Journal of Economics and Development Studies

Spending Trends among Youth in Malaysia
Mohamad Idham Md Razak, Nur Elimtiaz Abidin, Mohd Azmil Mohd Yusof, Siti Rosnita Sakarji, Khalijah Mohd Nor

Abstract
This research was done to study and determine the spending pattern of youth in Malaysia. The research was conducted by distributing questionnaires to 50 respondents from different backgrounds that are in the 18 to 30 years of age. The research identifies four variables that best represent the data which is spending on food, transportation, entertainment and sports activities and electronic and gadgets. From the data obtained, the analysis shows that there are significant relationship between the spending pattern of youth with food and transportation. On the other hand, there are slightly significant relationship between spending pattern of teens and young adult with entertainment and sports activities along with electronic and gadgets. Therefore, youth spend most of their income towards food and transportation.

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