FINANCIAL LITERACY: COMPARISON OF ACCOUNTING UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AND NON-ACCOUNTING UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

Abstract

The purposes of this research is to knowing the comparison of the level financial literacy students based on year intake, study program, and gender type.This research belongs to comparative study. Sample in this study was 178 Faculty of Economics students in the State University of Yogyakarta. Validity tests were conducted by correlating test Pearson Product Moment and Cronbach alpha for the reliability test. The research hypothesis was processed using a independent sample t-test and ANOVA One-Way test.The result of this research showed that there is differences level financial literacy students based on year intake and study program with significant value 0,044 and 0,000. On the based gender type has not difference with significant value 0,841.

Keywords : Financial Literacy, Economics, Students