Results: What age do you think children should start saving for college?
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What age do you think children should start saving for college? Start of birth
44%
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694 votes
1-5
9%
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141 votes
6-10
12%
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191 votes
11-14
13%
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211 votes
15-17
13%
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197 votes
18
5%
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74 votes
Other (please specify)
4%
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61 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 0.76% | 12 | |
| undecided | 0.25% | 4 |
| n/a | 0.25% | 4 |
| don't know | 0.13% | 2 |
| don't have children. | 0.06% | 1 |
| its the parents responsabilty when they r little but when they get their first job then they need to start saving | 0.06% | 1 |
| adult should do that | 0.06% | 1 |
| children shoulnt parents should when born | 0.06% | 1 |
| don't know. | 0.06% | 1 |
| no idea | 0.06% | 1 |
| other | 0.06% | 1 |
| we raised our three girls with the understanding that we would not pay for college but we would support them in any way to achieve the means to go. such as achieving high grades, participating in sports and extra curricular clubs. | 0.06% | 1 |
| i feel that parents should be the ones to save for their children's education at least until they are 18 | 0.06% | 1 |
| parents should start saving for them at birth... the kids themselves can't start saving until they get a job. | 0.06% | 1 |
| when you can. situations are different. | 0.06% | 1 |
| forget college, go to trade school. | 0.06% | 1 |
| college like school should be free | 0.06% | 1 |
| well children obviously cant work to save money. | 0.06% | 1 |
| when they can | 0.06% | 1 |
| when they decide that they want to go to college. | 0.06% | 1 |
| whenever they'd like. | 0.06% | 1 |
| i dont care about kids | 0.06% | 1 |
| dont care | 0.06% | 1 |
| parents should save for kids college education. | 0.06% | 1 |
| children don't save for college. parents do. | 0.06% | 1 |
| when ever the parent want | 0.06% | 1 |
| children shouldn't have to save; their parents should start saving at birth! | 0.06% | 1 |
| children shouldn't save. their parents should. | 0.06% | 1 |
| children should not save for college, parents should save for their children's education | 0.06% | 1 |
| i don't know | 0.06% | 1 |
| none of the above | 0.06% | 1 |
| parents should help the child save for college | 0.06% | 1 |
| children should start saving, the parents should | 0.06% | 1 |
| never | 0.06% | 1 |
| can wait and get a student loan. | 0.06% | 1 |
| depends on the parents situation, and if the kids are even going to go to college. to be honest, with all the college graduates out of work & working at mcdonalds, seems like a waste of money to me! | 0.06% | 1 |
| i don't know of any children who save for college? do you? | 0.06% | 1 |
| start of first job | 0.06% | 1 |
| college is a scam | 0.06% | 1 |
| not sure when the idea became popular that everyone should go to college. | 0.06% | 1 |
| don't care | 0.06% | 1 |
| not sure | 0.06% | 1 |
| whenever able too | 0.06% | 1 |
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