Comparative Analysis of the Level of Financial Literacy Between FEB and Non-FEB UHO Students
Keywords:
Financial Behavior, Financial Knowledge, Financial Literacy, Financial SkillsAbstract
This study aims to determine the level of financial literacy of students in the Faculty of Economics and Business and students in the Faculty of Non-Economics. The sample in this study comprised 98 students who were recruited using a proportionate stratified random sampling approach. The data collection method used a questionnaire data instrument (questionnaire). A descriptive approach was used for data collection. Data analysis based on the literacy level used by Chen and Volpe (1998) was high literacy, medium literacy, and high literacy. The results showed that the financial literacy level of 2018 undergraduate students from the Faculty of Economics and Business and students from the Non-Economic Faculty of Halu Oleo University were in the medium literacy category. When viewed from the perspective of financial knowledge, the literacy category had low literacy. When viewed from the perspective of financial skills, the category is low literacy. When viewed from financial confidence, the category is highly literate for students of the Faculty of Economics and low literacy for students of the Faculty of Non-Economics. In terms of financial attitudes, the literacy category had low literacy. Meanwhile, based on financial behavior, the literacy category is highly literate.
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