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sunonmars

(8,656 posts)
Thu Jun 21, 2018, 09:13 AM Jun 2018

I despair... : Study finds 16.4 million Americans think chocolate milk comes from brown cows

According to a recent survey, seven percent of Americans believe chocolate milk comes from brown cows.

The survey was conducted by the Innovation Center of US Dairy in April. 1,000 adults 18 and over were asked questions about the role milk plays in their daily lives, Food & Wine reported.

The study found 48% of respondents weren't sure where chocolate milk came from. Seven percent thought chocolate milk only comes from brown cows.

That adds up to about 16.4 million people, more than the population of Ohio.

The Washington Post linked the study to past studies that consistently show many Americans have no idea where their food comes from. For example, a study in the 1990s found that nearly 20% of people did not know hamburgers are made from beef.

http://www.nbc4i.com/news/u-s-world/study-finds-surprising-number-of-americans-think-chocolate-milk-comes-from-brown-cows/1064794299

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In other words.....how Trump won.....How the hell do people not know chocolate milk actually comes from goats....

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I despair... : Study finds 16.4 million Americans think chocolate milk comes from brown cows (Original Post) sunonmars Jun 2018 OP
They should have asked about Strawberry ice cream. madaboutharry Jun 2018 #1
I've never seen a purple cow... redwitch Jun 2018 #6
Mostly Trumpsters and Evangelicals, no doubt vlyons Jun 2018 #2
And they all voted for trump Gothmog Jun 2018 #3
And around the corner, fudge is made. NightWatcher Jun 2018 #4
Lol! bronxiteforever Jun 2018 #5
That certainly explains why they vote Republican. sinkingfeeling Jun 2018 #7
now that is rather sad bdamomma Jun 2018 #8
Take that chocolate milk survey with a grain of salt sl8 Jun 2018 #9

redwitch

(14,954 posts)
6. I've never seen a purple cow...
Thu Jun 21, 2018, 09:23 AM
Jun 2018

I never hope to see one.
But I can tell you anyhow
I’d rather see than be one.

And grape milk would be so gross!

bdamomma

(63,978 posts)
8. now that is rather sad
Thu Jun 21, 2018, 09:46 AM
Jun 2018

and they are thinking about merging the Dept. of Education and Dept of Labor together?? WTF!

sl8

(14,058 posts)
9. Take that chocolate milk survey with a grain of salt
Thu Jun 21, 2018, 10:14 AM
Jun 2018

From https://theconversation.com/take-that-chocolate-milk-survey-with-a-grain-of-salt-80178

Take that chocolate milk survey with a grain of salt
June 28, 2017 9.05pm EDT

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We reached out to Lisa McComb, the senior vice president of communications for Dairy Management, Inc., about the survey. She confirmed that it’s not publicly available. “The purpose of the survey was to gauge some interesting and fun facts about consumers’ perceptions of dairy, not a scientific or academic study intended to be published,” she told us.

Story feeds a popular narrative — and media missed it
Questions about the original findings aside, there’s reason to explore how the media covered the chocolate milk survey.

The results were instantly shared and republished by a mind-boggling number of outlets (a Google Trends search for “chocolate milk” and “brown cows” shows a spike beginning June 15th). This factoid likely garnered such massive attention because it feeds into a popular narrative about American ignorance and science illiteracy.

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