Characterizing the Unhealthy Consumer Food Environment of Dollar Stores and Exploring Differences by Neighborhood Racial Composition.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To characterize the overall availability, price, and promotional placement of food and beverage products at dollar stores and explore differences in the food environment by neighborhood racial composition in Atlanta, Georgia.

Methods

A cross-sectional assessment of the food environment was conducted at 25 dollar stores. Measures included availability, affordability, and promotion of fresh produce, salty snacks, sweet snacks, sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs), and water. Store neighborhoods were categorized as majority-Black (MB) or non-majority-Black (NMB) neighborhoods using American Community Survey data. Kruskal Wallis and chi-square tests (test of independence) were used to test for differences across neighborhood racial composition.

Results

Only 2 stores

SUBMITTER: Sundermeir SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12313204 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature