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Table 5 Combined home and work exposure to takeaway outlets and supermarkets, by groups of educational attainment and equivalised income

From: Does exposure to the food environment differ by socioeconomic position? Comparing area-based and person-centred metrics in the Fenland Study, UK

 

Euclidean buffer counts (no. of outlets)

Network buffer counts (no. of outlets)

800 m

1 km

1 mile

800 m

1 km

1 mile

Takeaway outlets

Educational attainmenta (n = 7169)

 Low

7.86 (7.39, 8.32)

10.73 (10.16, 11.29)

20.22 (19.29, 21.14)

4.55 (4.23, 4.87)

6.29 (5.89, 6.69)

12.74 (12.09, 13.38)

 Medium

7.01 (6.72, 7.29)

9.53 (9.18, 9.89)

18.05 (17.46, 18.64)

4.00 (3.80, 4.20)

5.54 (5.29, 5.79)

11.34 (10.93, 11.76)

 High

8.49 (8.15, 8.83)

12.35 (11.90, 12.81)

25.14 (24.32, 25.95)

4.48 (4.27, 4.70)

6.62 (6.32, 6.91)

14.82 (14.27, 15.37)

 p (Highest to lowest)

0.026

<0.001

<0.001

0.725

0.191

<0.001

 % Differencec

8

15

24

-2

5

16

Equivalised incomeb (n = 6774)

 <£23,000

7.73 (7.28, 8.17)

10.59 (10.04, 11.14)

20.31 (19.38, 21.24)

4.47 (4.17, 4.77)

6.23 (5.84, 6.61)

12.62 (11.98, 13.26)

 £23,000−£42,999

7.51 (7.20, 7.82)

10.47 (10.06, 10.88)

20.18 (19.48, 20.87)

4.16 (3.95, 4.37)

5.89 (5.62, 6.16)

12.50 (12.02, 12.99)

 ≥£43,000

7.91 (7.57, 8.25)

11.28 (10.83, 11.72)

22.49 (21.71, 23.27)

4.25 (4.03, 4.47)

6.13 (5.84, 6.42)

13.46 (12.93, 13.98)

 p (Highest to lowest)

0.510

0.057

<0.001

0.236

0.686

0.048

 % Differencec

2

7

11

-5

-2

7

Supermarkets

Educational attainmenta (n = 7169)

 Low

1.38 (1.30, 1.46)

1.94 (1.84, 2.05)

3.74 (3.54, 3.94)

0.75 (0.70, 0.81)

1.05 (0.98, 1.12)

3.22 (3.04, 3.39)

 Medium

1.32 (1.27, 1.37)

1.86 (1.79, 1.94)

3.65 (3.51, 3.79)

0.71 (0.68, 0.75)

1.00 (0.96, 1.05)

3.10 (2.98, 3.23)

 High

2.20 (2.11, 2.28)

3.23 (3.12, 3.35)

6.66 (6.42, 6.90)

1.07 (1.02, 1.12)

1.60 (1.53, 1.66)

5.90 (5.67, 6.12)

 p (Highest to lowest)

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

 % Differencec

59

67

78

45

52

83

Equivalised incomeb (n = 6774)

 <£23,000

1.43 (1.35, 1.51)

2.08 (1.96, 2.19)

4.15 (3.92, 4.38)

0.77 (0.71, 0.82)

1.08 (1.01, 1.14)

3.63 (3.43, 3.83)

 £23,000−£42,999

1.61 (1.55, 1.68)

2.32 (2.23, 2.42)

4.56 (4.37, 4.74)

0.84 (0.80, 0.89)

1.21 (1.15, 1.26)

3.96 (3.79, 4.13)

 ≥£43,000

1.87 (1.79, 1.94)

2.68 (2.57, 2.79)

5.47 (5.25, 5.69)

0.93 (0.88, 0.98)

1.37 (1.30, 1.43)

4.75 (4.55, 4.95)

 p (Highest to lowest)

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

 % Differencec

31

29

32

21

27

31

  1. Mean values (95% confidence intervals), trend statistics and percent difference between the lowest and highest socioeconomic groups
  2. aEducational attainment: ‘Low’ indicates compulsory school education and corresponding qualifications; ‘Medium’ indicates further education academic or vocational qualifications; ‘High’ represents degree or higher qualifications
  3. bTotal household income equivalised using a version of the OECD’s modified equivalence scale
  4. cPercent difference computed as 100*((Higher SES-Lower SES)/lower SES)