ANALISIS FERTILITAS PENDUDUK: PROVINSI BENGKULU
ABSTRACT: The population
problem in Bengkulu has been critical, characterized by higher rates of
population growth and fertility than in Indonesia as a whole. The aims of this
study are to analyze comprehensively and give a full description of the trends
of population changes in Bengkulu in terms of size, fertility and the
sociodemographic characteristics of the population. The method used is
descriptive analytic through use of secondary data from the 2010 Indonesian
Population Census, the 2007 Indonesian Health and Demography Survey, and the
Mini Survey from theBKKBN. The result of the study points out that since 1970
the size of the population in Bengkulu has increased significantly (three times
from 1970 to 2010) due to transmigration and family planning programs during
the Soeharto era, but not in the Reformation era. The high political will and
the success of the family planning program under the Soeharto government had
decreased significantly the rate of population growth and fertility until 2010.
The study also finds that some micro factors such as educational attainment,
economic conditions and the status of the population dwelling (rural or urban
area) did not show any correlation with the fertility rate in Bengkulu. The
implication of this result is that the awareness of the family planning program
needs to be improved and become a challenge for related institutions such as
theBKKBN in the new democratized era.
Penulis: Heri Sunaryanto
Kode Jurnal: jpsosiologidd120260
