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. 2010 May 25;9:26. doi: 10.1186/1476-072X-9-26

Table 5.

Level of availability and variety of fresh and processed fruits and vegetables by food store type

Traditional Food Stores Convenience Food Stores Non-Traditional Food Stores
Supercenter (n = 1) % Supermarket (n = 11) % Grocery (n = 12) % Convenience (n = 140) % Dollar (n = 16) % Mass (n = 4) % Pharmacy (n = 1) %
Fruit*
 Poor 0 0 0 50.7 0 0 0
 Medium 0 0 0 39.3 56.2 100 100
 Good 100 100 100 10 43.8 0 0
Vegetable
 Poor 0 0 0 32.1 6.2 0 100
 Medium 0 0 0 40.0 0 75.0 0
 Good 100 100 100 27.9 93.8 25.0 0

* Fruit availability: Poor = summary score 0-1; medium = summary score 2-3; good = summary score 4-9

Vegetable availability: Poor = summary score 0-1; medium = summary score 2-3; good = summary score 4-10.