Table 1.
Dimension | Indicator | Financially resilient … | Weight | Reference |
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Economic Resources | Savings | If a household's savings can cover the value of 3 months' expenditure | 1/16 | (McKnight & Rucci, 2020; Salignac et al., 2019) |
Debt Burden/Management | If a household can manage at least 70% of its debt using the debt-to-asset ratio measure | 1/16 | (Albacete & Lindner, 2013; Bankowska et al., 2015; McKnight & Rucci, 2020) | |
Meet Living Expenses | If a household's income directly equals its expenditure based on the expenditure-income ratio | 1/16 | (Nguyen et al., 2019; Sabelhaus & Groen, 2000) | |
Household Per Capita Income | If a household's income meets the national per capita income | 1/16 | Salignac et al. (2019) | |
Financial Resources | Access to Bank Account | If a household has a bank account | 1/16 | (Bharadwaj et al., 2019; Kass-Hanna et al., 2022; Salignac et al., 2019) |
Access to Financial Products | If a household has access to financial products, including credit facilities | 1/16 | ||
Access to Insurance | If a household has access to any insurance coverage | 1/16 | ||
Access to Credit Card | If a household has access to and uses credit cards | 1/16 | ||
Financial Knowledge and Behavior | Financially Literate | If a household successfully answers at least 3 out of 4 questions about financial knowledge and behavior | 1/4 | (Kass-Hanna et al., 2022; Salignac et al., 2019; Xiao & Porto, 2017) |
Social Capital | Support from social networks | If a household receives support from their social networks (family, friends, employer) | 1/8 | (Salignac et al., 2019; Tachibana et al., 2019) |
Support from the community and government | If a household receives support from its community and government | 1/8 |
Source: Adapted from Salignac et al. (2019).