THE ROLE OF FISHERMAN WIFE IN IMPROVING HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN PONDOK BATU VILLAGE SARUDIK SUB DISTRICT TAPANULI TENGAH REGENCY SUMATERA UTARA PROVINCE

Abstract

This research was conducted in April 2016 located in Pondok Batu
Village, Sarudik Subdistrict, Tapanuli Tengah Regency, North Sumatera
Province. The purpose of this study is to describe the characteristics of
fishermen's wive, to analyze the time division of the fisherman wife between the
role of housewife and the additional income earner and to describe the role of the
fisherman wife in increasing the household income. The method used in this
research is survey method. Respondents in this research is the wife of fisherman
who work outside the house amounted to 25 people
Based on the research result that the role of fisherman wife in increasing
the household income of fisherman have characteristic that generally aged (16-45
years old) is classified as very productive age with number 22 soul. Education
level of fisherman wife is elementary school graduate amounted to 14 soul, the
most dominant family count is 6-7 with 13 souls. Experience of wife of fisherman
work that is> 8 year with amount of 17 soul. Curious working hours given by the
fisherman's wife are as daily necessity traders around 84 hours / week, as
processing of fishery products about 28 hours / week, as factory workers about 56
hours / week and as animal raising around 28 hours / week. The average income
earned by fishermen's wife every month from the profession as the processing of
fishery products as much as Rp.625.900, as a day-to-day trader of Rp. 350.000, as
factory worker of Rp. 500.000 and animal raising Rp.430.000
Key words: Role, Fisherman’s wife, Pondok Batu