Table 1.
Prevalence of vending machines and school stores in a nationally representative sample of US public schoolsa
| Totalb (n = 551) | Elementary schools (n = 210) | Middle schools (n = 158) | High schools (n = 183) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ← % → | ||||
| Vending machines and school stores | 20 | 6 | 30 | 48 |
| Vending machines only | 27 | 13 | 45 | 41 |
| School stores only | 9 | 11 | 9 | 4 |
| No vending machines and no school stores | 43 | 70 | 16 | 7 |
Schools were participants in School Health Policies and Programs Study 2006.
Sample sizes were adjusted by sampling weights and reflect missing data from 12 schools.