Do High School Students Know Their Parents' Income? Research Brief. IERC 2017-4

Autor/inn/en	Anderson, Drew M.; Holt, Janet K.
Institution	Southern Illinois University, Illinois Education Research Council
Titel	Do High School Students Know Their Parents' Income? Research Brief. IERC 2017-4
Quelle	(2017), (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	High School Students; Parents; Family Income; Knowledge Level; Student Surveys; Student Financial Aid; Misconceptions; Questionnaires; College Entrance Examinations; High School Graduates; College Bound Students; Statistical Analysis; Illinois; ACT Assessment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Eltern; Familieneinkommen; Wissensbasis; Schülerbefragung; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Studienfinanzierung; Studienförderung; Missverständnis; Fragebogen; Aufnahmeprüfung; Graduate; Graduates; Absolvent; Absolventin; Statistische Analyse; Assessment; Eignungsprüfung; Eignungstest; Hochschulzulassung
Abstract	Most students finish high school with low levels of financial knowledge, yet they are months away from important decisions about how to finance college. Students may not know about family finances, even though parental income is a key determinant of financial aid for college. This study measures the financial knowledge of high school students by comparing survey answers to actual measures of parental income from financial aid applications in a statewide sample. We find that students can accurately state parental income 24% of the time, within $15,000. Overreporting of parental income is much more common than underreporting. We explore potential causes and consequences of misreporting, and implications for research using self-reported income. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Illinois Education Research Council. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Campus Box 1064, Edwardsville, IL 62026. Tel: 866-799-4372; Tel: 618-650-2840; Fax: 618-650-2425; e-mail: ierc@siue.edu; Web site: http://www.siue.edu/ierc
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01