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21
Parents' Survey Results
Expenses (Questions 6-7, 9)
6. How much did your children's skating expenses cost during the year 1999?
Percentages for all 233 respondents are given in red. Percentages for 147 respondents who identified their children as testing or competing in the USFSA system are given in blue.| Less than $1,000 | 10% (4%) | More than $10,000 - up to $50,000 | 27% (35%) |
| More than $1,000 - up to $5,000 | 31% (27%) | More than $50,000 | 6% (7%) |
| More than $5,000 - up to $10,000 | 25% (27%) |
7. What percentage of your children's skating expenses for the year 1999 were paid for through sponsors, donations, scholarships, grants, awards and prizes, and/or your skating federation?
| Zero | 180 (77%) | More than 50%, up to 75% | 3 (1%) |
| 10% or less | 32 (14%) | More than 75% | 1 |
| More than 10%, up to 25% | 9 (4%) | 100% | 0 |
| More than 25%, up to 50% | 6 (3%) | (No answer) | 2 |
9. Over the past three years, how often have you consulted with the following people for information or advice regarding skating expenses (lessons, equipment, costumes, music, travel, sponsorship)?
| My skater(s) | Frequently: 47% | Occasionally:25% | Rarely: 8% | Never: 18% |
| My spouse | Frequently: 53% | Occasionally:25% | Rarely: 7% | Never: 11% |
| My skater's coach(es) | Frequently: 42% | Occasionally:35% | Rarely: 15% | Never: 5% |
| Other parents at my rink | Frequently: 20% | Occasionally:37% | Rarely: 20% | Never: 20% |
| Other skating parents not at my rink | Frequently: 3% | Occasionally:28% | Rarely: 31% | Never: 33% |
| Rink or pro shop staff | Frequently: 8% | Occasionally:25% | Rarely: 22% | Never: 40% |
| My skater's club (board members, newsletter, website) | Frequently: 12% | Occasionally:27% | Rarely: 24% | Never: 35% |
| My skater's federation (seminars, newsletter, website) | Frequently: 5% | Occasionally:23% | Rarely: 26% | Never: 42% |
| Books or magazines | Frequently: 11% | Occasionally:37% | Rarely: 24% | Never: 25% |
| Other online sources (forums, mailing lists, miscellaneous websites) | Frequently: 20% | Occasionally:30% | Rarely: 23% | Never: 24% |