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. 2019 Mar 9;16(5):861. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16050861

Table 5.

Associations between indicators of structural racism and fast food / grocery store ratio by racial composition in U.S. county-years, 2012–2016.

≤9% Black >9% Black
β (S.E.) β (S.E.) β (S.E.)
Income inequality
 None --- --- ---
 Low 0.20 (0.07) * 0.17 (0.07) * 0.05 (0.28)
 Medium 0.32 (0.08) * 0.28 (0.08) * 0.22 (0.32)
 Medium high 0.30 (0.07) * 0.25 (0.08) * 0.25 (0.31)
 High 0.21 (0.08) * 0.20 (0.09) * 0.16 (0.32)
Poverty inequality
 None --- --- ---
 Low 0.12 (0.07) 0.07 (0.07) 0.36 (0.26)
 Medium 0.16 (0.07) * 0.13 (0.08) 0.30 (0.27)
 Medium high 0.11 (0.08) 0.05 (0.09) 0.29 (0.28)
 High 0.01 (0.09) 0.03 (0.10) −0.02 (0.29)
College graduation inequality
 None --- --- ---
 Low 0.06 (0.06) 0.04 (0.06) −0.29 (0.22)
 Medium 0.09 (0.07) 0.16 (0.08) * −0.53 (0.23) *
 Medium high 0.06 (0.07) 0.10 (0.08) −0.55 (0.24) *
 High −0.15 (0.07) −0.10 (0.08) −1.26 (0.31) *
Unemployment inequality
 None --- --- ---
 Low 0.04 (0.06) 0.02 (0.07) 0.05 (0.17)
 Medium 0.09 (0.07) 0.06 (0.08) 0.05 (0.18)
 Medium high 0.05 (0.07) 0.08 (0.08) −0.04 (0.21)
 High −0.07 (0.07) −0.03 (0.08) −0.19 (0.21)
Homeownership inequality
 None --- --- ---
 Low −0.19 (0.06) * −0.13 (0.08) 0.05 (0.46)
 Medium −0.24 (0.06) * −0.20 (0.09) * 0.05 (0.46)
 Medium high −0.22 (0.06) * −0.20 (0.07) * 0.05 (0.47)
 High 0.07 (0.06) −0.20 (0.07) * −0.16 (0.47)
>9% Black −0.03 (0.09) --- ---

Notes: * p < 0.05. S.E. = standard error. Analyses adjusted for racial composition; overall county median income; poverty, college graduation, unemployment, and homeownership rates; urbanization; and area.