Economic Burden Analysis of Smoker and Non-smoker Urban Fishermen in Medan City

Destanul Aulia, Sri Fajar Ayu

2018

Abstract

Working as a fisherman in Indonesia is a low-income job. Most fishermen are the poorest Indonesians. This low income will get worse if followed by the habit of consuming 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 urban fishermen, and then compare it between smokers and non-smokers. This study also looked at the priority of household expenditure for smokers. The data used are primary data, obtained through an interview with a questionnaire. Respondents were 50 smoker fishermen and 50 non-smoker fishermen in Medan Belawan (fishermen's area in Medan City). The data were analyzed using t-test to find the difference between the economic burden of smokers and non-smokers. The result shows that respondents aged 36-45 years, junior high school education (SMP) and 76% of smokers believe that cigarettes damage health. The t test result shows a significant difference between the economic burden of smokers and non-smokers. The average consumption of fishermen cigarette is three packs per day. The economic burden of cigarettes is 42.8% or 846,400 Rupiahs of monthly income. Cigarettes are a second expenditure priority after basic needs for smokers. However, only 8% of fishermen have health complaints from smoking. It is recommended that the government never stop providing knowledge about the badness of smoking to fishermen and stop the entry of cigarettes in the fishing area to reduce the economic burden for low-income people.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Aulia D. and Fajar Ayu S. (2018). Economic Burden Analysis of Smoker and Non-smoker Urban Fishermen in Medan City. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Natural Resources and Sustainable Development - Volume 1: ICNRSD, ISBN 978-989-758-543-2, pages 478-480. DOI: 10.5220/0009904900002480

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icnrsd18,
author={Destanul Aulia and Sri Fajar Ayu},
title={Economic Burden Analysis of Smoker and Non-smoker Urban Fishermen in Medan City},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Conference on Natural Resources and Sustainable Development - Volume 1: ICNRSD,},
year={2018},
pages={478-480},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0009904900002480},
isbn={978-989-758-543-2},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the International Conference on Natural Resources and Sustainable Development - Volume 1: ICNRSD,
TI - Economic Burden Analysis of Smoker and Non-smoker Urban Fishermen in Medan City
SN - 978-989-758-543-2
AU - Aulia D.
AU - Fajar Ayu S.
PY - 2018
SP - 478
EP - 480
DO - 10.5220/0009904900002480