Download - Chicago Teen Expo 2012

A Cross-Cultural , Mega-Event During Spring Break For Teens & Tweens!

A Cross-Cultural , Mega-Event During Spring Break For Teens & Tweens! A Cross-Cultural , Mega-Event During Spring Break For Teens & Tweens!

• Teen spending money, accumulated through paying jobs, allowances from parents, “as needed” money from parents, and monetary gifts, will increase an estimated 3.5% annually, raising the aggregate teen income 14.4%, from $79.7 billion in 2006 to over $91.1 billion in 2012

• Packaged Facts estimates that 12-14-year-olds have an av-erage annual income of $2,167; teens in the 15-17-year-old age group generate an average annual income of $4,023

• The amount of money families spend on teens for food, apparel, personal-care items, and entertainment is expected to grow approximately 7%, from $110 billion in 2006 to over $117.6 billion in 2012

• Multicultural kids in the 12-17-year-old age group now ac-count for around 40% of the teen population

• Nearly two out of three (64.9%) teens live in two-parent families

• A substantial minority (35.1%) live with only one parent (29.1%) or with neither parent (6.0%)

• Around 40% of teens live in a household with an income of less than $50,000

• Another 40% of teens live in households with an income of $75,000 or more

• Only 26% of all teens surveyed placed an online order in the previous three months, based on an analysis of Simmons Mar-ket Research Bureau data

• But more than half (51.6%) of the teens surveyed said the internet has changed the way they spend their free time

• More than 90% use a computer either at home or at schoolACCO

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