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The Impingement Factors of Perceived Usefulness Towards ICT Usage Among Rural Youth in Malaysia
Siti Aisyah Ramli, Siti Zobidah Omar, Bahaman Abu Samah, Jusang Bolong, Md. Salleh Hassan and Hayrol Azril Mohamed Shaffril

Abstract: The aim of this study is to identify the impingement factors of perceived usefulness towards ICT usage among rural youth in Malaysia. This is a quantitative research whereby via a simple random sampling, a total of 400 respondents age between 17-40 years were selected. The analysis performed has confirmed that only educational achievement has significant results with perceived usefulness while the other factors such as occupation, states, gender, income and number of household members did not record any significant relationship or difference. With the identified impingement factors, it is a hope that it can assist the concern parties in assisting the development of rural youth particularly with regard to their ICT usage.

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Siti Aisyah Ramli, Siti Zobidah Omar, Bahaman Abu Samah, Jusang Bolong, Md. Salleh Hassan and Hayrol Azril Mohamed Shaffril, 2017. The Impingement Factors of Perceived Usefulness Towards ICT Usage Among Rural Youth in Malaysia. Research Journal of Applied Sciences, 12: 368-371.

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