Table 3.
Food Acquisition, BMI and Dietary Behaviors by Rurality of Residential Area (n=3883)
| Variable | Rural | Small town | Suburban | Urban | P | |
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| Frequency of grocery shopping | <4 times/month | 39.1 | 35.3 | 30.6 | 39.8 | <.0001 |
| 4 times/month | 33.7 | 30.3 | 35.0 | 27.9 | ||
| >4 times/month | 27.2 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 32.3 | ||
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| Dollar amount spent per shopping trip (USD) | <25$ | 5.3 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 7.0 | .0438 |
| $25-$49.99 | 19.8 | 23.2 | 23.5 | 23.9 | ||
| $50-$99 | 38.9 | 37.0 | 38.5 | 35.5 | ||
| $100-$149.99 | 20.8 | 19.4 | 21.4 | 18.3 | ||
| $150-199.99 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 6.1 | 8.4 | ||
| ≥$200 | 6.8 | 5.5 | 4.4 | 7.0 | ||
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| Primary store type | Large grocery store | 43.6 | 48.3 | 60.1 | 51.9 | <.0001 |
| Smaller grocery store | 15.6 | 15.9 | 9.7 | 9.9 | ||
| Superstore or supercenter | 35.0 | 29.3 | 22.1 | 27.1 | ||
| Warehouse club | 2.3 | 2.8 | 5.3 | 6.3 | ||
| Dollar or convenience store | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 1.6 | ||
| Farmer’s market, co-op or specialty store | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 3.2 | ||
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| Average distance to primary food store (Miles) | 10.3 | 6.0 | 4.1 | 4.9 | <.0001 | |
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| Fast food frequency (days/week) | 0 | 27.8 | 27.3 | 28.6 | 22.4 | <.0001 |
| 1 | 35.2 | 35.8 | 33.8 | 29.1 | ||
| ≥2 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 37.7 | 48.6 | ||
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| Full-service/sit-down restaurant meals frequency (days/week) | 0 | 32.7 | 34.6 | 26.7 | 27.8 | <.000* |
| 1 | 37.0 | 35.6 | 39.9 | 29.1 | ||
| ≥2 | 30.4 | 29.8 | 33.4 | 43.1 | ||
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| Take out/delivery frequency (days/week) | 0 | 43.4 | 42.1 | 37.3 | 32.0 | <.0001 |
| 1 | 30.4 | 31.8 | 34.6 | 25.6 | ||
| ≥2 | 26.3 | 26.1 | 28.2 | 42.4 | ||
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| Fruit & vegetable intake | Meeting guidelines | 11.1 | 8.9 | 12.1 | 15.4 | .0008 |
| Not meeting guidelines | 88.9 | 91.1 | 87.9 | 84.6 | ||
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| BMI | 28.6 | 28.0 | 27.7 | 27.1 | .0005 | |
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| Percent calories from fat | 35.0 | 34.7 | 34.1 | 35.0 | <.0001 | |