Financial attitudes, knowledge, and habits of chiropractic students: A descriptive survey
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Financial attitudes, knowledge, and habits of chiropractic students: A descriptive survey
Abstract
Objective: Our purpose was to describe the financial knowledge, habits and attitudes of chiropractic students.
Methods: We designed a cross-sectional survey to measure basic financial knowledge, current financial habits, risk tolerance, and beliefs about future income among 250 students enrolled in business courses at one US chiropractic college. Descriptive statistical analyses were performed.
Results: We received 57 questionnaires (23% response rate). Most respondents would accumulate over $125,000 in student loan debt by graduation. Financial knowledge was low (mean 77%). Most respondents (72%) scored as average financial risk takers. Chiropractic students reported recommended short-term habits such as having checking accounts (90%) and health insurance (63%) or paying monthly bills (88%) and credit cards (60%). Few saved money for unplanned expenses (39%) or long-term goals (26%), kept written budgets (32%), or had retirement accounts (19%).
Conclusion: These chiropractic students demonstrated inadequate financial literacy and did not engage in many recommended financial habits.
Objectif: Notre but était de décrire les connaissances, les habitudes et les attitudes en matière de finances des étudiants en chiropratique.
Méthodologie: Nous avons conçu une étude transversale pour mesurer les connaissances financières de base, les habitudes financières actuelles, la tolérance au risque, et les opinions sur les revenus futurs d’un groupe de 250 étudiants inscrits à des cours de commerce dans un collège de chiropratique aux États-Unis. Des analyses statistiques descriptives ont été effectuées.
Résultats: Nous avons reçu 57 questionnaires (taux de réponse de 23 %). La plupart des répondants accumuleraient plus de 125 000 $ de dette en prêts aux étudiants avant d’obtenir leur diplôme. Le taux des connaissances financières est faible (moyenne de 77 %). La plupart des répondants (72 %) ont obtenu une note moyenne comme preneurs de risque financier. En ce qui concerne les habitudes recommandées à court terme, les étudiants en chiropratique ont signalé avoir des comptes chèques (90 %) et une assurance maladie (63 %), ou payer les factures (88 %) et les cartes de crédit (60 %) tous les mois. Peu disent économiser de l’argent pour des dépenses imprévues (39 %) ou pour des objectifs à long terme (26 %), maintenir des budgets écrits (32 %), ou avoir des comptes de retraite (19 %).
Conclusion: Ces étudiants en chiropratique ont fait preuve de connaissances financières insuffisantes et d’un manque d’engagement dans de nombreuses habitudes financières recommandées.
Keywords: chiropractic education; economics; student loans; training support.
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