Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of eligible schools
| Characteristics | Intervention Group n = 173 (%) |
|---|---|
| School Type | |
| Government | 129 (75) |
| Catholic | 40 (23) |
| Independent | 4 (2) |
| School size | |
| Small (1–159 students) | 77 (45) |
| Medium (160–450 students) | 81 (47) |
| Large (450+ students) | 15 (9) |
| Urban/Rural regiona | |
| Major Cities + Inner Regional | 149 (89) |
| Outer Regional + Remote Australia | 19 (11) |
| Socio-economic indexb | |
| Lower Socio-economic areas | 102 (61) |
| Higher Socio-economic areas | 64 (39) |
| Management of canteen | |
| Parent Representative Groups | 105 (86) |
| Principal / School run | 14 (11) |
| Contracted external food service | 1 (1) |
| Contracted off-site caterer | 0(0) |
| Other | 2 (2) |
| Canteen Staffc (may select more than one option) | |
| Paid manager / supervisor | 39 (32) |
| Paid assistant(s) /workers /parents | 6 (5) |
| Volunteer manager / supervisor | 56 (46) |
| Volunteer workers / parents | 109 (89) |
| Contractor | 0 (0) |
| Student help | 6 (5) |
| Other | 2 (2) |
| Days of operation | |
| 5 days / week | 55 (45) |
| 4 days / week | 10 (8) |
| 3 days / week | 21 (17) |
| 2 days / week | 9 (7) |
| 1 day / week | 26 (21) |
| Less than 1 day / week | 1 (1) |
a5 missing data
b7 missing data
cPercentages greater than 100 as participants may select more than one response