Uitm Kota Bharu Campus Students’ Lifestyle

UiTM KOTA BHARU CAMPUS STUDENTS’ LIFESTYLE

11 JUNE 2012

UiTM KOTA BHARU CAMPUS
STUDENTS’ LIFESTYLE

Prepared for
Puan Wan Nazihah Bt. Wan Mohamed
Report Writing (BEL 422)
UiTM Kota Bharu Campus

Prepared by
Siti Nabilah Syuhada Abdullah
Nur Khalidah Khalilah Bt. Kamarudin
Atikah Ilyani Bt. Che Mohammad Nordin
Munirah Sakinah Bt. Zainal Abidin

11 JUNE 2012

Executive Summary

While time spent at college is a fond memory and a happy experience for most, college life is not without its rough patches and problems. Each person problems unique to their current circumstances, there are a few problems that almost all college students deal with at least once during their time at school. On the 12th March 2012, Siti Nabilah Syuhada Bt. Abdullah, Nur Khalidah Khalilah Bt. Kamarudin, Atikah Ilyani Bt. Che Mohammad Nordin, and Munirah Sakinah Bt. Zainal Abidin from The faculty of Computer and Mathematical Sciences, UiTM Kota Bharu, Kelantan were instructed by Puan Wan Nazihah BT. Wan Mohamed to write up a report on UiTM Kota Bharu Campus Students’ Lifestyle. The report includes background information, findings, conclusions as well as recommendations. The survey generally showed that UiTM Kota Bharu Campus students practice poor sleeping habits and do not know how to spend their free time. On the other hand, they do practice a balanced diet and are aware of how to manage their money.

Acknowledgement

We would like to express our personal gratitude to our Report Writing Subject (BELL422) lecturer Puan Wan Nazihah BT. Wan Mohamed, especially for the support and guidance throughout the course of writing this report. We also wish to thank all our respondents who wholeheartedly helped us by responding to our questionnaires. With the help of many other as well, we have finally able to finish the report in 4 months time. To all of those involved either directly or indirectly, we wish to thank all of you sincerely. Without their valuable feedback and cooperation, this report would not have achieved its objectives.

List of Illustrations
List of Figures

Figure 1 Time Students Go to Sleep 6
Figure 2 Time Taken For Student’s to Fall Asleep 7
Figure 3 Students’ Quality of Sleep 8
Figure 4 Students’ Total Hours of Sleep Time 9
Figure 5 Student’s Waking up Time 10
Figure 6 Morning Tiredness 11
Figure 7 Total Number of Hours Students Spend on Watching Television 13
Figure 8 Students’ Leisure Time Management 14
Figure 9 Student’s Online Frequency 15
Figure 10 Students’ agreement with the statement 16
Figure 11 The student's knowledge on how to manage money 17
Figure 12 Students’ Expenses in a Week 18
Figure 13 Students’ Shopping frequency 19
Figure 14 Compulsive Buying among Students 20
Figure 15 Students’ Expenditure Priorities 21
Figure 16 Students’ Constraint Level While Shopping 22
Figure 17 Students’ Expenditure on Food 23
Figure 18 Students Meals per Day 23
Figure 19 Students’ Junk Food Consumption 24
Figure 20 Balanced Diet Among Students’ 25
Figure 21 Students’ Water Intake 26
Figure 22 Students Awareness about Balanced Diet 26
Figure 24 Respondents’ Gender 27
Figure 23 Respondents' Age Range 27
Figure 25 Respondents’ Education Background 28
Figure 26 Respondents’ Financial Resources 28

List of Tables

Table 1 Students’ Time Management During Weekends 12

Contents

Executive Summary ii
Acknowledgemnt iii
List of Illustration iv
1.0 TERMS OF REFERENCE 1
2.0 INTRODUCTION 1 2.1 Background Information 1
2.2 Problem Statement 2
2.3 Objectives 4
3.0 RESEARCH METHOD 5
3.1 Respondents 5
3.2 Data Collection 5
3.3 Data Analysis 5
4.0 FINDINGS 6
4.1 Section A: UiTM Kota Bharu Campus Students’ Sleeping Habits 6
4.2 Section B:The Way UiTM Kota Bharu Students’ Spend Their Free Time 12
4.3 Section C : UiTM Kota Bharu Students’ Money Management Skill 17
4.4 Section D: UiTM Kota Bharu Campus Students’ Eating Habits 23
4.5 Section E :UiTM Kota Bharu Campus Students’ Demographic Profile 27
5.0 CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION 29
5.1 Conclusion 29
5.2 Recommendations 30
BIBLIOGRAPHY 32
APPENDICES 33
Appendix A 33

