Stacey Wood|Pi?Ju Liu|Yaniv Hanoch|Sara Estevez-Cores
Importance of Numeracy as a Risk Factor for Elder Financial Exploitation in a Community Sample
Scripps College|University of San Francisco|University of Plymouth|Scripps College
examine role numeracy comfort numbers potential risk factor financial elder exploitation community sampleindividually administered surveys given 201 independent communitydwelling adults aged 60 older risk financial elder exploitation assessed using older adult financial exploitation measure oafem variables interest included numeracy executive functioning risk factors identified literature assessments completed individually wood lab scripps college claremont ca neighboring community centersafter controlling variables including education lower numeracy related higher scores oafem consistent higher risk financial exploitation selfreported physical mental health male gender younger age also related increased riskresults indicated numeracy significant risk factor elder financial exploitation controlling commonly reported variables findings consistent broader literature relating numeracy wealth debt levels extend area elder financial exploitation