Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of interview respondents
Mean (SD) or n (%) (n = 252) | |
|---|---|
Awareness of FDA regulations (n = 248) (%) | 106 (42.7) |
Formal source of information (n = 248) (%) | 241 (97.2) |
Barriers (Owners/Managers n = 162) (Mean) | 2.52 (0.9) |
Support for POS regulations (n = 249) (Mean) | 3.15 (0.7) |
Noncompliant (n = 252) (%) | 41 (16.3) |
Types of violations (n = 252) (%) | |
Sale of cigarettes claiming modified risk (labels such as “light” or “low tar”) | 33 (13.1) |
Self-service display for cigarettes or smokeless tobacco | 5 (2.0 %) |
Flavored cigarettes | 1 (0.4) |
Branded non-tobacco products | 1 (0.4) |
Sale of smokeless tobacco in less than full package | 1 (0.4) |
Individual characteristics | |
Smoking status (n = 249) | |
Never smokes (%) | 149 (59.8) |
Smokes every or some days (%) | 100 (40.2) |
Respondent Type | |
Store owner (%) | 29 (11.5) |
Store manager (%) | 135 (53.6) |
Store clerk (%) | 88 (34.9) |
Store characteristics | |
Store type | |
Grocery store/supermarket (%) | 40 (15.9) |
Gas station/gas convenience (%) | 134 (53.2) |
Convenience (%) | 33 (13.1) |
Drug store/pharmacy (%) | 26 (10.3) |
Tobacco store (%) | 11 (4.4) |
Other store (%) | 8 (3.2) |
Number of tobacco marketing materials (Mean) | 34.13 (SD 19.60) |
Proximity to school | |
Greater than 1000 ft. (%) | 211 (83.7) |
Within 1000 ft. (%) | 41 (16.3) |
Retailer neighborhood characteristics (Mean) | |
% Black residents | 21.8 (SD 22.3) |
% Hispanic residents | 9.6 (SD 8.7) |
% Bachelors or More (%) | 31.9 (SD 16.3) |
% Family poverty | 12.5 (SD 12.1) |
County | |
Durham (%) | 79 (31.4) |
Buncombe (%) | 91 (36.1) |
New Hanover (%) | 82 (36.1) |