1.0 TERMS OF REFERENCE

On the 12th March 2012, Siti Nabilah Syuhada Bt. Abdullah, Nur Khalidah Khalilah Bt. Kamarudin, Atikah Ilyani Bt. Che Mohammad Nordin, and Munirah Sakinah Bt. Zainal Abidin from The faculty of Computer and Mathematical Sciences, UiTM Kota Bharu, Kelantan were instructed by Puan Wan Nazihah BT. Wan Mohamed to write up a report on UiTM Kota Bharu Campus Students’ Lifestyle. The report includes background information, findings, conclusions as well as recommendations on the topic and the report is to be submitted by the 11th June 2011.

2.0 INTRODUCTION
Students of UiTM Kota Bharu Campus are mostly from different states all over Malaysia such as Kuala Lumpur, Johor Bharu, Terengganu, Pahang, as well as Kelantan. Subsequently, they come from different social-status; thus their financial management is varied according to their social lifestyle. Most of UiTM Kota Bharu Campus students’ free time is on weekends, and they will usually spend most of their free time to settle assignments and such. The sleeping and eating habits of each student may also vary based on their lifestyle. While time spent at college is a fond memory and a happy experience for most, college life is not without its rough patches and problems. While each person problems unique to their current circumstances, there are a few problems that almost all college students deal with at least once during their time at school. 3.1 Background Information
According to an online source, (UiTM Kampus Kota Bharu, 2011):
City Campus is the brainchild of the Minister of Higher Education Malaysia, Dato 'Seri Vice Chancellor and the Campus Director to increase the number of students in UiTM, UiTM Kelantan in particular. It is in line with the government plan so that UiTM can accommodate 20,000 students in the near future. Accordingly, the Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia has agreed to approve the additional allocation of RM10 million for the establishment of this City Campus.
The establishment of UiTM City Campus has been announced by the Minister of Higher Education, YB Dato 'Mustapa Mohamad on October 18, 2006 and the first session of study began in July 2007. The establishment of the City Campus has taken into consideration several criteria among which include locating it in the urban areas of Kota Bharu and its strategic purpose for image enhancement.
Following the announcement, City Campus Establishment of a Committee chaired by the Director of Campus was established. The Committee comprises of the heads of division and unit in UiTM Kelantan. Wisma KUB has 4 floors with total floor area of 24,522.75 square feet was chosen as the temporary campus of UiTM City Campus which was officially named Universiti Teknologi MARA Kelantan, Kota Bharu Campus.
In 2008, during the Executive Committee Meeting, University Technology Malaysia subsequently approved the rental of 2 blocks with 3 floors accumulating to the total floor area of 19.200 square feet are already in operation in July 2009. 3.2 Problem Statement
The lifestyle incorporated by students’ of UiTM Kota Bharu Campus is unbecoming of university students. Choosing the right lifestyle is vital for a university student to live a fulfilling life experience as well as achieving optimal academic performance.
According to an article by Garfield Gates in 2010, “10 common problem students face during college are study, money, job, homesickness, depression, health condition, friends or roommates, partying, relationships and choosing a major”.
According to Laura, (Laura P. Womble, 2001):
College students have many obstacles to overcome in order to achieve their optimal academic performance. It takes a lot more than just studying to achieve a successful college career. Different stressors such as time management, financial problems, sleep deprivation, social activities, and for some students even having children, can all pose their own threat to a student's academic performance.
According to Hammer et al. (as cited in Laura P. Womble, 2001,):
The amount of exercise, nutritional routines, and also the amount of social support the student perceives all can contribute to how a student academically performs.Exercising too much or not at all can influence academic performance. Taking time out of frequent study hours to work out pulls away from grades. A frequent occurrence on college campuses is students becoming almost addicted to exercise, turning a healthy behavior into one that is psychologically unhealthy. (p1) In a study in 2000 Troikel, Bames, and Egget (as cited in Laura P. Womble, 2001, p2) found “That students who exercised seven or more hours a week obtained significantly lower grades than students who exercised six or fewer hours weekly or not at all"
Nutrition is also a problem with college students. Students may have difficulty finding the time to cook adequate meals. Most students are just learning to live on their own, and learning to cook can prove to be a challenge. Finding time to go to the grocery store once every couple of weeks can be a demanding task. Little storage space is available in the average dorm room, and food storage may not be possible at all (Trockel et al, 2000).
Choosing the most suitable lifestyle can also help reduce if not totally eliminate stress factors that may lead to psychological problems as cases of severe depression among college students have become more common over the last decade, according to a new study that backs up what mental health professionals at university counseling centers have been saying for years. Students have also become increasingly impulsive, more often attempt to injure themselves, and more likely to be diagnosed with more than one mental disorder. (Rachel Ratner, 2010) 3.3 Objectives Thus, the purpose of this report is to carry out a detailed research on the UiTM Kota Bharu students' lifestyle, and come up with recommendations on how to improve their lifestyle, a lifestyle that is more fitting for a university student. The objectives of this research, in more detailed are as follows: * To analyze the lifestyle of UiTM Kota Bharu students. * To identify the students profile * To investigate how students manage their free time * To analyze the sleeping habits of the students * To describe the students’ financial management * To explore the eating habits among students * To propose a better lifestyle for the students of UiTM Kota Bharu Campus

