Scouting Costs Survey
I am gathering anonymous data about the real costs for a year of being a Scout.
Average results will be posted on the FB group in a couple weeks.
Please only submit answers
ONCE
with your best estimates. Thanks!
Some set costs that will be included in the total:
$60 -
National BSA
annual fee
$17 - Cub Scout handbook
$3 - Scouts BSA handbook ($18/6 years)
$40 - Uniform (~$160/4 years)
Is your scout in:
Cub Scouts
Scouts BSA
If your
Council
assesses an annual scout fee above the national fee, how much is it?
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$10
$15
$20
$25
$30
$35
$40
$45
$50
$55
$60
$65
$70
$75
$80
$85
$90
$95
$100
$105
$110
$115
$120
$125
$130
$135
$140
$145
$150
$155
$160
$165
$170
$175
$180
$185
$190
$195
$200
$205
$210
$215
$220
$225
$230
$235
$240
$245
$250
$255
$260
$265
$270
$275
$280
$285
$290
$295
$300
$305
$310
$315
$320
$325
$330
$335
$340
$345
$350
$355
$360
$365
$370
$375
$380
$385
$390
$395
$400
$405
$410
$415
$420
$425
$430
$435
$440
$445
$450
$455
$460
$465
$470
$475
$480
$485
$490
$495
If your
Unit
assesses an annual scout fee above the national and council fees, how much is it?
$0
$10
$15
$20
$25
$30
$35
$40
$45
$50
$55
$60
$65
$70
$75
$80
$85
$90
$95
$100
$105
$110
$115
$120
$125
$130
$135
$140
$145
$150
$155
$160
$165
$170
$175
$180
$185
$190
$195
$200
$205
$210
$215
$220
$225
$230
$235
$240
$245
$250
$255
$260
$265
$270
$275
$280
$285
$290
$295
$300
$305
$310
$315
$320
$325
$330
$335
$340
$345
$350
$355
$360
$365
$370
$375
$380
$385
$390
$395
$400
$405
$410
$415
$420
$425
$430
$435
$440
$445
$450
$455
$460
$465
$470
$475
$480
$485
$490
$495
$500
$505
$510
$515
$520
$525
$530
$535
$540
$545
$550
$555
$560
$565
$570
$575
$580
$585
$590
$595
$600
$605
$610
$615
$620
$625
$630
$635
$640
$645
$650
$655
$660
$665
$670
$675
$680
$685
$690
$695
$700
$705
$710
$715
$720
$725
$730
$735
$740
$745
$750
$755
$760
$765
$770
$775
$780
$785
$790
$795
What is the typical cost of a weekend campout for a scout?
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$85
$90
$95
How many campouts does your scout attend each year?
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
How much does summer camp cost for a scout?
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$50
$60
$70
$80
$90
$100
$110
$120
$130
$140
$150
$160
$170
$180
$190
$200
$210
$220
$230
$240
$250
$260
$270
$280
$290
$300
$310
$320
$330
$340
$350
$360
$370
$380
$390
$400
$410
$420
$430
$440
$450
$460
$470
$480
$490
$500
$510
$520
$530
$540
$550
$560
$570
$580
$590
$600
$610
$620
$630
$640
$650
$660
$670
$680
$690
$700
$710
$720
$730
$740
$750
$760
$770
$780
$790
$800
$810
$820
$830
$840
$850
$860
$870
$880
$890
$900
$910
$920
$930
$940
$950
$960
$970
$980
$990
What is the typical cost of a non-camping event for a scout?
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$5
$10
$15
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$25
$30
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$45
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$55
$60
$65
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$80
$85
$90
$95
$100
$105
$110
$115
$120
$125
$130
$135
$140
$145
$150
$155
$160
$165
$170
$175
$180
$185
$190
$195
How many non-camping events does your scout attend each year?
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
How much is spent on hiking shoes/boots each year for your scout?
$0
$5
$10
$15
$20
$25
$30
$35
$40
$45
$50
$55
$60
$65
$70
$75
$80
$85
$90
$95
$100
$105
$110
$115
$120
$125
$130
$135
$140
$145
$150
$155
$160
$165
$170
$175
$180
$185
$190
$195
$200
$205
$210
$215
$220
$225
$230
$235
$240
$245
$250
$255
$260
$265
$270
$275
$280
$285
$290
$295
$300
$305
$310
$315
$320
$325
$330
$335
$340
$345
$350
$355
$360
$365
$370
$375
$380
$385
$390
$395
$400
$405
$410
$415
$420
$425
$430
$435
$440
$445
$450
$455
$460
$465
$470
$475
$480
$485
$490
$495
How much is spent on personal gear (such as tent, backpack, flashlight, ...) each year for your scout?
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$10
$20
$30
$40
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$60
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$90
$100
$110
$120
$130
$140
$150
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$170
$180
$190
$200
$210
$220
$230
$240
$250
$260
$270
$280
$290
$300
$310
$320
$330
$340
$350
$360
$370
$380
$390
$400
$410
$420
$430
$440
$450
$460
$470
$480
$490
$500
$510
$520
$530
$540
$550
$560
$570
$580
$590
$600
$610
$620
$630
$640
$650
$660
$670
$680
$690
$700
$710
$720
$730
$740
$750
$760
$770
$780
$790
$800
$810
$820
$830
$840
$850
$860
$870
$880
$890
$900
$910
$920
$930
$940
$950
$960
$970
$980
$990
How much other uncategorized cost occurs each year
for your scout
to participate?
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$50
$100
$150
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$250
$300
$350
$400
$450
$500
$550
$600
$650
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$950
$1000
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$1100
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$1200
$1250
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$1350
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$1450
$1500
$1550
$1600
$1650
$1700
$1750
$1800
$1850
$1900
$1950
Please list what the uncategorized costs are for:
For Scouts BSA participants:
What does a
National BSA
high adventure (Philmont, Seabase,...) typically cost your scout?
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$500
$600
$700
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$900
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$1200
$1300
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$1800
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$2100
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$2800
$2900
$3000
$3100
$3200
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$3400
$3500
$3600
$3700
$3800
$3900
$4000
$4100
$4200
$4300
$4400
$4500
$4600
$4700
$4800
$4900
How often will your scout participate in
National BSA
high adventures?
never
once
every year
every 2 years
every 3 years
every 4 years
If your
Unit
does its own high adventures, what does one cost your scout?
$0
$50
$100
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$550
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$650
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$950
$1000
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$1100
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$1350
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$1500
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$1600
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$1700
$1750
$1800
$1850
$1900
$1950
$2000
$2050
$2100
$2150
$2200
$2250
$2300
$2350
$2400
$2450
$2500
$2550
$2600
$2650
$2700
$2750
$2800
$2850
$2900
$2950
$3000
$3050
$3100
$3150
$3200
$3250
$3300
$3350
$3400
$3450
$3500
$3550
$3600
$3650
$3700
$3750
$3800
$3850
$3900
$3950
$4000
$4050
$4100
$4150
$4200
$4250
$4300
$4350
$4400
$4450
$4500
$4550
$4600
$4650
$4700
$4750
$4800
$4850
$4900
$4950
If your
Unit
does its own high adventures, how often will your scout participate?
never
once
every year
every 2 years
every 3 years
every 4 years
