Table 2.

Drinking water access provided by Massachusetts middle and high schools participating in baseline water access data collection for the NOURISH study, spring 2012 (n=59).

Drinking Water Access Indicators, Whole School Building	Mean (SD) or N(%)
Total free water sources per school (mean(SD))	15.66 (8.43)
Average sources per 75 students per school (mean (SD)	1.47 (0.63)
Percentage of sources that are fountains (mean (SD)	95% (8%)
Percentage of sources that are functioning (mean (SD)	82% (20%)
Percentage of sources that are both clean and functioning (mean (SD)	70% (21%)
Time to fill a 9 oz cup in seconds, all free water sources (mean (SD)	10.20 (1.73)
Fountain (mean (SD)	10.34 (1.67)
Cooler (mean (SD)	6.60 (1.74)
Temperature (in degrees Fahrenheit), all free water sources	60.02 (6.53)
Fountain (mean (SD)	60.45 (6.60)
Cooler (mean (SD)	45.51 (5.16)
Number (%) of schools with at least one functional drinking water source per gym	20 (33.9%)
Number (%) of schools selling bottled water in at least one location in the school	51 (86.4%)
Drinking Water Access Indicators, Cafeteria Only
Average number of free water sources per cafeteria per school	1.15 (1.83)
Functioning free water sources per cafeteria	0.97 (1.46)
Clean and functioning free water sources per cafeteria	0.90 (1.43)
Number (%) of schools with both free water and bottled water for sale in cafeteria	14 (23.7%)
Number (%) of schools with free water and no bottled water in cafeteria	13 (22.0%)
Number (%) of schools with bottled water for sale only (no free water)	18 (30.5%)
Number (%) of schools with NO water access (either free or bottled water for sale) in cafeteria	14 (23.7%)