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Free or reduced price school lunches for your children - In the past 12 months, have you (and/or your spouse or partner) received any of the following?
Asked of: Respondents with children under 18 living with them (L0_b); 2017-2018 asked everyone
Received free or reduced price school lunches · Asked in 7 waves, 2019–2025 · 19,333 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Asked only of: Respondents with children under 18 living with them (L0_b); 2017-2018 asked everyone.
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
| Group | No | Yes | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 76% | 24% | 3024 | ±2 | |
| Men | 82% | 18% | 1425 | ±3 | |
| Women | 71% |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHED 2025 16 imputed values recoded to -1. | 2025-10-17 to 2025-10-28 | web | 12,934 | 3,024 |
| SHED 2024 21 imputed values recoded to -1. | 2024-10-18 to 2024-10-31 | web | 12,295 | 2,784 |
| SHED 2023 17 imputed values recoded to -1. | 2023-10-20 to 2023-11-05 | web | 11,400 | 2,656 |
| SHED 2022 25 imputed values recoded to -1. | 2022-10-21 to 2022-11-01 | web | 11,667 | 2,717 |
| SHED 2021 14 imputed values recoded to -1. | 2021-11-01 to 2021-11-30 | web | 11,874 | 2,666 |
| SHED 2020 | 2020-11-01 to 2020-11-30 | web | 11,648 | 2,633 |
| SHED 2019 | 2019-10-01 to 2019-10-31 | web | 12,173 | 2,853 |
| 29% |
| 1599 |
| ±3 |
SHED 2025 · US adults 18+. Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.