Analysis of Factors Affecting the Income of Informal Sector Culinary Traders in Denpasar City

The informal sector plays a pivotal role in
providing alternative employment opportunities,
effectively absorbing a substantial workforce and curbing
unemployment rates. In Denpasar City, trade emerges as
a prominent domain, encompassing a significant portion
of the local populace. Particularly, culinary traders
constitute a dominant presence within Denpasar City's
business landscape. This research strives to
comprehensively analyze the combined and individual
impacts of capital, working hours, business duration, and
education level on the income of informal sector culinary
traders in Denpasar City. Moreover, it seeks to pinpoint
the most influential variable that shapes income
outcomes. Employing an associative quantitative
approach, the research employs purposive sampling to
gather data from 100 respondents, calculated using the
Slovin formula. Data collection embraces questionnaire
instruments and structured interviews, while data
analysis incorporates multiple linear regression tests,
assessments of classical assumptions, and hypothesis
testing. The outcomes divulge that: (1) capital, working
hours, business duration, and education level collectively
exert influence on the income of informal sector culinary
traders in Denpasar City; (2) individually, capital,
working hours, business duration, and education level
exert positive effects on income; and (3) the variable with
the most significant impact on income among informal
sector culinary traders in Denpasar City is capital, as
substantiated by the highest standardized coefficients
beta in the regression model.