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Expected total back-to-college spending of U.S. parents 2013-2018
Expected total back-to-college spending of U.S. parents 2013-2018
As a parent, what is the total amount you expect to spend on back-to-college items this season?
The statistic depicts the results of an online survey concerning the expected back-to-college spending of parents with children in college in the U.S. from 2013 to 2018. In 2018, parents expected to spend an average of 1,330 U.S. dollars on back-to-college items.
As a parent, what is the total amount you expect to spend on back-to-college items this season?
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| Average spend by parents in U.S. dollars | |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 1,330 |
| 2017 | 1,347 |
| 2016 | 1,345 |
| 2014 | 787 |
| 2013 | 907 |
| Average spend by parents in U.S. dollars | |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 1,330 |
| 2017 | 1,347 |
| 2016 | 1,345 |
| 2014 | 787 |
| 2013 | 907 |
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The statistic depicts the results of an online survey concerning the expected back-to-college spending of parents with children in college in the U.S. from 2013 to 2018. In 2018, parents expected to spend an average of 1,330 U.S. dollars on back-to-college items.
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- Release date
- June 2018
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- May 31 to June 13, 2018*
- Number of respondents
- 1,025 respondents
- Age group
- Special properties
- Parents with college-going children
- Method of interview
- Online survey
- Supplementary notes
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* Date and study characteristics apply to the 2018 survey. Previous years were conducted among equally large samples.
The survey has a margin of error of +/- 3 percentage points.
The source does not provide any information regarding the exact age of respondents.
Figures prior to 2018 have been taken from previous editions of the publication.
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- Release date
- June 2018
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- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- May 31 to June 13, 2018*
- Number of respondents
- 1,025 respondents
- Age group
- Special properties
- Parents with college-going children
- Method of interview
- Online survey
- Supplementary notes
-
* Date and study characteristics apply to the 2018 survey. Previous years were conducted among equally large samples.
The survey has a margin of error of +/- 3 percentage points.
The source does not provide any information regarding the exact age of respondents.
Figures prior to 2018 have been taken from previous editions of the publication.
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- Amount U.S. consumers planned to spend on back-to-college clothing and accessories from 2007 to 2018 (in U.S. dollars)*
- Amount U.S. consumers planned to spend on back-to-college dorm or apartment furnishings from 2007 to 2018 (in U.S. dollars)
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- Total planned U.S. consumer expenditure on back-to-college food items from 2009 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)
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- As a student, in what type(s) of retail environment(s) do you plan to do your back-to-college shopping?*
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