Socioenomic Vulnerability Level in the Demographic Bonus Era among Musi Riverbanks Community, the City of Palembang

Abstract

This study was intended to explain the level of socio-economic vulnerability in the demographic bonus era among the population on the banks of Musi River in the City of Palembang. It employed mixed methods that combined quantitative and qualitative approaches. The results indicate that there are three categories of vulnerability, namely, high, moderate, and low. Socially vulnerable people were concluded as those who have low educational attainment as a result of the economic conditions of the parents who could not send them to school, a large number of children aged 0-14 years many young families reside on the riverbanks, a substantial share of older people many have lived for a long time on the riverbanks, and high dependence on others elderlies predominantly rely on their children to meet their daily needs. Meanwhile, economically vulnerable people are those who are unemployed or primarily work as laborers and have low incomes from this work, as well as those who rent the houses they occupy. Accordingly, this research implies that there is a need for government policies that can help socially and economically vulnerable people to improve their lives when faced with the challenges of the demographic bonus era.