| dc.description.abstract | Society of North Sumatera, Indonesia in particular is still struggling with poverty,
as noted by the Central Statistics Agency (CSA) in March 2010 that the number of people
living below the poverty line reached 31.02 million (13.33%) while in North Sumatera
itself according the National Social Economic Survey (NSES), which also took place in
March 2010 the number of poor people there are as many as 1,490,900 people (11.31%).
Due to poverty, the government make programs to address the problem of poverty. One is
the Rice Program for Poor Families (PF), namely the distribution of subsidized rice to Poor
Households (PHH), which became the target of the program at a price of Rp 1,600 / kg at
the distribution point. The Rice Program for Poor Families is certainly going to get a
response from the community, even if in theory the program will receive a positive
response. However, this has not been established because in determining the response can
be seen from three variables: perception, attitude and participation. Given these conditions,
every community in the various regions will have different responses to a given program
by the government. This study aims to determine the Community Response Against the
Rice Program for Poor Families at the Mutiara Village.
The research method using descriptive type which makes the overall picture of how
the community response. The research was conducted in the Mutiara Village with
respondents who numbered 55 families. The technique of collecting data through
questionnaires to the respondents, observation and interviews directly to the public and
related institutions that can strengthen this research data. While the method used is
descriptive analysis, data obtained from the research study and the answers were classified
according to kinds and tabulated into a frequency table and then analyzed using a likert
scale to measure the variables.
Based on the data collected and analyzed can be concluded that on average the
Rice Program for Poor Families program got a response from the community with a
neutral value 0.40. Consists of the perception of the value of 0.16 and 0.31 as well as
attitudes to the value of participation with a value of 0.16. Community hope the program
continues and the quality of Rice Program for Poor Families can be improved to be even
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