Table 1

Lunch patterns andvending machine practices at school or during school hours in past school week (five days)

Total N†
 Mean days/week
 Days/week (percentage reporting)


Mean
 SD
 0
 1–2
 3–4
 5
Lunch patterns:






Regular school lunch
 1080
 2.4
 1.9
 29.2
 21.8
 27.3
 21.7
A la carte lunch
 1077
 1.8
 1.7
 31.6
 36.2
 22.0
 10.2
Bring lunch
 1076
 0.9
 1.7
 71.9
 9.8
 7.5
 10.8
Fast food restaurant
 1075
 0.4
 1.0
 81.6
 13.0
 3.8
 1.6
Convenience store
 1067
 0.1
 0.6
 92.5
 5.5
 1.5
 0.5
Vending machine practices:






Vending snacks
 1081
 0.9
 1.3
 56.8
 31.2
 9.2
 2.8
Vending soft drinks
 1081
 1.6
 1.7
 38.5
 34.0
 17.5
 10.0

† Summary statistics are at the individual student level.

Neumark-Sztainer et al. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2005 2:14   doi:10.1186/1479-5868-2-14