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Certification status of average daily school breakfast participants, fiscal 1969-2006
 
Reduced price
Full price
Free
Total
  Millions
1969
0.22
1970
0.45
1971
0.20
0.60
0.80
1972
0.23
0.81
1.04
1973
0.20
0.99
1.19
1974
0.24
1.14
1.37
1975
0.04
0.33
1.45
1.82
1976
0.06
0.37
1.76
2.20
1977
0.11
0.36
2.02
2.49
1978
0.16
0.42
2.23
2.80
1979
0.21
0.54
2.56
3.32
1980
0.25
0.56
2.79
3.60
1981
0.25
0.51
3.05
3.81
1982
0.16
0.36
2.8
3.32
1983
0.15
0.34
2.87
3.36
1984
0.15
0.37
2.91
3.43
1985
0.16
0.40
2.88
3.44
1986
0.16
0.41
2.93
3.50
1987
0.17
0.43
3.01
3.61
1988
0.18
0.47
3.03
3.68
1989
0.20
0.51
3.11
3.81
1990
0.22
0.55
3.3
4.07
1991
0.25
0.57
3.61
4.44
1992
0.26
0.6
4.05
4.92
1993
0.28
0.66
4.41
5.36
1994
0.32
0.75
4.76
5.83
1995
0.37
0.85
5.10
6.32
1996
0.41
0.91
5.27
6.58
1997
0.45
0.95
5.52
6.92
1998
0.50
1.01
5.64
7.14
1999
0.56
1.10
5.71
7.37
2000
0.61
1.21
5.73
7.55
2001
0.67
1.32
5.80
7.79
2002 
0.70
1.41
6.03
8.14
2003
0.74
1.47
6.22
8.43
2004
0.80
1.58
6.51
8.90
2005
0.86
1.70
6.81
9.37
2006
0.92
1.86
7.02
9.80
-- Data not available.
1Included with free.
Note: Fiscal year numbers are averages of daily participation during full-time school months, excluding June, July, and August. Detail may not add to totals due to rounding. All numbers are subject to revision.
Source: Prepared by ERS using data from FNS. Data as of June 26, 2007.
http://www.fns.usda.gov/pd/sbsummar.htm

 

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