Table 2.
Cross-Tabulation of Presence of Food Outlets Within a Half-Mile of School and School Characteristics, Los Angeles County (N = 1,694), 2008-2009 School Year
| Characteristic | Corner Store | Fast Food Outlet | No. of Schools | ||||
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| No, % | Yes, % | Pearson χ2 (P) | No, % | Yes, % | Pearson χ2 (P) | ||
| Racial/ethnic majority of school | |||||||
| No majority | 47.9 | 52.1 | 113.1 (<.001) | 41.5 | 58.5 | 49.2 (<.001) | 284 |
| White | 51.1 | 48.9 | 52.7 | 47.3 | 184 | ||
| Latino | 22.7 | 77.3 | 31.3 | 68.7 | 1,099 | ||
| Black | 36.7 | 63.3 | 49.0 | 51.0 | 49 | ||
| Asian | 42.3 | 57.7 | 37.2 | 62.8 | 78 | ||
| School type | |||||||
| High | 32.1 | 67.9 | 0.2 (.97) | 31.6 | 68.4 | 2.5 (.48) | 234 |
| Middle | 32.2 | 67.8 | 36.0 | 64.0 | 261 | ||
| Elementary | 31.0 | 69.0 | 37.1 | 62.9 | 1,163 | ||
| Other | 30.6 | 69.4 | 36.1 | 63.9 | 36 | ||
| School eligible for federal Title 1 program | |||||||
| No | 51.7 | 48.3 | 102.6 (<.001) | 48.8 | 51.2 | 36.4 (<.001) | 402 |
| Yes | 24.9 | 75.1 | 32.2 | 67.8 | 1,292 | ||
| Urban or rural/suburban school location | |||||||
| Rural/suburban | 40.0 | 60.0 | 58.2 (<.001) | 44.0 | 56.0 | 43.7 (<.001) | 835 |
| Urban | 22.8 | 77.2 | 28.5 | 71.5 | 859 | ||