Table 1.

Store type by city and socioeconomic neighbourhood, 2008

	Percentage of stores in each neighbourhood*
	No of stores	High(n=40)	Middle(n=40)	Low(n=40)
Guatemala (n=20)
Big store/pharmacy	8	18		3
Small store†	88	27	100	92
Gas stations	17	42
Supermarket	7	12		5
Argentina (n=120)
Big store	100	80	87	82
Small store	20	20	3	8

^*Percentages do not add up to 100 owing to rounding.

^†In Guatemala: A small store is wooden, made and located on sidewalks. Big stores are permanent constructions and have a larger variety of products. In Argentina: In small stores purchase is made through a window while the customer stands on the sidewalk. Only in big stores customers walk through the store to pick up groceries.