The Influence of Literacy and Perceptions of Islamic Economics on Sociopreneurs in Surakarta City

Abstract

Sharia principles are provisions originating from the Quran and Hadith that regulate worship and human activities in muamalah matters, which are then written in fiqh. This study aims to determine the effect of literacy and perceptions of Islamic economics on sociopreneurs in Surakarta. This type of research is called descriptive research. The data analysis method in this study used multiple linear regression with the SPSS version 25 program. The population of this study was the people of Surakarta, with a sample size of 100 respondents. Collecting data using a questionnaire with a non-probability sampling technique. The results of this study indicate that, partially based on the results of the descriptive analysis of the literacy variable (X₁), it has a significance value of 0,024 < 0,05 and a t_count value of 2,597 > t_table of 1,989, and the perception variable (X₂) has a significance value of 0,002 < 0,05 and a t_count value of 6,232 > t_table of 1,989. This shows that H₀ is rejected, so it can be concluded that the literacy variable and perceptions of Islamic economics partially have a positive effect on the interest of the people of Surakarta to become sociopreneurs. Thus, the first hypothesis (H_a1) states that literacy and perceptions of Islamic economics have a significant positive effect on the interest of the people of Surakarta in becoming sociopreneurs. Furthermore, based on the results of the determination test (R²), it is known that the adjusted R square is 0,654. Thus, the literacy variable (X₁) and perception variable (X₂) of Islamic economics have a jointly positive contribution of 65% to the interest variable of the Surakarta city community to become sociopreneurs (Y). While the remaining 35% is influenced by other factors that are not included in this study.