Characteristics of the population and density of recreational facilities associated with tobacco stores according to tobacco retail regulation criteria
| Characteristics of the population associated with tobacco stores classified by proximity between them | |||
| Overprovisioned areas: tobacco stores closer than 150 m and not exceeding the legal sales threshold (n=26) | Non-overprovisioned areas: tobacco stores further than 150 m between them or closer than 150 m but exceeding the legal sales threshold (n=612) | P values* | |
| Total population served (estimated residents), n (%) | 67 036 (2.1)† | 3 099 094 (97.9)† | <0.001 |
| Age (years) (per cent of total residents for each group of stores) | |||
| <15 | 11.1 | 13.7 | <0.001 |
| 15–24 | 8.3 | 8.9 | 0.187 |
| 25–44 | 33.7 | 31.0 | 0.077 |
| 45–64 | 26.8 | 26.2 | 0.099 |
| >65 | 20.1 | 20.2 | 0.401 |
| Educational level (per cent of the residents older than 25 years for each group of stores) | |||
| Less than elementary and elementary | 35.9 | 43.3 | 0.038 |
| Secondary | 23.7 | 25.0 | 0.275 |
| University | 40.5 | 31.7 | 0.014 |
| Median density of recreational facilities per store (number recreational facilities per 1000 inhabitants) | 3.8 (0.3–58.7) | 3.2 (0–79.4) | 0.213 |
*Kruskal-Wallis test with a significance level of 95%.
†Percentages estimated respect the total population of Madrid: 3 166 130 inhabitants (data from 2014).