Table 2.
Typical shopping characteristics of food on the move customers
| Overall (n 314) | Currently receive SNAP (n 250) | Do not currently receive SNAP (n 64) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary food shopper (%) | 89·5 | 89·6 | 89·1 | 0·90 |
| Usual food retailer for FV (%) | <0·01* | |||
| Food on the move | 40·8 | 46·8 | 17·2 | |
| Large chain grocery store | 19·4 | 16·8 | 29·7 | |
| Discount store | 31·9 | 30·8 | 35·9 | |
| Farmers market/garden | 01·9 | 01·6 | 03·1 | |
| Other | 06·1 | 04·0 | 14·1 | |
| Frequency of grocery trips (%) | <0·01* | |||
| More than one trip a week | 19·4 | 17·6 | 26·6 | |
| One trip a week | 31·5 | 27·6 | 46·9 | |
| Every other week | 31·9 | 36·8 | 12·5 | |
| Once a month or less | 17·2 | 18·0 | 14·1 | |
| Transportation to food retailer (%) | <0·01* | |||
| Drive a car | 50·2 | 44·8 | 70·3 | |
| Average travel time to store (min) (%) | ||||
| Mean | 14·2 | 14·7 | 12·4 | 0·22 |
| sd | 13·2 | 14·0 | 9·7 | |
| Important when shopping for FV (%) | ||||
| Cost | 79·2 | 82·3 | 67·2 | <0·01* |
| Store location | 73·2 | 76·3 | 60·9 | 0·01* |
| Product variety | 79·8 | 81·1 | 75·0 | 0·28 |
| Helpfulness of staff | 64·5 | 67·5 | 53·1 | 0·03* |
| Transportation barrier to FV (%) | 20·5 | 22·1 | 14·3 | 0·17 |
SNAP, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; FV, fruits and vegetables.
*
Statistically significant at the 0·05 level.