TABLE 1—
Calories Purchased | |||||
Sites, No. | Valid Receipts, No. | Calories, Mean (SE) | ≥ 1000 Calories, % | ≥ 1250 Calories, % | |
Chain typea | |||||
Burgers | 75 | 3857 | 856.8 (10.8) | 38.6 | 16.5 |
Chicken | 14 | 649 | 931.3 (20.7) | 47.5 | 18.0 |
Pizza | 17 | 272 | 765.8 (115.0) | 20.6 | 15.1 |
Sandwiches | 49 | 1989 | 733.6 (16.2) | 20.0 | 8.8 |
Tex-Mex | 3 | 96 | 899.7 (60.1) | 41.7 | 17.7 |
Colocated chainsb | 9 | 455 | 860.9 (24.0) | 35.6 | 16.9 |
Total | 167 | 7318 | 827.4 (10.7) | 33.5 | 14.5 |
Subway patrons only | |||||
All patrons | 47 | 1830 | 749.2 (13.9) | 21.3 | 9.4 |
Customer did not see postingc | . . . | 1237 | 765.5** (16.6) | 23.0 | 10.3* |
Customer saw postingc | . . . | 568 | 713.8** (15.5) | 17.4 | 7.4* |
Posting had effect on purchasec | . . . | 200 | 646.9*** (19.4) | 12.0* | 4.0* |
Posting had no effect on purchasec | . . . | 341 | 745.8*** (17.0) | 20.2* | 9.1* |
aChain type definitions: Burger = Burger King, McDonald’s, Wendy’s; Chicken = Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), Popeye’s; Pizza = Domino’s, Papa John’s, Pizza Hut; Sandwiches = Au Bon Pain, Subway; Tex-Mex = Taco Bell; Colocated = KFC/Taco Bell, Pizza Hut/Taco Bell, KFC/Pizza Hut, Burger King/Popeye’s.
bColocated chains refer to store locations with 2 or more chains sharing a retail space; receipts from these locations could include items from either or both chains.
cSelf-reported.
*P < .05; **P < .01; ***P < .001.