3.0 RESEARCH METHOD 4.4 Respondents
The respondents were 40 UiTM Kota Bharu undergraduates. Students from Degree of Statistics and Degree of Marketing were initially selected. Through a quota sampling selection process, 1 group from each program was randomly selected, and 20 undergraduates from each of those classes were selected to take part in the survey. For more information on the respondents, refer to page 27 to page 28

4.5 Data Collection
A structured questionnaire was administered to examine university students’ lifestyle. The areas studied include the students’ demographic profile, their financial management, time management, and also eating and sleeping habits. The questionnaires were distributed to the respondents through the class representatives of each class. For more details on the qustionnes asked in the survey, see “Appendix A”

4.6 Data Analysis
Once the completed questionnaires were collected, the results were compiled and analyzed using Microsoft Excel. The results of this survey are included in the findings section of this report.

4.0 FINDINGS 5.7 Section A: UiTM Kota Bharu Campus Students’ Sleeping Habits 5.8.1 The Time Student’s Go to Sleep

Figure 1 Time Students Go to Sleep
Figure 1 shows the students’ response on the time they usually fall asleep. The result showed that 70% of the students go to sleep after midnight. Meanwhile, only a minor of 30% like to sleep early. Hence, it is clear that students like to stay up at night

5.8.2 Time Taken For Student’s to Fall Asleep

Figure 2 Time Taken For Student’s to Fall Asleep

Figure 2 shows the response on how long it takes for the students to fall asleep. It was found that more than half of UiTM Kota Bharu students take less than 10 minutes to fall asleep. 25% of students said that they fall asleep in 11 to 30 minutes. Only 23% of them take more than 30 minutes to fall asleep. These students may have insomnia. Overall, UiTM Kota Bharu students do not have a problem falling asleep at night.

5.8.3 Students’ Quality of Sleep

Figure 3 Students’ Quality of Sleep
Figure 3 illustrate the students’ quality of sleep measured through the frequency of the students waking up at night. 47% of students said that they woke up once at night. 25% of them said twice. While 15% said they never wake up during the night. Less than 13% tend to wake up more than 3 times at night. Conclusively, only a minority of students get undisturbed sleep at night.

5.8.4 Students’ Total Hours of Sleep Time

Figure 4 Students’ Total Hours of Sleep Time

Figure 4 shows the total number of hours students get to sleep every day. The study found that more than 60% of them get 4 to 6 hours of sleep each day. 31% of students sleep about 6 to 10 hours. Only a few students gets less than 4 hours. No one gets more than 10 hours of sleep per day. It can be concluded that only a minority of students lack sleep.

5.8.5 Student’s Waking up Time

Figure 5 Student’s Waking up Time
Figure 5 show what time usually students wake up in the morning. Through the chart, we see 63% of them usually wake up at 6 to 7 am. 27% wake up at 5 to 6 am. There only 5% of students who wake up early in the morning and wake up at 7 to 8am respectively. Most UiTM students have class in the morning.

5.8.6 Morning Tiredness

Figure 6 Morning Tiredness
Figure 6 show the percentage of students who experience tiredness in the morning. This is also a measure on the student’s sleep quality. We can see more than half of UiTM students feels tired after waking up in the morning. Only 30% do not experience it. From that, we can say that they maybe get less sleep or stay up at night.

