This statistic presents the leading college savings account types according to parents in the United States as of January 2014. The regular savings accounts proved to be the best college saving option for 44 percent of the respondents in 2014.
What types of accounts do you think are best to use for college savings?
*UBO-67 and CS213 are fictitious accounts included to determine general knowledge of college savings options. A total of one percent of the respondents chose both of those accounts.
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T. Rowe Price. (March 25, 2014). What types of accounts do you think are best to use for college savings? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 25, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/368404/leading-college-savings-accounts-perceived-by-parents-usa/
T. Rowe Price. "What types of accounts do you think are best to use for college savings?." Chart. March 25, 2014. Statista. Accessed May 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/368404/leading-college-savings-accounts-perceived-by-parents-usa/
T. Rowe Price. (2014). What types of accounts do you think are best to use for college savings?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/368404/leading-college-savings-accounts-perceived-by-parents-usa/
T. Rowe Price. "What Types of Accounts Do You Think Are Best to Use for College Savings?." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Mar 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/368404/leading-college-savings-accounts-perceived-by-parents-usa/
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