Retailer and census tract characteristics for tobacco retailers in California (CA), 2019
| Store type | Full HSHC analytical sample (n=7678) | Stores with cheapest pack price (n=7211) | ||
| n | % | n | % | |
| Dollar store | 175 | 2.3 | 154 | 2.1 |
| Convenience store | 3332 | 43.4 | 3186 | 44.2 |
| Small market | 1003 | 13.1 | 918 | 12.7 |
| Liquor store | 936 | 12.2 | 867 | 12.0 |
| Supermarket/large grocery store/supercentre | 697 | 9.1 | 654 | 9.1 |
| Gas station booth | 663 | 8.6 | 623 | 8.6 |
| Tobacco shop | 376 | 4.9 | 351 | 4.9 |
| Drug store/pharmacy | 350 | 4.6 | 323 | 4.5 |
| Other | 146 | 1.9 | 135 | 1.9 |
| Census tract characteristics | Census tracts containing an HSHC sample store (n=2317) | All CA census tracts containing a licensed tobacco retailer (n=6716) | ||
| M | SD | M | SD | |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||
| % NH African American | 4.9 | 7.3 | 5.7 | 8.9 |
| % Hispanic (any race) | 33.6 | 24.7 | 39.6 | 26.8 |
| % NH Asian/Pacific Islander | 14.7 | 16.9 | 13.2 | 15.1 |
| % NH multiple races/AIAN/other | 4.0 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 2.8 |
| % NH white | 42.8 | 26.3 | 38.1 | 26.3 |
| Age | ||||
| % school-age youth (ages 5–17) | 16.3 | 5.4 | 16.5 | 5.5 |
| % young adults (ages 18–24) | 9.5 | 6.3 | 9.78 | 5.7 |
| Median household income | $73 264 | $35 499 | $69 252 | $32 706 |
| Urban–rural classification (RUCA code) | ||||
| Urban | 2047 | 88.4 | 6320 | 94.1 |
| Large rural | 144 | 6.2 | 222 | 3.3 |
| Small rural | 126 | 5.4 | 174 | 2.6 |
AIAN, American Indian and Alaska Native; HSHC, Healthy Stores for a Healthy Community; NH, non-Hispanic; RUCA, Rural–Urban Commuting Area.