5.8 Section B:The Way UiTM Kota Bharu Students’ Spend Their Free Time 5.9.7 Students’ Time Management During Weekends.
Table 1 Students’ Time Management During Weekends. Statements | Priorities | Percentage (%) | total | I meet my friends or I go out with my family/partner. | 1 | 25 | 10 | | 2 | 27.5 | 11 | | 3 | 20 | 8 | | 4 | 27.5 | 11 | I wait and see how the others organise their time (friends, family, partner). | 1 | 52.5 | 21 | | 2 | 22.5 | 9 | | 3 | 7.5 | 3 | | 4 | 17.5 | 7 | I stay at home, to relax. | 1 | 5 | 2 | | 2 | 25 | 10 | | 3 | 37.5 | 15 | | 4 | 32.5 | 13 | I always have something to do. | 1 | 17.5 | 7 | | 2 | 25 | 10 | | 3 | 35 | 14 | | 4 | 22.5 | 9 | Table 1 shows how the respondents spend their weekends. More than half of UiTM students spend their weekend by following others (friends, family, partner) activities as most priority things. This is represented by 52.2% of students, which is more priority than to meet or hang out with family, friends or partners during weekends because it is only represent by quarter of students which is 25% only. Moreover, some of UiTM students do spend their precious weekends by settle things that always come up, as it represented by 7% of students. But, only a few of them are stay home and relax during weekend, this can be seen by only 2% of students. 5.9.8 Total Number of Hours Students Spend on Watching Television Figure 7 Total Number of Hours Students Spend on Watching Television Figure 7 shows the total number of hours UiTM Kota Bharu students spend watching the television every day .Most of the UiTM Kota Bharu City Campus watch the television for only 1 to 3 hours only per day as this can be represent by 42.5 %. Secondly, there are 35% of students watching television for an hour. 12.5% of students watching television for 3 to 5 hours. And only few students watched television more than 5 hours which can be represent only 10% of them.

5.9.9 Students’ Leisure Time Management Response | Percentage | Total | I always organize it; I know what to do. | 25% | 10 | I don't have a program, but I normally spend it with friends and family. | 37.5% | 15 | I never organise it that is why I call it "free"! | 37.5% | 15 | Total | 100% | 40/40 |
Figure 8 Students’ Leisure Time Management
Figure 8 shows the students’ response when asked on how they spend their free time. Only few of them really organize and have things planned out for their free time. This is shown by 25% of the UiTM students. 75% of the students found it unnecessary to plan out their free time, and only half of these students say that they would rather spend it with their family.

5.9.10 Student’s Online Frequency Figure 9 Student’s Online Frequency

Figure 9 shows the frequency UiTM Kota Bharu students goes online. Here there are only 12.5% of students who surf the internet 0 to 4 times a week. Some students’ surfs the internet for only 4 to 7 times a week and it represents about 42.5% of UiTM Kota Bharu City Campus. Most of the students surf the internet for more than 7 times a week represents 45% of students. Majority of UiTM Kota Bharu students goes online a lot.

5.9.11 Students’ agreement with the statement:
"Free time does not mean the end of work, but work means the end of free time" Response | Percentage | Total | I agree completely. | 52.5% | 21 | I partially agree. | 37.5% | 15 | I disagree. | 10% | 2 | Total | 100% | 40/40 |
Figure 10 Students’ agreement with the statement Base on Figure 10, most of students agree completely with the statement which is 52.5% of students. On the other hand, only 37.5% students partially agree. But, only few of them disagree which is represents only 10% of UiTM Kota Bharu students.

5.9 Section C : UiTM Kota Bharu Students’ Money Management Skill 5.10.12 The student's knowledge on how to manage money

Figure 11 The student's knowledge on how to manage money
The Figure 11 shows the students’ knowledge on how to manage money. 85% of students who knows how to manage their money. Only 15% of students said they do not. Majority of UiTM Kota Bharu Students say they know how to manage their selves financially.

5.10.13 Students’ Expenses in a Week

Figure 12 Students’ Expenses in a Week
The Figure 12 shows that 47.5% of students spend between RM50 to RM100 in a week. There are 40% of students who spend less than RM50 in a week. Only 7.5% of students spend between RM100 until RM150 in a week. The students who spend more than RM150 in a week only 5%.

