The Tooth Fairy Was Particularly Generous Last Year
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iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — For those who constantly complain that kids have it better than we ever did, here’s some more ammunition: Delta Dental’s “The Original Tooth Fairy Poll” says that youngsters today get an average of $4.36 for every tooth they shove under the pillow.
That’s a considerable increase from the $3.50 left in 2013. Overall, it works out to something like $255 million for all the teeth collected in 2014.
In all, the Delta Dental poll says that the Tooth Fairy showed up at just over eight in ten of the homes where a tooth dropped out, with first-timers generally getting the biggest cash amount — an average of $5.74 — in 40 percent of the cases.
However, being somewhat pragmatic, the amount deposited by the Tooth Fairy is generally determined by how much spare cash is around and the age of the child.
Meanwhile, the best cash rewards are made in the South — a whopping $5.16 on average — while the situation in the Midwest is much leaner with just $2.83 left per tooth.
As for how appreciative the kids are, about 17 percent will complain they expected more money while 11 percent will want a gift in addition to or instead of the cash.
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