This study aims to determine the phenomenon of food security in South Sumatra Province. Food security is calculated using Shortfall/Surplus Index and Head Count Ratio. Binary Logistic Regression method is used to determine factors affecting food security. This study obtains data from National Socio-Economic Survey on March 2017 regarding average number of calories consumed by household per day, socio-economic characteristics of household, and household heads in South Sumatra. The Survey used total sample of 9,752 households consisting of 3,099 urban households and 6,653 rural households. The results of the study shows that using 2,100 kcal standard limit, most of districts in South Sumatra have entered safe food security limit. However, they have not entered safe food security limit using 2,500 kcal standard limit. Factors that affect household food insecurity in South Sumatra Province are caused by the number of household members and the education of household heads.

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This study tries to analyze the influence of time allocation and consumption of child care early age of working mother who selected the type of child care in Palembang city. Data were collected by interviews, questionnaires and literature. Technical analysis of the data using binary logistic regression of two dependent variables where chosen daycare or non-daycare. The first result showed that the cost of childcare (RC) utility nondaycare Child care is higher than the Daycare, the second states that the allocation of a number of domestic hour (Ld) and the number of hours of child care at home (Lm) non-daycare utility greater than the Daycare. The number hours of other working mothers (Lx) is not a significant influence on the utility possibility of working mothers choosing child care. But simultaneously the respondent can allocate time above the average of 3.89 hours per day for utilities possibility of working mothers. The results of this study different from the other finding that working mothers have more less the allocation of time domestic and have hours of leisure on weekdays and have much time of domestic child care at home and working hours on weekends.

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The review was limited to the socio-economic-demographic aging of the population of South Sumatra, which in terms of differences in change between the District / City, which consist of 14 districts / cities. Being old is a natural process that can not be avoided. Preparing for the elderly population with a population of productive in terms of health and confidence. Investment of human resources emphasis should be encouraged and demographic variables need special attention. Changes in these demographic elements have broad impact on changes in population age structure in each region, which in turn can affect socio-economic circumstances and political area. Change in these demographic elements also have a profound effect on population age structure changes south of Sumatra, which in turn can affect socio-economic circumstance and political southern Sumatra.Keywords: Population-Based Development, the elderly population