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Table 1 Content of the questionnaire

From: Differences in school environment, school policy and actions regarding overweight prevention between Dutch schools. A nationwide survey

Part

Topic

Sub topics

Number of questions

Example questions

1

General characteristics

 

5

- What is the total number of

students at your school?

- Which educational levels are

offered at your school?

2

The school environment

- Inside the school building

- The canteen

- At and around the school

property

28

- Are there soft drink vending

machines present at school?

- How would you describe the

proportion of high caloric and

low caloric drinks in the soft

drink vending machine?

3

Health education*

- Biology

- Physical activity education

- Health and hygiene classes

15

- How many hours of physical

activity education do the

children receive per week?

4

Participation in projects

 

12

- Did your school participate in

one of the following national

projects in the last two years?

5

School policy

- General health policy

- School policy regarding:

Nutrition

Sports/physical activity

Overweight

17

- Does your school have a general

health policy?

- Which topics receive special

attention within the general

health policy?

6

Closing questions

 

3

- What is the professional function

of the person who completed the questionnaire?

  1. *These questions with regard to the curriculum were not analysed in this study, because within a school level the curriculum is fairly similar between schools. All students in the Netherlands have to pass the same final exam for graduation, depending on the school level.