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ERIC Number: EJ584095
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-5982
Why Parents Are Paying a Smaller Share of the Tuition Bill.
Reisberg, Leo
Chronicle of Higher Education, v45 n31 pA45,47 Apr 9 1999
Parents are covering less of their children's college costs than ever before, according to a recent study. On average, parents contributed 55% in 1997-98, down from 69% in 1986-87; during the same period, college costs increased 38%. Reasons include decreased family savings, higher consumer debt, incomes not keeping up with inflation, and unwillingness to sacrifice luxuries. (MSE)
Descriptors: Debt (Financial), Expenditures, Higher Education, Inflation (Economics), Living Standards, Parent Attitudes, Parent Financial Contribution, Paying for College, Student Costs, Student Financial Aid, Tuition
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Savings