FACTORS DETERMINING THE LEVEL OF FINANCIAL LITERACY OF ACADEMIC YOUTH

The main objective of the paper is to characterize the level of financial literacy of academic youth and to identify selected socio-demographic factors that determine this level. The main source of data used for analysis and conclusions was primary information obtained from the author’s own research...

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Main Author: Monika Szafrańska
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Language:English
Published: Wydawnictwo SGGW - Warsaw University of Life Sciences Press 2020-12-01
Series:Polityki Europejskie, Finanse i Marketing
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Online Access:https://pefim.sggw.pl/article/view/4970
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description The main objective of the paper is to characterize the level of financial literacy of academic youth and to identify selected socio-demographic factors that determine this level. The main source of data used for analysis and conclusions was primary information obtained from the author’s own research. The research was conducted in 2018 with the PAPI method on a group of 337 respondents. The interview was conducted with young people studying at the second largest academic centre in Poland – Kraków. The study used a set of questions to assess the level of financial literacy of adults proposed by the OECD. Apart from primary sources, Polish and foreign literature on the subject was also used to achieve the goal. To analyze the data, total statistical indicators (mean, minimum, maximum) and non-parametric "chi square" test” (χ2) were used. The analysis shows that students are characterized by an average level of financial literacy. The factors that significantly determined the level of students' financial literacy were gender and the field of study. A higher level of financial literacy was characteristic for men and those studying the economic faculties, which results from the curriculum contents. In order to increase the level of financial competence of students in other fields of study, curricula should be supplemented with subjects covering personal finance. The factors that did not differentiate the level of financial performance are the place of residence, the degree of study and the student's professional experience.
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spelling doaj-art-9bf9c8ca1ff646ab96941ed4537626d22025-02-02T02:51:10ZengWydawnictwo SGGW - Warsaw University of Life Sciences PressPolityki Europejskie, Finanse i Marketing2081-34302544-06402020-12-0124(73)10.22630/PEFIM.2020.24.73.404970FACTORS DETERMINING THE LEVEL OF FINANCIAL LITERACY OF ACADEMIC YOUTHMonika Szafrańska0Uniwersytet Rolniczy im. H. Kołłątaja w KrakowieThe main objective of the paper is to characterize the level of financial literacy of academic youth and to identify selected socio-demographic factors that determine this level. The main source of data used for analysis and conclusions was primary information obtained from the author’s own research. The research was conducted in 2018 with the PAPI method on a group of 337 respondents. The interview was conducted with young people studying at the second largest academic centre in Poland – Kraków. The study used a set of questions to assess the level of financial literacy of adults proposed by the OECD. Apart from primary sources, Polish and foreign literature on the subject was also used to achieve the goal. To analyze the data, total statistical indicators (mean, minimum, maximum) and non-parametric "chi square" test” (χ2) were used. The analysis shows that students are characterized by an average level of financial literacy. The factors that significantly determined the level of students' financial literacy were gender and the field of study. A higher level of financial literacy was characteristic for men and those studying the economic faculties, which results from the curriculum contents. In order to increase the level of financial competence of students in other fields of study, curricula should be supplemented with subjects covering personal finance. The factors that did not differentiate the level of financial performance are the place of residence, the degree of study and the student's professional experience.https://pefim.sggw.pl/article/view/4970financial attitudesfinancial behavioursfinancial knowledgeuniversity students
spellingShingle Monika Szafrańska
FACTORS DETERMINING THE LEVEL OF FINANCIAL LITERACY OF ACADEMIC YOUTH
Polityki Europejskie, Finanse i Marketing
financial attitudes
financial behaviours
financial knowledge
university students
title FACTORS DETERMINING THE LEVEL OF FINANCIAL LITERACY OF ACADEMIC YOUTH
title_full FACTORS DETERMINING THE LEVEL OF FINANCIAL LITERACY OF ACADEMIC YOUTH
title_fullStr FACTORS DETERMINING THE LEVEL OF FINANCIAL LITERACY OF ACADEMIC YOUTH
title_full_unstemmed FACTORS DETERMINING THE LEVEL OF FINANCIAL LITERACY OF ACADEMIC YOUTH
title_short FACTORS DETERMINING THE LEVEL OF FINANCIAL LITERACY OF ACADEMIC YOUTH
title_sort factors determining the level of financial literacy of academic youth
topic financial attitudes
financial behaviours
financial knowledge
university students
url https://pefim.sggw.pl/article/view/4970
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