Store-level and neighbourhood characteristics for selected stores affected by Chicago’s partial menthol cigarette ban, overall and by ban compliance
N | Total analytic n=90 | Compliant with ban n=53 | Not compliant n=37 | P values | |
Weighted % | Weighted % | Weighted % | |||
Store type | |||||
Independent convenience store | 23 | 24.5 | 22.6 | 26.9 | 0.13 |
Gas station | 30 | 34.8 | 24.4 | 48.7 | |
Chain convenience store | 5 | 5.1 | 6.6 | 3.2 | |
Grocery store | 9 | 10.7 | 10.3 | 11.1 | |
Liquor store | 7 | 8.4 | 12.4 | 3.1 | |
Pharmacy | 6 | 6.2 | 10.9 | 0.0 | |
Dollar discount store | 6 | 6.4 | 7.5 | 4.8 | |
Other | 4 | 3.9 | 5.3 | 2.2 | |
Interior menthol cigarette ads | |||||
No | 65 | 71.0 | 86.1 | 50.9 | <0.001 |
Yes | 25 | 29.0 | 13.9 | 49.1 | |
Exterior menthol cigarette ads | |||||
No | 81 | 89.3 | 96.4 | 79.9 | 0.01 |
Yes | 9 | 10.7 | 3.6 | 20.1 | |
Distance to nearest high school (feet) | |||||
≤250 | 34 | 36.6 | 41.0 | 30.8 | 0.34 |
251–500 | 56 | 63.4 | 59.0 | 69.2 | |
Type of high school | |||||
Private | 26 | 29.3 | 29.8 | 28.6 | 0.90 |
Public | 64 | 70.7 | 70.2 | 71.4 | |
Tobacco retail outlets in neighbourhood | |||||
<4 stores | 38 | 43.4 | 48.6 | 36.5 | 0.28 |
≥4 stores | 52 | 56.6 | 51.4 | 63.5 | |
Neighbourhood characteristics (census tract) | |||||
% Non-Latino White residents | |||||
<25 | 50 | 59.0 | 51.5 | 68.9 | 0.24 |
25–60 | 27 | 28.8 | 33.7 | 22.4 | |
>60 | 13 | 12.2 | 14.8 | 8.7 | |
% Non-Latino African-American residents | |||||
<25 | 51 | 54.1 | 59.5 | 46.9 | 0.08 |
25–60 | 7 | 7.5 | 11.2 | 2.6 | |
>60 | 32 | 38.4 | 29.3 | 50.5 | |
% Latino residents | |||||
<25 | 55 | 60.0 | 60.5 | 59.3 | 0.97 |
25–60 | 18 | 19.5 | 18.5 | 20.8 | |
>60 | 17 | 20.5 | 21.0 | 19.9 | |
% <18 years old | |||||
<15 | 23 | 22.8 | 29.4 | 14.1 | 0.24 |
15–30 | 51 | 58.7 | 52.8 | 66.5 | |
>30 | 16 | 18.5 | 17.8 | 19.4 | |
% Living below poverty line | |||||
<15 | 23 | 23.8 | 28.8 | 17.2 | 0.43 |
15–30 | 36 | 40.9 | 39.8 | 42.3 | |
>30 | 31 | 35.3 | 31.4 | 40.5 | |
Geographic region | |||||
Central | 8 | 7.5 | 11.5 | 2.2 | 0.29 |
North | 26 | 28.5 | 31.2 | 25.0 | |
West | 28 | 29.2 | 27.2 | 31.8 | |
South | 28 | 34.8 | 30.1 | 41.0 |
Weighted %=proportion of the sample weighted to account for stratified sampling design.
Bolded text indicates statistical signifiance (p<0.05).