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Table 6
Respondents’ Income Group and the Practice of Playing Traditional, Modern, and Non-Malay Children’s
Songs

Traditional Malay Songs
Income Group Yes No Not Stated Yes (%) No (%) Not Stated (%)

RM 1 000-5000 29 10 1 72.50 25.00 2.50
RM 6 000-10 000 14 14 50.00 50.00 0.00

RM 11 000-15 000 7 7 50.00 50.00 0.00

Over RM 15 000 7 100.00 0.00 0.00

Grand Total 57 31 1

Modern Malay Songs

Income Group Yes No Not Stated Yes (%) No (%) Not Stated (%)

RM 1 000-5000 36 4 90.00 10.00 0.00
RM 6 000-10 000 18 10 64.29 35.71 0.00

RM 11 000-15 000 12 2 85.71 14.29 0.00

Over RM 15 000 6 1 85.71 14.29 0.00

Grand Total 72 17

Non-Malay Songs

Income Group Yes No Not Stated Yes (%) No (%) Not Stated (%)

RM 1 000-5000 29 10 1 72.50 25.00 2.50

RM 6 000-10 000 22 5 1 78.57 17.86 3.57

RM 11 000-15 000 13 1 92.86 7.14 0.00
Over RM 15 000 6 1 85.71 14.29 0.00

Grand Total 70 17 2

Table 6 shows the respondents' income group and the practice of playing traditional Malay,
modern Malay, and non-Malay children’s songs. Like the level of education, responses for ‘Yes’ from
different income groups are generally seen for modern Malay songs, followed by non-Malay songs and
traditional Malay songs. No respondents from over RM 15 000 income group said ‘No’ to playing traditional
Malay songs to their children while respondents from the RM6 000-10 000 income group were the most
to say ‘No’ to playing traditional and modern Malay songs. It can also be seen that the highest percentage

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