| Characteristic | Parents | Students |
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| - | - | - |
| - | - | - |
| - | - | - |
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August 2018
United States
April 20 to May 25, 2018
1,907 respondents
18-24 years
957 parents of undergraduate students ages 18-24 and 950 undergraduate students ages 18-24
Online interview
Multiple answers were possible.
Values show only the respondents that strongly agree with the following statements:
*American Dream: A college education is part of the American Dream
**Stretch financially: I am willing to stretch myself financially to obtain the best opportunity for my/my child's future.
***Invest future: College is an investment in my/my child's future.
****Social/intellectual experience: I would go/send my child to college for the intellectual and social experience regardless of whether I/my child earned more money with a college degree.
Degree important: Having a college degree is more important now than it used to be.
*Earn more: I wanted/wanted my child to attend college because I/my child will earn more money with a college degree.
