Finding Linkages Between Financial Literacy and Financial Inclusion Among Rural Women in Kerala
Author | : Asha E. Thomas |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2022 |
ISBN-10 | : OCLC:1376791943 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book Finding Linkages Between Financial Literacy and Financial Inclusion Among Rural Women in Kerala written by Asha E. Thomas and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study intends to clarify the relation between Financial Literacy and Financial Inclusion among marginalized community. Financial Literacy in this research is a latent variable, which is measured using Financial Knowledge, financial Behaviour and Financial Attitude. Participants of this study were 329 women from villages in the state of Kerala. Main results showed that financial literacy has a positive impact on financial inclusion among the selected population. The method used in the study is exploratory as it utilizes scoring of the variables. The collected data contains both the qualitative and quantitative data. Accordingly, the study uses both qualitative and quantitative techniques for the analysis of data. The statistical analysis comprised of two stages. The first stage examined the descriptive statistics of the measurement items and assessed the reliability and validity of the measure applied in this study. The second stage tested the proposed research model using Structural Equation Modeling technique and this involves assessing the contributions and significance of the manifest variables path coefficients.