Abstract
This study determined factors affecting student lunch participation in Indiana schools and developed participation models. Two dependent variables were examined: Total ADP (Average Daily Participation rate of all students) and Paid ADP (Average Daily Participation rate of paid meals). Data on various school variables collected at the state level in Indiana were used for analysis. Using multiple regression models, school-level variables were found to affect the dependent variables in both models: lunch price, school enrollment, type of campus (closed or open), food production system (on-site or satellite kitchen), availability of offer versus serve lunch, type of school (elementary, middle, or high), and percentages of students eligible for free or reduced price lunch. Price elasticity for this study (0.81) was higher as compared to earlier studies, indicating that price had a large impact on the change in paid-lunch participation. The results can provide a basis for proposing legislative changes at the federal level, and can be used as a tool by school foodservice practitioners to improve lunch participation.
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