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Parents who felt confident about meeting tuition costs for college in the United States 2016

Parents who felt extremely or somewhat confident about meeting the costs of college for their offspring in the United States in 2016, by category

The data displays the level of confidence among parents of meeting the costs of college tuition for their offspring in the U.S. in 2016. As of 2016, about 75% of parents who had savings felt confident about meeting the college costs, whereas only 28% of those from low-income families expressed the same sentiment.

Savers	75
High-income	72
Child 7-12	61
Child 0-6	59
Middle-income	56
Child 13-17	52
Low-income	28
Nonsavers	16
Total	55

Parents who felt confident about meeting tuition costs for college in the United States 2016

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