The Impact Of Socio-Economic Characteristics on Settlement Quality

Abstract

This research explains the impact of socio-economic characteristics on settlement quality. The socio-economic factor deals with the respondents’ background. It covers the family head’s education, dependents, and family income. The present study applied mixed methods with survey and observation The result of the study showed that education constitutes one of the indicators of the human development index. The number of dependents concerns the number of individuals whose needs are satisfied by the family head. A dependent may live with the family in one house, or live in a different place. The variable of household income refers to not only the combination of the husband and wife's income but also that of all members of the family. This study confirmed that the majority of the household’s income is less than one million rupiahs because most of the farmer households do not own fields.

Relationship between settlement environmental quality and socio-economic conditions in Kwadungan Permai Housing, Kediri Regency

“…The correlation test results show that the level of income and the quality of the residential environment have a very strong positive correlation. This finding is consistent with research conducted by [12,16,18,20]. With this situation, it can mean that residents' income can be used to improve the quality of their residential environment and can still be used to fulfill their other life needs [18].…”

“…This finding is consistent with research conducted by [12,16,18,20]. With this situation, it can mean that residents' income can be used to improve the quality of their residential environment and can still be used to fulfill their other life needs [18]. The correlation coefficient value of this variable is the highest compared to the correlation coefficient value of the education level variable and the number of family dependents [19].…”

“…Correlation coefficient value of 0,734 indicated that the two variables are strongly and positively correlated [19]. This finding is consistent with researches conducted by [5,17,18]. Education level has a major impact on settlement environmental quality.…”

“…Therefore, the level of education can affect how the head of the family chooses a settlement to settle in. A high level of education can increase knowledge of good settlements, so individuals with a high level of education tend to take better care of their residential environment to make it safer, more comfortable, and cleaner [5,16,18].…”

“…There are several previous studies that examine the quality of the settlement environment and are used as references in this research, namely [5,14,15,18]. These studies examined the quality of settlements using the scoring method, but the locations and results of the studies were different.…”