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. 2006 Dec;96(12):2145–2153. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2004.060970

TABLE 3—

Number of Neighborhood Goods and Services in Close Proximity to Participant’s Home, by Individual and Neighborhood SES

Women of Low SES Men of Low SES
High Neighborhood SES Moderate Neighborhood SES Low Neighborhood SES Pa High Neighborhood SES Moderate Neighborhood SES Low Neighborhood SES Pa
Health care–related resources, ± SD
    Primary care physicians 4.5 ± 11.3 1.7 ± 4.4 2.5 ± 6.4 <.01 5.5 ± 12.3 1.9 ± 4.9 3.1 ± 7.0 <.01
    Health care clinics 0.2 ± 0.8 0.1 ± 0.4 0.0 ± 0.2 <.01 0.3 ± 0.9 0.1 ± 0.4 0.0 ± 0.2 <.01
    Pharmacies 0.7 ± 1.0 0.8 ± 1.1 0.7 ± 1.1 .19 0.8 ± 1.1 0.8 ± 1.0 0.8 ± 1.1 .86
Basic amenities, ± SD
    Grocery stores 0.3 ± 0.6 0.7 ± 1.1 0.5 ± 0.7 <.01 0.3 ± 0.6 0.7 ± 1.0 0.5 ± 0.6 <.01
    Parks/gyms 1.5 ± 1.4 1.5 ± 1.2 1.7 ± 1.8 .20 1.6 ± 1.3 1.5 ± 1.2 1.9 ± 2.0 <.01
    Schools 1.9 ± 1.4 1.9 ± 1.6 2.0 ± 1.6 .68 2.0 ± 1.5 2.0 ± 1.6 2.1 ± 1.7 .37
    Day care centers 0.4 ± 0.6 0.4 ± 0.8 0.3 ± 0.5 <.01 0.4 ± 0.6 0.5 ± 0.8 0.4 ± 0.7 .12
    Banks 0.8 ± 1.8 1.1 ± 1.9 1.4 ± 2.7 <.01 1.0 ± 2.1 1.2 ± 2.2 1.6 ± 2.7 <.01
Other stores and restaurants, ± SD
    Fast food restaurants 0.3 ± 0.7 0.6 ± 1.0 0.2 ± 0.5 <.01 0.4 ± 0.8 0.7 ± 1.1 0.2 ± 0.6 <.01
    Convenience stores 0.8 ± .2 1.8 ± 1.8 2.4 ± 2.3 <.01 1.0 ± 1.3 1.8 ± 1.8 2.4 ± 2.3 <.01
    Alcohol outlets 1.4 ± 3.1 2.8 ± 5.3 3.1 ± 4.6 <.01 1.9 ± 3.6 3.6 ± 6.2 3.8 ± 5.4 <.01

Note. Numbers of neighborhood goods and services were based on counts within a 0.5-mile radius of a participant’s home.

aFor comparison across neighborhood SES, by analysis of variance.