Table 1.
Characteristics of sampled outlets†, by season, central and eastern North Carolina, USA, 2011
| Winter | Spring | Summer | Autumn | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SM | FM | RS | SM | FM | RS | SM | FM | RS | SM | FM | RS | |||||||||||||
| Mean | se | Mean | se | Mean | se | Mean | se | Mean | se | Mean | se | Mean | se | Mean | se | Mean | se | Mean | se | Mean | se | Mean | se | |
| Cash registers | 6·8 | 0·4 | – | – | – | – | 6·8 | 0·4 | – | – | – | – | 6·8 | 0·4 | – | – | – | – | 6·8 | 0·4 | – | – | – | – |
| Total vendors‡ | – | – | 9·7 | 2·7 | – | – | – | – | 23·7 | 4·7 | – | – | – | – | 22·6 | 3·6 | – | – | – | – | 20·7 | 3·7 | – | – |
| Produce vendors§ | – | – | 2·5 | 0·5 | – | – | – | – | 7·4 | 1·2 | – | – | – | – | 9·6 | 1·5 | – | – | – | – | 7·3 | 1·3 | – | – |
| Years in operation | 15·6 | 1·3 | 18·8 | 3·8 | 3·5 | 0·5 | 15·6 | 1·3 | 16·9 | 3·0 | 8·3 | 2·1 | 15·5 | 1·3 | 16·7 | 2·9 | 8·3 | 2·1 | 15·7 | 1·3 | 17·6 | 3·3 | 7·2 | 2·4 |
| Unique fresh fruits sold|| | 8·9 | 0·2 | 2·6 | 0·9 | 3·0 | 2·0 | 9·3 | 0·1 | 2·7 | 0·6 | 2·9 | 0·7 | 10·4 | 0·2 | 4·5 | 0·4 | 3·6 | 0·6 | 9·6 | 0·3 | 2·4 | 0·6 | 2·6 | 0·9 |
| Unique fresh vegetables sold¶ | 15·8 | 0·5 | 6·4 | 1·6 | 8·5 | 2·5 | 16·7 | 0·3 | 8·9 | 0·8 | 5·8 | 1·1 | 16·7 | 0·3 | 8·4 | 0·6 | 6·4 | 1·0 | 16·4 | 0·4 | 8·7 | 0·7 | 5·9 | 1·4 |
| n | 33 | – | 12 | – | 2 | – | 33 | – | 33 | – | 22 | – | 32 | – | 34 | – | 20 | – | 32 | – | 29 | – | 14 | – |
†
SM, supermarket; FM, farmers’ market; RS, roadside stand.
‡
Number of vendors observed, including crafts, bread, cheese, etc.
§
Number of vendors observed selling fruits and vegetables.
||
Number available of the eleven fruits surveyed.
¶
Number available of the eighteen vegetables surveyed.