Our Student Survey

We did a recent survey of kids in our school from grades 3-6 asking them questions about money.Here are a few sample questions.

• How much allowance do you get?
• How often do you get paid?
• How much of your allowance do you spend?
• What kinds of things do you pay for, if any?
• If you save part of your allowance, how much?
• Do you have a savings account?

See the results to our survey.

Fill out our survey and add your ideas to our web page.

Here is a blank sample of our survey:

You might want to print it out and see how your answers compared to the students in our school.

Age:
Grade:
1. Do you get an allowance? ________
If yes, how much do you get?________
How often do you get this? ____daily ____weekly ____monthly
2. Do you pay for your own things? Mark what you do pay for.
____Movies
____Clothes
____Pets
____Music
____Toys and games (including computer games)
____Sports equipment
____Candy and gum
____Holiday presents
____Other (Explain)
3. How much of your allowance do you save? If any.
4. Do you have a savings account? _____
____piggy bank
____regular bank
5. How do you decide what to buy? Put numbers for first, second, etc.
____from a magazine
____from TV advertisements
____a friend has it and I like it
____I just see it and I want it.
6. Where do you go to buy your things? Put numbers for first, second, etc.
____one of the big department stores
____discount stores
____specialty shops
____outlets
____warehouse stores (like Price or Sam's Club)
____catalogs
____on-line shopping
____flea markets or yard sales
7. Do you pay attention to advertisements for products?
____Yes
____No
If yes, What do you notice when you are watching cretain advertisments?
____colorfulness
____musical
____jingles, slogan, or rhyme
____famous people suggesting it to you (like Michael Jordan)
____other (Explain)
8. Do you search for the best price for things?
___do you check ads
___do you go to different stores to check
___do you ask opinions of others
___do you check magazines for best prices and best quality
___do you use color pull-out sections for different stores
9. Do you know what intrest rates are?
10. Do you buy before or after the holidays? Circle one.
Before
After
11.Do you know any ways people can trick you into buying? Please explain
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