Table 1.

Summary statistics: estimation sample (N=150)

	Variables	Mean	SD
Outcomes	Children aged 4–5 overweight or obese	949	706
	Children aged 4–5 (all)	4196	3108
	Children aged 10–11 overweight or obese	1270	894
	Children aged 10–11 (all)	3710	2751
Expenditure—per capita (£), 2013/14	Obesity (children) (A)	3.84	6.42
	Physical activity (children) (B)	2.5	6.7
	Children Public Health Programme (C)	28.41	17.28
Expenditure—other, 2013/14	Spend on A+B+C as % total public health spend	11.69	4.87
Controls—lagged outcomes	% children aged 4–5 overweight or obese, 2013/14	22.76	2.45
	% children aged 10–11 overweight or obese, 2013/14	34.09	3.86
Controls—other	% males aged 4–5	51.17	0.79
	% males aged 10–11	51.18	0.83
	% population living in rural areas, 2011	17.51	24.55
	% living in 20% most deprived LSOAs, 2015	24.85	19.02
	% minority ethnicity	34.08	25.89
	Fast-food outlets per 100 000 population	90.48	24.96
Controls—LA class	London boroughs	0.21	0.41
	Metropolitan districts	0.24	0.43
	Unitary authorities	0.37	0.48
	Shire counties	0.18	0.39

All variables are for 2016/17, unless stated otherwise. SD: standard deviation.