Table 1.

Retailer Pre- and Post-ban Proximity to Schools and Density in New York and Missouri by Income Level and Racial/Ethnic Composition

Quintile	New York					Missouri
	Income level					Income level
	Retailers	Avg. nearest store distancea	Pre-ban density	Post-ban density	% Affected	Retailers	Avg. nearest store distance	Pre-ban density	Post-ban density	% Affected
1 (low)	4712	683	1.28	0.36	38.1	927	5301	1.18	0.82	27.7
2	3209	3465	0.88	0.43	18.3	1062	6758	1.03	0.80	22.9
3	2783	3284	0.77	0.47	12.4	1033	6965	0.87	0.70	19.3
4	3064	2641	0.76	0.49	12.3	929	7923	0.67	0.56	14.4
5 (high)	3677	2183	0.84	0.45	18.9	718	4947	0.48	0.37	15.6
	% African American					% African American
	Retailers	Avg. nearest store distance	Pre-ban density	Post-ban density	% Affected	Retailers	Avg. nearest store distance	Pre-ban density	Post-ban density	% Affected
1 (low)	2562	3395	0.75	0.48	10.3	816	10 913	0.72	0.59	13.7
2	3233	3457	0.75	0.41	16.4	906	9494	0.71	0.58	15.4
3	3766	2691	0.86	0.46	19.8	977	4603	0.72	0.59	18.1
4	4327	1385	1.11	0.51	26.0	1055	3341	0.85	0.67	22.0
5 (high)	3700	747	1.09	0.36	27.6	922	1787	1.03	0.68	30.8
	% Hispanic					% Hispanic
	Retailers	Avg. nearest store distance	Pre-ban density	Post-ban density	% Affected	Retailers	Avg. nearest store distance	Pre-ban density	Post-ban density	% Affected
1 (low)	2410	4640	0.68	0.51	6.7	800	10 646	0.86	0.68	16.8
2	2906	3172	0.74	0.46	12.3	826	7679	0.67	0.52	18.1
3	3679	1956	0.91	0.48	19.5	921	6099	0.67	0.54	17.9
4	3741	1304	0.96	0.44	22.8	1014	4629	0.79	0.62	21.3
5 (high)	4852	657	1.21	0.34	38.7	1115	3180	1.01	0.77	25.9

The number of census tracts varied from 950 to 967 per quintile in New York and 262–263 per quintile in Missouri.

^aMean nearest store distance represents the average distance (in feet) from a school to the closest retailer from before the ban.