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Personal reasons among parents and students for choosing current college U.S. 2018
Main personal reasons among parents and students for choosing current college in the U.S. 2018
by Erin Duffin,
last edited
Sep 17, 2019
This statistic shows the main personal reasons among parents and students for choosing a college in the United States in 2018. During the survey, 13 percent of students considered whether the college was far from home, compared to six percent of parents.
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by Erin Duffin,
last edited
Sep 17, 2019
This statistic shows the main personal reasons among parents and students for choosing a college in the United States in 2018. During the survey, 13 percent of students considered whether the college was far from home, compared to six percent of parents.
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- Release date
- August 2018
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- April 20 to May 24, 2018
- Number of respondents
- 1,907 respondents
- Age group
- 18-24 years
- Special properties
- 957 parents of undergraduate students ages 18-24 and 950 undergraduate students ages 18-24
- Method of interview
- Online interview
- Supplementary notes
- More than one answer was possible.
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- Release date
- August 2018
More information
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- April 20 to May 24, 2018
- Number of respondents
- 1,907 respondents
- Age group
- 18-24 years
- Special properties
- 957 parents of undergraduate students ages 18-24 and 950 undergraduate students ages 18-24
- Method of interview
- Online interview
- Supplementary notes
- More than one answer was possible.
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