The Well-Being and Basic Needs Survey (WBNS) is a nationally representative survey of adults ages 18 to 64 that covers topics related to health, material hardship, and individual and family well-being, as well as the interaction of adults and their families with major safety net programs. The survey’s core domains include health status and health care, housing and neighborhoods, family income, program participation, food security, employment, and family financial security. Samples for the WBNS are drawn from Ipsos’s KnowledgePanel®, the nation’s largest probability-based online panel.

This dataset includes data from the 2021 WBNS on awareness and support for changes to the school lunch program.