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Table 3 Characteristics of the school sample from the 2009/10 Health Behaviour in School Aged Children Survey

From: The number and type of food retailers surrounding schools and their association with lunchtime eating behaviours in students

 

N

%

School type

  

 Secondary (grades 9–12)

94

59.5

 Mixed

64

40.5

Urban rural status

  

 Large urban centre (≥100,000 people)

62

39.2

 Medium urban centre (20,000 - 99,999 people)

15

9.5

 Small urban centre (1,000 - 19,999 people)

38

24.1

 Rural (<1,000 people)

43

27.2

Access to food sources within school

  

 Cafeteria

120

76.0

 Sugared drinks vending machines

97

61.4

 Milk vending machines

75

47.5

 Candy and potato chip vending machines

64

40.5

 School tuck shop/snack-bar

51

32.3

≥1 Food retailer within 1 km circular buffer

  

 Convenience stores

92

55.2

 Fast food restaurants

88

55.7

 Coffee/donut shops

53

33.5

 All food retailers

112

70.9

≥1 Food retailer within 1 km road network buffer

  

 Convenience stores

73

46.2

 Fast food restaurants

65

41.1

 Coffee/donut shops

35

22.2

 All food retailers

103

61.3