Management Studies and Entrepreneurship Journal (MSEJ)
Vol. 7 No. 6 (2026): Management Studies and Entrepreneurship Journal (MSEJ)

The Effect Of Gender And Education On Elderly To Continue Working In Palembang, South Sumatra

Hendry Wijaya (Institut Rahmaniyah Sekayu)
Rully Alamsyah (Institut Rahmaniyah Sekayu)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Nov 2026

Abstract

This research study focused on determining the factors of the elderly who still continued their work activities in the city of Palembang. There were 399 respondents used as the samples on this research. The data were analyzed by using binary logistic regression, use two categories (binary). Variables of Gender & Education had a significant influence on the decision of the elderly to continue working in the city of Palembang. The value of the Odds Ratio is 2.192, meaning that the male elderly population has a greater probability of choosing to continue working by 2.192 times compared to the female elderly population. The Odds Ratio value of 4.668 means that the elderly population with higher education has a probability of choosing to continue working 4.668 times compared to the elderly population who have primary and secondary education. The Nagelkerke's R-Square value was 0.172.

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Abbrev

msej

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Subject

Decision Sciences, Operations Research & Management

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Management Studies and Entrepreneurship Journal (MSEJ) is published by Yayasan Pendidikan Riset dan Pengembangan Intelektual (YRPI) as an information and communication media for practitioners, researchers and academics who are interested in the field of management (Finance, Human Resource, ...