Table 1.
Characteristics of the sample.
| Intervention n = 5 Schools |
Control n = 5 Schools |
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|---|---|---|
| SCHOOL CHARACTERISTICS 1 | ||
| Mean (SD) number of enrolments | 574.4 (119.3) | 460.4 (160.4) |
| Mean % of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander students | 6% | 12.6% |
| Socioeconomic status 2 n (%) | ||
| Least advantaged | 3 (60%) | 3 (60%) |
| Most advantaged | 2 (40%) | 2 (40%) |
| CANTEEN CHARACTERISTICS 3 | ||
| Type of canteen operation n (%) | ||
| Principal/school run | 0 (0%) | 4 (80%) |
| P&F/P&C run | 5 (100%) | 1 (20%) |
| Days of operation n (%) | ||
| 5 days a week | 4 (80%) | 2 (40%) |
| 3–4 days a week | 1 (20%) | 3 (60%) |
| Mean (SD) number of online lunch orders per student per week | 0.88 (0.72) | 0.84 (0.67) |
| USER CHARACTERISTICS | n = 1499 participants | n = 701 participants |
| Grade of student n (%) | ||
| Grade K-2 | 665 (44.4%) | 351 (50.1%) |
| Grade 3–6 | 834 (55.6%) | 350 (49.9%) |
| Frequency of use 4 | ||
| High users (1 or more orders/week) 5 | 609 (40.6%) | 258 (36.8%) |
| Low users (<1 orders/week) | 890 (59.4%) | 443 (63.2%) |
1 Based on publicly available school statistics (MySchool 2018); 2 SEIFA 2016 data, based on postcode of school locality; 3 Based on Canteen Manager survey conducted after the collection of follow-up data; completed by all 10 Canteen Managers; 4 Frequency of use based on baseline purchasing characteristics; 5 Approximately 1 order/week–4 weeks were included in both the baseline and follow up period.