2025 SIPP: Inconsistencies in School Meal Receipt
There are a small number of cases where children aged 17 in the reference year of 2024 (but aged 18 when the household was interviewed in 2025) have a valid PNUM in RLNGD_MEALS and valid values in RLUNCH_CHLD and RBREAK_CHLD, but the guardian identified in RLNGD_MEALS is erroneously shown as Not in Universe (NIU) for ESCHOOLLUNCH and ESCHOOLBREAK. This is the result of a processing error. Data users can transfer data from the child record to the associated guardian record using the RLNGD_MEALS variable as needed.
| Variables Involved | |
|---|---|
| PNUM | Person number |
| RLNGD_MEALS | Edited person number of the guardian of children ages 5 to 18 who have not yet graduated from high school. |
| RLUNCH_CHLD | Did child usually get the school lunch that their school provided? On the child’s record. |
| RBREAK_CHLD | Did child usually get the school breakfast that their school provided? On the child’s record. |
| ESCHOOLLUNCH | Did one or more children in the family usually get the lunch their school provided? Universe: RLNGD_MEALS = PNUM. |
| ESCHOOLBREAK | Did one or more children in the family usually get the breakfast that their school provided? Universe: RLNGD_MEALS = PNUM. |
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