The Effect of Several Demographic Factors On Entrepreneurial Intention

Abstract

This study aimed to examine the influence of some demographic factors on entrepreneurial intention of several University students in Jakarta. The sample was 180 respondents and the analytical technique used in this study was binary logistic regression. The results show that students at the University of Mercu Buana, University of Indonusa Esa Unggul, Trisakti University, and Binus University  who already have experience in entrepreneurship, with parents’ profession as an entrepreneur, and the ethnic background is Minang or Thiong Hwa have more influence on entrepreneurial intentions than students who do not have experience of entrepreneurship, the profession of his parents as an employee, and the ethnic background is not the Minang and Thiong Hwa. However, no considerable influence on entrepreneurship intense when students are men and women, and students are already taking entrepreneurship courses or not.

Keywords: Entrepreneurial Intention, Demographic Factors, Binary Logistic Regression Analysis.