5.10.14 Students’ Shopping frequency

Figure 13 Students’ Shopping frequency
The figure 13 shows the frequency of students go for shopping. 67.5% of students shop once a week. The percentages of students go shopping twice in a week are 25%. Only 7.5% of students go for shopping more than twice in a week. Only a minority of UiTM Kota Bharu Students are shopaholics.

5.10.15 Compulsive Buying among Students

Figure 14 Compulsive Buying among Students
Figure 14 shows UiTM Kota bharu students’ response upon seeing a pair of expensive shoes that they like, the result indicates 82.5% would not buy the shoes. Only 5% of students would think first whether to buy the shoes or not. Only a small percentage (13%) of the students admits to compulsively buying the shoes.

5.10.16 Students’ Expenditure Priorities

Figure 15 Students’ Expenditure Priorities
The Figure 15 illustrates that 77.5% of students choose food as their first priority while 2.5% of students choose food as fourth priority. There are only 7.5% of students choose books as their first priority while 45% of students choose books as fourth priority. The percentages of the students who choose clothes as their first priority are only 7.5% and 32.5%of them also choose it as fourth priority. Only 7.5% of students choose groceries as their first priority and 20% of students choose groceries as fourth priority.

5.10.17 Students’ Constraint Level While Shopping

Figure 16 Students’ Constraint Level While Shopping
Figure 16 shows students’ response when asked to choose between buying a handset or a book. Half of the students choose to buy a book. The percentages of students who choose to buy a handset are 12.5%. There are 27.5% students who do not choose to buy either one. Conclusively, there are only 10% of students who show no constraint over their expenditure by choosing to buy both.

5.10 Section D: UiTM Kota Bharu Campus Students’ Eating Habits 5.11.18 Students’ Expenditure on Food

Figure 17 Students’ Expenditure on Food
Figure 17 show how much money student spend on food per day. The findings show more than half of students spent between RM5 to RM10 per day.24% state that they spent money less than RM5. Only a few of them spent more than RM 10 per day.

5.11.19 Students’ Meals per Day

Figure 18 Students Meals per Day
Figure 18 shows the number of meals students takes per day. 50% of students tend to eat only when they are hungry only. Less than 50% of them eat 1 to 3 meals per day. There are 3% of students take 3 to 6 meals per day. Most of them tend to undergo bad eating style. 5.11.20 Students’ Junk Food Consumption

Figure 19 Students’ Junk Food Consumption
Figure 19 shows the finding about how often UiTM student eat junk food. Most of them eat about 0 to 2 packets per week.15% state that they eat 2 to 5 packet per week. Only 2.5% of those who said they eat more than 5 packets per week. UiTM Kota Bharu campus students do not like to eat junk food.

5.11.21 Balanced Diet Among Students’

Figure 20 Balanced Diet Among Students’
Figure 20 illustrate about whether students like or not fruits and vegetables. No one claim that they hate it. However, 2.5% of UiTM students prefer not to eat them.15% said that they don’t mind eating it. More than 80% of student love to eat fruits and vegetables. They have a healthy eating style.

5.11.22 Students’ Water Intake

Figure 21 Students’ Water Intake
Figure 21 illustrate the quantity of water that students drink in a day. The findings show that 45% state that they drink more than 8 glasses per day.37% drink 4 to 8 glasses per day. Students who drink less than 4 glasses per day is only 18%. Most of them drink enough water for their body. 5.11.23 Students Awareness about Balanced Diet

Figure 22 Students Awareness about Balanced Diet
Figure 22 shows that did the students know what is balanced diet. Mostly they know it.35% students are not sure about this. No one said that they do not know about balanced diet. 5.11 Section E :UiTM Kota Bharu Campus Students’ Demographic Profile 5.12.24 Respondents Age Range

Figure [ 23 ] Respondents' Age Range

From Figure 23, the figure shows the ages of respondents. There are 5% of students who aged less than 21 years old. The students who aged 21 until 25 years old are 95%. 5.12.25 Respondents’ Gender

Figure 24 Respondents’ Gender
The Figure 24 shows the gender of respondents in our survey. There are 5% of male respondents and 95% of female respondents.

5.12.26 Respondents’ Education Background

Figure 25 Respondents’ Education Background
The Figure 25 shows that 50% of respondents are from course BM220 and the other half of respondents from course CS221.

