Table 2.
Availability of healthy foods comparing convenience with grocery stores in rural Alabama counties (May 2013–November 2015)
(Numbers and percentages)
| Convenience stores (n 67) | Grocery stores (n 24) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food | Number | % | Number | % | P* |
| Milk, low-fat† or non-fat | 27 | 40·3 | 24 | 100·0 | <0·001 |
| Fruit, any | 39 | 58·2 | 24 | 100·0 | <0·001 |
| Fruit, number of varieties | |||||
| 0 | 28 | 41·8 | 0 | 0·0 | <0·001 |
| 1–4 | 37 | 55·2 | 0 | 0·0 | |
| 5–9 | 2 | 3·0 | 11 | 45·8 | |
| 10–11 | 0 | 0·0 | 13 | 54·2 | |
| Vegetables, any | 52 | 77·6 | 24 | 100·0 | <0·001 |
| Vegetables, number of varieties | |||||
| 0 | 15 | 22·4 | 0 | 0·0 | <0·001 |
| 1–4 | 36 | 53·7 | 0 | 0·0 | |
| 5–9 | 16 | 23·9 | 0 | 0·0 | |
| 10–13 | 0 | 0·0 | 24 | 100·0 | |
| Ground beef, lean | 0 | 0·0 | 8 | 33·3 | <0·001 |
| Hot dogs, low-fat or fat-free | 2 | 3·0 | 19 | 79·2 | <0·001 |
| Frozen dinners, reduced-fat | 0 | 0·0 | 22 | 91·7 | <0·001 |
| Baked goods, low-fat | 2 | 3·0 | 18 | 75·0 | <0·001 |
| Soda, diet | 65 | 97·0 | 24 | 100·0 | 0·69 |
| Fruit juice, 100 % | 65 | 97·0 | 24 | 100·0 | 0·69 |
| Bread, 100 % whole-grain | 15 | 22·4 | 24 | 100·0 | <0·001 |
| Whole-grain bread: ≥2 varieties | 2 | 3·0 | 23 | 95·8 | <0·001 |
| Chips (crisps), baked or low-fat | 3 | 4·5 | 13 | 54·2 | <0·001 |
| Cereal, healthier | 26 | 38·8 | 24 | 100·0 | <0·001 |
*
P values from Fisher's exact test or χ2 statistic.
†
1 or 2 % fat.