Social Behavioral Survey

1. What is your Gender?
 _Male

 _Female

2. What is your age?
 _Below 18 Years Old
 _19 – 25 Years Old
 _26 – 39 Years Old
 _40 – 55 Years Old
 _Above 55 Years Old 

3. Where do you currently live? (Please specify the area and state, eg. Petaling Jaya, Selangor)  _____________________

4. What is your Occupation?   _____________________

5. What is your approximate annual income?
 _Less than RM 12,000
 _RM 12,000 – RM 24,000
 _RM 24,000 – RM 36,000
 _RM 36,000 – RM 48,000
 _RM 48,000 Above

Part 1  

1. Have you volunteer to perform any kind act/ helping a stranger before in public?
 _Yes
 _No

2. Have you receive any kind act/ help from a stranger before in public?
 _Yes
 _No

3. How likely do you think you will be involve in helping a stranger in individual? (eg. showing directions, given up a seat etc.)
_Extremely Unlikely
_Unlikely
_Likely
_Extremely likely
_Certain

4. How likely do you think you will be involve in activities that benefits a group/ cause? (eg. orphanage, old folks home, charity campaigns etc.)
_Extremely Unlikely
_Unlikely
_Likely
_Extremely likely
_Certain

5. Have you join any community activity in your neighborhood before? 
(eg. Gotong-royong, festive celebration etc.)
 _Yes
 _No (please proceed to Question 5a)

5a. What is the reason that you haven't join any community activity in your neighborhood?
(you may choose more than 1 answer)
_There is no activity happening throughout the year
_It doesn't interest me
_I don't know my neighbors
_I can't get along my neighbors
_I have no time
_It is a waste of my time
_Others ____________

6. How strong is the sense of community in the neighborhood you're living in?
 _Extremely strong
 _Strong
 _Neutral
 _Weak
 _Extremely weak

7. Are you comfortable in changing environment?
 _Yes (please proceed to Question 7a) 
 _No (please proceed to Question 7b)

7a.  Why do you say so? (you may choose more than 1 answer)
_I can adapt well in new environment
_I'm excited to meet new people
_I anticipate different ways of living
_Others________________

7b.  Why do you say so? (you may choose more than 1 answer)
_I can't adapt well in new environment
_I have no sense of belonging in new place
_I'm too shy to meet new people
_I'm comfortable with my current living style
_Others________________

8. When you’re in public, you tend to _______________
(Tick whichever appropriate, you may choose more than 1 answer)
 _Be extra sensitive
 _Heighten the sense of security
 _Smile and be friendly
 _Avoid eye contact
 _Ready to open up conversation with stranger
 _Avoid crowds
 _Anticipate to meet new people

9. Do you always feel that you are watched and judged by the public?
 _Yes
 _No

10. If there is two ways that leads to the place you want to go, which would you choose to walk?
 _street with more people (please proceed to question 9a)
 _street with less people

10a. Why do you prefer street with more people? (you may choose more than 1 answer)
_It feels safer to walk on a more happening street
_I love seeing interaction among people
_It is more interesting and less dull
_I would like to follow the majority
_Others_________________

11. When you are in public, you often feel _______________
(Tick whichever appropriate, you may choose more than 1 answer)
 _Excited
 _Alienated
 _Appreciative
 _Inferior
 _Serene
 _Lonely
 _Cheerful
 _Defensive
 _Considerate
 _Anxious
 _Shy
 _Uncertain


Part 2

1. Do you agree that your community area is a good place to live?
_Yes (please proceed to question 1a)
_No (please proceed to question 1b)

1a. Why do you say so? (you may choose more than 1 answer)

_High security, gated with security guardians and systems installed

_Minimal crimes happening around the area

_Good amenities & facilities provision

_Convenience in getting to malls, stores and commercial areas

_Good cultural habit

_Healthy lifestyle 

_Community and neighbors gets along

_Others__________________

1b. Why do you say so? (you may choose more than 1 answer)

_Low security

_High crime rates around the area

_Lack amenities & facilities provision

_Inconvenience in getting to malls, stores and commercial areas

_Bad cultural habit

_Unhealthy lifestyle

_Community and neighbors doesn't gets along

_Others__________________

2. Does gated community/ physical wall boundary of your residential area provide a higher sense of security to you?
 _Yes
 _No

3. Where do you normally carry out physical exercise?
 _Public (eg. around the neighborhood, recreation parks etc.)
 _Private spaces (eg. home, gym, private classes etc.)
 _I don’t exercise

4. Do you enjoy visiting public parks?
 _Yes 
 _No (please proceed to question 4a)

4a. Why do you say so? (you may choose more than 1 answer)
 _It is not safe
 _There is too many people
 _It is very dull and uninteresting
 _The facilities are often vandalized
 _It is too dirty
 _I don't enjoy being in public
 _Others________________

5. How often do you use public transportation?
 _Every time I need to get somewhere
 _Once in a while
 _When I am out of option (please proceed to question 5a)
 _Never (please proceed to question 5a)

5a. Why do you avoid using public transportation?
 _It is not safe
 _There is too many people
 _The facilities are not well-maintained
 _It is too dirty
 _I don't enjoy being with strangers
 _Others________________

6. How often do you walk instead of driving to a definite place, say, within approximately 500m distance?
 _All the time
 _Often
 _Once in a while
 _Never (please proceed to question 6a)

6a. Why do you prefer driving over walking? (you may choose more than 1 answer)
 _It is more convenient
 _It is safer to drive
 _It is faster to get to the destination
 _The weather is awful
 _I don't enjoy walking in public
 _Others_______________

7. If there is two ways that leads to your target destination, which would you choose to walk?
 _wide and open sidewalk
 _narrow sidewalk

8. If you are in a place that is known for the happening of crime, while you need to cross the road, you would
 _use the pedestrian bridge
 _run across the main traffic

9. If you were to rate the safety of the city you’re living in now, what would it be?
 _Extremely safe
 _Safe
 _Neutral
 _Unsafe
 _Extremely unsafe

10. Do you think that architecture has been classified to adapt different social classes?
 _Agree
 _Disagree

11. Please arrange in numeric sequence according to favoritism of the following spaces (1-most favorable, 5-least favorable)
 _well-maintained clean street with vegetation (comfortability)
 _covered and air-conditioned pathway (climate)
 _street with many peoples (livelihood)
 _beautiful buildings and interesting stores along the street (attraction)
 _nearest and most convenient sidewalk to destination (accessibility)