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The Awareness And Practice Of Energy Saving Tips Among Malaysian Residential Sector

Table 3:

Central Region (N=343) Eastern Region (N=305)
Frequency Percent Frequency Percent
Gender Female 193 56.3 191 62.6
Male 150 43.7 114 37.4
Ethnicity Malay 232 67.6 199 65.2
Chinese 74 21.6 73 23.9
Indian 36 10.5 32 10.5
Others 1 0.3 1 0.3
Age 30 years old and below 82 23.9 94 30.8
31 to 40 years old 135 39.4 146 47.9
41 to 50 years old 87 25.4 49 16.1
51 years old and above 39 11.4 16 5.2
Educationlevel SPM or STPM 54 15.7 26 8.5
Diploma 71 20.7 38 12.5
Bachelor's Degree 162 47.2 141 46.2
Master's or PhD 55 16 98 32.1
Others 1 0.3 2 0.7
Job Professional 158 46.1 203 66.6
Top Management 14 4.1 5 1.6
Middle Management 61 17.8 31 10.2
Supervisory 13 3.8 3 1
Administrative or Clerk 49 14.3 29 9.5
Technical 27 7.9 12 3.9
Others 21 6.1 22 7.2
Monthlyincome Less than RM2,000 39 11.4 40 13.1
RM2,001 to RM 4,000 152 44.3 145 47.5
RM 4,001 to RM 6,000 97 28.3 83 27.2
RM6,001 or more 55 16 37 12.1
Marital status Single 86 25.1 63 20.7
Married 257 74.9 242 79.3
Monthly electricity bills RM77 and below 115 33.5 117 38.4
RM78 to RM400 209 60.9 184 60.3
RM401 and above 19 5.5 4 1.3
Type of house Terrace 134 39.1 158 51.8
Semi D 15 4.4 62 20.3
Bungalow 14 4.1 37 12.1
Condominium or Apartment 162 47.2 24 7.9
Country house 18 5.2 24 7.9
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