Table 2. Distribution of Overall Scores, Subscores, and Selected Constructs for Nutrition Environment Measures Survey for Stores (NEMS-S) in Food Stores on the Campus of the California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, and in Off-Campus Food Stores in San Luis Obispo, California, March–August 2015.
| Construct | Campus Food Store (n = 2) | Grocery/Supermarket (n = 16) | Pharmacy (n = 5) |
Gas Station Convenience Store (n = 13) |
Other Convenience Store (n = 3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score, mean (SD) | |||||
| NEMS-S (range of possible scores, −9 to 54) | 24.0a | 31.1 (10.0) | 12.4 (6.3) | 6.8 (3.6) | 12.0 (5.3) |
| Subscores | |||||
| Availability of healthful options (range of possible scores, 0 to 30) | 16.0a | 22.6 (7.1) | 12.2 (3.3) | 6.2 (3.6) | 9.7 (2.1) |
| Pricing of healthful versus regular options (range of possible scores, −9 to 18) | 2.0a | 3.1 (4.0) | 0.2 (3.3) | −0.3 (1.1) | −0.3 (3.8) |
| Produce quality (range of possible scores, 0 to 6) | 6.0a | 5.4 (1.6) | 0 (0) | 0.9 (1.4) | 2.7 (0.6) |
| Stores with selected construct, % | |||||
| Availability of healthful options | |||||
| Low-fat milk or skim milk | 100 | 94 | 80 | 31 | 33 |
| No. of fresh fruit varieties | |||||
| 1–5 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 23 | 100 |
| >5 | 100 | 81 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| No. of fresh vegetable varieties | |||||
| 1–5 | 50 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| >5 | 50 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lean ground beef | 0 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fat-free or reduced-fat hot dogs | 50 | 75 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Reduced-fat frozen dinners | 50 | 81 | 80 | 23 | 33 |
| Low-fat baked goods | 0 | 81 | 60 | 0 | 0 |
| Diet soda | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| 100% Fruit juice | 100 | 94 | 100 | 85 | 100 |
| Whole-grain bread | 100 | 88 | 40 | 8 | 100 |
| Baked chips | 100 | 75 | 60 | 46 | 33 |
| Low-sugar cereal | 100 | 94 | 100 | 46 | 100 |
| Healthful option priced higher than regular option | |||||
| Diet soda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juice (vs juice drink) | 0 | 56 | 40 | 8 | 33 |
| Baked chips | 100 | 69 | 60 | 46 | 33 |
| Lowest-fat milk | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 33 |
| Lean beef | 0 | 69 | 0b | 0b | 0b |
| Fat-free or reduced-fat hot dogs | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0b | 0b |
| Reduced-calorie frozen dinners | 0 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 33 |
| Low-fat baked goods | 0 | 13 | 20 | 0b | 0b |
| Whole-grain bread | 0 | 25 | 20 | 8 | 67 |
| Low-sugar cereal | 0 | 31 | 60 | 46 | 67 |
| Produce quality | |||||
| ≥75% fruits acceptablec | 100 | 94 | 0b | 31 | 67 |
| ≥75% vegetables acceptablec | 100 | 88 | 0b | 0b | 0b |
a
Scores and subscores were the same for the 2 campus stores.
b
Not available in any stores of this type.
c
Proportion of different varieties of fruits or vegetables available at each store that were deemed to be of acceptable quality.