Author(s): Reniati Reniati, Anggraeni Yunita, Christianingrum Christianingrum
This study aims to explore the concept of poverty, identify poverty indicators, describe the condition of poor families, identify the level of accessibility of poor families to social service programs and measure poverty constructs to find poverty indicators. This study uses Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) which aims to test the validity and reliability of each item and dimension in measuring the variable underprivileged in Pangkalpinang City. In addition, this analysis is also used to find the most dominant items and dimensions in measuring research variables. The results of this study found that the level of accessibility of poor families to social service programs is still not evenly distributed by the poor in Pangkalpinang City. Furthermore, the measurement model of the Poor by taking into account the five economic, social, psychological, cultural, and political dimensions is good enough as an effort to build a new instrument for Measuring Poverty Indicators. All items have positive validity. This means that it is good enough to explain the dimensions and variables. Some limitations of the study that can be considered in this study are the study locus is limited in Pangkalpinang City and data collection was carried out retrospectively, based on the respondent's confession. Need to consider "policy implications" by sorting between the central and local governments, therefore, the central government can and local governments affirm by using the local poverty (economic) standards of Pangkalpinang City in determining the target beneficiaries of the program.