FINANCIAL LITERACY AMONG STUDENTS IN KABUPATEN BANDUNG, WEST JAVA

• Main Author: Artyasana Pradana, Abyan
• Format: Final Project
• Language: Indonesia
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/57646
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

This study aims to design proper instruments to measure financial literacy and assess the youth's financial literacy conditions for the last year senior high school students in Kabupaten Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. A quantitative approach of 5 likert-scale questionnaires is used. A total of 394 valid respondents are gathered and analyzed using structural equation modeling. It is confirmed that the use of multi variables such as financial awareness, financial experiences, subjective financial knowledge, financial skills, financial capability, financial goals, financial behaviours, and financial decisions are suitable to measure the financial literacy conditions of respondents although it is recommended to extend the variables for more accurate results. In the end, the study results in information that can be used as references to generate a proper strategy in developing students’ financial literacy