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Table 2 Comparison of on-street observation and the use of GSV for alcohol-related imagery in 12 street segments (Wellington, New Zealand, April 2015)

From: Alcohol in urban streetscapes: a comparison of the use of Google Street View and on-street observation

 

On-street

GSV

Difference between methods

Characteristic

Total identified [A]

Mean [B]

SD

Total identified [C]

Mean [D]

SD

Total identified [A]-[C]

Mean [B]-[D]

% difference [C]/[A]

Alcohol retail venues

268

11.1

10.8

135

5.6

5.5

133

5.5

50 %

Other retail venues

400

16.7

10.1

440

18.3

11.1

−40

−1.6

110 %

Isolated brand marketing

99

4.1

9.0

15

0.6

1.2

84

3.5

15 %

Venue associated brand marketing

296

12.3

12.1

153

6.4

6.3

143

5.9

52 %

Outlet marketing

633

26.4

25.7

214

8.9

8.9

419

17.5

34 %

Alcohol health promotion materials

20

0.8

1.5

1

0.0

0.2

19

0.8

5 %

Alcohol regulatory

113

4.7

5.3

32

1.3

1.8

81

3.4

28 %

Visible drinkers

96

4.0

9.5

12

0.5

1.9

84

3.5

13 %

Alcohol-related litter

24

1.0

2.0

1

0.0

0.2

23

1.0

4 %

Other pro-alcohol

6

0.3

0.6

1

0.0

0.2

5

0.2

17 %

  1. Note. Total values are the sum of all items identified across all 12 street segments surveyed. Mean values are the number of items observed per 400 ± 50 m street segment. SD standard deviation. Refer to the main text and Table 1 for detail on characteristics