Sociodemographic disparities in proximity of schools to tobacco outlets and fast-food restaurants

H. D'Angelo, A. Ammerman, P. Gordon-Larsen, L. Linnan, L. Lytle and K.M. Ribisl

American Journal of Public Health, 2016, vol. 106, issue 9, 1556-1562

Abstract: Objectives. To examine the association of school sociodemographic characteristics with tobacco outlet and fast-food restaurant availability near schools in a national study. Methods. Business lists and data from the National Center for Education Statistics were used to calculate the numbers of tobacco outlets and fast-food restaurants within 800 meters of public schools in 97 US counties. Results. More than 50% of schools with a majority of Hispanic students had both a fast-food restaurant and tobacco outlet nearby, compared with 21% of schools with a majority of White students. In adjusted models, each 10% increase in the number of low-income and Hispanic students enrolled in a school led to a 3% to 5% increase in the odds of the school having both a fast-food restaurant and a tobacco outlet nearby. Conclusions. Low-income and Hispanic students are disproportionately exposed to both tobacco outlets and fast-food restaurants near their schools. Easy access to tobacco products and fast food may influence youth smoking initiation and contribute to poor dietary intake.

Keywords: catering service; dietary intake; education; exposure; fast food; Hispanic; human; human experiment; juvenile; lowest income group; model; smoking; statistics; student; adolescent; commercial phenomena; demography; female; male; poverty; school; socioeconomics; statistics and numerical data; tobacco; United States, Adolescent; Commerce; Fast Foods; Female; Hispanic Americans; Humans; Male; Poverty; Residence Characteristics; Restaurants; Schools; Socioeconomic Factors; Tobacco; United States (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2016.303259

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