Table 2.

County-level variables—25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles (N=544)

Variables	25th	50th	75th
Restaurant variables (number per 10,000 individuals)a
Total restaurants (fast+full)	13.3	15.1	17.3
Fast food	7.2	8.3	9.4
Full service	5.7	6.8	8.7
Ratio (fast/full)	1.0	1.2	1.4
Other variables
Population sizeb (1000)	122	199	439
Median household incomec ($1000)	37.1	41.9	50.3
% High school diplomad	80.1	83.3	87.2

Note: All variables measured in 2002 except % high school diploma, which is measured in 2000.

^aSources: U.S. Economic Census, 2002;

^bIntercensal population estimates, U.S. Census, 2002;

^cSmall area income & poverty estimates (SAIPE) U.S. Census, 2002;

^dU.S. Decennial Census, 2000