Factors Influence of Residents to Work Abroad (Case Study: Klungkung Regency, Bali Province, Indonesia)

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the factors that influence residents to work abroad. The data used in this study are primary data obtained by distributing questionnaires to residents of Klungkung Regency who work abroad. Factor analysis is used to analyze the research data. The research variables include: limited employment opportunities, low in-come in the area of origin, opportunities to get better income, wide and diverse employment opportunities, encouragement from parents, getting better education/skills opportunities, the existence of interesting activities or places in the destination area, invitations from relatives or siblings, many family members in the destination country, transportation costs, living costs, and other costs that are obstacles to the destination area, the distance between the area of origin and the destination area is an option in choosing the destination country. The results of the study showed that there were three factors that in-fluenced respondents to work abroad, these factors were: 1) economic factors with an eigenvalue of 2.373 and a variance of 29.665%, 2) individual factors with an eigenvalue of 1.956 and a variance of 24.445%, 3) destination factors with an eigenvalue of 1.281 and a variance of 16.013. The total variance that could be explained from the three factors formed was 70.124%. The most influential dominant factor was the economic factor which was able to explain 29.665%.