The statistic depicts the results of an online survey concerning the dollar amount parents expected their children in college to spend on back-to-college items in 2013 and 2014. In 2014, parents on average expected their children to spend 436 U.S. dollars on back-to-college items.
What is the total amount you expect your child to spend on back-to-college items this season?
parent who had at least one child attending college this fall
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
* Page number as reflected in PDF format.
The survey has a margin of error of +/- 5 percentage points.
The source does not provide any information regarding the exact age of respondents.
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Deloitte. (July 10, 2014). What is the total amount you expect your child to spend on back-to-college items this season? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 08, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/319121/back-to-college-us-expected-spending-by-college-students/
Deloitte. "What is the total amount you expect your child to spend on back-to-college items this season?." Chart. July 10, 2014. Statista. Accessed October 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/319121/back-to-college-us-expected-spending-by-college-students/
Deloitte. (2014). What is the total amount you expect your child to spend on back-to-college items this season?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/319121/back-to-college-us-expected-spending-by-college-students/
Deloitte. "What Is The Total Amount You Expect Your Child to Spend on Back-to-college Items This Season?." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Jul 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/319121/back-to-college-us-expected-spending-by-college-students/
Deloitte, What is the total amount you expect your child to spend on back-to-college items this season? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/319121/back-to-college-us-expected-spending-by-college-students/ (last visited October 08, 2024)
What is the total amount you expect your child to spend on back-to-college items this season? [Graph], Deloitte, July 10, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/319121/back-to-college-us-expected-spending-by-college-students/