Table 1 Descriptive statistics for distance between home and food purchase locations by individual, neighbourhood, and trip characteristics
From: Where do people purchase food? A novel approach to investigating food purchasing locations
| Â | All food purchases | Food purchases when origin of trip was home | Food purchases within supermarkets | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n. | Median (IQR) | n. | Median (IQR) | n. | Median (IQR) | |
Distance from home (km) (if ≤ 35 km) | 893 | 3.64 (1.82, 7.19) | 484 | 3.40 (1.60, 6.37) | 317 | 2.79 (1.61, 5.59) |
Within-person median distance from home (range) | 56 | min: 0.35 max: 16.81 | 55 | min: 0.33 max: 22.96 | 56 | min: 0.29 max: 15.33 |
| Â | n. | % of purchases | n. | % of purchases | n. | % of purchases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Distance from home categories (km) | ||||||
≤1 | 93 | 10.1 | 60 | 12.3 | 54 | 16.5 |
>1–2 | 160 | 17.5 | 97 | 19.9 | 57 | 17.4 |
>2–3 | 93 | 10.1 | 54 | 11.1 | 49 | 15.0 |
>3–5 | 196 | 21.4 | 100 | 20.5 | 67 | 20.5 |
>5–10 | 184 | 20.1 | 113 | 23.2 | 77 | 23.5 |
>10–20 | 151 | 16.5 | 51 | 10.5 | 13 | 4.0 |
>20–35 | 16 | 1.8 | 9 | 1.9 | 0 | 0 |
>35 (excluded from analysis) | 23 | 2.5 | 3 | 0.6 | 10 | 3.1 |
| Â | n. | Median distance from home (IQR) | n. | Median distance from home (IQR) | n. | Median distance from home (IQR) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age a | ||||||
18–34 years | 173 | 4.35 (1.61, 14.35) | 85 | 3.71 (1.48, 7.82) | 44 | 2.16 (0.33, 4.03) |
35–54 years | 373 | 3.54 (1.70, 5.98) | 164 | 2.67 (1.61, 5.67) | 118 | 2.62 (1.70, 5.27) |
≥55 years | 318 | 3.49 (1.93, 6.74) | 219 | 3.53 (1.96, 6.74) | 146 | 3.38 (1.85, 5.59) |
Missing | 29 | 6.61 (1.32, 9.60) | 16 | 6.58 (1.30, 12.57) | 9 | 6.61 (1.27, 9.09) |
Sex b | ||||||
Female | 743 | 3.54 (1.87, 6.56) | 401 | 3.44 (1.70, 5.98) | 261 | 3.29 (1.82, 5.60) |
Male | 121 | 5.09 (1.70, 12.43) | 67 | 2.28 (0.63, 8.66) | 47 | 1.70 (0.63, 2.18) |
Missing | 29 | 6.61 (1.32, 9.60) | 16 | 6.58 (1.30, 12.57) | 9 | 6.61 (1.27, 9.09) |
Neighbourhood characteristics | ||||||
Low SES-Low access | 200 | 2.78 (1.31, 4.71) | 82 | 2.09 (1.29, 3.74) | 50 | 2.08 (1.22, 2.85) |
Low SES-High access | 181 | 4.03 (0.87, 12.43) | 92 | 2.63 (0.71, 4.35) | 58 | 0.71 (0.63, 2.79) |
High SES-Low access | 309 | 5.60 (3.40, 8.43) | 192 | 5.59 (3.38, 7.19) | 122 | 5.59 (3.47, 6.56) |
High SES-High access | 203 | 3.17 (1.82, 5.22) | 118 | 2.45 (1.65, 5.03) | 87 | 2.23 (1.56, 3.29) |
Origin prior to making purchase | ||||||
Home | 484 | 3.40 (1.60, 6.37) | – | – | 202 | 2.62 (1.56, 5.59) |
Work | 164 | 5.13 (3.13, 14.83) | – | – | 33 | 2.85 (1.52, 5.13) |
Other | 226 | 3.62 (1.96, 7.38) | – | – | 74 | 3.38 (1.90, 4.55) |
Missing | 19 | 2.64 (0.85, 6.56) | – |  | 8 | 2.36 (0.67, 6.12) |
Travel mode when origin was home c | ||||||
Car | – | – | 386 | 3.74 (2.08, 6.65) | – | – |
Public transport | – | – | 16 | 4.35 (4.35, 4.62) | – | – |
Walk/cycle | – | – | 73 | 0.74 (0.63, 1.58) | – | – |
Missing | Â | Â | 7 | 2.09 (1.82, 11.41) | Â | Â |
Day of week | ||||||
Weekday | 629 | 3.54 (1.82, 6.74) | 307 | 3.37 (1.58, 5.88) | 223 | 2.62 (1.47, 5.13) |
Weekend | 264 | 4.33 (1.82, 8.59) | 177 | 3.74 (1.65, 8.66) | 94 | 3.46 (1.82, 5.75) |