Trends in quick-service restaurants near public schools in the United States: Differences by community, school and student characteristics
This longitudinal study examined changes in the number quick-service restaurants (QSRs) between the 2006-2007 and 2017-2018 school years using data from National Center for Education Statistics, Infogroup US Historical Business Data, and the US Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service. Results showed there were more QSRs near schools with a high percentage of poverty (12%), and near schools with high school students with the highest population of Black or African American (16%) and Hispanic or Latino (18%) students. By 2018, the percent of QSRs within 400m of all public schools increased to 12%. The increase over time was greater near schools with a high percentage of poverty (16%) and near schools with high school students with the highest population of Black or African American students (22%) and Hispanic or Latino (23%) students.
Full citation: Olarte DA, Petimar J, James P, Stowers KC, Cash SB, Rimm EB, Economos CD, Blossom JC, Rohmann M, Chen Y, Deo R, Cohen JFW, Trends in quick-service restaurants near public schools in the United States: Differences by community, school and student characteristics, Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (2023), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jand.2023.01.016.