Regular charity giving behaviour among low-income households in Indonesia

How can a person in financial difficulty solve his problems? Islam gives the paradoxical solution of giving charity: the more you give, the more you get. Low-income earners should be encouraged to give charity as a means to free themselves from financial difficulties. This paper investigates the cha...

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Main Authors:	Arsyianti, Laily Dwi, Kassim, Salina
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Language:	English English English
Published:	IIUM Press 2016
Subjects:	HG Finance HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare
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spelling	iium-512562017-04-12T07:07:46Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/51256/ Regular charity giving behaviour among low-income households in Indonesia Arsyianti, Laily Dwi Kassim, Salina HG Finance HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare How can a person in financial difficulty solve his problems? Islam gives the paradoxical solution of giving charity: the more you give, the more you get. Low-income earners should be encouraged to give charity as a means to free themselves from financial difficulties. This paper investigates the charity giving behaviour of low-income groups using an empirical study of factors affecting their regular charity giving. A total of 101 low-income households with monthly incomes of around USD80 in Jakarta were interviewed using the administered questionnaire approach. The data were analysed using logistic regression. The results highlight specific factors that significantly influence regular charity giving behaviour among the low-income households in Indonesia. This study hopes to provide important inputs to the relevant authorities and society on how to educate low-income households to manage their financial resources. Bagaimanakah seseorang mampu mengatasi kesulitan kewangannya? Islam telah mengajarkan kita bagaimana untuk memberi sedekah yang mana lebih banyak diberikan, lebih banyak pula diperolehi sebagai ganjarannya. Hal ini merupakan salah satu cara untuk melepaskan diri daripada kesulitan kewangan iaitu dengan memberikan sedekah. Oleh itu, orang yang berpendapatan rendah juga harus digalakkan untuk memberi sedekah demi membebaskan diri mereka daripada kesulitan kewangan. Kertas kerja ini menyelidik tabiat memberi sedekah daripada kalangan mereka yang berpendapatan rendah bagi memahami dan mengetahui faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi isi rumah tersebut dalam tabiat memberikan sedekah secara rutin. Sebanyak 101 isi rumah yang berpendapatan rendah iaitu lebih kurang USD80 sebulan. Mereka tinggal di wilayah Jakarta dan telah ditemu bual menggunakan borang soal selidik. Data dianalisis dengan menggunakan regresi logistik. Hasil kajian menunjukkan bahawa terdapat faktor-faktor tertentu yang yang signikan bagi mempengaruh pemberian sedekah secara rutin dalam kalangan isi rumah yang berpendapatan rendah di Indonesia. Kajian diharapkan dapat memberikan input yang penting kepada mereka yang berkuasa dan berwajib serta masyarakat secara umumnya tentang cara mendidik isi rumah yang berpendapatan rendah untuk mengurus sumber kewangan mereka sewajarnya. IIUM Press 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/51256/1/51256_Regular_charity_giving_behaviour_among_low-income.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/51256/4/51256_Regular%20charity%20giving%20behaviour_Scopus.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/51256/5/51256_Regular%20charity%20giving%20behaviour_WOS.pdf Arsyianti, Laily Dwi and Kassim, Salina (2016) Regular charity giving behaviour among low-income households in Indonesia. Intellectual Discourse, 24 (1). pp. 133-156. ISSN 0128-4878 E-ISSN 2289-5639 http://journals.iium.edu.my/intdiscourse/index.php/islam/article/view/653/556
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spellingShingle	HG Finance HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare Arsyianti, Laily Dwi Kassim, Salina Regular charity giving behaviour among low-income households in Indonesia
description	How can a person in financial difficulty solve his problems? Islam gives the paradoxical solution of giving charity: the more you give, the more you get. Low-income earners should be encouraged to give charity as a means to free themselves from financial difficulties. This paper investigates the charity giving behaviour of low-income groups using an empirical study of factors affecting their regular charity giving. A total of 101 low-income households with monthly incomes of around USD80 in Jakarta were interviewed using the administered questionnaire approach. The data were analysed using logistic regression. The results highlight specific factors that significantly influence regular charity giving behaviour among the low-income households in Indonesia. This study hopes to provide important inputs to the relevant authorities and society on how to educate low-income households to manage their financial resources. Bagaimanakah seseorang mampu mengatasi kesulitan kewangannya? Islam telah mengajarkan kita bagaimana untuk memberi sedekah yang mana lebih banyak diberikan, lebih banyak pula diperolehi sebagai ganjarannya. Hal ini merupakan salah satu cara untuk melepaskan diri daripada kesulitan kewangan iaitu dengan memberikan sedekah. Oleh itu, orang yang berpendapatan rendah juga harus digalakkan untuk memberi sedekah demi membebaskan diri mereka daripada kesulitan kewangan. Kertas kerja ini menyelidik tabiat memberi sedekah daripada kalangan mereka yang berpendapatan rendah bagi memahami dan mengetahui faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi isi rumah tersebut dalam tabiat memberikan sedekah secara rutin. Sebanyak 101 isi rumah yang berpendapatan rendah iaitu lebih kurang USD80 sebulan. Mereka tinggal di wilayah Jakarta dan telah ditemu bual menggunakan borang soal selidik. Data dianalisis dengan menggunakan regresi logistik. Hasil kajian menunjukkan bahawa terdapat faktor-faktor tertentu yang yang signikan bagi mempengaruh pemberian sedekah secara rutin dalam kalangan isi rumah yang berpendapatan rendah di Indonesia. Kajian diharapkan dapat memberikan input yang penting kepada mereka yang berkuasa dan berwajib serta masyarakat secara umumnya tentang cara mendidik isi rumah yang berpendapatan rendah untuk mengurus sumber kewangan mereka sewajarnya.
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title	Regular charity giving behaviour among low-income households in Indonesia
title_short	Regular charity giving behaviour among low-income households in Indonesia
title_full	Regular charity giving behaviour among low-income households in Indonesia
title_fullStr	Regular charity giving behaviour among low-income households in Indonesia
title_full_unstemmed	Regular charity giving behaviour among low-income households in Indonesia
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Regular charity giving behaviour among low-income households in Indonesia

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