Table 2.

Characteristics of the perceived food environments, use of food sources, and perceived activity environments among respondents in Missouri, Arkansas, and Tennessee from July to September 2005

	Total (n=826)	≥ High School	< High School
	%	%	%	p-value*
Perceived Food Environment
Easy to purchase fruits and vegetables	84.1	86.2	83.1	0.161
Easy to purchase low fat foods	86.5	87.7	86.0	0.418
Low fat food are high quality	81.6	83.8	80.6	0.163
Large selection of low fat foods	81.3	82.5	80.8	0.467
Large selection of fruits and vegetables	79.5	83.0	77.8	0.034
Produce is high quality	79.0	81.5	77.7	0.128
Use of Food Sources
When food shopping, often shops at
Supermarket	82.8	90.6	79.1	<.001
Wal-Mart	68.5	68.1	68.9	0.799
Small grocery stores	40.1	38.5	40.7	0.469
Farmers’ market/fruit or vegetable store	31.6	29.9	32.4	0.362
Convenience store	19.1	11.9	22.6	<.001
Bakery	14.6	17.5	13.2	0.040
When eating out, often eats at
Sit down restaurant	50.6	65.4	43.5	<.001
Fast food	41.4	42.0	41.1	0.776
Buffets or cafeterias	26.6	18.3	30.7	<.001
Deli	24.9	24.9	24.8	0.956
Convenience store	14.7	7.9	18.0	<.001
Coffee shop	9.4	13.1	7.5	0.002
Bar or tavern	6.2	8.4	5.2	0.027
Perceived Activity Environment
Community has many places to be active	78.0	78.0	77.9	0.959
Many destinations within walking distance	64.1	62.7	64.9	0.458
Sidewalks are present in community	42.3	42.7	42.2	0.872
Safe shoulders are present in community	39.2	39.4	39.2	0.951
Community is pleasant for physical activity	87.8	91.3	86.1	0.008

^*chi-square statistics comparing low education and high education respondents.