Table 4.
FDA tobacco retailer compliance inspections of sales to minors in each zip code, 2019 (N=143762)
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Number of compliance inspections in each zip codea
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 4-9 | >10 | Total | |
| Zip codes, n (%) | 10048 (38.4) | 3001 (11.5) | 3690 (14.1) | 4481 (17.1) | 4930 (18.9) | 26150 (100) |
| Zip code level characteristics | ||||||
| Number of tobacco retailers | 10.1 | 8.9 | 10.6 | 18.2 | 37.5 | 15.6 |
| Number of inspections | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 6.0 | 22.8 | 5.0 |
| Number of violations | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 0.7 |
| Population, n | 8789 | 6999 | 8204 | 13661 | 26731 | 12197 |
| Urban, (%) | 46.1 | 44.2 | 48.1 | 57.6 | 74.4 | 53.5 |
| Sex, (%) | ||||||
| Male | 50.3 | 50.3 | 50.1 | 49.5 | 49.0 | 49.9 |
| Race/ethnicity, (%) | ||||||
| Caucasian | 75.8 | 82.7 | 82.7 | 77.1 | 65.0 | 75.7 |
| African American | 6.5 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 9.4 | 14.6 | 8.5 |
| Hispanic | 10.7 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 8.4 | 13.7 | 9.8 |
| Asian | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 2.4 |
| American Indian | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.4 |
| Age (years), (%) | ||||||
| 10-17 | 10.2 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 10.5 | 10.1 | 10.3 |
| 18-29 | 14.1 | 13.4 | 13.5 | 14.6 | 17.1 | 14.6 |
| 30-44 | 17.2 | 17.6 | 17.6 | 18.2 | 19.2 | 17.9 |
| 45-64 | 29.1 | 29.8 | 29.5 | 28.2 | 26.3 | 28.5 |
| Socioeconomic status, (%) | ||||||
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 18.7 | 18.2 | 18.9 | 21.3 | 23.5 | 20.1 |
| Poverty | 14.8 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 14.4 | 16.6 | 14.8 |
| County-level characteristics, (%) | ||||||
| Adult smoking prevalence | 16.6 | 17.2 | 17.3 | 17.1 | 16.6 | 16.9 |
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Zip codes were divided into 5 groups based on the number of tobacco retail inspections involving minors.