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. 2017 Oct 16;16:37. doi: 10.1186/s12942-017-0110-z

Table 3.

Highest values of various characteristics for no garden, garden-adjacent, and garden-containing tracts

Tract type Land use characteristics Food deserts Housing Socio-demographics Food outlets Urban design and transportation
Contains garden Industrial Low access low income share at 1/2-mile (0.8 km) % Vacant housing units % Black # Supermarkets
Neighborhood commercial % Hispanic # Convenience outlets
Educational % Food stamps # Bakeries
Office # Restaurants
Medical # Other grocery outlets % Drove alone to work
# Fruit and vegetable outlets % Non-auto commuters
% < 15 min commute
% ≥ 30 min commute
Garden-adjacent Multi-family residential # Specialty food outlets
# Meat and fish outlets
No gardens Single-family residential low density Low access kids’ share at 1/2-mile (0.8 km) Median home value % Bachelor’s
Single-family residential medium density % Owner occupied
Single-family residential high density
Developable agriculture
Developable land
Developing residential

Table shows only results significant at the 10% level or better