Table 1

Average number of tobacco vendors and minority population for census block groups (total number of block groups=167)

Outlet density (vendors per 1000 residents)Ratio of tobacco outlet density to alcohol outlet density
TobaccoAlcohol
Percentage minority population
0% to 12% (49)1.150.412.80
12% to 30% (56)2.080.802.60
30% to 89% (62)2.621.321.98
Median household income
Below $25000 (35)3.031.751.73
$25000–75000 (128)1.790.692.59
Over $75000 (4)00NA
Overall mean (SD)2.01 (3.41)0.90 (3.12)
  • The number in parenthesis corresponds to the number of block groups within each category.