Section A: Background Information Please tick () your answer. 1.

Gender [ ] Male [ ] Female

TITLE: BUYING BEHAVIOR AMONG TCS STUDENTS ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY RECEIVE MONTHLY ALLOWANCE FROM MARA LOAN Dear students, This research is conducted to provide the researcher with an insight of the customer buying behavior and how to overcome this customer buying behavior among students in this Technology College Sarawak (TCS). Please answer all the questions in this questionnaire and return to the researcher. It should take note more than 15 minutes to complete the questionnaire. Please note all answers are confidential and only the average data will be used in the analysis. Your details and identity will be kept secret or not be exposed. The details obtained will be used as data in the analysis for the researchers Degree in International Business. The data collected will be kept safely and assessable only to the researcher and the researcher supervisor. Thank you for your cooperation. Researcher: JENNIFER SUNDUN ANAK LAKIN DIB 3

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Status [ ] Single [ ] Married

3.

Age [ ] 19 21 [ ] 22 24 [ ] 25 27 [ ] others (please specify your answer) _____

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Level of education [ ] Diploma [ ] Degree [ ] others (please specify) _______

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Semester [ ]12 [ ]34 [ ]56

[ ] RM1000 RM1500 6. Religion [ ] Islam [ ] Christian [ ] Buddhist [ ] others (please specify) ____________________________ [ ] RM1600 RM2000 [ ] RM2000 above

Section B: Information About Research Please tick () your answer. You can tick more than once for each question.

1)

What is/are the main reason(s) that encourage you to spend your allowance? [ ] Influences by friend

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What type of education loan do you currently use now? [ ] MARA [ ] PTPTN [ ] Others (please specify) _________________________

[ ] For buying the stationery sets [ ] Daily life expenses [ ] For social activities [ ] Payment for the house rent [ ] Shopping

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How much allowance do you receive every month? [ ] RM100 RM300 [ ] RM400 RM700 [ ] RM800 and above

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What is/are the best way(s) to overcome consumer being wasteful/extravagant? [ ] spend and save at the same time [ ] giving ourselves rewards we deserve

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How do you spend your money? [ ] Shopping [ ] Entertainment [ ] Saving [ ] Others (please specify) _________________________

[ ] save the money in the bank [ ] buy the thing that you really need only [ ] funding the money

3)

What is/are the product(s) you buy with allowance? [ ] cosmetic product

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Parents income [ ] RM500 below

[ ] mobile phone

[ ] laptop [ ] food [ ] clothes [ ] stationery sets [ ] toiletries [ ] others (please specify) __________________ 1 Strongly Disagree 2 Disagree 3 Neutral 4 Agree 5 Strongly Agree Section C: Perception towards research topic

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Do you think what you buy can give benefits to you or others? Please circle your answer based on the indicator scales involves. [ ] Yes [ ] No If no please give the reason: __________________________________________ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Allowance can help you pay house rent Allowance can add your income I am satisfied with the financial loan I get I use my financial allowance to shop I can enjoy the allowance I received every month I save allowance in bank for my future I can use allowance money for printing and photocopy purposes I can use this allowance to buy laptop and reference books When I get allowance money I will give to my parent I can use my allowance money for buying my boyfriend/girlfriend present 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5