Attitudes of children toward spending and saving U.S.

This statistic presents the views of children regarding spending and saving in the United States in 2015. During the survey, it was found that 13 percent of children in the United States considered themselves to be definately savers.

Would you consider yourself to be more of a saver or a spender?

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Definitely a spender	24%
More of a spender than a saver	33%
More of a saver than a spender	30%
Definitely a saver	13%

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March 2015

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United States

Survey time period

January 20 to January 27, 2015

Number of respondents

1,881 respondents

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1,000 parents and 881 children aged 8 to 14.

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Online survey

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