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Table 5. Barriers to Training Access (cont.)

Are there barriers keeping you from accessing school food procurement trainings/resources? n=1419 Yes

374 893 152

26.4% 62.9% 10.7%

N/A

What’s keeping you from accessing school food procurement trainings/resources? (multi-select), n=374 They don’t fit my schedule/ I don’t have time for training.

232 142

62.0% 38.0% 34.0% 24.3% 17.1% 13.1% 12.8%

I don't know where to find trainings.

Other

127

Trainings are hard to understand/digest. The topics offered are not relevant to my work. Trainings are not in a format of my preference. I don’t want to or am unable to pay for them.

64 49 48

Table 6. Identifying Questions

What is your job title/role? n=1333 * Nutrition

1129

84.7% 12.5%

School Business

167

Administration (General)

16 21

1.2% 1.6%

Other

How many years have you been in your current role? n=1420 Less than 1 year

117

8.2%

1 - 5 years 6 - 10 years

566 252 485

39.9%

17.7%

More than 10 years

34.2%

How many years of experience do you have in child nutrition programs? n=1418 Less than 1 year

3.5%

1 - 5 years 6 - 10 years

326 239 804

23.0% 16.9% 56.7%

More than 10 years

Is your school district in a rural, suburban, or urban area? n=1420 Rural

777 418 225

54.7% 29.4% 15.8%

Suburban

Urban

* Roles were free response and manually tagged into the categories above. For details on the categorization used, see Table 11. Classification of Respondent Roles.

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