Authors : Sosmiarti; Rio Zulhandinata; Muhammad Kivlan Reftreka Nugraha

Volume/Issue : Volume 10 - 2025, Issue 6 - June

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/25jun1635

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Abstract : This study aims to evaluate how disabilities experienced by household heads affect household poverty status, as well as to identify the determining factors influencing poverty in households led by persons with disabilities. Utilizing primary data from the March 2022 National Socio-Economic Survey (Susenas) and employing the binomial logistic regression method, the study finds that households headed by persons with disabilities are more likely to experience poverty compared to those led by non-disabled household heads. Further findings reveal that household heads with hearing and/or communication impairments, as well as difficulties in self-care, face a higher risk of poverty than those with physical disabilities. Conversely, household heads with visual impairments tend to have a lower likelihood of being poor compared to those with physical disabilities. Additionally, households led by heads with severe disabilities are more prone to falling into poverty than those whose heads experience mild disabilities. Based on these findings, this study emphasizes the importance of designing poverty alleviation policies that are more inclusive and tailored to the specific conditions faced by persons with disabilities.

Keywords : Disability, Poverty, Household.

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