Table 1 Baseline characteristics of eligible schools
Characteristics | Intervention Group n = 173 (%) |
|---|---|
School Type | |
Government | 129 (75) |
Catholic | 40 (23) |
Independent | 4 (2) |
School size | |
Small (1–159 students) | 77 (45) |
Medium (160–450 students) | 81 (47) |
Large (450+ students) | 15 (9) |
Urban/Rural regiona | |
Major Cities + Inner Regional | 149 (89) |
Outer Regional + Remote Australia | 19 (11) |
Socio-economic indexb | |
Lower Socio-economic areas | 102 (61) |
Higher Socio-economic areas | 64 (39) |
Management of canteen | |
Parent Representative Groups | 105 (86) |
Principal / School run | 14 (11) |
Contracted external food service | 1 (1) |
Contracted off-site caterer | 0(0) |
Other | 2 (2) |
Canteen Staffc (may select more than one option) | |
Paid manager / supervisor | 39 (32) |
Paid assistant(s) /workers /parents | 6 (5) |
Volunteer manager / supervisor | 56 (46) |
Volunteer workers / parents | 109 (89) |
Contractor | 0 (0) |
Student help | 6 (5) |
Other | 2 (2) |
Days of operation | |
5 days / week | 55 (45) |
4 days / week | 10 (8) |
3 days / week | 21 (17) |
2 days / week | 9 (7) |
1 day / week | 26 (21) |
Less than 1 day / week | 1 (1) |