Table 2. Characteristics of Retailers (N = 324) That Did Not Adhere to At Least 1 Provision of Tobacco Control Act, by County, North Carolina, 2011.

Characteristic	Buncombe County (n = 116)	Durham County (n = 111)	New Hanover County (n = 97)	Combined (n = 324)
Did not adhere to at least 1 provision, n (%)	40 (34.5)	3 (2.7)	8 (8.3)	51 (15.7)
Retailer type, no. of retailers (% of retailer typea)
Supermarket or grocery store	4 (20.0)	1 (4.8)	1 (6.3)	6 (10.5)
Gas and convenience	22 (33.3)	2 (3.5)	2 (4.9)	26 (15.9)
Convenience	2 (22.2)	0	3 (17.7)	5 (11.4)
Pharmacy or drug store	9 (69.2)	0	0	9 (23.7)
Tobacco store	2 (50.0)	0	2 (28.6)	4 (30.8)
Otherb	1 (25.0)	0	0	1 (12.5)
Retailer proximity to school, no. of retailers (% in category of school proximityc)
>1,000 feet from school	5 (35.7)	1 (4.2)	0	6 (11.7)
≤1,000 feet from school	35 (34.3)	2 (2.3)	8 (9.5)	45 (16.5)
Provision violated, no. (%) of retailers
No sales of cigarettes claiming modified risk (labels such as “light” or “low tar”)	38 (32.8)	2 (1.8)	3 (3.1)	43 (13.3)
No self-service for cigarettes or smokeless tobacco	2 (1.7)	1 (0.9)	3 (3.1)	6 (1.9)
No sales of flavored cigarettes	0	0	2 (2.1)	2 (0.6)
No promotion of tobacco brand–name event sponsorship	0	0	1 (1.0)	1 (0.3)
No sales of branded nontobacco products	1 (0.9)	0	0	1 (0.3)
No sales of smokeless tobacco in less than full package	1 (0.9)	0	0	1 (0.3)
No gifts with purchase	1 (0.9)	0	0	1 (0.3)
No tobacco vending machines	0	0	0	0
No sales of loose cigarettes	0	0	0	0
No availability of gift catalogs	0	0	0	0
No audio advertisements that have sound effects or music	0	0	0	0
No video advertisements that have sound effects, music, or color	0	0	0	0

^a Percentages are based on the number of retailers per county for each category of retailer type (Table 1).

^b Other retailer types included beer, wine, and liquor stores and discount department stores.

^c Percentages are based on the number of retailers per county for each category of school proximity (Table 1)