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. 2017 Apr 22;19(11):1330–1337. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntx089

Table 4.

Multilevel Model of Single Swisher Sweets Cigarillo Price (Before Sales Tax) as a Function of Store Type and Neighborhood Demographics: California, 2013a

Unadjusted models Multivariate model Spatial model
Coef. p Coef. p Coef. p
Level 1 (Store characteristics, n = 3928)
Intercept 0.93 <0.001 0.93 <0.001
Store type
 Convenience Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.
 Pharmacy 0.48 <.001 0.48 <.001 0.48 <.001
 Liquor −0.08 <.001 −0.07 <.001 −0.07 <.001
 Small market −0.07 <.001 −0.05 <.001 −0.05 <.001
 Supermarket 0.18 <.001 0.17 <.001 0.17 <.001
 Discount store −0.09 .022 −0.06 .156 −0.05 .209
 Gas kiosk 0.05 .014 0.05 .013 0.05 .005
 Tobacco shop/hookah bar −0.14 <.001 −0.13 <.001 −0.13 <.001
 Other 0.04 .517 0.04 .460 0.04 .435
 Distance to nearest competitor (miles) 0.01 .011 0.01 .032 0.01 <.001
Level 2 (Tract characteristics, n = 1524)
Race/ethnicity
 % African American −0.02 <.001 −0.01 .093 −0.02 .032
 % Asian/Pacific Islander −0.002 .764 −0.01 .179 −0.01 .448
 % Other/multiple race 0.004 .662 0.00 .577 0.01 .466
 % Hispanic −0.03 <.001 −0.01 .369 −0.01 .234
Age
 % School-age youth (5–17 yrs.) −0.04 <.001 −0.03 <.001 −0.03 <.001
 % Young adults (18–24 yrs.) −0.03 <.001 −0.01 .050 −0.01 .077
Household median income 0.05 <.001 0.04 <.001 0.02 .013
Population density −0.01 .019 0.00 .468 0.00 .881
Tobacco retailer density (per 1000 residents) 0.004 .423 0.01 .193

aLevel 2 coefficients represent the change in price for one standard deviation increase in respective census measure.