The American Gap Association says that 84 percent of gappers are white (compared with 50 percent of students enrolled in high schools nationally) and 18 percent come from households that earn more than $ 200,000 annually. (gse.harvard.edu)
When the choice is between swanky hotels and traditional homestays, for gappers there's really no argument; when the food, families and experience you get in a homestay is so great, there's no need to feel like these are a consolation prize. (gapyear.com)
I should say that The Very Persistent Gappers of Frip is brilliantly illustrated by Lane Smith, who also worked with Roald Dahl and Dr Seuss. (iainbroome.com)