QUESTIONING THE INFLUENCE OF RELIGIOSITY, SOCIAL CONCERN, AND COMMUNITY INCOME ON THE INTENTION OF PAYING ZAKAT AT BAZNAS

Abstract: The purpose of this study is to prove whether there is an influence of religiosity, social care, and income on interest in tithing through BAZNAS and to prove the knowledge’s role of zakat as an intervening variable. This research was conducted on Bogor City residents who pay Zakat Maal and Zakat Fitrah at BAZNAS Bogor City. This research used a mixed method and used questionnaires and interviews as the data collection. By using SEM-PLS as data processing, the results showed that religiosity and income variables had no effect while social care and knowledge of zakat had an influence on interest in zakat through BAZNAS, and knowledge of zakat could mediate the effect of social concern and income but it could not mediate the effect of religiosity interest in zakat through BAZNAS. The quantitative data is supported by the results of interviews with two informants.Abstrak: Tujuan penelitian ini guna membuktikan apakah terdapat pengaruh religiusitas, kepedulian sosial, dan pendapatan terhadap minat dalam berzakat melalui BAZNAS serta membuktikan peran pengetahuan zakat sebagai variabel intervening. Penelitian ini dilakukan pada masyarakat Bogor yang membayar Zakat Mal dan Fitrah di BAZNAS Kota Bogor. Jenis penelitian ini menggunakan metode campuran (mixed method) dengan penyebaran kuesioner dan wawancara sebagai alat pengumpulan data. Dengan menggunakan SEM-PLS sebagai olah data, hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa variabel religiuisitas, kepedulian sosial dan pendapatan tidak memiliki pengaruh sedangkan variabel pengetahuan zakat memiliki pengaruh terhadap minat berzakat melalui BAZNAS, serta pengetahuan zakat dapat memediasi pengaruh kepedulian sosial dan pendapatan namun tidak dapat memediasi pengaruh religiusitas terhadap minat zakat melalui BAZNAS.Keywords: religiosity, social care, income, zakat knowledge, SEM-PLS.