THE INDEX METHOD IN THE SOCIAL DIAGNOSIS OF THE FINANCIAL CULTURE OF THE RUSSIAN YOUTH
The article reveals the possibility of using the index method for the diagnosis of quantitative social characteristics of financial culture. The analysis of theoretical sources and practice of using the index method in the study of financial and economic indicators of behavior of consumers of financial services has been carried out. The article presents the results of a sociological study, in which the level of financial literacy of Russian youth is described on the basis of the index method. A comparative analysis of the level of financial culture among different socio-demographic groups of young people is also carried out. The article substantiates the possibility of wider use of the index method in the system of monitoring the financial behavior of different groups of the population.