KIC Survey: Many Indonesian Millennials Take on Side Hustles

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Erlina Fury Santika 20/02/2025 20:10 WIB

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The KIC report shows that, of the three generations, millennials are the most likely to take on side hustles in addition to their main jobs.

Proportion of Respondents Taking Side Jobs by Generation (January 6-9, 2025)

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Proportion of Respondents Taking Side Jobs by Generation (January 6-9, 2025)

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Many people take on side hustles in addition to their main jobs to make ends meet. This is consistent with the findings of a survey by the Katadata Insight Center (KIC).

46.2% of the total middle-class respondents reported having a side hustle. Slightly more, 53.8%, did not.

KIC further analyzed the data by generation. Milenials had the highest proportion of those with side hustles, at 49.5%. 50.5% of millennials did not have a side hustle.

(Read also: Many Middle-Class Individuals Take on Side Hustles to Meet Living Expenses)

Next highest were Gen X, with 44.8% having a side hustle and 55.2% not.

Lastly, Gen Z showed 42.5% with a side hustle and 57.5% without.

The KIC survey involved 472 respondents aged 17-59, comprising 60% male and 40% female. Respondents were spread across 10 major Indonesian cities: Bandung, Medan, Surabaya, Jayapura, Jakarta, Semarang, Banjarmasin, Yogyakarta, Denpasar, and Makassar.

Data collection was conducted online from January 6-9, 2025, using a non-probability sampling method. The survey's margin of error is 4.6%.

The complete KIC survey report, titled "Indonesia's Middle Class Amidst Economic Uncertainty," can be accessed via the following link.

(Read also: Middle Class Confident Wages Will Rise, Primarily Due to Government Regulations)

Editor : Erlina Fury Santika

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