Description & Citation--Study No. 20966 | |
Bibliographic Description | |
| ICPSR Study No.: | 20966 |
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| Persistent URL: | http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR20966 |
| Title: | Evaluation of the Texas State Public School Nutrition Policy Change on Student Food Selection and Sales, School Years 2003-2004 and 2004-2005 |
| Principal Investigator(s): | Karen W. Cullen, Baylor College of Medicine. Children's Nutrition Research Center |
| Funding Agency: | Robert Wood Johnson Foundation |
| Grant Number: | 56756 |
| Bibliographic Citation: | Cullen, Karen W. EVALUATION OF THE TEXAS STATE PUBLIC SCHOOL NUTRITION POLICY CHANGE ON STUDENT FOOD SELECTION AND SALES, SCHOOL YEARS 2003-2004 AND 2004-2005 [Computer file]. ICPSR20966-v1. Houston, TX: Baylor College of Medicine, Children's Nutrition Research Center [producer], 2007. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2007-11-19. doi:10.3886/ICPSR20966 |
Scope of Study | |
| Summary: | In August 2004, Texas implemented the Texas Public School Nutrition Policy in order to promote healthier nutrition in its schools. The new policy restricted high fat and high sugar foods, reduced portion sizes, and phased out "deep-fat fried" foods in school food service environments. This study evaluated the impact of that policy by comparing National School Lunch Program (NSLP) production records and school snack bar/a la carte line sales data before and after the policy was implemented. Data from a number of Texas elementary, middle, and high schools for the prepolicy 2003-2004 school year were compared with their data for the postpolicy 2004-2005 school year. Daily NSLP production records list the number of servings of fresh fruit, canned fruit, regular vegetables, high fat vegetables (french fries), legumes, orange juice, apple juice, grape juice, whole milk, fat free milk, chocolate milk, strawberry milk, variety milk, yogurt, low fat/fat free cheese, string cheese, and cube cheese served to students. The snack bar/a la carte line data report annual sales of candy, baked chips, regular chips, deserts, sweetened drinks, ice cream, and water. Demographic information about the schools' school districts include socioeconomic status (less than half of the students eligible for free or reduced price lunches under NSLP/half or more eligible), district size (less than 10,000 students/10,000 or more students), and percentages of Hispanic, Black, and White students. Demographic information about the schools, themselves, includes number of registered students, average number of students and adults served per day, and percent of students eligible for free or reduced price lunches. |
| Subject Term(s): | diet, eating habits, food, nutrition, obesity, school age children, schools, school lunches, snacks, state regulations |
| Geographic Coverage: | Texas, United States |
| Time Period: | 2003 - 2005 |
| Date(s) of Collection: | 2005 |
| Universe: | Elementary, middle, and high schools in Texas. |
| Data Type: | administrative records data |
Methodology | |
| Sample: | Forty-nine schools, from 11 of the 1,039 school districts in Texas and 10 of its 20 educational service regions, provided usable data for both years of the study. Forty-four schools provided daily NSLP production records while 5 only provided monthly NSLP data. Only 23 schools from 5 of the districts in 4 regions provided snack bar/a la carte sales data. The 11 school districts comprised 5 large districts with 10,000 or more students and 6 districts with less than 10,000 students. The demographics of the participating school districts were very similar to Texas as a whole. |
| Data Source: | administrative records |
| Mode of Data Collection: | record abstracts |
Access and Availability | |
| Note: | A list of the data formats available for this study can be found in the summary of holdings. Detailed file-level information (such as record length, case count, and variable count) is listed in the file manifest. |
| Restrictions: | This data collection may not be used for any purpose other than statistical reporting and analysis. Use of these data to learn the identity of any person or establishment is prohibited. As described in the ICPSR Processing Note in the codebook, some variables are restricted from general dissemination in order to protect respondent privacy. To obtain the restricted variables, researchers must agree to the terms and conditions of a Restricted Data Use Agreement in accordance with existing ICPSR servicing policies. See Applying for Restricted Data (link) at the ICPSR Web site. |
| Original ICPSR Release: | 2007-11-19 |
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