Business and Personal Finance Survey

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Business and Personal Finance Survey

• Managing Director Brandon Tilus
• Executive Director Mike Rich

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Funding
This study is the product of a Federal
Congressional Earmark Grant funded through SWIF
and written by SW/WC service co-op.
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Demographics
Grades
1233
1229
1046
125
Variance .764 N 3633
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Demographics
Gender
Variance.250 N 3645
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Demographics
Age (average)
Variance6.015 N 3605 Mean 14.25
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Demographics
How many business classes have you taken since
you have been in school? (Check one)
Variance.969 N 3544 Mean1.63
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Demographics
In what grade(s) did you take a business class?
(Check all that apply)
N 1321
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Demographics
In what grade(s) did you take a Junior
Achievement class? (Check all that apply)
N 3321
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Demographics
Who do you currently live with? (Check one)
Variance.961 N 3586
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Demographics
What does one of your parents (or guardians) with
whom you live, do for a living (or where does he
or she work)? (Please write your answer)
Variance11.940 N 3495
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Demographics
If it applies, what does your other parent (or
guardian) with whom you live, do for a living
(or where does he or she work)? (Please write
your answer)
Variance 12.249 N 2974
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Financial Demographics
Where do you get most of your money? (Check one)
Variance1.198 N 3504
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Financial Demographics
On what do you spend most of your money? (Check
one)
Variance4.156 N 3517
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Financial Demographics
How much of your money do you save? (Check one)
Variance 1.082 N 3673 Mean 3.08
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Financial Demographics
Where do you save your money? (Check all that
apply)
N 3662
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Financial Demographics
Do you have a checking account? (Check one)
653
1337
322
287
Variance .232 N 3651 Mean .37
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Financial Demographics
Whose money is put into your checking account?
(Check all that apply)
N 1327
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Financial Demographics
Do you carry a credit card? (Check one)
196
280
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Variance .072 N 3592 Mean.08
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Financial Demographics
Do you use it to buy things? (Check one)
Variance.169 N 279 Mean .78
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Financial Demographics
Whose money is used to pay your credit card
bills? (Check all that apply)
N 278
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Financial Demographics
Write the amount you would spend on the following
things. (The total should equal10,000)
N1941
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Financial Demographics
Write the amount you would spend on the following
things. (The total should equal1,000)
N 1020
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Perceptions
Please check the box that indicates how well you
understand or can work with the following
subjects (Check one answer for each subject)
Very Well
Well
Know A Little
Poor
Very Poor
Finance
Finance
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Perceptions
When thinking about Personal Finance
Please indicate your level of agreement with the
following statements I know what _______is/are.
(Check one answer for each statement)
Strongly Agree
Agree
Slightly Agree
Slightly Disagree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
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Perceptions
When thinking about Business Finance
Please indicate your level of agreement with the
following statements I know what _______is/are.
(Check one answer for each statement)
Strongly Agree
Agree
Slightly Agree
Slightly Disagree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
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Perceptions
How confident are you about the answers you gave
to the previous questions? (Circle One)
Variance .755 N 3643 Mean 3.69
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Personal Finance Questions
I know how to make a budget.
Strongly Disagree
Strongly Agree
What does it mean to budget your money? (Check
one)
Variance 1.306 N 3606
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Personal Finance Correct Responses
What does it mean to budget your money? (Check
one)
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Personal Finance Questions
I know what income is.
Strongly Disagree
Strongly Agree
What is your income? (Check one)
Variance 1.146 N3665
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Personal Finance Correct Responses
What is your income? (Check one)
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Personal Finance Questions
I know what net worth is.
Strongly Disagree
Strongly Agree
What is your personal net worth? (Check one)
Variance 2.450 N3664
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Personal Finance Correct Responses
What is your personal net worth? (Check one)
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Business Finance Questions
I know what revenue is.
Strongly Disagree
Strongly Agree
What is revenue? (Check one)
Variance 1.959 N 3655
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Personal Finance Correct Responses
What is revenue? (Check one)
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Business Finance Questions
I know what profit is.
Strongly Disagree
Strongly Agree
How would you define profit? (Check one)
Variance 1.169 N 3663
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Personal Finance Correct Responses
How would you define profit? (Check one)
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Business Finance Questions
I know what assets are.
Strongly Disagree
Strongly Agree
Which of the following do you think are
considered assets? (Check all that apply)
N 3653
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Business Finance Correct Overall Responses
Which of the following do you think are
considered assets? (Check all that apply)
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Business Finance Questions
Which of the following do you think are
considered expenses? (Check all that apply)
N 3640
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Business Finance Correct Overall Responses
Which of the following do you think are
considered expenses? (Check all that apply)
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Business Finance Questions
In business, which of the following
statements are generally accepted as realistic?
(Check all that apply)
N 3632
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Business Finance Correct Overall Responses
In business, which of the following statements
are generallyaccepted as realistic? (Check all
that apply)
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Business Finance Questions
Where does the government get their money? (Check
all that apply)
N 3640
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Finance Correct Responses
Where does the government get their money? (Check
all that apply)
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Total Percent Correct for all Responses
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Questions?