Table 1 Point-of-sale and retailer characteristics, overall and across Arab vs. Jewish neighborhoods
From: IQOS point-of-sale marketing: a comparison between Arab and Jewish neighborhoods in Israel
Variable | Total (n = 69) n (%) | Population group | p value†| |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Arab (n = 21) n (%) | Jewish (n = 48) n (%) | |||
Point-of-sale characteristics | ||||
Store type | ||||
 Convenience store-no gasoline | 24 (34.8) | 4 (19.0) | 20 (41.7) | 0.001# |
 Convenience store with gasoline | 8 (11.6) | 0 (0.0) | 8 (16.7) |  |
 Grocery store | 26 (37.7) | 15 (71.4) | 11 (22.9) |  |
 Liquor store | 5 (7.2) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (10.4) |  |
 Tobacco store | 4 (5.8) | 1 (4.8) | 3 (6.2) |  |
 Other (café, kiosk) | 2 (2.9) | 1 (4.8) | 1 (2.1) |  |
Neighborhood socioeconomic status (SES) | ||||
 Non-residential | 7 (10.1) | 0 (0.0) | 7 (14.6) | 0.009# |
 Low | 10 (14.5) | 5 (23.8) | 5 (10.4) |  |
 Medium | 42 (60.9) | 16 (76.2) | 26 (54.2) |  |
 High | 10 (14.5) | 0 (0.0) | 10 (20.8) |  |
Participants characteristics | ||||
Age, mean (SD) | 39.1 (9.9) | 39.4 (9.5) | 38.9 (10.1) | 0.806^ |
Sex | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Male | 62 (89.9) | 17 (81.0) | 45 (93.8) | 0.188# |
 Female | 7 (10.1) | 4 (19.0) | 3 (6.2) | |
Position at the point-of-sale | ||||
 Owner | 16 (23.2) | 4 (19.0) | 12 (25.0) | 0.760# |
 Manager | 53 (76.8) | 17 (81.0) | 36 (75.0) |  |
Cigarette smoking status* | ||||
 Current smoker | 26 (38.2) | 7 (33.3) | 19 (40.4) | 0.833 |
 Past smoker | 14 (20.6) | 5 (23.8) | 9 (19.2) |  |
 Never smoker | 28 (41.2) | 9 (42.9) | 19 (40.4) |  |
IQOS use status* | ||||
 Current user | 8 (11.8) | 1 (4.8) | 7 (14.9) | 0.163# |
 Past user | 9 (13.2) | 5 (23.8) | 4 (8.5) |  |
 Never user | 51 (75.0) | 15 (71.4) | 36 (76.6) |  |