Table 2

Unadjusted associations between neighbourhood* demographics, baseline retailer density, per cent reduction in tobacco retailer density and absolute change in density following NYC’s ban on tobacco sales in pharmacies (n=188), 2017

Neighbourhood demographics	Baseline retailer density†		Per cent change in density‡		Absolute change in density§
Neighbourhood demographics	B (95% CI)	P values	B (95% CI)	P values	B (95% CI)	P values
% Black, NH	−0.03 (− 0.07 to 0.01)	0.190	−0.46 (−0.81 to 0.10)	0.012	−0.006 (− 0.012 to 0.0007)	0.027
% White, NH	0.01 (− 0.02 to 0.05)	0.435	0.79 (0.48 to 1.10)	<0.0001	0.008 (0.003 to 0.01)	0.001
% Hispanic	0.02 (− 0.03 to 0.07)	0.468	−1.07 (−1.47 to 0.67)	<0.0001	−0.009 (− 0.01 to 0.002)	0.008
% Asian, NH	−0.008 (− 0.02 to 0.07)	0.827	0.78 (0.15 to 1.41)	0.015	0.008 (− 0.002 to 0.02)	0.126
% Uninsured	0.02 (− 0.18 to 0.22)	0.808	−3.75 (−5.33 to 2.17)	<0.0001	−0.04 (−0.06 to 0.01)	0.005
Median household income ($)	0.06 (0.02 to 0.10)	0.007	1.00 (0.68 to 1.32)	<0.0001	0.01 (0.015 to 0.02)	<0.0001
% Less than high school education	−0.02 (− 0.13 to 0.08)	0.634	−2.60 (−3.34 to 1.84)	<0.0001	−0.03 (−0.04 to 0.01)	<0.0001
% Youth	−0.30 (−0.47 to 0.12)	0.001	−4.48 (−5.87 to 3.09)	<0.0001	−0.06 (−0.08 to 0.04)	<0.0001

All regression coefficients reflect 10 unit increments (ie, 10% increases for demographic variables, US$10 000 increase for median household income); Bolded values represent statistically significant findings at the p<0.05 level.
*Neighbourhood refers to NYC’s Neighborhood Tabulation Areas (NTAs).
†Retailer density: number of retailers per 1000 residents.
‡Per cent change in number of tobacco retailers per 1000 population following the ban on tobacco sales in pharmacies.
§Absolute difference in the number of tobacco retailers per 1000 population following the ban on tobacco sales in pharmacies.
NH, non-Hispanic; NYC, New York City.