Table 2 Description of grocery shopping patterns

Primary grocery store – type of store

 Supermarket (chains, e.g., Food4Less)

80.3

 Supermarket (non-chain)

0.0

 Ethnic-specialty (e.g., Northgate Gonzalez Market)

14.4

 Warehouse clubs/Mass merchandiser-supercenter (e.g., Costco, Walmart Supercenter)

4.5

 Other (convenience stores, farmer’s market)

0.8

Distance (in miles) to primary grocery store

 < 1 mile

50.6

 1 mile to < 3 miles

29.8

 3 + miles

19.6

Number of times visited primary grocery store in past month

 0–1 time

12.0

 2–3 times

32.0

 4–5 times

30.0

 6 + times

26.0

Number of different grocery stores shopped at in past month for major food shopping

 1 store

17.2

 2 stores

46.0

 3 stores

23.5

 4 + stores

13.4

Number of times got food from community resources (e.g., food pantry/ bank, church) in past month

 0 times

64.1

 1–2 times

21.3

 3 + times

14.6