Table 2

Compliance to individual ordinance requirements after effective date, by city and store ownership type, %

Single owner-operatorCorporate/franchise
 Full sample (N=594)Houston (n=305)Dallas (n=289)Overall (n=339)Houston (n=175)Dallas (n=164)Overall (n=253)Houston (n=130)Dallas (n=123)
Registration*796890†807188‡776393§
Registration sticker posted644881†614578‡685285§
Training*79 7089†776788‡827491§
Trespass affidavit posted695484†634779‡77¶64**91§,††
Signage posted261636†181027‡36¶25**47§,††
Visibility606554†556546‡66¶6566††
Alarm system717961†708159‡717864§
Drop safe465734†476232‡4350**36§
Cash limit policy*797188†736086‡88¶85**91§,††
Camera735888†695584‡77¶6293§,††
  • *As reported by store manager.

  • †Mantel-Haenszel χ2 tests statistically significant (p<0.05) for differences between cities.

  • ‡Mantel-Haenszel χ2 tests statistically significant (p<0.05) for differences between cities for single owner-operator stores.

  • §Mantel-Haenszel χ2 tests statistically significant (p<0.05) for differences between cities for corporate/franchise stores.

  • ¶Mantel-Haenszel χ2 tests statistically significant (p<0.05) for differences by store ownership type.

  • **Mantel-Haenszel χ2 tests statistically significant (p<0.05) for differences by store ownership type in Houston.

  • ††Mantel-Haenszel χ2 tests statistically significant (p<0.05) for differences by store ownership type in Dallas.