Os adultos sabem de Economia?
Keywords:
literacia económica, PortugalAbstract
O presente estudo tem como objetivo avaliar o nível
de literacia económica da população adulta em Portugal e os
seus determinantes. Também se procurou aferir quais as
atitudes, ideias e interesse percebido sobre a Economia e a sua
importância. Com estes objetivos, analisam-se os dados de um
Inquérito de Literacia Económico (ILE) que foi aplicado a 234
individuos. Os resultados demonstraram que os indivíduos
inquiridos possuem um significativo nível de conhecimento
sobre as principais questões e conceitos económicos. Os
inquiridos tendem a possuir mais conhecimento económico em
resultado do seu papel como consumidores. As variáveis como
a idade,género, nível de escolaridade e rendimento são
determinantes que influenciam positivamente o conhecimento
sobre economia. A generalidade reconhece a importância de
possuir um bom conhecimento em Economia. Contudo, a
maioria revela ainda alguma apreensão e relutância quanto à
inclusão de temas sobre Economia no ensino primário.
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