. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Sep 1.

Published in final edited form as: J Am Diet Assoc. 2011 Sep;111(9):1375–1379. doi: 10.1016/j.jada.2011.06.002

Table 1.

Availability and cost of selected market basket^a food items by food store type among 22 federally recognized American Indian tribes in Washington State.

	Convenience N = 24		Grocery N = 14		Supermarket N = 9
Food Group: Item	n (%) with Item	Mean Price^b	n (%) with Item	Mean Price^b	n (%) with Item	Mean Price^b

Fresh Fruits & Vegetables: Apples	7 (29)^†	$1.69	6 (43)^‡	$1.16	9 (100)	$1.09
Fresh Fruits & Vegetables: Oranges	6 (25)^†	$2.07	7 (50)^‡	$1.17	9 (100)	$0.81
Canned or Frozen Fruits / Vegetables: French	10 (42)	$4.07	8 (57)	$3.68	9 (100)	$3.22
Fries
Breads, Cereals & Other Grains: White Bread	15 (63)	$1.99^†	10 (71)	$2.20^‡	9 (100)	$1.16
Dairy: Whole Milk	17 (71)	$4.18^†	8 (57)	$3.91^‡	9 (100)	$3.00
Meats & Protein: Eggs	18 (75)	$2.47	9 (64)	$2.03	8 (89)	$1.99
Fats & Oils: Margarine	10 (42)	$1.77	8 (57)	$1.84	8 (89)	$1.23
Sugars& Sweets: Granulated Sugar	12 (50)	$4.24^†	11 (79)	$4.13^‡	9 (100)	$3.04

Based on the US Department of Agriculture Food Store Survey Instrument market basket;

Price of suggested size in survey, using data collected April and May 2009.

Statistical differences between groups noted using the following symbols:

convenience vs. grocery;

^†

convenience vs. supermarket; and,

^‡

grocery vs. supermarket. Multiple comparisons were adjusted using the Bonferroni correction method; all statistical tests are significant at P < 0.006.