Table F1. Amount of college saving by parents who expect their high schooler to go to college, by amount set aside for their high schooler's college education: 1994, 2002, 2009
| Amount set aside for college1 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Zero |
40.6 |
|
52.2 |
|
39.0 |
| $1 - $10,000 |
44.1 |
|
27.1 |
|
33.3 |
| > $10,000 |
15.3 |
|
20.8 |
|
27.8 |
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| ! Interpret data with caution. Estimate is unstable because the standard error represents more than 30 percent of the estimate. |
| ‡ Reporting standards are not met; the standard error represents more than 50 percent of the estimate. |
| 1 Amount of money parents reported setting aside for college as of the time of survey administration |
| Note: Totals may not sum to 100 due to rounding. |
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics. National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88) Second Follow-up Restricted-use File, Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS:2002) Second Follow-up Restricted-use File, and High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09) Base Year Restricted-use File |
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