This statistic presents the perception of safety of various investments in the United States in 2014, by financial literacy. It was found that 62 percent of the respondents who perceived themselves as not financially literate, found the investment in their own residential property as a safe location of capital.
Perception of safety of various investment areas in the United States in 2014, by financial literacy
respondents assesed their financial literacy on their own.
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
During the survey, the following question was asked: "How risky or safe do you believe each of the following investments is, with a risky investment being one where you stand to lose money and a safe investment being one where, regardless of potential profit, you don't stand to lose money?"
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Harris Interactive. (September 4, 2014). Perception of safety of various investment areas in the United States in 2014, by financial literacy [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 14, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/379486/perception-of-investment-safety-usa-by-financial-literacy/
Harris Interactive. "Perception of safety of various investment areas in the United States in 2014, by financial literacy." Chart. September 4, 2014. Statista. Accessed November 14, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/379486/perception-of-investment-safety-usa-by-financial-literacy/
Harris Interactive. (2014). Perception of safety of various investment areas in the United States in 2014, by financial literacy. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 14, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/379486/perception-of-investment-safety-usa-by-financial-literacy/
Harris Interactive. "Perception of Safety of Various Investment Areas in The United States in 2014, by Financial Literacy." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Sep 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/379486/perception-of-investment-safety-usa-by-financial-literacy/
Harris Interactive, Perception of safety of various investment areas in the United States in 2014, by financial literacy Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/379486/perception-of-investment-safety-usa-by-financial-literacy/ (last visited November 14, 2024)
Perception of safety of various investment areas in the United States in 2014, by financial literacy [Graph], Harris Interactive, September 4, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/379486/perception-of-investment-safety-usa-by-financial-literacy/