Table 2.

Demographic characteristics of participating stores and owners/managers (n 72) of four urban areas in the USA (Baltimore, MD; Durham, NC; Minneapolis/St Paul, MN; and San Diego, CA), mid-October 2013 to July 2014

	Median or %	Range or n	Missing (n)
Store owners/managers
Male (% and n)	90	65	0
Age (years; median and range)	48	19–74	1
>High school education (% and n)	68	49	0
Years managed store (median and range)	7	1–40	1
Store characteristics
Cash registers (median and range)	1	1–3	1
Store aisles (median and range)	3	0–8	1
Annual sales (% and n)			9
<$US 250000 to <$US 500000	60	38
>$US 500000 to >$US 1000000	40	25
WIC authorized (% and n)	43	31	0
Store ethnicity (% and n)			0
No specific ethnicity	56	40
Latino/Hispanic	15	11
African/African-American	14	10
Latino/Hispanic & African/African-American	10	7
Korean	5	4

WIC, Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children.