Table 1.
Characteristics of members of the Good Food Junction Cooperative Grocery Store, in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
| Analysis sample |
Core neighborhoods |
Non core neighborhoods |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) or percent (N) | Mean (SD) or percent (N) | Mean (SD) or percent (N) | |
| Level 1 | |||
| Price per item (dollars) | 4.8 (7.5) | 4.9 (7.3) | 4.7 (7.6) |
| n of food category purchases | |||
| Fruit | 5389 (14.1) | 1695 (16.4) | 3694 (13.3) |
| Vegetables | 5132 (13.4) | 1710 (16.5) | 3422 (12.3) |
| Meat and alternatives | 3743 (9.8) | 973 (9.4) | 2770 (10.0) |
| Dairy | 5481 (14.4) | 1555 (15.0) | 3926 (14.1) |
| Grain | 2666 (7.0) | 776 (16.4) | 1890 (6.8) |
| Sugar sweetened beverages | 3674 (9.6) | 900 (8.7) | 2774 (10.0) |
| Non nutritive beverages | 662 (1.7) | 158 (1.5) | 504 (1.8) |
| Snack foods | 4667 (12.2) | 917 (8.9) | 3750 (13.5) |
| Prepared foods | 1508 (3.9) | 351 (3.4) | 1157 (4.2) |
| Flavoring | 2778 (7.3) | 757 (7.3) | 2021 (7.3) |
| Non food items | 2490 (6.5) | 567 (5.5) | 1923 (6.9) |
| Level 2 | |||
| Distance to Good Food Junction (km) | 0.6 (0.3) | 0.6 (0.3) | 0.6 (0.3) |
| Distance to nearest grocery store (km) | 0.5 (0.3) | 0.6 (0.3) | 0.5 (0.3) |
| Level 3 | |||
| Core neighborhood residence | |||
| No | 222 (38.0) | ||
| Yes | 361 (62.0) | ||
| Deprivation index | |||
| Q1—least deprived | 47 (8.1) | 0 (0.0) | 25 (11.1) |
| Q2 | 33 (5.7) | 0 (0.0) | 17 (7.8) |
| Q3 | 36 (6.2) | 11 (3.1) | 16 (7.4) |
| Q4 | 83 (14.2) | 37 (10.2) | 35 (15.7) |
| Q5—most deprived | 383 (65.7) | 313 (86.7) | 129 (57.9) |