Public opinion on Suralaya Steam Power Plant

Dengan ini saya menyatakan bahwa tesis Opini Publik tentang Pembangkit
Listrik Tenaga Uap Suralaya adalah karya saya dengan arahan dari komisi
pembimbing dan belum diajukan dalam bentuk apa pun kepada perguruan tinggi
mana pun. Sumber informasi yang berasal atau dikutip dari karya yang diterbitkan
ataupun tidak diterbitkan dari penulis lain telah disebutkan dalam teks dan
dicantumkan dalam Daftar Pustaka di bagian akhir tesis ini.

Bogor, Juli 2011
Maria Fitriah
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NIM I352070121

MARIA FITRIAH. Public opinion on Suralaya Steam Power Plant. Supervised by
DJUARA P. LUBIS and RICHARD WE LUMINTANG.
Coal has commonly been used as one of the energy sources to generate
electricity in steam power plants in Indonesia for the reason that it is much more
economical than other energy sources. However, it brings about negative impacts
on the environment and health. This research aims at (1) analyzing public opinion
on Suralaya Steam Power Plant, (2) analyzing correlation between newspaper,
public relations, opinion leader and experience to shape public opinion. The
research was conducted in the area around Suralaya Power Plant in January until

March 2010. Using the community in the area as the research population, the
research used cluster random sampling to obtain 343 respondents as the sample.
Data was collected by using observation, questionnaire, interview FGD, and
documentation study. The research used descriptive correlational method. Public
opinion grouped based on the villages, types of occupation, and sexes was
analyzed by using chi