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{"definition": "The average daily percentage of the school aged population, ages 5-17, participating in the National School Lunch Program. ", "availableYears": "2017", "name": "National School Lunch Program participants (% children), 2017*", "units": "Percent", "shortName": "PCT_NSLP17", "geographicLevel": "State", "dataSources": "Tabulations by USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), published August 5, 2016 and May 3, 2019. Data for the school aged population, ages 5-17, are from the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 2012 and 2017 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Participation data are 9-month averages; summer months (June-August) are excluded. Participation is based on average daily meals divided by an attendance factor of 0.927."} |