Education |  |
  High school or less | 214 (36) |
  Some college | 220 (37) |
  College degree | 158 (27) |
 Employment |  |
  Employed | 381 (64) |
  Unemployed | 149 (25) |
  Other (student, retired, disability) | 63 (11) |
Store characteristics (n = 99) | |
Independent variables | Median (Q1, Q3) |
 Pounds of fruits/vegetables (fresh and frozen) | 15 (0, 52) |
 Varieties of fruits/vegetables (fresh, frozen and canned) | 9 (5, 15) |
 Pounds of whole grains | 14 (2, 37) |
 Varieties of whole grains | 2 (1, 3) |
 Shelf space (in feet) |  |
  Fresh fruit/vegetables | 4 (0, 9) |
  Unhealthy foods (snacks & sugar-sweetened beverages) | 359 (244, 420) |
  Ratio of fresh fruits/vegetables to unhealthy foods | 0.01 (0, 0.03) |
| Â | Mean (SD) |
 Healthy Food Supply Score (HFSS)c | 11 (5) |
| Â | N (%) |
 Healthy impulse buys at checkout | 62 (63) |
 Fruit/vegetable impulse buys at checkout | 20 (20) |
 Healthy ads/promos: exterior | 39 (39) |
 Healthy ads/promos: interior | 22 (22) |
 Fruit/vegetables visible from entrance | 35 (35) |
Covariates | N (%) |
 Store type | |
  Corner/small grocery | 40 (40) |
  Gas/food mart | 30 (30) |
  Dollar store | 8 (8) |
  Pharmacy | 21 (21) |
Number of aisles | |
  0–4 | 30 (31) |
  5–8 | 35 (36) |
  9+ | 32 (33) |
Number of registers | |
  1 | 35 (36) |
  2–3 | 39 (40) |
  4+ | 23 (24) |