Characteristics of the population and density of recreational facilities associated with tobacco stores according to their proximity to schools
| Characteristics of the population associated with tobacco stores classified by their distance to closest school | ||||
| Less than 150 m to a school (n=169 tobacco stores) | Closest school between 150 and 300 m (n=307 tobacco stores) | No school closer than 300 m (n=162 tobacco stores) | P values* | |
| Total population served (units), n (%) | 891 584 (28.2)† | 1 497 001 (47.3%)† | 777 545 (24.5)† | 0.326 |
| Age (years) (per cent of total residents for each group of stores) | ||||
| <15 | 14.2 | 13.6 | 13.2 | 0.634 |
| 15–24 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 9.1 | 0.086 |
| 25–44 | 31.7 | 31.1 | 30.4 | 0.691 |
| 45–64 | 25.6 | 26.1 | 26.9 | 0.548 |
| >65 | 19.6 | 20.4 | 20.4 | 0.510 |
| Educational level (per cent of total residents older than 25 for each group of stores) | ||||
| Less than elementary and elementary | 44.1 | 43.2 | 41.7 | 0.273 |
| Secondary | 24.5 | 25.3 | 24.8 | 0.379 |
| University | 31.4 | 31.5 | 33.5 | 0.420 |
| Density of recreational venues (number recreational facilities per 1000 inhabitants) | 3.0 (0.2–58.7) | 3.3 (0–79.4) | 3.4 (0–47.6) | 0.439 |