[ABSTRAKStudi ini bertujuan untuk mempelajari pengaruh kemiskinan dan faktorsosial demografi lainnya terhadap keterlambatan usia masuk sekolah dasarmenggunakan data 6.068 anak SD kelas 1 dari Susenas tahun 2012. Hasil regresilogistik biner menunjukkan bahwa kemiskinan memiliki pengaruh signifikanterhadap keterlambatan usia masuk sekolah dasar. Ditemukan pula bahwa faktorterkuat yang memengaruhi keterlambatan usia masuk sekolah dasar adalahpendidikan ibu dan variabel jenis kelamin, urutan anak, dan komposisi jeniskelamin saudara kandung tidak berpengaruh signifikan terhadap keterlambatanusia masuk sekolah dasar. Positifnya pengaruh kemiskinan terhadapkecenderungan anak untuk terlambat usia masuk sekolah dasar mengindikasikanbahwa keterbatasan angggaran pendidikan merupakan salah satu alasan orangtuaterlambat mendaftarkan anaknya di sekolah dasar.

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ABSTRACTThis study examines the relationship between household poverty and thelikelihood of children?s late enrollment to elementary education. Entering schoolat later age has a significant consequence on human capital accumulation. Theanalysis uses logistic regression and examines 6.068 first grade students from the2012 National Socio-economi Survey. The results shows that children from poorhouseholds have higher likelihood to have late enrollment in elementary school.This study also found that mother?s education has a strong effect while sex, birthorder, and sibling sex composition has no effect on children?s late enrollment. Theresults imply that poverty limits the household?s ability to enroll their children inschool at standard age., This study examines the relationship between household poverty and thelikelihood of children’s late enrollment to elementary education. Entering schoolat later age has a significant consequence on human capital accumulation. Theanalysis uses logistic regression and examines 6.068 first grade students from the2012 National Socio-economi Survey. The results shows that children from poorhouseholds have higher likelihood to have late enrollment in elementary school.This study also found that mother’s education has a strong effect while sex, birthorder, and sibling sex composition has no effect on children’s late enrollment. Theresults imply that poverty limits the household’s ability to enroll their children inschool at standard age.]