Abstract:
Member participation is a determining factor for reciprocation of a cooperative. Therefore, knowledge of the level of member participation in the cooperative becomes very important for the cooperative to set the future stategy. This study aims to: (1) Determine the member participation level of Village Cooperatives Cinta Damai; (2) Determine the factors that influence the member participation level of Village Cooperatives inta Damai. This study conducted at Village Cooperatives Cinta Damai in the Village Cinta Damai District TapungHilir-Kampar Regency for 7 months from June 2012 to January 2013. The study was conducted by survey method, the method of sampling is done by Simple Random Sampling, and the sample was taken 42 participants of the total population 614 participants by using Slovin formula. The data of participation level analyzed by using the Likert scale and the factors that influence participation rates were analyzed by multiple linear regression analysis. This study concludes that the overall participation level of members of Village Cooperatives CintaDamai obtains scores 1,928, including participation rates in the moderate range (1,470-2,057). Whereas the factors that influence the level of members particiption of KUD Cinta Damai based on partial test at significance level of 5% suggest that income, number of dependents and level of education have a significant effect on the participation of member with significance < 0,05.
