Table 2.
Secondary retail food outlet data sources examined (n=19)a
| Secondary Retail Food Outlet Data Sourceb | n (% of Total) | References |
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| Commercial Sources | ||
| Dun & Bradstreet (U.S.) | 3 (16) | 12,13,18 |
| InfoUSA or ReferenceUSA | 6 (32) | 12,13,18,20,28,30 |
| InfoCanada | 1 (5) | 25 |
| Krak Denmark (Web-based search engine) | 1 (5) | 29 |
| Stockman Company (Denmark retail food chains) | 1 (5) | 29 |
| Tamec Inc. (Canada) | 1 (5) | 26 |
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| Government Sources | ||
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| City Health Department | 4 (21) | Scotland,27 United Kingdom,21,22 U.S.24 |
| County Health Department (U.S.) | 1 (5) | 18 |
| State Department of Agriculture (U.S.) | 5 (26) | 14,18,20,23,30 |
| State Department of Health–authorized U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) retailers (U.S.) | 1 (5) | 23 |
| State Department of Taxation and Finance (U.S.) | 1 (5) | 23 |
| State Department of Health (U.S.) | 1 (5) | 13 |
| State Liquor Authority (U.S.) | 1 (5) | 23 |
| State-authorized lottery ticket retailers (U.S.) | 1 (5) | 23 |
| U.S. Department of Agriculture–authorized Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) retailers | 1 (5) | 23 |
| Country Food Administration (Denmark) | 1 (5) | 17 |
| National Tax Registry (Denmark) | 1 (5) | 29 |
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| Local Directories Sources | ||
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| Online | 6 (32) | 14,18,19,22,25,26 |
| Canada411 (Canada) | 1 (5) | 26 |
| Google (Canada) | 1 (5) | 26 |
| Montrealplus (Canada) | 1 (5) | 26 |
| Pagesjaunes (Canada) | 1 (5) | 26 |
| Toutmontreal.com (Canada) | 1 (5) | 26 |
| Unidentified Internet Telephone Directories (U.S.) | 1 (5) | 14 |
| Yahoo! Yellow Pages (U.S.) | 1 (5) | 19 |
| Yellow Pages | 3 (16) | Canada,25 United Kingdom,22 U.S.18 |
| Telephone Book(s) | 3 (16) | 14,22,29 |
| Teledanmark (Denmark Telephone Company) | 1 (5) | 29 |
| Unidentified Local/Area Telephone Directories (U.S.) | 1 (5) | 14 |
| Yellow Pages (United Kingdom) | 1 (5) | 22 |
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| Omnidirectional Sources | ||
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| Google Earth (U.S.) | 2 (10) | 19,31 |
| Google Street View (U.S.) | 3 (16) | 18,24,32 |
| Google Maps Denmark | 1 (5) | 29 |
Thirteen of the 19 studies reviewed (68%) examined more than one secondary data source (in descending order of number of sources examined): six sources18,23,26 (Dun & Bradstreet, ReferenceUSA, County Health Department, State Department of Agriculture, Online Yellow Pages, and Google Street View18; State Department of Agriculture, State Department of Health–authorized WIC retailers, State Department of Taxation and Finance, State Liquor Authority, state-authorized lottery ticket retailers, and USDA–authorized SNAP retailers23; and Tamec Inc., Canada411, Google, Montrealplus, Pagesjaunes, and Toutmontreal.com26); five sources29(Krak Denmark, Stockman, National Tax Registry, Teledanmark, and Google Maps Denmark); three sources13,14,22 (Dun & Bradstreet, InfoUSA, and State Department of Health13; State Department of Agriculture, Unidentified Internet Telephone Directories, and Unidentified Local/Area Telephone Directories14; and City Health Department, Online Yellow Pages, and Yellow Pages22); two sources12,19,20,24,25,30 (Dun & Bradstreet and InfoUSA12; Yahoo! Yellow Pages and Google Earth19; ReferenceUSA and State Department of Agriculture20; City Health Department and Google Street View24; InfoCanada and Online Yellow Pages25; and InfoUSA and State Department of Agriculture30); and one source17,21,27,28,31,32 (Denmark Food Administration17; City Health Department21,27; InfoUSA28; Google Earth31; and Google Street View32).
Country data gathered is included in the parentheses if not explicit in the source’s title USDA, U.S. Department of Agriculture; WIC, U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children