Hubungan Antara Status Sosial Ekonomi Orangtua Dengan Minat Membaca Pada Siswa Siswi SMA Swasta ST. Yoseph Medan XII (IPA-IPS)

Abstract

The aim of this research is to know about the relationship between economic and social status with the reading ability for the 60 students of SMA ST. Yoseph Medan. The subject of research technique used the random sampling this research used two scales as a measure, first is parents economic status and the second is their readability status. The firs subject was created by the reseakcher by used the likert scale based on Talcon’s Parsons aspects (Taufik Rahman:2008) and (Abdusyani, 2008). The readability scale based on Sinambela (Sandjaja, 2005), Liliawati (Sandjaja, 2005) (Eliot and friend in Sugiarto: 2000). Economic social status rbt= 0,852 which is Rxy = 0,547 ;p< 0,050.consist 30 items, and the readability status consist of 42 items. The result of the research used the “r corelasiun” between parents social economic and the readability status, which is and it founds R2= 0,299 or 29.9%. This research showed that parents social economic status with the reability students is 29,9%