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Attitudes to college - students' opinions on higher education in the U.S., 2010-2017
Students' attitudes toward college in the United States, opinions rated strongly agree, year-on-year between 2010 and 2017
by Erin Duffin,
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Apr 29, 2019
The statistic shows students' attitudes toward college in the United States, between 2010 and 2017. Depicted is the percentage of students' who strongly agreed with the statements shown. In 2017, around 85 percent of students' surveyed stated that they strongly agreed with the statement that college is an 'investment in the future'.
Students' attitudes toward college in the United States, opinions rated strongly agree, year-on-year between 2010 and 2017
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by Erin Duffin,
last edited
Apr 29, 2019
The statistic shows students' attitudes toward college in the United States, between 2010 and 2017. Depicted is the percentage of students' who strongly agreed with the statements shown. In 2017, around 85 percent of students' surveyed stated that they strongly agreed with the statement that college is an 'investment in the future'.
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- October 2018
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- United States
- Survey time period
- 2010 to 2017
- Number of respondents
- 1,589 respondents
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The survey is nationally representative and included 1,589 individuals: 799 parents of 18 to 24-year-old undergraduate students, and 790 18 to 24-year-old undergraduate students..
Data for 2010 to 2017 was retrieved from previous publications.
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- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- 2010 to 2017
- Number of respondents
- 1,589 respondents
- Supplementary notes
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The survey is nationally representative and included 1,589 individuals: 799 parents of 18 to 24-year-old undergraduate students, and 790 18 to 24-year-old undergraduate students..
Data for 2010 to 2017 was retrieved from previous publications.
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