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Perception Of The Economic Reality Of The Younger And Older Generations

Table 3:

Economic attitude Older generation (mean rank) Younger generation (mean rank) U p
Rationality of purchases 234 163 27082 0.000
Customer satisfaction 174 226 14555 0.000
Willingness to save money 211 185 22075 0.019
Confidence in the future thanks to savings 202 195 20303 0.579
Financial literacy 196 202 19070 0.588
Consumer activity 181 218 16049 0.001
Willingness to invest 169 233 13468 0.000
Activity and rationality in the banking sector 180 216 16016 0.002
Distrust in banks, irrationality 214 182 22832 0.005
Cognitive economic activity 215 184 22926 0.007
Significance of independent economic achievements 190 212 17944 0.049
Economic ambitions 151 244 10171 0.000
Negative attitude towards entrepreneurs 218 178 23593 0.001
Real estate activities 170 228 13937 0.000
Financial optimism 132 269 6140 0.000
Priority of money over vocation 191 208 18114 0.142
Significance of financial status 168 232 13399 0.000
Awareness of irrational consumption 192 210 18294 0.112
Financial illiteracy 204 195 20777 0,421
Social responsibility of wealth 209 185 21916 0.030
Priority of money over health 165 235 12854 0.000
Avoiding debt 214 186 22877 0.008
Preference to take loans 194 205 18766 0,277
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