Table 3.
Mean number of places according to essential service types available in the census tract
| Census tract features | FOOD DESERT | FOOD SWAMPS | Food deserts and food swamps at the same time(n = 487)a | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes(n = 1444) | No(n = 2386) | Yes(n = 2240) | No (n = 1590) | ||
| Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | |
| Water supply | |||||
| General network*+ | 161.76 ± 99.45 | 220.11 ± 89.31 | 219.46 ± 90.61 | 168.03 ± 98.81 | 185.87 ± 93.82 ≠ |
| Other supply forms | 0.22 ± 1.39 | 0.32 ± 2.13 | 0.32 ± 2.13 | 0.22 ± 1.47 | 0.18 ± 0.82 |
| Garbage collection | |||||
| Collected garbage*+ | 160.95 ± 99.85 | 219.93 ± 89.46 | 219.32 ± 90.82 | 167.22 ± 99.11 | 185.26 ± 94.33 ≠ |
| Garbage collected by cleaning service*+ | 156.12 ± 100.48 | 217.45 ± 90.53 | 216.29 ± 92.10 | 163.38 ± 100.03 | 179.38 ± 95.85 ≠ |
| Garbage collected in cleaning service bucket* | 4.83 ± 22.18 | 2.48 ± 17.51 | 3.03 ± 19.73 | 3.84 ± 19.02 | 5.88 ± 26.72 |
| Others | 1.25 ± 9.88 | 0.72 ± 7.98 | 0.76 ± 8.63 | 1.14 ± 8.91 | 1.19 ± 10.50 |
| Electric power | |||||
| Permanent private places with electricity*+ | 162.23 ± 99.53 | 220.62 ± 89.39 | 220.06 ± 90.65 | 168.38 ± 98.88 | 186.45 ± 93.89 ≠ |
| Electricity from distribution company*+ | 161.06 ± 99.43 | 220.08 ± 89.47 | 219.56 ± 90.67 | 167.20 ± 98.88 | 185.94 ± 93.72 |
| Permanent private places without electricity | 0.07 ± 0.35 | 0.08 ± 0.34 | 0.07 ± 0.33 | 0.08 ± 0.36 | 0.07 ± 0.31 |
Note:; * Statistical difference between food deserts and no- food deserts; + Statistical difference between food swamps and no- food swamps; ≠ Statistical difference a Comparison as the sectors that are neither deserts nor swamps (S1);p-value calculated by the t-test; p-value < 0,05