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Factors Affecting Community Garden Leaders' Intentions to Sustain Community Gardens in Malaysia

Table 2: Socio-demographic profile

Category Percentage(%)
Gender 1 = Male 79.2
2 = Female 20.8
Age 1 = 21 to 40 25.5
2 = 41 to 60 56.2
3 = 61 to 80 17.6
4 = 81 and above 0.7
Race 1 = Malay 87.7
2 = Chinese 3.9
3 = Indian 0
4 = Bumiputera Sabah and Sarawak 8.4
Education level 1 = Primary school 5.8
2 = Secondary school 43.5
3 = College/university 46.8
4 = Others 3.9
Job background 1= Government Staff 26.6
2= Private staff 14.9
3 =Entrepreneur/Retailing 17.5
4= Farmer/grower 11.7
5 = Others (including pensioner and housewife) 29.2
Income 1= RM 0 – RM2,000 24
2 = RM2,001 to RM 4,000 56.8
3 = RM 4,001 to RM6,000 18.4
4 = RM 6,001 to RM 80,000 0.8
Number of households 1 = 0 1.9
2 = 1 to 3 27.9
3 = 4 to 6 48.7
4 = 7 to 9 20.1
5 = 10 and above 1.3
Garden visiting frequency (hours) 1= Less than 1 hour 3.4
2= 1 hour 22.6
3= 2 hours 30.1
4 = 3 hours 15.1
5 = 4 hours 15.8
6 = 5 hours and above 13.0
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