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Forty percent of teens to spend more than last year this holiday season, according to Junior Achievement survey. Poll shows more than one third of teens to spend more than $125 shopping this season. Colorado Springs, Colorado. With American consumers fully into the swing of the holiday shopping season, more than two thirds of teens (71 percent) say they have the power to influence their parents buying decisions. According to a new, nationwide poll of 982 students, ages 13-18, conducted by Junior Achievement, 35 percent of teen respondents say they plan to spend more than $125 on gifts this year. When asked if they planned to spend more money than last year, 40 percent of teens said so, with another 48 percent saying they would spend about the same. Only 12 percent of teens said they planned to spend less. Students are planning to spend plenty of their own money this year, too. Slightly more than half (51 percent) of students say they hold a job during the school year, giving teens some consumer spending punch to drive into a still-recovering U.S. economy. The poll also showed that girls are likely to spend more money on their holiday spending than boys are. Thirty percent of boys say they will spend more than $125 on presents this year, while 41 percent of girls say the same. The JA Interprise Poll on Holiday Spending by Teens was conducted in classrooms nationwide October 15, 2003 to December 10, 2003 by Junior Achievement. The survey is part of an ongoing series of surveys on students' views of economic issues. Junior Achievement offers an educational Web site to help students learn more about personal financial literacy at http://personalfinance.ja.org, as well as educational programs for in-school use. Programs are available from local JA offices. Junior Achievement is the world's largest organization dedicated to educating young people about business, economics and free enterprise. Through a dedicated volunteer network, JA offers in-school and after-school programs for students in grades K-12. JA programs focus on seven key content areas: business, citizenship, economics, entrepreneurship, ethics/character, financial literacy, and career development. Today nearly 150 JA offices reach more than four million students nationwide. Through its international operation, JA reaches another two million students in more than 100 countries worldwide. For more information, visit www.ja.org.Do you have a time or money saving idea that wasn't included in this article? Please send it to tips@stretcher.com. We get the best ideas from our readers!
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