Table 2.

Pooled cross-sectional regression results of relationships between of six types of fruit and vegetable prices and stores type and neighborhood characteristics among stores authorized to redeem food packages of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children in seven northern Illinois counties^a

	Fresh Vegetables			Fresh Fruit			Canned Vegetables			Canned Fruit			Frozen Vegetables			Frozen Fruit
	Coeffb	SEc	P value	Coeff	SE	P value	Coeff	SE	P value	Coeff	SE	P value	Coeff	SE	P value	Coeff	SE	P value
Store type (Refd: chain supermarket)
Mass merchandise store	−0.44	0.11	<0.001	−0.21	0.09	0.03	−0.13	0.15	0.38	−0.03	0.15	0.86	−0.54	0.08	<0.001	−1.02	0.13	<0.001
Non-chain supermarket	−0.85	0.09	<0.001	−0.49	0.08	<0.001	−0.19	0.07	0.004	0.59	0.12	<0.001	0.12	0.07	0.07	0.07	0.06	0.23
Small store	−0.49	0.11	<0.001	−0.36	0.08	<0.001	0.46	0.10	<0.001	1.20	0.24	<0.001	0.39	0.10	<0.001	NAe
Pharmacyf	NA			NA			1.39	0.33	<0.001	NA			NA			NA
Neighborhood racial/ethnic composition (in 10s) (Ref: % white)
% non-Hispanic black	−0.04	0.03	0.15	<−0.01	0.02	0.85	0.04	0.02	0.03	0.03	0.06	0.62	0.02	0.03	0.41	−0.01	0.04	0.72
% Hispanic	−0.07	0.02	<0.001	−0.06	0.01	<0.001	0.03	0.01	0.02	0.04	0.03	0.11	0.01	0.02	0.69	−0.01	0.03	0.78
Neighborhood median household income (1,000s)	−0.02	0.01	0.19	<−0.01	0.02	0.96	0.03	0.01	0.002	0.01	0.02	0.36	0.02	0.01	0.14	0.02	0.02	0.17
Adjusted R2	0.35			0.25			0.61			0.17			0.26			0.29

^aEstimates adjusted for year of data collection, seasonality, population density, % other race/ethnicity.

^bCoeff=coefficient.

^cSE=standard error.

^dRef=reference category.

^eNA=not available. Due to the small number of stores carrying frozen fruit, small stores were excluded from this model.

^fDue to the small number of stores carrying the fruit and vegetable form, pharmacies were excluded from all models except canned vegetables.