Food Service in Public Schools

Excerpt from the report: The survey reported here was conducted in March 1962 to determine the current status of feeding programs in public schools in the United States and the extent of pupil participation, and to analyze the factors associated with school and pupil participation in the National School Lunch Program. The findings permit a comparison with the benchmark data provided by a similar survey made in March 1957. The earlier data, together with responses to questions in the 1962 survey regarding school plans for food service facilities, permit projections for the years ahead and hence provide data for policy decision