IDENTIFIKASI PRILAKU DAN KONDISI SOSIAL EKONOMI MASYARAKAT YANG BERMUKIM DI SEKITAR JARINGAN SUTT TRANSMISI PALEMBANG, SUMATERA SELATAN

Abstract

ABSTRACT. This study was conducted on 100 respondents who live around Saluran Udara Tegangan Tinggi (SUTT) area which is located in all regions of South Sumatra. Determining the location chosen purposively to take some respondents whose home is around SUTT networks. Simple random sampling method was used as a sampling technique. The purposes of this study were to: (1) determine the behavior of the people who live around SUTT network, (2) describe the socio-economic conditions of the people around SUTT network, and identifies whether public attitudes affect the socio-economic conditions of people living in the surrounding tissue SUTT. The results showed that in socio-economic conditions site, generally, people were working as farmers, traders, workers, private employees, self-employed, and civil servants. The average income per month were starting from 1 million IDR to 2 million IDR. It means that their icome is still low. Social side can be seen from their living condition for example their house is still using wood in low quality as main material. Land ownership status including their own, and rent. The perception of the community living under SUTT network claimed that the They had never felt a significant health problem, but there are little unrest caused by the presence of loud whirring sound coming from the cable every rainy season. Technically, though not necessarily identical as the cause of health problems but has been disturbing the peace of residents who live around that area. This problem cause anxiety, which is in turn disrupt the activities of people in socio-economic. Thus, it can cause a health problem. Key words: Network SUTT , public attitudes and Socio-Economic Conditions