Table 3 Reasons why pupils purchase food or drinks out of school at lunchtime
Reasons pupils purchase food or drinks out of school from the places they most often purchase food or drinks | % pupils (n = 367) | Reasons pupils leave the school to purchase food or drinks | % pupils (n = 369) |
|---|---|---|---|
There is a wide choice of food | 53.6 | Because my friends do | 44.2 |
I like the taste of the food they sell | 49.9 | Because I can’t get the food I want in school | 39.5 |
It is close to the school | 45.0 | The canteen queue is too long | 38.3 |
It is good value for money | 43.5 | I want to get out of school | 36.2 |
I can get food there that I can’t buy at school | 37.9 | I don’t like school lunches | 35.4 |
My friends buy from the same place | 32.5 | I don’t like the canteen | 26.7 |
I get some exercise | 32.5 | I like to choose where I spend my money | 25.7 |
I get served quickly | 29.8 | It’s my right to choose where I go and buy my food | 24.3 |
I like the look of food they sell | 23.1 | The food I want in the canteen runs out too quickly | 20.2 |
The food is healthy | 15.3 | Canteen food is too expensive | 12.3 |
My parent/guardian tells me where to go | 0.6 | I want to get a break from other people | 5.6 |
Other reasons | 2.1 | I get treated with respect at shops out of school | 4.1 |
|  |  | So adults can’t supervise what I buy | 2.0 |
| Â | Â | Other reasons | 6.7 |