5.12.27 Respondents’ Financial Resources

Figure 26 Respondents’ Financial Resources
The Figure 28 shows that 82.5% of students get their financial income from PTPTN. There are 10% of students get their financial income from parents. Only 7.5% students get their financial income from scholarship.

5.0 CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION 6.12 Conclusion 6.13.28 UiTM Kota Bharu Campus Students’Sleeping Habits
The section is carried out to know how UiTM Kota Bharu Campus students’ sleeping pattern. The study show that most of students like to stay up at night. They tends to sleep after midnight to do their activity such as complete an assignment, study, surfing an internet, play games, watch a movie, and others. From that, they sleep less. Most students only get 4 to 6 hours of sleep daily. Also, around 75% of the respondents say that their sleeps are disturbed at least once. Furthermore, they have to wake up early because most of them have class in the morning. So they tend to experienced tiredness in the morning. A few of them difficult to sleep and they may having sleeping problem such insomnia. As a conclusion, the general sleep quality of the students in UiTM Kota Bharu Campus is very poor. 6.13.29 The Way UiTM Kota Bharu Students’ Spend Their Free Time
Most students don’t have free time organized activities, their free time being focused on the end of the week, after finishing everyday working or compulsory activities. That final part of the week is dedicated to their families, partners or social life (52.5%), containing types of activities in opened spaces or walking. During the week, the students who took part at the questionnaires do relaxing activities – sleeping, taking a good bath, watching TV or surfing on the internet- most of them being passive free time. Using the internet (45%) seems to be ones of the favourite activities, while watching TV (42.5%) does not. Conclusively, most UiTM Kota Bharu students find their life too hectic and they prefer to laze around in their free time.

6.13.30 UiTM Kota Bharu Campus Students’ Money Management Skill
This section is carried out to examine UiTM Kota Bharu campus students money management. The findings show that more than half of the students know how to manage their money. Only some of them spend more than RM150. In addition, less than half of the UiTM Kota Bharu campus students’ go for shopping more than twice in a week. Besides, more than half of them will not buy the shoes but buy the books. Majority of them choose to buy food as their first priority. Ultimately, it is found that UiTM Kota Bharu students knows how to manage their financial well. 6.13.31 UiTM Kota Bharu Students’ Eating Habit
The part is carried out to find UiTM Kota Bharu campus students’ eating habits. The finding show that more than half of the students have a healthy eating style. Most of them love to eat fruits and vegetables. Furthermore they eat less junk food and drink enough water per day. However, the students tend take meals only when they are hungry and do not follow the dietaries pattern, which is not good for their health. 6.13.32 UiTM Kota Bharu Campus Students’ Demographic Profile
There is a variety of demographic profile from our respondents; however, the majority of our respondents are between the ages of 21 to 25 years old. Only 5% of them are male. Most of them depend on PTPTN as their financial income and there are equal number of respondents from both business and statistic course.

6.13 Recommendations 6.14.33 UiTM Kota Bharu Campus Students’Sleeping Habits
The study showed that generally UiTM Kota Bharu students’ practice bad sleeping habits, thus it is recommended that the students go to sleep early in order to get enough sleep, and also avoid fatigue when going to class in the morning. Drinking milk before going to sleep is also said to help improve quality of sleep. 6.14.34 The Way UiTM Kota Bharu Students’ Spend Their Free Time
It has been concluded in the study that most UiTM Kota Bharu students find their life too hectic and they prefer to laze around in their free time, it is advisable for the students to pick up a hobby. Not only does a hobby help a student fill up their free time, it can also help reduce stress level. 6.14.35 UiTM Kota Bharu Campus Students’ Money Management Skill
Though UiTM Kota Bharu students generally do know how to manage their financial, it is recommended that the university organize seminars and campaign to promote good financial management and spread awareness among young adults.

6.14.36 UiTM Kota Bharu Students’ Eating Habits
Through the study, it can be seen that generally UiTM Kota Bharu students do practice healthy eating habits, except that they tend take meals only when they are hungry and do not follow the dietaries pattern, and thus forward, we urge the local business community to open up more food stalls or restaurants around the campus area.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

APPENDICES
Appendix A
Structured Questionnaire

Subject: A Survey on UiTM Kota Bharu Campus Students’ Lifestyle
The time spent in university is supposed to be a fond memory and a happy experience, but still it is not without its rough patches and problems. As most university students would testify, university life can sometime be too hectic. We would very much appreciate your help in sharing with us your own lifestyle in UiTM Kota Bharu. Your response will help us evaluate the quality of UiTM Kota Bharu campus students’ lifestyle. Please return the completed form to the respective appointed representative of each class. Thank you for your cooperation.

