Demographic Factors Affecting Entrepreneurial Intention Among Asnaf Ipt Students

Abstract

is very important and needs to be focused on to reduce the poverty rate in our country. Knowledge and exposure related to the field of entrepreneurship must be applied from the beginning of school education because it greatly helps the development of successful entrepreneurs among asnaf families. Many of the asnaf families send their children to study at Institutions of Higher Education (IPT) and have been given an education in the field of entrepreneurship. Therefore, this study was conducted to identify the demographic factors that influence the entrepreneurial intention of asnaf students in the field of entrepreneurship through an online questionnaire. This study involved a total of 369 students in the asnaf category at Universiti Utara Malaysia. The study results show that these asnaf students have a high entrepreneurial intention with an average of 4.67 and a standard deviation of 1.46. This demonstrates that asnaf students have a significant favourable intention toward the entrepreneurship. Male students had stronger entrepreneurial intentions than female students. Diploma graduate students are more entrepreneurial intentions than STPM graduate students, who are followed by SPM graduate students. The survey also discovered that individuals with business experience, their own firm, and aim to be entrepreneurs after graduation have higher entrepreneurial intentions.