Table 2

School food policies and environment in 20 high schools

School policies:
Yes
No
Percent with policy

     Closed campus policy during lunch
13
6
68%
     Policies about food sold in vending machines
3
16
16%
     Vending machines closed during lunch



          Snack machines
4
12
25%
          Soft-drink machines
11
9
55%




Number of vending machines/school:
Mean
SD

     Snack Machines
2.7
2.5

     Soft-drink machines
5.3
2.7

     Other type of machine offerings
5.1
2.4


One (1) school missing

Four (4) schools had no snack vending machines

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

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