Socio-demographic profile of the population
201 3.1 4. Welfare
3.1.4.1. Ownership and control of productive assets means and sea fishing gear
In general, data shows that the types of fishing fleets in the sample villages are shipboat motors, outboard motor boats and canoes without motors.
Most of the fleets are boats without motors.
3.1.4.2. Living conditions Residential tenure
. In general, most houses are of 20 to 50 square meters. Ownership of Productive Land.
There is nearly 65 percent of the people of the villages located in the small islands do not have productive yard. This is
due to the rocky islands. While households that want to open the land have to go to big island. This is in contrast with the Villages Pemana and Kojagete
whose locations are on islands located on the waterfront. In these two villages people can plant banana and other vegetation.
3.1.4.3. Problems in the management of marine resources One of the problems in relation to the management of coastal and marine
resources is that the local government has not passed local legislation on management of coastal and marine resources.
3.2. Income per capita and household income Table 5 shows that the people earn only about Rp 509,013 per month, or
approximately Rp 16.967,- per day. This is below the poverty line stated by World Bank. World Bank states that the poor spends US 2 or less per day
with US 1= Rp 9,000, - then the poor spends Rp. 18,000, -day. It shows that the people are poor.
Table 5. Statistics of Per Month Household Income East Nusa Tenggara
Province, Sikka District, in 2012
Income Number
Average 2,274,653
Per capita 509.013
Minimal 108.333
Maximum 21,716,667
Median 10,912,500
Sources: Primary data, processed 2012
3.2.1. Revenue by income group By income group, the majority 76 percent of households in the sampled
villages are under Rp 1.500.000,- per month Table 6. This is due to such several factors as traditional technology of fishing fleets canoes and
202 simple fishing equipment; fishing is the only source of household income;
and the small size of seaweed cultivation. Table 6. Distribution of Households by per Month Income Group East Nusa
Tenggara Province, Sikka District, 2012
Income The number n
Percentage n Thousands rupiahs
0 s d 499 62
38.75 500 s d 999
33 20.63
1000 s d 1499 27
16.88 1500 s d 1999
5 3.13
2,000 s d 2,499 5
3.13 2500 s d 2999
8 5.00
3000 s d 3499 5
3.13 3,500 and above
15 9.38
Number N 160
100.00 Sources: Primary data, processed 2012
3.2.2. Revenue by employment Table 7 shows that most of the sampled households 65.36 percent are
involved in the field of fishing. While in agriculture is only 18.30 percent and social service is in the third. However, people that are involved in social
service enjoy the highest income, followed by livestock and fishery. Table 7. Average per Month Household Income According to the Household
Head Job East Nusa Tenggara Province, Sikka District, 2012
Field Work Average Revenue
Number n Percentage
Fishery 1.057.923
100 65.36
Agriculture 637.994
28 18.30
Trade 1.858.000
5 3.27
Livestock 2.620.000
1 0.65
Social service 2.462.500
18 11.76
Other 1,000,000
1 0.65
Sources: Primary data, processed 2012
3.2.3. Fishermen revenue according to season In a strong wave season, income distribution pattern is very different from
the other seasons. In a strong wave season, the number of households proved highly concentrated in the lowest income group under Rp
500,000.00. It is interesting that the number of households turns out to be 90.09 per cent. The research results show that there is no single one
household whose income lies in the group up to Rp 2,500,000 Table 8.
203 Table 8. Statistics of per month Household Income of Fishermen According
to Season East Nusa Tenggara Province, Sikka District, 2012
Income Season
Strong waves Transition period
Weak waves Average
230.411 443.998
1.002.669 Minimum
10,000 7,500
25,000 Maximum
2.437.500 5.625.000
9,800,000 Median
1223750 2816250
4.912.500 Sources: Primary data, processed 2012
3.2.4. Fishermen income according to season and income group The distribution pattern of the income In the transition seasons is different
from that in
the calm waves of the season. The proportion of households in the upper middle income group tends to decline. In fact, there is not even a
single household on the income group of Rp 2,500,000 - Rp 3,000,000. The number of households in the income group of Rp 3 millions and above is
likely to decline. While the number of households in the income group under Rp 1 million increases significantly. The decrease in revenue is due
to the decline of number of days of fishing activity Table 9. Table 9. The Distribution of Fishermen Household by per Month Income
Group and Season East Nusa Tenggara Province, Sikka District, 2012
Income Thousands of
dollars Strong waves
Transition period Weak waves
The number n
Percentage n
The number n
Percentage n
The number n
Percentage n
0 - 499 100
90.09 86
77.48 45
40.54 500 - 999
9 8.11
16 14.41
36 32.43
1000 - 1499 0.00
3 2.70
14 12.61
1500 - 1999 1
0.90 3
2.70 2
1.80 2,000 - 2,499
1 0.90
0.00 5
4.50 2500 - 2999
0.00 0.00
5 4.50
3000 - 3499 0.00
1 0.90
0.00 3,500 and above
0.00 2
1.80 4
3.60 Number N
111 100.00
111 100.00
111 100.00
Sources: Primary data, processed 2012