KUALA LUMPUR: Older Malaysians mix with people of other races more easily than
those younger, a study on how youths look at national unity has revealed.
The study entitled “Minda Muda Research Study: Young Malaysians and National
Unity” revealed that more of those aged 30 to 35 said they liked mixing with
people of different races than any other age group surveyed.
Done by the Centre for Public Policy Studies of the Asian Strategy and
Leadership Institute (Asli) and the National Young Lawyers Committee of Malaysia
Bar Council, the survey revealed racial polarisation among the young.
Yeoh: ‘The Chinese were quite pessimistic about their future’
Over 30.3% of the 1,000 people who were surveyed were from the 30 to 35 age
group.
Each respondent was asked to rate between one and five for every question. One
means fully disagree while five is fully agree.
This age group scored a mean value of 4.3 to the question of whether they liked
mixing with people of difference races; and 26% of those aged 25-29 scored a 4.2
mean value of the same question.
Meanwhile, 29.9% of those aged 20 to 24 scored a 4.1 mean value and 13.8% of
those aged 18 to 19 scored the lowest mean value of four.
According to Asli Centre for Economics director Tricia Yeoh Su-Wern, the
findings are worrying indications that show increasing racial polarisation
amongst the young.
She said Malays and Indians rated national unity significantly higher than the
Chinese.
Malay respondents (63.6%) and Indian and other respondents (9.3%) rated a 4.1
and 3.8 mean value respectively to the statement “we have achieved national
unity in Malaysia”. Chinese respondents (27.1%) rated a three mean value to the
same statement.
The study also showed a few apparent trends with significant differences in
responses between urban and rural areas as well as ethnic groups.
Rural respondents were more optimistic about unity, giving generally higher
ratings to perceptions of harmony and peace whereas urban respondents showed a
greater level of dissatisfaction.
Between ethnic groups, the Malays gave highest scores, followed by Indians and
others and finally the Chinese.
“The Chinese were quite pessimistic about their future, while the Malays were
generally satisfied with their lives ,” said Yeoh.
The study recommended numerous suggestions given by the respondents to improve
national unity. Rural respondents gave more suggestions on promotional
programmes while respondents in the urban areas gave more suggestions related to
inequality issues.
National Young Lawyers Committee representative Edmund Bon said it is time to
scrap the superficial campaigns and speeches that merely scratched the surface.
“We need to look at the underlying problem and be more specific in dealing with
it,” he said.
Your results being based on your own assumptions. written by Tan Peek Guat,
Saturday, April 19 2008 12:19 pm
Will the people who did the research kindly publish the questionnaires so that I can assess as to why and how you arrived at your desired /expected assumptions /results?
Thank you.
Tan Peek Guat
Research questionnaires written by Edmund Bon,
Monday, April 21 2008 12:32 am
Dear Peek Guat
Thank you for your comment.
Unfortunately, we are unable to release the questionnaires and this is consistent with industry practice.
We are currently editing the final research report and will have to obtain the approval of JPNIN for its release. Your full assessment of the results may be done when you read the report, and your feedback is welcomed. Many details including the some of the questions are reproduced therein.
For the moment, the press statement regarding the research may be found here:
Only the Questionnaires Will be Helpful written by Tan Peek Guat,
Monday, April 21 2008 09:01 am
Hi Edmund Bon,
Thank you for your reply.
I am indeed surprised that the questionnaires cannot be released to me - for my perusal and assessment - as to their relevance and appropriateness.
I sincerely opine that it is only the set of questionnaires used by the parties involved in the research that will be helpful to me - so as to discover why and how the people involved had arrived at "their desired / expected assumptions/results".
Frankly, the "final research report" will not be of much use to me because surely the report will only reinforce their own 'assessments and results' which had already been concluded and desired by the parties involved in the survey.
Thank you.
However, if you are able to release the questionnaires, please forward them to my email address at [deleted by MBW].
With Best Wishes
Tan Peek Guat
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Will the people who did the research kindly publish the questionnaires so that I can assess as to why and how you arrived at your desired /expected assumptions /results?
Thank you.
Tan Peek Guat