Youth and Saving in Ghana

This report uses data from baseline surveys with 6,252 youth and 4,576 parents and guardians of these youth. Of youth surveyed at baseline, 73% had a parent or guardian also surveyed at baseline. Data were collected from May through June 2011 by the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) at the University of Ghana. These data are pre-treatment and will be presented descriptively to paint a picture of the demographics and economic conditions of the youth and their financial knowledge, money management behaviors, educational performance, academic aspirations and expectations, future orientation, and health behaviors and knowledge.