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. 2023 Jun 25;23:101455. doi: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2023.101455

Table 1.

Dimensions and indicators of the financial resilience index.

Dimension Indicator Financially resilient … Weight Reference
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).