| WASHINGTON STATE TEENLINE PROJECT | ||||||||||||
| OPERATION STOREFRONT PLUS | ||||||||||||
| FUNDED BY: | Public Health -- Seattle & King County's Alcohol & Other Drug Prevention Program | |||||||||||
| with a federal SAMHSA CSAP grant received from the State of WA DSHS Division of Alcohol & Substance Abuse | ||||||||||||
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| Date of Survey | # of Project Youth | Region | Place | ZIP | # of Area Tobacco/ Alcohol Retailers | Stores Visited | Tobacco | Alcohol | % Outside Window Coverage with Tobacco and Alcohol Ads | Tobacco | Alcohol | Other |
| 01/25/03 | 3 | East | Duvall | 98019 | 6 | Duvall Family Grocer | 3 | 2 | 10% | 11 | 1 | Tobacco ads near the candy shelves. |
| Duvall Market | 5 | 13 | -- | 6 | 14 | Tobacco and alcohol ads near the candy shelves. | ||||||
| Safeway | 0 | 0 | 0% | 13 | 0 | |||||||
| La Tienda Mexicana de Catalina | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Tobacco and alcohol ads were located only in the bar. | ||||||
| Averages for this ZIP code area: | 2.67 | 5.00 | 5% | 10.00 | 5.00 | |||||||
| 02/18/03 | 2 | Southwest | White Center | 98146 | 18 | Rainbow Mini Mart | 13 | 15 | 50% | -- | -- | Didn't allow youth to count interior ads. |
| Albertson's | 0 | 0 | 0% | 35 | 36 | Alcohol ads contained to the alcohol aisle of the store. | ||||||
| Texaco - Oasis | 14 | 18 | 25% | 29 | 100 | Ads were everywhere, hanging from ceilings, on walls, posters in the middle of aisle, etc. | ||||||
| Chevron | 10 | 4 | -- | 17 | 5 | |||||||
| Hamra Mini Mart | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Store clerk did not allow youth to count ads. | ||||||
| Ronnie's Market | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Store clerk did not allow youth to count ads. | ||||||
| Averages for this ZIP code area: | 9.25 | 9.25 | 25% | 27.00 | 47.00 | |||||||
| 03/15/03 | 2 | Southeast Seattle | Rainier Valley | 98118 | 71 | Safeway | 0 | 0 | 0% | 17 | 0 | |
| RiteAid | 0 | 0 | 0% | 17 | 6 | |||||||
| Rany Food Mart | 12 | 8 | 10% | 39 | 74 | Many of the ads placed near candy. This store sold beedies (flavored cigarettes that are targeted to youth). | ||||||
| Shell Gas Station | -- | -- | 75% | -- | -- | Front window had about 75% tobacco and alcohol signs. Gas station was plastered in ads. Store owner refused youth to count ads. | ||||||
| 76 Gas Station | 7 | 50 | 50% | -- | -- | Store clerk did not allow youth to count ads inside the store. | ||||||
| Busy Bee | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Store clerk did not understand the project, spoke little English so she refused to allow youth to count the ads. | ||||||
| Chevron Gas Station | 5 | 3 | 3% | -- | -- | Due to many customers coming/ going, the store clerk did not allow youth to count ads inside the store. Clerk invited youth to come back at a less busy time. | ||||||
| Averages for this ZIP code area: | 4.80 | 12.20 | 23% | 24.33 | 26.67 | |||||||
| 04/17/03 | 2 | Mid-East | Bellevue | 98007 | 33 | Shell Gas Station | -- | -- | -- | 16 | 10 | Store clerk did not allow youth to count outside ads. |
| QFC | 0 | 0 | 0% | 25 | 2 | |||||||
| 76 Gas Station | 19 | 0 | -- | 26 | 0 | This particular gas station did not sell alcohol. | ||||||
| Texaco | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | This particular gas station did not sell alcohol or tobacco products. No ads to count. | ||||||
| 7-11 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Store clerk said project staff/ youth need to call corporate office for permission. Refused to let youth count without permission. | ||||||
| Averages for this ZIP code area: | 6.33 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 16.75 | 3.00 | |||||||
| 05/17/03 | 2 | North | Shoreline | 98133 | 77 | Safeway | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Told youth they could count ads. When halfway done, the manager refused to let youth continue counting ads. He politely walked the group out of the store. |
| Chevron Gas Station | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Store clerk looked at paperwork, saw the "Department of Health" written on it, then asked to see a Public Health badge. After explaining where project staff worked, he said "No!" and refused youth to count ads unless the staff could show Public Health identification. He was very rude. | ||||||
| 76 Gas Station | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Store clerk refused to let youth count ads and said they'd be in the way of paying customers. | ||||||
| Shell Gas Station | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Store clerk refused to let youth count ads. The clerk said he did not have time to watch them and he was afraid the youth may steal from the store. | ||||||
| Averages for this ZIP code area: | Data not available because retailers refused to allow youth to count tobacco and alcohol advertising. | |||||||||||
| SUMMARY: | Averages for large retailers and grocery chain stores: | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0% | 21.40 | 8.80 | ||||||
| Averages for gas stations, mini-marts and smaller retailers/ grocers: | 8.80 | 11.30 | 28% | 18.00 | 25.50 | |||||||
| AVERAGES FOR 98019, 98146, 98118 AND 98007 ZIP CODES: | 5.87 | 7.53 | 17% | 19.31 | 19.08 | |||||||
