Preference of Spatial Mobility and Reside in the Suburbs Indonesia

Abstract

The desire to get a natural life, away from pollution, and comfortable with guaranteed utilities and facilities is why people choose housing in the city's hinterland. This study aims to analyze the determinants of spatial mobility preferences and to live in the city's hinterland. The research method used was a survey with 400 respondents from Rimbo Panjang and Karya Indah village in Kampar City. They have carried out spatial mobility and resided for the last five years. Data was collected through questionnaires and direct interviews, which were analyzed using a Likert scale questionnaire. Furthermore, SEM analysis was carried out using AMOS and SPSS software. The study results showed that three dependent and one intervening variable significantly influence the preferences of spatial mobility and living variables with a probability value below 5%. Only the residential environment variable (x1) with a score of 0.050 means it is not significant with a probability value (5%). Adjusted R Square value of 0.625 shows that the variation of the independent variables affects variations in spatial mobility preferences and resides by 62.5%. The frequency distribution of respondents' answers shows that all independent and dependent variables are in a good category. The research findings will be more diverse with the use of other methods and samples that represent the social mobility preferences of people in Indonesia. This study begins with a wide range of topics from the city center to the suburbs. The limitation of this study is that it does not distinguish whether they are from Pekanbaru City or other areas. Future research that could utilize longitudinal data could pursue a more significant measure of the relationship between regions in the study of mobility and settlement preferences.