School nutritional capacity, resources and practices are associated with availability of food/beverage items in schools

Table 2 Percent of elementary (N = 369) and middle/high schools (N = 118) reporting availability of specific food/beverage items

Availability of	Elementary schools	Middle/high schools	Group comparisons χ² p-value
Fruit	27.9%	74.6%	χ² (1) = 81.67 p < 0.001**
Vegetables	9.2%	69.5%	χ² (1) = 179.03 p < 0.001**
Pizza, hamburgers, or hot dogs	13.8%	63.6%	χ² (1) = 115.33 p < 0.001**
Sugar-sweetened beverages (pop, iced tea, sport drinks or fruit drinks that are not 100% fruit juice)	5.4%	62.7%	χ² (1) = 188.41 p < 0.001**
French fried potatoes	0%	41.5%	χ² (1) = 170.37 p < 0.001**
Chocolate candy	0%	37.3%	χ² (1) = 151.26 p < 0.001**

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