Abstract:
The research was conducted in the District Bagan Sinembah Regency Rokan Hilir in April 2012. The purpose of this study was to determine the factors that influence the level of poverty in District Bagan Sinembah Regency Rokan Hilir.
The method of analysis used by the authors in this study is descriptive and uses primary data that collected directly from the respondents of the poor people in District Bagan Sinembah Regency Rokan Hilir. The population in this study is the poor households in the district Bagan Sinembah by the number 8036 households. Samples were taken using cluster random sampling method that is by grouping populations according livelihoods in District Bagan Sinembah where samples were taken of 100 people headed households.
From the results of research it is known that the factors affecting poverty in District Bagan Sinembah are the income factors, educational factors and the number of family members. So it can be said that governments in District Bagan Sinembah should pay more attention again on the education issue. Because of the level of education is affecting the level of social welfare
