TABLE 2—
Associations for Little Cigar and Cigarillo Availability and for Exterior Advertising Regressed on Store Characteristics and Neighborhood Demographics: Washington, DC, 2011–2012
| Variable | % or Mean (SD) | LCCs available (n = 725), OR (95% CI) | Exterior Advertising (n = 731), PR (95% CI) |
| Intercept | 1.80 (0.65, 5.00) | 0.12*** (0.04, 0.36) | |
| Store | |||
| Convenience store | 29 | 1.00 (Ref) | 1.00 (Ref) |
| Gas station | 12 | 1.81 (0.67, 4.85) | 1.19 (0.70, 2.01) |
| Pharmacy | 7 | 3.14 (0.90, 10.92) | 0.00*** (0.00, 0.00) |
| Grocery | 11 | 0.56 (0.28, 1.24) | 0.79 (0.38, 1.64) |
| Liquor | 21 | 0.51* (0.28, 0.93) | 0.81 (0.43, 1.53) |
| Other | 20 | 0.29*** (0.16, 0.52) | 0.36 (0.12, 1.04) |
| Store’s registers, no. | |||
| < 3 | 87 | 1.00 (Ref) | 1.00 (Ref) |
| ≥ 3 | 13 | 1.02 (0.46, 2.28) | 0.22 (0.02, 2.41) |
| African American,% | |||
| First quartile | 1.00 (Ref) | 1.00 (Ref) | |
| Second quartile | 2.82*** (1.67, 4.77) | 2.50* (1.10, 5.70) | |
| Third quartile | 13.5*** (5.56, 32.82) | 5.30*** (2.21, 12.71) | |
| Fourth quartile | 11.8*** (4.51, 30.67) | 10.16*** (4.21, 24.56) | |
| Residents 18–34 y, % | |||
| First quartile | 1.00 (Ref) | 1.00 (Ref) | |
| Second quartile | 0.99 (0.42, 2.32) | 1.27 (0.61, 2.65) | |
| Third quartile | 1.36 (0.46, 4.00) | 2.92* (1.13, 7.50) | |
| Fourth quartile | 0.96 (0.34, 2.70) | 3.23** (1.52, 6.8) | |
| Population/square mile | |||
| First quartile | 1.00 (Ref) | 1.00 (Ref) | |
| Second quartile | 0.75 (0.39, 1.45) | 1.05 (0.59, 1.89) | |
| Third quartile | 1.25 (0.59, 2.66) | 0.72 (0.33, 1.58) | |
| Fourth quartile | 1.50 (0.68, 3.30) | 1.20 (0.52, 2.73) | |
| Outlets, no. | 4.6 (2.9) | 0.98 (0.93, 1.02) | 0.92* (0.86, 0.99) |
Note. CI = confidence interval; OR = odds ratio; PR = prevalence ratio. We did not include newsstands and kiosks in this analysis, as these establishments did not have exterior walls.
*P < .05; **P < .01; ***P < .001.