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. 2017 Sep 6;16:33. doi: 10.1186/s12942-017-0106-8

Table 3.

Home-based takeaway exposure by groups of educational attainment and equivalised income

Euclidean buffers (no. of outlets) Network buffers (no. of outlets) Proximity to nearest (km)
800 m 1 km 1 mile 800 m 1 km 1 mile Mean
Educational attainment a (n = 10,276)
Low 2.6 (2.4, 2.8) 3.8 (3.6, 4.1) 7.8 (7.4, 8.2) 1.3 (1.2, 1.4) 1.9 (1.8, 2.13) 4.7 (4.5, 5.0) 1.55 (1.50, 1.60)
Medium 2.5 (2.4, 2.6) 3.6 (3.4, 3.7) 7.0 (6.7, 7.3) 1.24 (1.2, 1.3) 1.9 (1.8, 2.0) 4.3 (4.1, 4.5) 1.64 (1.59, 1.69)
High 4.3 (4.1, 4.5) 6.1 (5.9, 6.4) 12.2 (11.7, 12.6) 2.2 (2.0, 2.3) 3.2 (3.1, 3.4) 7.0 (6.7, 7.3) 1.45 (1.39, 1.51)
p (Highest to lowest) <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 0.012
% Differencec 65 61 56 69 68 49 -7
Equivalised income b (n = 9617)
<£23,000 2.9 (2.7, 3.1) 4.2 (4.0, 4.5) 8.6 (8.2, 9.0) 1.5 (1.4, 1.6) 2.3 (2.1, 2.4) 5.1 (4.8, 5.4) 1.55 (1.48, 1.62)
£23,000–£42,999 3.0 (2.8, 3.1) 4.3 (4.1, 4.5) 8.3 (7.9, 8.6) 1.5 (1.4, 1.6) 2.3 (2.1, 2.4) 5.1 (4.8, 5.3) 1.58 (1.52, 1.63)
≥£43,000 3.6 (3.4, 3.8) 5.1 (4.8, 5.3) 10.1 (9.7, 10.6) 1.8 (1.6, 1.9) 2.6 (2.5, 2.8) 5.9 (5.6, 6.1) 1.52 (1.46, 1.58)
p (Highest to lowest) <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 0.915
% Differencec 24 21 17 20 13 16 -2

Mean values (95% confidence intervals), and statistical and percent difference between the lowest and highest socioeconomic groups

aEducational attainment: ‘Low’ indicates compulsory school education and corresponding qualifications; ‘Medium’ indicates further education academic or vocational qualifications; ‘High’ represents degree or higher qualifications

bTotal household income equivalised using a version of the OECD’s modified equivalence scale

cPercent difference computed as 100*((Higher SES-Lower SES)/lower SES)