State competitive food policies | Total Number (States) | Percent (N = 50) |
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States with legislation more restrictive than federal requirements regarding competitive food sales in schools prior to 2002 | 20 | 40% |
States with new competitive food policies that require or will require changes passed since 2002 | 7 (Arkansas, California*, Connecticut**, Hawaii*, Texas*, Tennessee, West Virginia*) | 14% |
States with new policies that recommend changes to competitive food sales passed since 2002 | 4 (Colorado, North Carolina, Vermont, Washington) | 8% |
States with legislation to address childhood obesity, by nutrition and/or physical activity passed since 2002 | 16 (Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Texas, Tennessee, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia) | 32% |