Table 1 Summary statistics of FP accessibility and characteristics of BGs in (a) urban and (b) rural areas in the U.S.

From: Socioeconomic, demographic and geographic disparities in accessibility to food pantries in the united States

Variable

Overall

Low accessa,b

Medium accessa,b

High accessa,b

(a)

Number of BGs in Urban Areas [number (proportion of total)]

198,767

52,714 (26.5)

48,414 (24.4)

97,639 (49.1)

ADI [mean (95%CI)]

45.8 (45.6, 45.9)

44.3 (44.1, 44.5)

42.6 (42.3, 42.8)

48.1 (47.9, 48.3)

Travel time (in minutes) by walking/public transit [mean (95%CI)]

60.1 (58.9, 61.3)

159.6 (155.1, 164.0)

42.2 (42.1, 42.3)

16.1 (16.0, 16.1)

(b)

    

Number of BGs in Rural Areas [number (proportion of total)]

41,013

3,502 (8.5)

8,029 (19.6)

29,482 (71.9)

ADI [mean (95%CI)]

71.3 (71.1, 71.5)

73.2 (72.4, 73.9)

72.6 (72.2, 73.1)

70.7 (70.4, 70.9)

Travel distance (in miles) [mean (95%CI)]

8.0 (7.8, 8.3)

41.2 (37.1, 45.2)

13.9 (13.8, 13.9)

3.5 (3.4, 3.5)

  1. aAccess categories for BGs in urban area were defined as low access (No walking routes within 30 min and no public transit within 60 min), medium access (Nearest FP between 15–30 min by walking or 30–60 min by public transit) and high access (Nearest FP within 15 min by walking or 30 min by public transit).
  2. bAccess categories for BGs in rural area were defined as low access (No FP within 20-mile driving distance), medium access (Nearest FP between 10–20-mile driving distance) and high access (Nearest FP within 10-mile driving distance).
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