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Table 2 Demographic characteristics of the school survey participants (N = 203 a)

From: Which factors promote and prohibit successful implementation and normalization of a healthy school lunch program at primary schools in the Netherlands?

 

N (%)

Position

Teacher

97 (47.8)

Teaching assistant

16 (7.9)

Director

64 (31.5)

Other

26 (12.8)

Education type b

Regular school concept

180 (88.7)

Alternative school concept

23 (11.3)

School size

 < 100 pupils

25 (12.3)

100–200 pupils

84 (41.4)

201–300 pupils

65 (32.0)

 > 300 pupils

29 (14.3)

School location

Village not adjacent to a city

62 (30.5)

Village adjacent to city

41 (20.2)

City < 30.000 inhabitants

23 (11.3)

City with 30.000–100.000 inhabitants

40 (19.7)

City > 100.000 inhabitants

37 (18.2)

Provinces

Zuid-Holland

42 (20.7)

Noord-Brabant

31 (15.3)

Gelderland

27 (13.3)

Utrecht

26 (12.8)

Other

77 (37.9)

Currently participating in school food programs

Yes

155 (76.5)

Don’t know

11 (5.4)

No

37 (18.2)

Healthy food policy at school

Yes, healthy eating stimulated and maintained

85 (41.9)

Yes, healthy eating stimulated, not obliged

111 (54.7)

No, no policy/rules

5 (2.5)

I don’t know

2 (1.0)

Healthy School Logo c

Yes

86 (42.4)

Don’t know

32 (15.8)

No

85 (41.9)

Nutrition certificate (only asked when yes on question above; N = 86)

Yes

27 (31.4)

Don’t know

28 (32.6)

No

31 (36.0)

  1. a One participant did not provide demographic information, but was kept in the dataset
  2. b Indicator of philosophical and ideological vision of schools on education and a child’s learning. Examples of alternative school concepts are Dalton, Jenaplan, Montessori, Vrije school (Waldorf/free school)
  3. c https://www.gezondeschool.nl/