dc.contributor.author	Kyle, Kendra J.	en
dc.contributor.committeechair	Leech, Irene E.	en
dc.contributor.committeemember	Kratzer, Constance Y.	en
dc.contributor.committeemember	Lambur, Michael T.	en
dc.contributor.department	Housing, Interior Design, and Resource Management	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-14T20:52:11Z	en
dc.date.adate	1998-08-21	en
dc.date.available	2014-03-14T20:52:11Z	en
dc.date.issued	1998-07-17	en
dc.date.rdate	1998-08-21	en
dc.date.sdate	1998-07-17	en
dc.description.abstract	This study was designed to help those persons developing and delivering consumer education curriculum understand the needs of Middlesex, Virginia High School Students. The instrument used was a consumer knowledge survey developed by a partnership between the Consumer Federation of American and American Express. The 52 item questionnaire was designed to measure knowledge in six key areas of consumption-consumer credit, checking/savings accounts, automobile insurance, housing rental, food purchase, and automobile purchase. The respondents were students attending Middlesex High School from the four grade levels with completed Informed Consent forms. There were 55 respondents from a total pool of 375 (freshmen, 44%; sophomores, 27%; juniors, 13%; and seniors, 16%). Descriptive statistics were used for demographic items. Non-statistical comparisons were made between grade levels, descriptive demographic characteristics, and consumer categories. Comparisons were also made between the data collected and the data of the national consumer knowledge survey by the Consumer Federation of America and American Express Company. The results indicate that Middlesex High School students were not well prepared for the world of consumption. Overall, the students who responded had limited understanding of consumer knowledge in the six specific areas. The average score was 39%. Students had the poorest understanding of consumer credit, auto insurance, and food purchases. Scores for these category areas averaged less than 40%. The students scored highest on housing rental (45%) and checking/savings accounts (44%). The seniors scored the highest overall score (48%), which was higher than the national average of high school seniors (42%).	en
dc.description.degree	Master of Science	en
dc.identifier.other	etd-71898-93539	en
dc.identifier.sourceurl	http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-71898-93539/	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10919/36913	en
dc.publisher	Virginia Tech	en
dc.relation.haspart	ETD.PDF	en
dc.relation.haspart	CHAPT_I.PDF	en
dc.relation.haspart	CHAPT_II.PDF	en
dc.relation.haspart	CHAPT_III.PDF	en
dc.relation.haspart	CHAPT_IV.PDF	en
dc.relation.haspart	CHAPT_V.PDF	en
dc.relation.haspart	REF.PDF	en
dc.relation.haspart	APP.PDF	en
dc.relation.haspart	VITA.PDF	en
dc.rights	In Copyright	en
dc.rights.uri	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/	en
dc.subject	Consumer Education	en
dc.subject	Life Skills	en
dc.subject	Consumer Credit	en
dc.subject	Checking and Savings Accounts	en
dc.subject	Automobile Insurance	en
dc.subject	Housing Rental	en
dc.subject	Food Purchase	en
dc.subject	Automobile Purchase	en
dc.title	Consumer Knowledge of Middlesex, Virginia High School Students	en
dc.type	Thesis	en
thesis.degree.discipline	Housing, Interior Design, and Resource Management	en
thesis.degree.grantor	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	en
thesis.degree.level	masters	en
thesis.degree.name	Master of Science	en

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