Assessment of a Districtwide Policy on Availability of Competitive Beverages in Boston Public Schools, Massachusetts, 2013
SPECIAL TOPIC — Volume 13 — March 3, 2016
PEER REVIEWED
Figure. Access to competitive beverages among 56,259 students in 115 Boston Public Schools, 2013.
| Type of School | No. of Students | No Access to Any Competitive Beverages, n (%) | Access Only to Competitive Beverages That Met Standards, n (%) | Access to Noncompliant Competitive Beverages, but not SSBs, n (%) | Access to Noncompliant Competitive Beverages, Including SSBs, n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elementary | 31,848 | 28,159 (88.4) | 1,801 (5.7) | 1,489 (4.7) | 399 (1.3) |
| Middle | 6,866 | 3,083 (44.9) | 1,835 (26.7) | 1,948 (28.4) | 0 (0) |
| High | 17,545 | 3,307 (18.9) | 9,925 (56.6) | 2,476 (14.1) | 1,837 (10.5) |
| All | 56,259 | 34,549 (61.4) | 13,561 (24.1) | 5,913 (10.5) | 2,236 (4.0) |
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