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529 college saving plan awareness in the U.S. 2017
529 college saving plan awareness in the U.S. 2017
Have you heard of 529 college saving plans?*
by M. Szmigiera,
last edited
Jul 27, 2018
The statistic presents the 529 college saving plan awareness in the United States in 2017, by generation. In that year, 30 percent of the Millennial respondents were familiar with the 529 college saving plan.
Have you heard of 529 college saving plans?*
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| Share of respondents who were aware | |
|---|---|
| Gen X | 47% |
| Millennial | 30% |
| Boomer | 29% |
| Share of respondents who were aware | |
|---|---|
| Gen X | 47% |
| Millennial | 30% |
| Boomer | 29% |
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by M. Szmigiera,
last edited
Jul 27, 2018
The statistic presents the 529 college saving plan awareness in the United States in 2017, by generation. In that year, 30 percent of the Millennial respondents were familiar with the 529 college saving plan.
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- Edward Jones
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- Release date
- May 2017
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- May 11 to 14, 2017
- Number of respondents
- 1,009 respondents
- Method of interview
- Telephone interview
- Supplementary notes
- *The source only published data on the share of respondents who did correctly identify 529 plans, so the share of respondents who answered with 'no' or 'not sure' is unknown.
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- Source
- Edward Jones
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- Show publisher information
- Release date
- May 2017
More information
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- May 11 to 14, 2017
- Number of respondents
- 1,009 respondents
- Method of interview
- Telephone interview
- Supplementary notes
- *The source only published data on the share of respondents who did correctly identify 529 plans, so the share of respondents who answered with 'no' or 'not sure' is unknown.
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