Table 1.

Characteristics of Obesity-Related Legislation

	Legislation Proposed		Laws Passed
	N = 1,705		N = 262
Variable	Mean/%	N	Mean/%	N
Explicitly targets obesity	0.243	414	0.271	71
Intentionally health-focused	0.751	1280	0.733	192
Relevance to obesity
Addresses obesity only	0.055	94	0.05	13
Addresses risk factor only	0.752	1282	0.714	187
Address obesity and risk factor	0.192	327	0.237	62
Topics addressed
Core public health framework	0.961	1639	0.95	249
Community: Improving nutrition	0.45	767	0.401	105
Community: Promoting physical activity	0.194	331	0.256	67
Community: Addressing obesity	0.059	100	0.057	15
Schools: Improving nutrition	0.216	368	0.214	56
Schools: Promoting physical activity	0.185	315	0.176	46
Schools: Addressing obesity	0.053	90	0.038	10
Workplace: Improving nutrition	0.009	15	0.012	3
Workplace: Promoting physical activity	0.012	21	0.027	7
Workplace: Addressing obesity	0.008	13	0	0
Business interest framework	0.031	52	0.031	8
Legal	0.009	15	0.012	3
Preemption: Nutrition-related	0.017	29	0.015	4
Preemption: Physical activity related	0.003	5	0.004	1
Helping food companies	0.002	3	0	0
Other/Neutral framework
Community: Soda or SSB tax	0.034	58	0.004	1
Support for a school wellness program/policy	0.024	41	0.019	5
Health insurance plan changes	0.023	39	0.012	3
Gov't task force, council, resolution, or study	0.116	198	0.164	43
Requesting state gov't to support/amend food program	0.013	22	0.008	2
Requesting federal gov't to support/amend food program	0.019	33	0.015	4
Number of topics addressed per bill/law	1.445		1.431
Political party consolidation when proposed/passed
Republican trifecta	0.238	406	0.298	78
Democratic trifecta	0.359	612	0.378	99
Divided	0.403	687	0.324	85
Law	0.154	262

Note: Legislation (first column) includes both bills proposed and laws passed. Multiple topics can be addressed in a single document.