50 State Database
U.S. Department of Agriculture - Food and Nutrition Services Program (FNS)
| Type of Source: Describes the type of data source: federal administrative data, federal survey, survey conducted by private/nonprofit organizations, and other databases created by non-governmental organizations |
Federal Administrative Data |
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| Source Description and Coverage: Describes how data is collected and the sample representation |
The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), formerly known as the Food and Consumer Service, administers the nutrition assistance programs of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The FNS Program Data provide selected statistical information on activity in all major Food and Nutrition Service Programs (FNS). These include the Food Stamp Program; the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC); Child Nutrition Programs (National School Lunch, School Breakfast, Child and Adult Care, Summer Food Service and Special Milk); and Food Distribution Programs (Schools, Emergency Food Assistance, Indian Reservations, Commodity Supplemental, Nutrition for the Elderly, and Charitable Institutions) |
| Data Available: Includes a description of all variables available |
Number of meals served, average daily attendance, funding, and eligibility guidelines |
| Child Care Economic Data? Coded as yes if data source has data on size of child care sector (number of establishments, number of employees, wages and gross receipts) |
No |
| Demographic Data? Coded as yes if data source has data on demographics of families and children. |
No |
| Early Care and Education Program Data? Coded as yes if data source has data on public and private early care and education enrollment, funding, and regulations. |
Yes |
| Geographic Level: Describes the geographic levels for which data is available |
National and State |
| Year Available: Gives the year for the most recent data available for each source (as of 2004) |
data are available annually |
| Raw Data: Links the user to the website of the organization collecting the data, so user can access the raw data |
http://www.fns.usda.gov/pd/ |
| In Cornell database? Links the user to Cornell's quantitative database which has a sampling of the most recent data available (as of 2004) for several of the sources listed here. |
Yes: see data for Child and Adult Food Program |
| Link to Variable Descriptions: | http://www.fns.usda.gov/pd/ |
| Variables: |
CACFP Total Meals Served
CACFP Cash Payment CACFP Average Daily Attendance Key: Economic Data Demographic Data Early Care and Education Program Data |