Skip to main content
. 2021 Dec 16;55:115. doi: 10.11606/s1518-8787.2021055003377

Table 1. Characterization of the school food environment for all Brazilian schools according to location and administrative dependence. Brazil, 2015.

Variables Brazil Administrative dependence Location

Capital Other cities



Public Private Public Private Public Private







% (95%CI) % (95%CI) % (95%CI) % (95%CI) % (95%CI) % (95%CI) % (95%CI)
Structures to produce and offer food and beverages
Usable kitchen 93.6 (92.3–94.7) 96.7 (95.6–97.6) 74.9 (69.0–80.0) 98.2 (97.3–98.8) 73.1 (64.8–80.1) 96.4 (95.0–97.4) 76.2 (67.7–83.0)
Usable mess hall 60.8 (57.8–63.6) 61.0 (57.6–64.2) 59.6 (52.9–66.0) 71.0 (65.6–75.8) 62.9 (54.8–70.4) 58.5 (54.6–62.3) 57.1 (48.2–65.6)
Vegetable garden 27.6 (24.5–30.9) 27.4 (24.0–31.2) 28.6 (22.0–36.2) 22.7 (18.0–28.3) 22.0 (15.1–30.9) 28.6 (24.5–33.0) 33.6 (23.7–45.2)
Canteen and alternative food outlet 11.4 (9.43–13.6) 9.4 (7.4–11.9) 22.9 (20.1–27.5) 12.2 (8.6–17.0) 33.4 (25.3–42.7) 8.7 (6.5–11.7) 15.0 (8.9–24.1)
Canteen only 29.8 (26.6–33.3) 23.6 (20.1–27.5) 66.8 (58.9–73.9) 22.9 (18.0–28.8) 65.2 (56.0–73.3) 23.7 (19.7–28.3) 68.1 (55.3–78.7)
Alternative food outlet only 18.3 (16.3–20.5) 21.0 (18.7–23.5) 2.3 (0.4–11.9) 19.7 (15.3–25.1) 0.0 (0.0–0.2) 21.3 (18.8–24.0) 3.7 (0.1–21.1)
Without canteen and alternative food outlet 40.5 (37.1–44.0) 46.0 (42.2–49.9) 8.0 (3.9–15.5) 45.2 (39.2–51.4) 0.1 (0.0–0.3) 46.2 (41.7–50.9) 13.3 (6.3–25.6)
Food and beverage availability
School meals 87.5 (85.5–89.3) 97.8 (96.4–98.7) 26.2 (19.7–34.0) 98.2 (97.0–99.0) 25.1 (18.2–33.6) 97.7 (95.9–98.8) 27.0 (17.5–39.1)
Drinking water 98.3 (97.6–98.8) 98.0 (97.2–98.6) 99.9 (99.4–100.0) 99.4 (99.0–99.7) 100.0 97.7 (96.7–98.4) 99.8 (98.9–100.0)
Canteen food and beverage availability (considering only schools with canteens)      
Natural fruit juice/refreshments 78.5 (72.9–83.2) 72.2 (63.8–79.2) 90.2 (86.6–92.9) 77.8 (69.3–84.4) 91.2 (86.6–94.3) 70.5 (60.0–79.2) 89.4 (83.9–93.1)
Fresh fruit or fruit salad 22.1 (18.4–26.4) 8.5 (5.5–12.7) 47.4 (40.3–54.6) 16.9 (9.2–29.2) 56.5 (48.1–64.5) 6.0 (3.4–10.4) 39.3 (28.4–51.3)
Sweetened beverages (including soft drinks) 61.4 (55.7–66.9) 53.3 (45.1–61.2) 76.5 (69.5–82.3) 73.1 (62.4–81.7) 81.1 (76.3–85.0) 47.6 (38.1–57.2) 72.4 (60.3–81.9)
Packaged salty snacks 51.5 (45.6–57.4) 50.5 (42.1–58.8) 53.5 (46.4–60.5) 61.9 (51.3–71.5) 58.3 (49.9–66.3) 47.2 (37.2–57.4) 49.2 (38.6–55.9)
Sweet and savory crackers 43.3 (37.3–49.5) 35.5 (27.7–44.2) 57.6 (50.4–64.4) 40.6 (29.5–52.8) 60.1 (51.4–68.2) 34.1 (24.7–44.8) 55.3 (44.3–65.9)
Candies and others 41.4 (35.8–47.2) 33.1 (25.8–41.3) 56.6 (49.7–63.3) 43.5 (31.7–56.1) 58.8 (50.7–66.5) 30.1 (21.7–40.1) 54.6 (44.2–64.7)
Alternative food outlet food and beverage availability (considering only schools with alternative food outlets)
Natural fruit juice/refreshment 43.8 (38.2–49.5) 44.1 (38.3–50.1) 41.5 (26.8–57.9) 43.1 (32.6–54.2) 33.8 (18.6–53.3) 44.3 (37.5–51.4) 51.9 (23.4–79.1)
Fresh fruits or fruit salad 7.4 (5.1–10.8) 7.1 (4.6–10.8) 10.2 (4.9–20.2) 4.6 (2.8–7.4) 13.8 (6.1–28.3) 7.7 (4.7–12.4) 5.5 (1.3–20.1)
Sweetened beverages (includes soft drinks) 73.8 (69.2–77.8) 74.6 (69.7–78.9) 68.0 (52.6–80.2) 83.1 (74.6–89.2) 58.6 (39.1–75.7) 72.4 (66.8–77.4) 80.7 (57.3–92.9)
Packaged salty snacks 69.7 (65.1–74.0) 71.4 (66.4–75.9) 57.7 (42.2–71.8) 78.1 (69.3–84.8) 56.5 (37.3–73.9) 69.7 (63.9–74.9) 59.2 (33.2–81.0)
Sweet and savory crackers 39.2 (33.9–44.8) 38.2 (32.5–44.2) 46.4 (30.6–62.9) 40.0 (29.2–51.9) 42.6 (24.7–62.7) 37.7 (31.2–44.7) 51.5 (24.8–77.4)
Candies and others 61.0 (55.5–66.3) 58.9 (52.9–64.7) 76.2 (64.1–85.1) 54.8 (43.2–65.8) 80.7 (70.3–88.0) 60.0 (52.8–66.7) 70.1 (43.1–87.9)