Section A: UiTM Kota Bharu Campus Students’ Sleeping Habits
For the following questions, please circle the most appropriate answer to represent your lifestyle regarding your sleeping habits. 1. What time do you go to sleep? a. Before midnight b. After midnight

2. How much time do you take to fall asleep? c. < 10 minutes d. 11 – 30 minutes e. > 30 minutes

3. How often do you wake up during the night? f. Never g. 1 time h. 2 times i. > 3 times

4. How many hours of sleep do you get every day? j. > 4 hours k. 4-6 hours l. 6-10 hours m. <10 hours 5. What time do you usually wake up? n. 4a.m-5a.m o. 5a.m-6a.m p. 6a.m-7a.m q. 7a.m-8a.m 6. Do you experience tiredness in the morning? r. Yes s. No
Section B: How UiTM Kota Bharu Campus Students’ Spend Their Free Time
For question 7 , please rank the answers from 1 to 4 according to your taste preference, 1 for the most preferred until 4 for the least preferred. 7. during the week-end, most of the time:
I meet my friends or I go out with my family/partner.
I wait and see how the others organise their time (friends, family, partner).
I stay at home to relax.
I always have something to do. For the following questions, please circle the most appropriate answer that represents your lifestyle regarding on how you spend your free time. 8. How often do you watch TV? t. 0-1 hours a day u. 1-3 hours a day v. 3-5 hours a day w. More than 5 hours 9. When I have the free time… x. I always organize it; I know what to do. y. I don't have a program, but I normally spend it with friends and family. z. I never organise it, which is why I call it "free"!

10. How often do you surf the internet (Google, Bing etc.) / social networking (Facebook, twitter etc.)? {. 0 to 4 times a week |. 4 to 7 times a week }. More than 7 times a week 11. State your opinion towards this statement: "Free time does not mean the end of work, but work means the end of free time" ~. I agree completely. . I partially agree. . I disagree.

Section C: UiTM Kota Bharu Campus Students’ Money Management Skill
. For the following questions, please circle the most appropriate answer that represents your lifestyle regarding on how you manage your finances.

12. Do you know how to manage your money? . Yes . No

13. How much do you spend your money in a week? . Less than RM 50 . RM 50 – RM 100 . RM 100 – RM 150 . More than RM 150

14. How many times do you go for shopping? . Once in a week . Twice in a week . More than twice a week 15. There is an expensive pair of shoes in a shop. You really like those shoes. What will you do? . Buy the shoes directly . Think first whether to buy it or not . Do not buy the shoes

16. There is a sale on a book and a handset. Which one will you buy? . Book only . Handset only . Both . Neither
For question 18, please rank the answers from 1 to 5 according to your taste preference, 1 for the most preferred until 4 for the least preferred.

17. What would you prefer to buy?
Food
Books
Clothes
Groceries

Section D: UiTM Kota Bharu Campus Students’ Eating Habits
For the following questions, please circle the most appropriate answer that represents s your lifestyle regarding your eating habits.

18. How much do you spend on food per day? . > RM 5 . RM5- RM10 . <RM10

19. How many meals do you have per day? . Only when I’m hungry . 1 – 3 meals . 3 – 6 meals

20. How often do you eat junk food? . 0-2 packet a week . 2-5packet a week . More than 5 packet a week 21. Do you like to eat fruits & vegetables . I love them . I don’t mind eating them . I prefer not to eat them . I hate them

22. How much water do you drink in a day? . More than 8 glasses . 4 to 8 glasses . Less than 4 glasses

23. Do you know what a balanced diet is? . No . Not sure . Yes

Section E: UiTM Kota Bharu Campus Students’ Demographic Profile
For the following questions, please tick (√) in the boxes for the correct statement regarding your profile and fill in the other details accordingly.

24. Age: < 21 years old 21-25 ears old
>25 years old 25. Gender: Male Female

26. Course:
BM220
BM222
BM230
CS221
AC220

27. Source of financial income:
PTPTN
Scholarship Parents
Others, please specify: ____________________________