The Influence of the Field Enterprises, Marital Status, Education, Age and Area of Residence to the Underemployment in Bengkulu Province, Indonesia

Abstract

The objective of this study is to find out the general description of the characteristics of underemployment and the influence of the field enterprises, marital status, education, age and area of residence to the underemployment in Bengkulu Province. This study is applied research. The analytical method used is descriptive analysis and logistic regression analysis. The data used are secondary data from the National Labor Force Survey (Sakernas) in August 2022. Based on the results of processing with SPSS 22.0 it is known that the four explanatory variables in this study significantly influence the underemployment in Bengkulu Province. The explanatory variables that influence underemployment in Bengkulu Province were marital status, education level, age and area of residence. Workers with characteristics of marriage, middle-educated, middle-aged or adult, and living in urban areas are most likely to be underemployment with opposite characteristics, i.e. unmarried, low-educated, young and living in rural areas. The results of the study is known that the four explanatory variables in this study significantly influence the underemployment in Bengkulu Province. The explanatory variables that influence underemployment in Bengkulu Province were marital status, education, age and area of residence. Workers with characteristics of marriage, middle-educated, middle-aged or adult, and living in urban areas are most likely to be underemployment with opposite characteristics, i.e. unmarried, low-educated, young and living in rural areas.