Tabulation of data Done Gender of Respondents Gender Male Female Total Number of Respondents 3 7 10

Range of Age of Respondents Gender Male 2 2 1 1 4 3 7 Female Total Number of Respondents 2 2 2 4 10

Range of Age Below 18 18 38 38 58 58 and above Total

Family Income of Respondents Family Income Below RM 1000 RM 1001 RM 2000 RM 2001 RM 3000 RM 3000 and above Total Total Number of Respondents 6 1 2 1 10

Status of Respondents Number of Respondents Male 3 Female 5 2 3 7 10 Total Number of Respondents 8 2

Status Married Single Widowed Total

Cars Owned by Family of Respondents Number of Cars 02 35 5 and above Total Number of Respondents 4 6 10

Types of Meals Provided for Family of Respondents Types of Meals Outside Food Home Cooked Food Both, but More Outside Food Both, but More Home Cooked Food Number of Respondents 1 2 7

Usage of Sugar, Petrol and LPG per Month Number of Respondents 3 3 4 3 3 3 0 1 4 6 0 0 0

Essential Items

Usage of Essential Items RM 0 RM 5 RM 6 RM 10 RM 11 RM 15 RM 16 RM 20 RM 20 and above RM 0 RM 200 RM 201 RM 400 RM 401 RM 600 RM 601 RM 800 RM 801 and above RM 0 RM 30 RM 31 RM 60 RM 61 RM 90 RM 91 RM 120 RM 121 and above

Sugar

Petrol

LPG

Effect of the Hike in Price of Essential Items on Respondents Effect Not At All Very Little Little A lot Number of Respondents 0 2 7 1

The Way It Affects Respondents e.g. (age) respondents way Expenditure will be increased since price of food increases.

1. (19)

The Most Affected Industry for Respondent Industry Food Industry Transportation Industry Domestic Uses Other Industry Number of Respondents 6 1 3 0

Other industry: 1. 2. Choices of Transport If the Price of Petrol Increases Types of Transport Drive Your Own Car Car Pooling Public Transport Walk / Cycle Number of Respondents 4 1 2 3

Opinions of Respondents on the increases of School Bus Fee by RM 10 Opinions Reasonable Not Reasonable No Idea Number of Respondents 1 9 0

Number of Respondents Who Will Decrease the Usage of Sugar If the Price of the Sugar Increases = 6 Number of Respondents Who Are Able to Afford the Increased Price of Sugar, Petrol and LPG = 5 Number of Respondents Who Agreed that Subsidy be Given to the Poor to counter the rises of Price of Sugar, Petrol and LPG = 8

Actions Taken to Overcome the Problem of Price Hike Actions Use Less Government Give Subsidy Use Alternative Ways: (use brown sugar/ electric cooker/ car pooling/ public transport) Others: Number of Respondents 3 1

6 0

Others: 1. 2. Response of Respondents with the Price Hike in Sugar, Petrol and LPG Response Agree Disagree Number of Respondents 1 9

Reasons: e.g. (age) respondents way

1. (Below 18) Because they have no enough money. 2. (18-38) Because they cant afford it.