A research on the financial literacy of the staff of Uşak University

In recent years, financial literacy has become a very important concept for the stability of a country's economy. This concept concerns not only people in financial markets but all individuals. The level of financial knowledge of academicians and employees in universities is highly important, and the high level of this financial knowledge is effective in financial education of university students. The aim of this study is to measure the financial literacy level of the academic and administrative staff of Uşak University. A survey prepared in parallel with this aim was applied to Uşak University staff and the obtained data were analyzed by statistical programs. The results of this study show that the majority of Uşak University personnel have basic financial knowledge but they are not successful in financial matters in terms of financial decisions. In addition, it is determined that the financial information of the personnel is affected by the demographic characteristics. Accordingly, it was found that there was a significant difference between the gender, personal income, education level, previous financial education, using credit card, participation in PPS and financial literacy achievement level. Keywords: Financial Literacy, University Staff, Financial Information, Attitude and Behavior