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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Health Place. 2012 Jun 23;18(5):963–970. doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2012.06.011

Table 2.

NEIGHBORHOOD PLACES LOG: MEAN WEEKLY FOODS PER GIRL AND BY TRIP DESTINATION

TOTAL N=303 MINNEAPOLIS N=150 SAN DIEGO N=153

% of Girls That Had Any Food Mean Number of Eating Occasions (std) % of Girls That Had Any Food Mean Number of Eating Occasions (std) % of Girls That Had Any Food Mean Number of Eating Occasions (std)
Food Category
 Sugar Sweetened Beverage 75.2 2.9 (2.1) 72.7 2.6 (2.0) 77.8 3.2 (2.1)
 Other Beverage 34.0 1.9 (1.5) 32.0 1.8 (1.2) 35.9 2.0 (1.8)
 Baked Goods 52.1 2.4 (1.7) 57.3 2.3 (1.6) 47.1 2.4 (1.9)
 Candy 36.3 2.4 (2.0) 37.3 2.2 (1.8) 35.3 2.5 (2.3)
 Salty Snacks 54.1 2.0 (1.3) 54.7 2.0 (1.3) 53.6 2.1 (1.3)
 Fruits and Vegetables 50.7 2.3 (1.5) 54.0 2.4 (1.5) 46.4 2.1 (1.5)
 Frozen Desserts 36.0 1.6 (1.0) 35.3 1.6 (0.9) 36.6 1.7 (1.1)
 Dairy, Non-Frozen 29.7 1.7 (1.1) 38.7** 1.7 (1.1) 20.9 1.7 (1.2)
 Entrees 84.8 3.9 (2.7) 82.0 3.3 (2.1) 87.6 4.3 (3.0)
 Cereals and Grains 37.3 1.8 (1.3) 36.7 1.6 (0.8) 37.9 2.1 (1.6) **
 Nuts and Seeds 6.6 1.4 (0.7) 5.3 1.3 (0.7) 7.8 1.4 (0.7)
 Fried Side Dishes 38.9 1.6 (0.9) 32.0 1.4 (0.7) 45.8* 1.7 (1.0) **
Total SOFAS1 87.8 5.8 (4.3) 88.7 5.7 (4.5) 86.8 5.9 (4.1)
Trip Destination
Someone Else’s House
  SOFAS 47.5 3.5 (2.7) 49.3 3.9 (3.0) 45.8 3.1 (2.3)
  Fruits and Vegetables 22.4 1.8 (1.2) 26.7 1.9 (1.4) 18.3 1.6 (0.9)
Food Outlet
  SOFAS 57.8 3.0 (2.3) 52.7 2.6 (2.0) 62.7 3.4 (2.5) *
  Fruits and Vegetables 16.8 1.5 (0.7) 20.0 1.4 (0.6) 13.7 1.6 (0.8)
Mall or Store
  SOFAS 26.1 2.3 (1.9) 23.3 1.8 (1.0) 28.8 2.7 (2.4) *
  Fruits and Vegetables 3.3 1.9 (1.0) 1.3 2.3 (1.8) 5.2 1.9 (0.9)
Other
  SOFAS 39.6 2.7 (2.0) 49.3 2.8 (2.2) 30.1 2.7 (1.6)
  Fruits and Vegetables 9.2 1.8 (1.2) 12.7 1.9 (1.3) 5.9 1.6 (0.8)
*

p < .05;

**

p < .01 difference between Minnesota and San Diego, * is on the larger of the two

1

Foods high in Solid Oils, Fats and Added Sugars