Table 2.
School food choice according to eligibility for free school meals (FSM) and school among students (n 2660) aged 11–18 years from two large secondary schools in Yorkshire, England, academic year 2010–2011
| Days chosen % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| School A | School B | |||
| FSM students | Non-FSM students | FSM students | Non-FSM students | |
| All items† | (n 119) | (n 1146) | (n 307) | (n 1088) |
| Accompaniment | 2·60 | 1·88 | 4·42 | 3·50 |
| Snack | 8·69* | 12·26 | 12·03 | 13·52 |
| Main food | 87·04** | 70·28 | 75·43** | 56·13 |
| Dessert | 25·26** | 34·17 | 22·06 | 21·78 |
| Beverage | 46·20** | 56·79 | 54·04** | 47·27 |
| Other | 0·18 | 0·16 | 23·44** | 19·27 |
| Main foods‡ | (n 118) | (n 1101) | (n 306) | (n 945) |
| Dish of the day | 15·67** | 7·11 | 19·42** | 5·17 |
| Pizza | 31·70 | 34·39 | 24·57 | 27·41 |
| Pasta | 10·14** | 16·41 | 5·63** | 11·99 |
| Sandwich | 41·72 | 43·40 | 48·38 | 50·59 |
| Jacket potato | 2·47 | 3·61 | 0·66** | 2·14 |
| Meal deal | 8·73** | 3·45 | 17·31** | 2·22 |
Significantly different from non-FSM students in the school: *P ≤ 0·05, **P ≤ 0·001.
†Number of days an item was chosen as a percentage of all days any item was chosen by a student.
‡Number of days an item was chosen as a percentage of days on which main foods were chosen by a student.