# Program Activities

Program Activities in PEARS map to the **Direct Education** section of **Project and Activity Results** in N-PEARS. Data is aggregated by project.

## Inclusion Criteria

In addition to the [global criteria](https://new.support.pears.io/analyze/n-pears-export), the following rules apply:

* Only programs with an assigned **project** in SNAP-Ed Custom Data are included.
* Programs must have at least one session or module **20 minutes or longer**.
* Only sessions with dates within the **Federal Fiscal Year** (October 1 through September 30) are counted.

## Field Mapping

### Mode of Delivery

| PEARS Field                                                                 | N-PEARS Field                                                              | Calculation                                                                 |
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Methods used to deliver this program → In person                            | How was direct education delivered? → In person                            | Checked if any activity in the project has "In person" selected             |
| Methods used to deliver this program → Virtual, live online                 | How was direct education delivered? → Virtual, live online                 | Checked if any activity has "Virtual, live online" selected                 |
| Methods used to deliver this program → Virtual, self-directed & interactive | How was direct education delivered? → Virtual, self-directed & interactive | Checked if any activity has "Virtual, self-directed & interactive" selected |

### Session Types

| PEARS Field | N-PEARS Field                 | Calculation                                                         |
| ----------- | ----------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Sessions    | Single Session                | Checked if any activity has exactly 1 session/module of 20+ minutes |
| Sessions    | Series of 2-4 sessions        | Checked if any activity has 2-4 sessions/modules of 20+ minutes     |
| Sessions    | Series of 5-9 sessions        | Checked if any activity has 5-9 sessions/modules of 20+ minutes     |
| Sessions    | Series of 10 or more sessions | Checked if any activity has 10+ sessions/modules of 20+ minutes     |

### Session Counts and Time

| PEARS Field                      | N-PEARS Field                             | Calculation                                                                  |
| -------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Sessions → Virtual = False       | Total sessions delivered → In Person      | Count of non-virtual sessions                                                |
| Sessions → Virtual = True        | Total sessions delivered → Virtual        | Count of virtual sessions plus virtual modules                               |
| Session Length / Module Avg Time | Estimated total time participants engaged | Sum session and module lengths per activity, then calculate mean per project |

### Languages

| PEARS Field                              | N-PEARS Field                                   | Calculation                                                 |
| ---------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- |
| Language(s) used to deliver this program | In what languages was direct education offered? | All languages used across qualifying activities are checked |
| Please specify additional language(s)    | Other Languages                                 | Each unique "other language" adds a new row                 |

### Sites and Settings

| PEARS Field                   | N-PEARS Field | Calculation                                                                                            |
| ----------------------------- | ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Site                          | Project Sites | All sites from qualifying activities are included with "Direct Education" as the intervention approach |
| Setting (SNAP-Ed Custom Data) | Setting       | Each site is annotated with the distinct settings from its associated program activities               |

### Reach and Demographics

| PEARS Field                                 | N-PEARS Field                                                        | Calculation                                                            |
| ------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Total (Demographics)                        | Total number of SNAP-Ed direct education participants (unduplicated) | Sum of the Total field across all qualifying activities in the project |
| Method used to determine demographic makeup | Actual Count / Estimated Count                                       | Demographics are grouped by actual vs. estimated collection method     |

Demographic fields (Gender, Age, Ethnicity, Race) are mapped directly from PEARS to N-PEARS with the following exceptions:

* **Non-Binary (Gender)** → Reported as "Unknown" in N-PEARS.
* **Prefer not to respond (Age)** → Reported as "Unknown" in N-PEARS.

### Age Subgroup Splitting

{% hint style="warning" %}
**NOTE:** For reporting years 2024 and later, if participation is recorded in the broad 5-17 age range and the total exceeds the sum of the age subgroups (5-7, 8-10, 11-13, 14-17), the difference is distributed evenly across the four subgroups.
{% endhint %}

### Project-Level Fields

| PEARS Field                   | N-PEARS Field                                                | Calculation                                                                      |
| ----------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Project (SNAP-Ed Custom Data) | Does this project include direct education interventions?    | "Yes" if any qualifying activity exists for the project; otherwise "No"          |
| Project (SNAP-Ed Custom Data) | Stage of direct education intervention at end of fiscal year | "Implemented" if any qualifying activity exists; otherwise "Not yet implemented" |