Borneo Survey: Autonomy, Identity, Islam and Language/Education in Sabah

Abstract

ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute recently commissioned a public opinion survey of East Malaysian’s perspectives on Federal-State relationship, identity/religion, education/language and selected current issues. Where Sabah was concerned, a sample of 803 respondents were interviewed via fixed-line and mobile phones. Respondents consisted of Malaysian citizens aged 21 and above who resided in Sabah. The respondents were selected through a random stratified sampling method across the constituency district of residence, controlled by quota for ethnicity, age and gender. While all state constituencies in Sabah were covered, there were some interior localities in more remote constituencies which could not be sampled due to inadequate telecommunications coverage.