Find yourself worrying about every small little thing?
Worry not (LOL!), because you're not alone.
The index by Emir Research titled 'Pulse From the Ground: Voices and Expectations of the Rakyat' gauges how worried Malaysians are at a national level.
The index found that Malaysians are extremely worried about the economy, cost of living, jobs and security.
It showed that 86 per cent of Malaysians worry about the cost of basic needs and unaffordable homes, followed by lack of job opportunities at 77 per cent.
They also worry about youth unemployment (76 per cent), being in debt to sustain the cost of living (76 per cent), corruption and power abuse (75 per cent), and Sales and Service Tax’s (SST) failure to reduce living cost (75 per cent).
This is followed by worrying about loss of source of income (74 per cent), social issues (73 per cent), crime rate (72 per cent), national security (67 per cent), reduction of agriculture subsidises (65 per cent), quality of education and cost of public health services (both 63 per cent).
The study, which polled some 2,000 respondents across Malaysia, found out that the different races in the country worry about different things.
For example, the Malays and other bumiputra races are mostly worried about corruption and power abuse, while the Chinese and Indians were found to be more concerned about youth unemployment and lack of job opportunities respectively.
Guys, don’t worry so much, OK?
Worry not (LOL!), because you're not alone.
Almost at the maximum
The Star Online, quoting a recent survey by the National Worry Index (NWI), reported that Malaysians are close to the maximum worry level, with an NWI score of 0.77, on a scale of 0 to 1.The index by Emir Research titled 'Pulse From the Ground: Voices and Expectations of the Rakyat' gauges how worried Malaysians are at a national level.
The index found that Malaysians are extremely worried about the economy, cost of living, jobs and security.
It showed that 86 per cent of Malaysians worry about the cost of basic needs and unaffordable homes, followed by lack of job opportunities at 77 per cent.
They also worry about youth unemployment (76 per cent), being in debt to sustain the cost of living (76 per cent), corruption and power abuse (75 per cent), and Sales and Service Tax’s (SST) failure to reduce living cost (75 per cent).
This is followed by worrying about loss of source of income (74 per cent), social issues (73 per cent), crime rate (72 per cent), national security (67 per cent), reduction of agriculture subsidises (65 per cent), quality of education and cost of public health services (both 63 per cent).
The study, which polled some 2,000 respondents across Malaysia, found out that the different races in the country worry about different things.
For example, the Malays and other bumiputra races are mostly worried about corruption and power abuse, while the Chinese and Indians were found to be more concerned about youth unemployment and lack of job opportunities respectively.
Guys, don’t worry so much, OK?
