Table. Number of Corner Stores, Fast-Food Outlets, and Schools in 3 Neighborhoodsa, Guatemala, 2018.
Characteristic | Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status |
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Urban |
Rural |
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Middle | High | Low | |
Neighborhood area, mi2 | 1.03 | 1.27 | 0.98 |
Schools and food outlets, number (number per mi2) | |||
Schools | 26 (25) | 19 (15) | 15 (15) |
Corner storesb | 193 (187) | 87 (68) | 204 (208) |
Fast-food outletsc | 42 (41) | 60 (47) | 0 |
Supermarketsd | 5 (5) | 5 (4) | 0 |
Farmers marketse | 4 (4) | 3 (2) | 1 (1) |
Median (range) number of outlets within each school bufferf | |||
Corner stores | 11 (10–12) | 3 (1-5) | 11 (9.5–17) |
Fast food | 0 | 5 (2.5–9) | 0 |
Farmers markets | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Supermarkets | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Schools with no store within the buffer | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Mean Retail Food Environment Indexg | 12.6 | 8.3 | 12.9 |
One high- and 1 middle-socioeconomic status neighborhood in urban Guatemala City and 1 low-socioeconomic status neighborhood in rural Chisec, Guatemala.
Stores with sufficient product types to complete a fill-in or quick, single-meal shopping trip, often located as a storefront within the primary residence, usually part of the informal economy.
Stores that prepare food in a few minutes and have no table service; includes to-go meals (eg, McDonald´s, Pizza Hut, Pollo Campero).
Self-service shopping stores (usually chains) with a large variety of products, including fresh produce.
Municipal outlets that mostly provide fresh produce from local farmers.
Buffer of 150 meters (0.09 miles) around schools.
The ratio of unhealthy to healthy food outlets: the higher the score, the less healthy the environment.