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{"definition": "The percentage point change in the average daily percentage of the school aged population, ages 5-17, participating in the National School Lunch Program (excludes June, July, and August). Percentage point change is calculated as (Year 2 - Year 1).", "availableYears": "2012/2017", "name": "National School Lunch Program participants (change % children), 2012-17*", "units": "Percentage points", "shortName": "PCH_NSLP_12_17", "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."} |