Dear respondents: I am seeking your cooperation in connection with a research project.

This study aims at understanding your beliefs and opinions concerning various aspects of
housing and social issues. I would request you to please g through this questionnaire and
respond to it as instructed. There are no right or wrong answers; but it requires your
honest and frank opinion. Anonymity is completely guaranteed; no one else other that
researcher will ever see any of your individual responses. Thank you in advance of you
kind cooperation. Darulhaidi bin Daud

Section one

Correspondent background

We would appreciate it if you would tell us something about yourself. You do not have to answer the
question, but keep in mind that no individuals will ever be identified as having completed this survey.

(Please tick (√ ) where applicable]

Gender:  M  F Nationality:  Malaysian  Non-Malaysian

 Islam
 12-15 years old
 16-19 years old Religion:  Buddhism
Age:
 Hinduism
 20-24 years old Christianity
Others:.....................
 Malay  Indian

Race  Chinese  Others (Please state:..………………...)

Educational Level:  Primary level  Degree

 Secondary level  Higher education (Master &PHD)

 Diploma level

Number of people 1 4
living in your house
*including yourself 2 5

3  6+
 Section 2

Instruction: Please rate how strongly you agree or disagree with each of the statement
given by placing a check mark (/) in the appropriate box. Please rate the suitable answer on
this response scale

Strongly disagree Strongly agree

Write tick(/) in related column.

No. Statement Strongly disagree agree Strongly

disagree agree
Listed may or may not be factor of social issues. We are interested in your view on this.
Please rate whether these statements indicate social issues to you.
Ever since I was staying in the current house, I often feel that.....

1 2 3 4

1 I feel happy most of the time when I am with

friends
2 I spend most of the time with friends outside
home
3 I used to go back home late when I am with
friends
4 My friends used to criticize me if I refuse to
spend time with them
5 I always spend time with friends at the mall or
recreation park
6 Friends often challenged me to do something
prohibited
7 Friend often ask me to do unhealthy activities

8 Safety control in my residential area are not strict

9 My house is small and crowded

10 I am not satisfied with the facilities at home

11 I don’t like to engage with the surrounding

communities
12 I don’t have good relationship with my neighbors

13 My parent doesn’t bother if I go out with anyone

as long as I come back early

14 It is not comfortable to do homework/study at my

home

15 There is no comfortable and suitable place to

have discussion with my friends around my
residential area

Section 3

Instruction: Please rate how strongly you agree or disagree with each of the statement
given by placing a check mark (/) in the appropriate box. Please rate the suitable answer on
this response scale

Strongly disagree Strongly agree

Write tick(/) in related column.

No Statement Strongly disagree agree Strongly

. disagree agree
Listed are views and thought on the importance of knowledge. We are interested in your
view on this. Please rate whether these statements indicate social issues to you.
1 2 3 4

1 Knowledge is very important in controlling my

behavior
2 Knowledge can make me good person

3 Lack of religious knowledge causing sex

promiscuity
 4 Knowledge and education can give me and my
family a better life
5 Knowledge and education can influence me in
making decision
6 Knowledge and education can avoid me from
unbeneficial acts (e.g: smoking, loitering, fighting
etc.)

Section 4

Below is the list of types of social problems that describe how teenagers behave most of the
time. Researcher would like to know how often these things happen to you or are true of
you. Please follow the response categories given below, and put ( / ) for your choice on the
small box of each statement.

1...................... Never
2...................... Occasionally
3...................... Regular

No. Question/Scale 1 2 3

1 Loitering in park or shopping complexes

2 Spent time in video game

3 Dropping school

4 Fighting

5 Bullying

6 Damage the public property

 7 Involve in illegal racing

8 Watch porn

9 Joining illegal group/gangster

10 Consuming alcohol

11 Stealing

12 Drug addiction

13 Sexual acts

14 Fight with parents physically

15 Extortion

16 Gambling

Extra remarks

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Once again thank you for your cooperation