Table 2.

Description of grocery shopping patterns

	%
Primary grocery store – type of store
Supermarket (chains, e.g., Food4Less)	80.3
Supermarket (non-chain)	0.0
Ethnic-specialty (e.g., Northgate Gonzalez Market)	14.4
Warehouse clubs/Mass merchandiser-supercenter (e.g., Costco, Walmart Supercenter)	4.5
Other (convenience stores, farmer’s market)	0.8
Distance (in miles) to primary grocery store
< 1 mile	50.6
1 mile to < 3 miles	29.8
3 + miles	19.6
Number of times visited primary grocery store in past month
0–1 time	12.0
2–3 times	32.0
4–5 times	30.0
6 + times	26.0
Number of different grocery stores shopped at in past month for major food shopping
1 store	17.2
2 stores	46.0
3 stores	23.5
4 + stores	13.4
Number of times got food from community resources (e.g., food pantry/ bank, church) in past month
0 times	64.1
1–2 times	21.3
3 + times	14.6