Financial Literacy and Wellness among African-Americans: New Insights from the Personal Finance (P-Fin) Index
This report uses the third wave of the P-Fin Index to examine the current state of financial literacy and financial wellness among African-American adults.
Financial literacy is knowledge and understanding that enable sound financial decision making and effective management of personal finances. A more refined understanding of financial literacy among African-Americans, including areas of strength and weakness and variations among subgroups, can inform initiatives to improve financial well-being. There is a strong link between financial literacy and financial wellness among African-Americans.
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The P-Fin Index is an online survey fielded each January with a sample of U.S. adults; the 2019 sample consisted of 1,008 individuals. At each administration of the survey, a particular demographic group is oversampled to enable more detailed analysis. In 2019, 1,015 African-American adults were oversampled.
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