The source adds further comments: "Quotas were set to ensure an even minimum sample of 500 parents of children aged between 5-9, 10-14 and 15-18. Data were weighted by age, gender and region to be representative by all parents in Great Britain." The question was: "How would you rate your child's ability to manage their pocket money to buy the things that they want?"
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British parents' opinion: children's ability to manage money 2016, by child's gender
This statistic presents the children's ability to manage money as rated by their parents in Great Britain as of January 2016, depending on the child's gender. The parents of boys and girls reported similar patterns of abilities. 73 to 75 percent of the parents rated their children's abilities as farily or very good. Of these 73 to 75 percent over 50 percent of the boys and girls abilities were reported as fairly good.
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Experian. (February 11, 2016). Parental opinion on their children's ability to manage money in Great Britain as of January 2016, by child's gender [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 05, 2026, from /statistics/515765/parental-opinion-childrens-money-management-ability-by-childs-gender-uk/
Experian. "Parental opinion on their children's ability to manage money in Great Britain as of January 2016, by child's gender." Chart. February 11, 2016. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 05, 2026. /statistics/515765/parental-opinion-childrens-money-management-ability-by-childs-gender-uk/
Experian. (2016). Parental opinion on their children's ability to manage money in Great Britain as of January 2016, by child's gender. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 05, 2026. /statistics/515765/parental-opinion-childrens-money-management-ability-by-childs-gender-uk/
Experian. "Parental Opinion on Their Children's Ability to Manage Money in Great Britain as of January 2016, by Child's Gender." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 11 Feb 2016, /statistics/515765/parental-opinion-childrens-money-management-ability-by-childs-gender-uk/
Experian, Parental opinion on their children's ability to manage money in Great Britain as of January 2016, by child's gender ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/515765/parental-opinion-childrens-money-management-ability-by-childs-gender-uk/ (last visited August 05, 2026)
Parental opinion on their children's ability to manage money in Great Britain as of January 2016, by child's gender [Graph], Experian, February 11, 2016. [Online]. Available: /statistics/515765/parental-opinion-childrens-money-management-ability-by-childs-gender-uk/
