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Getting Ready To Pay For College: What Students And Their Parents Know About The Cost Of College Tuition And What They Are Doing To Find Out
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Horn, Laura J. Chen, Xianglei Chapman, Chris D. |
| Copyright Year | 2004 |
| Abstract | This study used data from the Parent and Youth Surveys of the_ 1999 National Household Education Surveys Program (NHES:1999) to investigate how much "college-bound" students in grades 6 through 12 and their parents know about the cost of attending college and the relationships between their knowledge of college costs and how they go about preparing for college. It examined whether parents had started to save for their children's education, gathered information on financial aid, and knew about various tax credits to help offset costs. Students were asked about discussions they had with parents or teachers or counselors to learn about college costs, academic requirements, and financial aid availability. The base sample consisted of 7,910 students in grades 6 through 12 who participated in NHES:1999. Almost all planned to attend college, while only 18% of students and 30% of parents had obtained information about what it would cost to attend. The older students were, the more likely they were to have gathered information about costs. The likelihood of having knowledge also increased with household income and parents' education. Findings show that students who can least afford college are least aware of what it costs to attend. Four appendixes contain supplemental information, including tables and technical notes. (Contains 34 tables, 14 figures, and 23 references.) (SLD) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. ria NOES National Center for Education Statistics MiEZ National Household max, Stirveys Pyoara rn U.S. Department of Education Institute of Education Sciences NCES 2003-030 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Educational Research and improvement EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) ITYfhis document has been reproduced as received from the person or organization originating it. 0 Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction quality. Points of view or opinions stated in this document do not necessarily represent official OERI position or policy. C60 Getting Ready to Pay for College What Students and Their Parents Know About the Cost of College Tuition and What They Are Doing to Find Out Statistical Analysis Report |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1037/e492152006-009 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED480471.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://nces.ed.gov/pubs2003/2003030.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.immagic.com/eLibrary/ARCHIVES/GENERAL/US_ED/NCES3030.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1037/e492152006-009 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
