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    Only 9% expect more gifts. "There is a huge correlation between kids' feelings about the economy and what they expect to see under the Christmas tree ... Almost 70% of the kids that aren't worried about economic conditions expect more or the same amount of gifts this year. But of those kids who expect fewer gifts, 90% are worried about the economy." So what do kids want as Holiday gifts that have them so worried? Full Article at PR Newswire
    There is a huge correlation between kids' feelings about the economy and what they expect to see under the Christmas tree ... Almost 70% of the kids that aren't worried about economic conditions expect more or the same amount of gifts this year. But of those kids who expect fewer gifts, 90% are worried about the economy.
    SOURCE: PR Newswire 12 months ago
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Kids, The Economy and Christmas
  1. This is the third year in a row we've found the Wii at the top of holiday wish lists- it was released around this time in 2006. Microsoft's Xbox has clearly moved up on boys' wish lists and there has been a remarkable strengthening of the Wii among girls compared to last holiday season. Last year, cell ...
    SOURCE: PR Newswire 12 months ago
  2. the average retail price of the average 10 year olds' serious wish list is $794. With 39 million tweens and teens, we're looking at 31 billion dollars to bail out Christmas!
    SOURCE: PR Newswire 12 months ago
  3. These results point to the enormous responsibility parents and teachers -- and even major news media -- have to explain and educate young people about economic issues
    SOURCE: PR Newswire 12 months ago
  4. these are kids that came of age during the economic expansion of the early 21st Century. The Internet Bubble happened BEFORE some of these kids were even born!
    SOURCE: PR Newswire 12 months ago

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