Table 1.
Descriptive statistics (non-weighted variables) of the secondary-school students (n 26 655), their families, as well as their school environments, Quebec, Canada, 2010–2011
| % | n | |
|---|---|---|
| Individual- and familial-level variables | ||
| Junk food consumption during lunchtime 2 or more times weekly | 22·0 | 5172 |
| Child’s sex | ||
| Girls | 48·8 | 13 317 |
| Boys | 51·2 | 13 338 |
| Total | 100·0 | 26 655 |
| Child’s age | ||
| 13 years or younger | 27·6 | 7498 |
| 14 years or older | 72·4 | 19 157 |
| Family status | ||
| Two-parent | 58·1 | 15 745 |
| Reconstituted | 13·1 | 3574 |
| Shared custody | 11·0 | 2947 |
| Lone-parent | 16·0 | 3823 |
| Other | 1·9 | 549 |
| Children’s perceived health status | ||
| Very good or excellent | 69·1 | 18 628 |
| Good | 26·2 | 6783 |
| Poor or fair | 4·8 | 1217 |
| Parental education | ||
| College- or university-level education | 73·7 | 17 299 |
| High school | 18·2 | 4644 |
| Less than high school | 8·1 | 2076 |
| School-level variables | ||
| School deprivation index | ||
| Less deprived | 71·7 | 16 872 |
| More deprived | 28·3 | 9783 |
| School urban/rural status | ||
| Rural | 10·3 | 5164 |
| Urban | 89·7 | 21 491 |
| School access to fast-food outlets (no. of fast-food outlets within a 750 m street network distance buffer) | ||
| Low access (access to 0 or 1 food outlets) | 58·8 | 16 914 |
| High access (access to 2 or more food outlets) | 41·2 | 9727 |