Economic Burden Analysis for Smoker and Non Smoker Farmers in Medan, Sumatera Utara

Destanul Aulia, Sri Fajar Ayu

2018

Abstract

Farmer is a job with low to middle economic income. Limited income in farmers will be an economic burden if they consume cigarettes. Family needs that should be prioritized will be neglected due to choosing cigarettes as a priority, especially for smokers who have been addicted. The purpose of this study was to analyze the economic burden of farmer, and then compare it between smokers and non-smokers. This study also looked at the priority of household expenditure for smokers. This research is a survey with independent T test and Multiple Regression Linear test. Respondents in this study were 50 smokers and 250 non-smokers of farmers in Medan Marelan. The result shows that average aged of respondents 36-45 years and junior high school education (SMP) education. The t test result shows a significant difference between the economic burden of smokers and non-smokers farmer. Based on independent T test, there is a significant difference between productivity, outcome, and losses in smokers and non-smoker with p <0.05, and there is no difference of income between smokers and non-smokers with p> 0, 05. The average income of farmer is Rp 2.427.850 The percentage of outcome for cigarette consumption was 30% or Rp 730.000 from total income monthly. Spending on cigarette consumption was ranked second after basic needs. Spending on cigarette consumption will lead to poverty, as limited sources of family income are spent on tobacco consumption by ignoring costs for other needs. It is recommended that governments be more serious in implementing policies of tobacco so that poverty circles at the individual, household, and country levels of cigarettes can be reduced.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Aulia D. and Ayu S. (2018). Economic Burden Analysis for Smoker and Non Smoker Farmers in Medan, Sumatera Utara.In Proceedings of the International Conference of Science, Technology, Engineering, Environmental and Ramification Researches - Volume 1: ICOSTEERR, ISBN 978-989-758-449-7, pages 83-86. DOI: 10.5220/0010089700830086

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icosteerr18,
author={Destanul Aulia and Sri Fajar Ayu},
title={Economic Burden Analysis for Smoker and Non Smoker Farmers in Medan, Sumatera Utara},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Conference of Science, Technology, Engineering, Environmental and Ramification Researches - Volume 1: ICOSTEERR,},
year={2018},
pages={83-86},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0010089700830086},
isbn={978-989-758-449-7},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the International Conference of Science, Technology, Engineering, Environmental and Ramification Researches - Volume 1: ICOSTEERR,
TI - Economic Burden Analysis for Smoker and Non Smoker Farmers in Medan, Sumatera Utara
SN - 978-989-758-449-7
AU - Aulia D.
AU - Ayu S.
PY - 2018
SP - 83
EP - 86
DO - 10.5220/0010089700830086