Parents with children in public schools continue to nearly unanimously agree that non-fat or low-fat flavored milk should remain an option for children in public school meals. The results come from a new IDFA-Morning Consult poll conducted between June 9-11, 2023 among a sample of 441 Parents with Children in Public Schools. The interviews were conducted online and the data were weighted to approximate a target sample of Parents with Children in Public Schools based on age, race/ethnicity, and educational attainment. Results from the full survey have a margin of error of plus or minus 5 percentage points.
The poll is the third of its kind within the past year, echoing similar results from Morning Consult polling in March 2023 and October 2022.
Nearly all parents with children in public schools believe providing milk to children for public school meals is important for their daily nutritional intake. Among parents who say providing milk to children for public school meals is important, seven-in-ten parents say it is very important.
View a summary of the results here.
Key Results
Parents with children in public schools across all demographic groups have high levels of agreement that non-fat or low-fat flavored milk should remain an option in school meals.
Do you agree or disagree that non-fat or low-fat flavored milk (i.e., chocolate and strawberry) should remain an option for children in public school meals in your community?
Nine-in-ten parents with children in public schools (90%) believe providing milk to children for public school meals is important for their daily nutritional intake.
How important, if at all, do you believe providing milk to children for public school meals is for their daily nutritional intake?
IDFA Staff Contacts
Matt Herrick
Senior Vice President, Public Affairs & Communications
Andrew Jerome
Associate Vice President, Communications