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Table 2 Subscription rates in the School Fruit Programme in May 02 and May 05

From: Free school fruit – sustained effect three years later

  

School Fruit Programme

   

Pupils subscribing

Group

 

Schools participating

% at participating schools (boys, girls)

% of group (boys, girls)

Free fruit

May 02

9 (of 9)

100 (100, 100)

100 (100, 100)

 

May 05

2 (of 9*)

31 (26, 35)

16 (13, 19)

Control

May 02

9 (of 29)

44 (43, 46)

13 (13, 14)

 

May 05

1 (of 25*)

19 (0, 25)

1 (0, 1)

  1. * One intervention and one control elementary school sent pupils to the same junior high school (total junior high schools in May 05 were 33)