According to data from the Indonesian Susenas collected in 2007, the proportion of the empowerment of women headed of families (PEKKA) was 13.60%, or around 6 million households, accounting for about 30 million individuals. In comparison to statistics from 2001, when PEKKA was first launched, which showed a rate of less than 13%, this indicates a trend of 0.1% annual growth in the number of households headed by women.

To ascertain the increase rate and various issues in PEKKA, SurveyMETER and the World Bank conducted a study labeled the Study of Rural Households (SRTP). This survey aims to shed more light on the research of female household heads in rural areas. A number of questions about social capital, economic indicators, empowerment indicators, and household characteristics were posed directly to sample households.

The study aims to ascertain how impoverished women are empowered on the social and political fronts, particularly those who are responsible for managing their households. This study intends to collect data on several subjects, including economic welfare, financial resource access, social and political involvement, environmental critical awareness, and women's power over their own life. Please visit this link for a more comprehensive explanation: http://www.pekka.or.id.

This study covered 24 villages spread throughout four provinces, four regencies, and eight sub-districts. One hamlet was chosen for each village, and 100 households were expected to be represented in each hamlet. A total of 2,400 households made up the sample, with 600 households in each district having been interviewed. Since this is a Community and Household survey, the respondents can include the Village Head, Hamlet Head, Household Head, Spouse of the Head of Household, and other household members in the household.

The procedure of listing the household population on January 16–31, 2011, marked the kick-off of the field activity stages. Subsequently, training for field officers took place on 27 January - 8 February, and field data collection interviews were conducted from 10 February to March 2011. [DA/JF]