Table 1.
Characteristics of the analytical sample of food store sugar-sweetened beverage price observations in Cook County, IL, St. Louis City and County, MO, Oakland, CA, and Sacramento, CA, in 2017.
| Characteristics | % or mean (SD) |
|---|---|
| Store-level (N = 581 stores) | |
| Site | |
| Cook County, IL (n = 167) | 28.7 |
| St. Louis City and County, MO (n = 165) | 28.4 |
| Oakland, CA (n = 125) | 21.5 |
| Sacramento, CA (n = 124) | 21.3 |
| Store type | |
| General merchandise (n = 36) | 6.2 |
| Supermarket (n = 116) | 20.0 |
| Grocery store (n = 66) | 11.4 |
| Chain convenience store (n = 133) | 22.9 |
| Non-chain convenience store (n = 119) | 20.5 |
| Small discount store (n = 33) | 5.7 |
| Drug store/pharmacy (n = 78) | 13.4 |
| Majority race/ethnicity | |
| Majority (≥50%) non-Hispanic white (n = 246) | 42.3 |
| Majority (≥50%) non-Hispanic black (n = 106) | 18.2 |
| Majority (≥50%) Hispanic (n = 55) | 9.5 |
| Other (n = 174) | 29.9 |
| Median household income | 57,534.4 (30,564.6) |
| % of the population below 125% of the poverty level | 24.0 (15.6) |
| Product-level (N = 11,767 products) | |
| Beverage category | |
| Soda (n = 5220) | 54.0 |
| Sports drink (n = 1931) | 11.7 |
| Energy drink (n = 2276) | 2.8 |
| Ready-to-drink tea and coffee (n = 1454) | 8.2 |
| Juice drink (non-100% juice) (n = 886) | 23.3 |
| Size | |
| Individual (n = 6504) | 21.7 |
| Family (>1 L or multi-pack) (n = 5263) | 78.3 |
| On sale (n = 4401) | 38.8 |
Product-level percentages are weighted to be representative of the volume sold by beverage category and size in all four sites, and the two-mile buffers surrounding them, in June 2016–May 2017. Unweighted n's shown in parentheses.