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. 2012 Dec;102(12):2294–2302. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.300763

TABLE 3—

Frequencies of Variables, by Bill-Coding Category: State Childhood Obesity Legislation, United States, 2006–2009

Variable Introduced, No. No. Enacted, No. (%)
Originating chamber
 House 1028 272 (26.50)
 Senate 727 201 (27.70)
 Legislative 6 2 (33.30)
 Total 1761 475 (27.00)
Year introduced
 2006 328 107 (32.60)
 2007 513 134 (26.10)
 2008 351 112 (31.90)
 2009 569 122 (21.40)
Primary sponsor party
 Democrat 1163 266 (22.90)
 Republican 355 105 (29.60)
 Both Republican and Democrat 36 11 (30.60)
 Committee 200 90 (45.00)
 Independent 7 3 (42.90)
Cosponsor party
 Bipartisan 453 156 (34.40)
 Single party 486 114 (23.50)
 NA 822 205 (29.50)
Funding
 Appropriations amount listed 523 218 (41.70)
 Mentions funding, no amount 105 31 (29.50)
 No funding mentioned 1133 226 (20.00)
Type of legislature
 Professional (n = 10) 611 123 (21.60)
 Intermediate (n = 23) 865 250 (28.90)
 Citizen (n = 17) 285 93 (32.60)
Term limits
 No (n = 15) 414 167 (40.30)
 Yes (n = 35) 1347 308 (22.90)
Enforcement wording
 Yes (shall, require, mandate) 1317 286 (21.70)
 No (recommend, suggest, encourage) 88 28 (31.80)
 NA (e.g., appropriations) 356 161 (45.22)
Obesity category
 Nutrition 648 154 (23.80)
 PA 839 226 (27.00)
 Both 219 79 (36.10)
 NA 55 16 (29.10)
School topics
 Farm to school 108 34 (31.50)
 School food policy 283 73 (25.80)
 Vending 91 15 (16.50)
 Physical education 297 64 (21.50)
 Safe routes to school 81 34 (42.00)
 Before- and after-school PA 33 12 (36.40)
 Physical screening 87 18 (20.70)
 School PA and recess 197 42 (21.30)
 Health and nutrition education 88 29 (33.00)
Community topics
 Community food access 182 79 (43.40)
 Bicycle and pedestrian safety 191 48 (25.10)
 Public transportation 132 57 (43.20)
 Community PA access 376 132 (35.10)
 Product and menu labeling 124 6 (04.80)
 Snack and soda tax 38 2 (05.30)
 Taskforce and council 186 70 (37.60)
 Breastfeeding 95 22 (23.20)
 Childcare nutrition and PA 17 5 (29.40)
Topics in bill for school, no.
 0 952 257 (27.00)
 1 473 136 (28.80)
 2 257 67 (26.10)
 ≥ 3 79 15 (19.00)
Topics in bill for community, no.
 0 615 149 (24.20)
 1 987 246 (24.90)
 2 126 66 (52.40)
 ≥ 3 33 14 (42.20)

Note. NA = not available; PA = physical activity.