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Table 2 Dietary and food shopping behaviors among study sample, Lexington, KY 2011

From: Food venue choice, consumer food environment, but not food venue availability within daily travel patterns are associated with dietary intake among adults, Lexington Kentucky 2011

 

Percent

Mean

SD (+/−)

Diet (Times/week)

   

 Fruit

 

7.67

6.31

 Vegetables

 

8.22

6.21

 Green leafy vegetables

 

3.84

2.71

 Cereal

 

2.62

3.72

 Red Meat

 

3.31

3.81

 Milk

 

3.27

3.86

 Soda

 

1.22

2.96

 Sweetened Beverages

 

1.06

3.25

 Baked sweets and desserts

 

5.55

1.51

Frequency of store shopping (per week)

   

 Supermarket

 

2.27

1.67

Supercenter

 

0.2

0.56

 Specialty Market & Farmer's Market

 

0.27

0.54

 Convenience Stores

 

0.62

1.43

Food Store Scores

   

 Mean Total Score (range 32–67)

 

56.45

3.51

 Mean Availability Score (range 26–47)

 

45.47

2.41

 Mean Quality Score (all stores received 6)

 

6

 

 Mean Price Score (range 2–9)

 

5

2.49

Type of Store for food shopping (Primary)

   

 Supermarket

76%

  

 Supercenter

11%

  

 Specialty Markets (i.e. Whole Foods)

10%

  

 Farmer's Market

0%

  

 Other (Amazon, Small grocery store)

3%

  

Type of Store for food shopping (Secondary)

   

 Supermarket

41%

  

 Supercenter

21%

  

 Specialty Market (i.e. Whole Foods)

27%

  

 Farmer's Market

5%

  

 Supermarket discount (Aldi's)

5%

  

 Fruit and Vegetable stand

1%

  

Pattern of Food Purchases (Food venues where individuals reported purchasing food from when wearing GPS data logger)

   

 Supermarket

75%

  

 Supercenter

<1%

  

 Convenience Stores

<1%

  

 Coffee Shop

30%

  

 Specialty Market

5%

  

 Fast-Food Restaurant

23%

  

 Ice-Cream Shop

4%

  

 No food was purchased

5%

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