Your Thoughts and Experiences With Raw Milk Survey

Public Health departments in the Finger Lakes Region are interested in learning about your experience with raw (unpasteurized) milk, which is milk that has not been pasteurized to kill germs. If you purchase milk in a grocery store, it is pasteurized, not raw.

Answers are confidential. What you share will help Public Health learn why people decide to drink or avoid raw milk, what risks or benefits they consider, and how clear current health messages are. Your confidential responses will be combined with others and used to improve how Public Health communicates about raw (unpasteurized) milk so information is clearer, more accurate, and more helpful for everyone.

1.Do you currently drink raw (unpasteurized) milk (not pasteurized milk from the grocery store)?

Yes, regularly

Yes, sometimes

No, but I have tried raw milk before

No, I have never tried raw (unpasteurized) milk

3.If you do NOT drink raw (unpasteurized) milk now, please tell us why. Select all that apply.

I am worried raw milk is not safe or could make me sick

I do not know where to buy raw milk

Raw milk costs too much

I do not drink any kind of milk

I do not like the taste of raw milk

I am not sure if raw milk is legal or allowed

Other (please specify)

4.When you drink raw (unpasteurized) milk, where do you usually get it? Select all that apply.

From my own cows or animals

From a farmer I trust

From a farm store, farm stand, or farmers’ market

From a buying club or informal group

Other (please specify)

I do not drink raw milk

5.At places where raw (unpasteurized) milk is sold, have you seen signs posted by the seller about potential health risks from drinking raw milk?

Yes, clearly visible

Unsure

No signs were posted

I've not been to a place where raw milk is sold

6.Did the information on the sign affect your decision to buy and drink raw milk?

Yes, I decided not to buy or drink it

Yes, I decided to drink raw milk less often

Yes, I decided to use it in only in cooked foods

No, the information did not affect my decision to use raw milk

I have never seen signs or notices about raw milk risks

I don't purchase raw milk

8.Do any of your children drink raw (unpasteurized) milk (not pasteurized milk from the grocery store)?

Yes, regularly

Yes, occasionally

No

I do not have children under 18

9.Are there certain people who should not drink raw milk? Check all that apply:

Thank you for taking this survey. Your answers will be added to others and used to help Public Health share clearer, more helpful information about raw milk.