Examining the impact of demographic factors on the attitude of rural communities in Malaysia towards village WiFi services

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Samsuddin, Samsul Farid and Bolong, Jusang and Omar, Siti Zobidah and Alby, Jeffrey Lawrence D'Silva and Sahharon, Hamisah and Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril (2015) Examining the impact of demographic factors on the attitude of rural communities in Malaysia towards village WiFi services. Asian Social Science, 11 (18). pp. 134-143. ISSN 1911-2017; ESSN: 1911-2025

Abstract

This study aims to examine the impact of demographic factors on the attitude of rural communities towards the village WiFi services. Data for the study were collected via a questionnaire, and based on multi-stage cluster sampling, a total of 400 villagers from four areas in Malaysia were selected as the respondents. The analysis performed confirms that there is a significant difference between males and females in terms of attitude towards village WiFi services, and that age and time spent using village WiFi services have a significant relationship with attitude towards village WiFi services. It is expected that this study will assist those concerned with formulating strategies to narrow the digital gap between rural community and technology.

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Item Type:	Article
Divisions:	Faculty of Modern Language and Communication Institute for Social Science Studies Perpustakaan Sultan Abdul Samad
DOI Number:	https://doi.org/10.5539/ass.v11n18p134
Publisher:	Canadian Center of Science and Education
Keywords:	Rural community; ICT usage; Community development; Rural development
Depositing User:	Nabilah Mustapa
Date Deposited:	04 Aug 2017 03:41
Last Modified:	04 Aug 2017 03:41
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URI:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/56676
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