Correction to “Financial Literacy Among Autistic Adults”

Galizzi, M., A. Hillier, and D. Schena. 2023. “Financial Literacy Among Autistic Adults.” Journal of Consumer Affairs 57, no. 4: 1650–1683.

In Table 1 the section about Education was incorrect and some percentages need to be corrected as indicated by the numbers in bold below:

Accordingly, in the second paragraph of Section 3.2 on “Representativeness” the following text was incorrect: “Along other dimensions however, our ASD individuals did not differ from what has been found in other studies. Their employment rate was reported at 63%, and their college attendance was 29%. Previous research focused on autistic adults has previously reported employment rates approximating 58%–62% (Ohl et al., 2017; Roux et al., 2021). Shattuck et al. (2012), in a survey of the National Longitudinal Transition Study 2 dataset, found that 35% of autistic individuals had attended college. Our ASD sample was also …”

This should have read: “The college attendance of ASD participants was 69% while Shattuck et al. (2012), in a survey of the National Longitudinal Transition Study 2 dataset, found that only 35% of autistic individuals had attended college.

Along other dimensions, however, our ASD individuals did not differ from what has been found in other studies. Their employment rate was reported at 63%. Previous research focused on autistic adults has previously reported employment rates approximating 58%–62% (Ohl et al., 2017; Roux et al., 2021). Our ASD sample was also…”

In the second paragraph in Section 3.4 on “Data analyses” the following text was incorrect: “This results in a sample with an overall lower level of education, but also higher income (Table1).” This should have read: “This results in our participant sample showing a higher level of education, and a higher income (Table 1).”

In the second paragraph in Section 4.1 on “Demographics and socioeconomic characteristics” the following text was incorrect: “Both groups also reported similar levels of education, with 29% of the autistic group and 23% of the MTurk group holding a college degree. Such values are consistent with the rate of 29% reported by the FINRA population, and lower than the national average of 38% (US Census Bureau, 2022).”

This should have read: “Both groups also reported similar levels of education, with 69% of the autistic group and 77% of the MTurk group holding a college degree. Such values are higher than the rate of 29% reported by the FINRA population, and higher than the national average of 38% (US Census Bureau, 2022).”

We apologize for these errors.