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Table 3 Characterization of marketing around elementary schools

From: The obesogenic environment around elementary schools: food and beverage marketing to children in two Mexican cities

 

Type of School

 

Public

Private

Total

Food group

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

 Soda and juice

108 (50.7)

33 (50.8)

141 (50.7)

 Bakery and sweet snacks

33 (15.5)

11 (16.9)

44 (15.8)

 Chocolate and candy

20 (9.4)

6 (9.2)

26 (9.4)

 Milk and dairy products

19 (8.9)

2 (3.1)

21 (7.6)

 Fried/salty snacks

11 (5.2)

5 (7.7)

16 (5.8)

 Water

6 (2.8)

3 (4.6)

9 (3.2)

 Ice cream

3 (1.4)

2 (3.1)

5 (1.8)

 Other

13 (6.1)

3 (4.6)

16 (5.8)

Promotion type

 None

146 (68.5)

49 (75.4)

195 (70.1)

 Special offer

43 (20.2)

8 (12.3)

51 (18.4)

 Discount

1 (0.5)

2 (3.1)

3 (1.1)

 Gift

17 (8.0)

5 (7.7)

22 (7.9)

 Other

6 (2.8)

1 (1.5)

7 (2.5)

Marketing type

 Printed advertisements (e.g., posters and brochures)

208 (97.7)

62 (95.4)

270 (97.1)

 Illuminated advertisements

3 (1.4)

–

3 (1.2)

 Animated advertisements

2 (0.9)

3 (4.6)

5 (1.8)

Total

213 (100)

65 (100)

278 (100)

  1. No significant differences were found using two-sample test of proportions