Table 1.
Weighted descriptive statistics for individual- and neighbourhood-level variables
| Variable | Value | se |
|---|---|---|
| Individual (Level 1; n 919 respondents) | ||
| Distance to store where shop (miles), mean | 3·1 | 0·1 |
| Store type (%) | ||
| Supermarket | 35·1 | |
| Other store type | 64·9 | |
| Store location (%) | ||
| City of Detroit | 70·6 | |
| Suburbs | 29·4 | |
| Unfair treatment at restaurants and stores (% yes) | 23·7 | |
| Satisfaction with neighbourhood food environment | 2·8 | <0·1 |
| Gender (% female) | 52·3 | |
| Race/ethnicity (%) | ||
| African-American | 56·8 | |
| Latino | 22·2 | |
| White | 18·8 | |
| Other | 2·3 | |
| Marital status (% currently married) | 26·4 | |
| Education (%) | ||
| <High school or GED diploma | 36·9 | |
| High-school graduate or GED diploma | 29·1 | |
| >High school | 32·8 | |
| Employment (% currently employed) | 69·6 | |
| Annual household income per capita (%) | ||
| <$US 4500 | 25·1 | |
| $US 4500–7499 | 27·4 | |
| $US 7500–16 200 | 25·2 | |
| >$US 16 200 | 22·3 | |
| Automobile ownership (% yes) | 67·0 | |
| Home ownership (% yes) | 48·5 | |
| Age (years), mean | 46·3 | 0·8 |
| Length of residence in Detroit (years), mean | 33·6 | 0·8 |
| Neighbourhood (Level 2; n 146 census blocks) | ||
| Large grocery store (%) | 39·2 | |
| Small grocery store (%) | 33·8 | |
| Convenience store (%) | 25·4 | |
| Specialty store (%) | 32·2 | |
| Liquor store (mean number) | 5·43 | 0·2 |
| Supermarket, mean distance to nearest (miles) | 3·27 | 0·1 |
| Neighbourhood (Level 3; n 69 census block groups) | ||
| Racial/ethnic composition (%) | ||
| Predominantly African-American (>80 %) | 53·5 | |
| Other (≤80 % African-American) | 46·5 | |
| Poverty level (%) | ||
| Low poverty (<20 % below poverty) | 13·1 | |
| Moderately poor (20–40 % below poverty) | 53·7 | |
| High poverty (>40 % below poverty) | 33·1 |
GED, General Educational Development.
1 mile = 1·61 km.