Association between proximity to and coverage of traditional fast-food restaurants and non-traditional fast-food outlets and fast-food consumption among rural adults

Table 1 Definition of types of food stores used in this study [52]

*Supercenters or superstores*	Very large stores that primarily engage in retailing a general line of groceries in combination with general lines of new merchandise, such as apparel, furniture, and appliances (e.g., Super Wal-Mart, Super Kmart).
*Supermarkets*	Primarily engage in retailing a general line of food, supermarkets are larger in size (>20,000 sq ft), number of employees, and sales volume {Alwitt, 1997 #3550}. Chain store identification and number of parking spaces (>100) were used to distinguish supermarkets from grocery stores {Hale, 2004 #3377;Sharkey, 2009 #3556}.
*Grocery stores*	Primarily engage in retailing a general line of food, grocery stores are smaller in size, not identified as a chain store and have fewer than 100 parking spaces.
*Convenience stores or food marts*	Primarily engage in retailing a limited line of goods that generally includes milk, bread, soda, and snacks. The convenience store category also included convenience stores with gasoline and gasoline stations with convenience stores.
*Mass merchandisers*	Large, general merchandise "value" stores, such as Kmart, Target, and Wal-Mart.
*Dollar stores*	Limited-price general merchandise "value" stores, such as Dollar General or Family Dollar {Hale, 2004 #3377;Leibtag, 2005 #3375}.
*Pharmacies and drug stores*	Pharmacies and drug stores that were part of national chains (e.g., CVS, Walgreens).

Reprinted with permission: Sharkey et al. International Journal of Health Geographics 2010, 9:26 [52]

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