An application of the edge effect in measuring accessibility to multiple food retailer types in Southwestern Ontario, Canada

Table 1 Correlations (using Pearson's r) among distress indicators, composite distress score and accessibility to food sources

	Low Education	Lone Parenthood	Un-employment	Low Income	Composite Z-Score
Low Educational Attainment	1.00
Lone Parenthood	**0.39	1.00
Unemployment	**0.09	**0.15	1.00
Low Income	**0.19	**0.27	0.00	1.00
Distress (Composite Z-Score)	**0.67	**0.73	**0.50	**0.60	1.00
Nearest Grocery Store	**-0.16	**-0.29	**-0.22	0.02	**-0.26
Nearest 2 Grocery Stores	**-0.15	**-0.34	**-0.25	-0.06	**-0.32
Nearest 3 Grocery Stores	-0.03	**-0.24	**-0.21	-0.03	**-0.20
Nearest Fast Food	0.05	**-0.26	**-0.18	*0.10	*-0.11
Nearest 2 Fast Food	0.00	**-0.28	**-0.17	0.08	**-0.15
Nearest 3 Fast Food	-0.02	**-0.29	**-0.18	0.07	**-0.17
Nearest Fruit & Veg	0.06	**-0.17	**-0.16	-0.07	**-0.14
Nearest 2 Fruit & Veg	*0.09	-0.05	*-0.11	-0.01	-0.03
Nearest 3 Fruit & Veg	0.05	**-0.12	**-0.18	-0.04	**-0.12
Nearest Grocery or F&V	**-0.13	**-0.32	**-0.21	-0.04	**-0.28
Nearest 2 Grocery or F&V	-0.07	**-0.32	**-0.25	*-0.09	**-0.29
Nearest 3 Grocery or F&V	-0.05	**-0.28	**-0.28	-0.06	**-0.27
Nearest Variety Store	-0.05	**-0.20	**-0.12	0.00	**-0.15
Nearest 2 Variety Stores	-0.04	**-0.23	*-0.11	0.00	**-0.15
Nearest 3 Variety Stores	-0.08	**-0.24	**-0.14	-0.01	**-0.19

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