Table 2.
Comparison of shopper type characteristics
| Type 1* | Type 2† | Type 3‡ | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 0·09 | |||
| Mean | 43·1 | 41·4 | 36·3 | |
| sd | 17·0 | 14·4 | 12·4 | |
| Female (%) | 71·6 | 75·5 | 82·1 | 0·58 |
| Speak English very well (%) | 18·4 | 41·4 | 55·6 | <0·01 |
| US born (%) | 6·7 | 24·7 | 35·7 | <0·01 |
| Years in USA if non-US born | 0·05 | |||
| Mean | 13·9 | 20·5 | 15·6 | |
| sd | 1·1 | 1·8 | 3·2 | |
| Acculturation level | ||||
| Ethnic Society Immersion Score | <0·01 | |||
| Mean | 3·5 | 3·1 | 3·1 | |
| sd | 0·4 | 0·8 | 0·7 | |
| Dominant Society Immersion Score | <0·01 | |||
| Mean | 2·4 | 3·1 | 3·0 | |
| sd | 0·8 | 0·6 | 0·7 | |
| College educated (%) | 37·5 | 78·0 | 92·6 | <0·01 |
| Income >$55 K per year | 36·1 | 59·3 | 56·0 | 0·01 |
| Insurance | ||||
| Medicaid | 37·4 | 9·8 | 25·0 | <0·01 |
| Medicare | 15·2 | 7·6 | 3·6 | |
| Other public | 5·1 | 5·4 | 7·1 | |
| Private | 38·4 | 72·8 | 64·3 | |
| None | 4·0 | 4·4 | 0·0 | |
| Fair/poor self-rated health | 21·5 | 9·6 | 17·2 | 0·07 |
| Fair/poor self-rated diet | 28·7 | 12·8 | 20·7 | 0·02 |
| Food insecure (%) | 47·2 | 24·2 | 14·8 | <0·01 |
| If nearest grocery store is primary | 56·1 | 60·9 | 62·1 | 0·73 |
| If nearest grocery store is ethnic | 71·7 | 12·8 | 31·0 | <0·01 |
*
Type 1: performed weekly shopping at their primary ethnic grocery store.
†
Type 2: performed weekly shopping at their primary non-ethnic grocery store.
‡
Type 3: did not perform weekly shopping.