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FOUNDATION IN NATURAL AND BUILT

ENVIRONMENT

MATHEMATICS (MTH10304)

STATISTIC SURVEY PROJECT

GROUP MEMBERS:

CHAN PEI SHAN (0318350)

YEO DOR EEN (0316224)

TAN ZHAO MING (0318724)

HOOI ZHAO HONG (0318564)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION PAGE 3

OBJECTIVES PAGE 4

METHODOLOGY PAGE 5-6

SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRES PAGE 7-9

STATISTICS ANALYSIS PAGE 10-20

CONCLUSION PAGE 21-22

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INTRODUCTION

Our survey focused on a very common chronic disease, which is called

Diabetes mellitus, commonly known as diabetes. Diabetes is known to develop due

to a high level of blood glucose and some other commonly known symptoms such

as excessive thirst and production of large amount of urine.

Even though diabetes is a very common disease, not much people know

about some facts about it. Through this survey, we had prepared some questions

relating to some facts of diabetes, such as the types of diabetes, transmission of

diabetes and the death rate of the disease all over the world. We also included

some not commonly known facts about diabetes like the sugar level of severe

diabetes patients and the fact that which gender is more likely to be diagnose with

diabetes.

What we want to learn through this survey is the knowledge the people of a

certain gender and age towards diabetes, and then analyze the ratio of the answer

from our respondents so that we can learn how much the society understands about

the lifestyles of diabetes patients. Also, we wanted to compare the results from our

respondents to know their thoughts on what they think the patients live like, and

their understanding towards the disease.

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OBJECTIVES

We had chosen to focus on male respondents for our survey question. So our

objectives of the survey is firstly, to test the knowledge of male young adults about

diabetes, because people often misunderstood the symptoms of diabetic patients.

Secondly is to analyze the difference of how people view diabetic symptoms, as

some people look at diabetes as a very severe chronic disease while others think of

less severe. Thirdly is to get an accurate result from different people as we have a

minimum of 200 targets and so that we could create a fair statistic to compare the

results. And lastly is to complete everything and then come to a conclusion of the

aim of our survey.

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METHODOLOGY

Since we were targeting 200 male young adults for the survey, each of us

were responsible to survey 50 male respondents each, and for a fair result each of

us surveyed 25 males of aged 21 to 25 and the rest aged 25 to 30. Because the age

ranged from 21 to 30, we went to two places for the survey, which was in Taylor’s

Lakeside Campus itself and in Sunway Pyramid mall. We spent 3 days of

surveying from 6th of November to 8th of November, and then gathered the

information together to do the statistics analysis.

Zhao Hong (Ben) surveying a male

respondent age 21 to 25. This was in

Block D Level 4, in front of the

classrooms.

Zhao Ming surveying a male

respondent aged ranged 26 to 30. We

met him at Block D Level 4 as well.

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After gathering all the completed survey forms, each of us analyze our own

50 forms and then gathered all the information together to make our statistics

analysis for this report. We first discuss with each other about the calculations

needed and diagrams to portray the information, and we transfer the information

onto the report.

Pei Shan analysing the reponse from the forms.

Doreen typing out part of the report.

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SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE

1. Which age group does you belongs to?

21-25 26-30

Symptoms of diabetes

2. What gender is more likely to be diagnosed with diabetes?

Male Female

3. Ratio of diabetic patients in Malaysia?

1 out of 10

2-3 out of 10

4-5 out of 10

5-7 out of 10

8 out of 10

4. How many types of diabetes are there?

2

3

4

5

5. Which year has the highest rate of diabetes patients?

2000-2002

2002-2004

2004-2006

2006-2008

2008-2010

2010-2012

6. What stage is more likely to be diagnose with diabetes?

Infants and children

Teenagers

Young adults

Grown adults

Senior citizens

7. How diabetes is most likely transmitted?

Lack of exercise

Saliva transmission

Genetics

High sugar level diet

Sexual transmission

Unhygienic lifestyle

8. What is the sugar level of severe diabetic patients?

4-5 mmol/L

5-6 mmol/L

6-8 mmol/L

9-10 mmol/L

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9. What are the symptoms of diabetes?

Frequent Urination

Swelling on legs

Loss of appetite

Weight gain

Often feeling fatigue

Lack of concentration

Often numbness

Blurred vision

10. How does diabetes affect one’s daily lifestyle the most?

Troublesome to family

Financial problems due to medication fees

Feeling depression towards life

The need to watch what you put into your mouth

Controlling lifestyle (nonetheless exercise or diet)

11. Death rate of diabetes?

10%-20%

20%-30%

30%-50%

50%-70%

70%-90%

Prevention and curing of diabetes

12. Prevention rate of diabetes?

10%-20%

20%-30%

30%-50%

50%-70%

70%-90%

13. Most efficient way to prevent diabetes?

Exercise frequently

Watching blood pressure carefully

Avoid smoking

Avoid alcohol

Watching your diet

14. Curing fees of diabetes every 6 months (medication, operation, checkups)?

RM100-RM200

RM200-RM300

RM300-RM450

RM450-RM600

RM600-RM750

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15. Lastly, success rate of curing diabetes?

10%-20%

20%-30%

30%-40%

40%-60%

60%-80%

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STATISTICS ANALYSIS

1. Which age group does you belongs to?

Age 21-25 26-30

Frequency 100 100

2. What gender is more likely to be diagnosed with diabetes?

Gender Male Female

Frequency 103 97

Mode: Male

50%50%

Age Group

21-25

26-30

51%49%

Gender

Male

Female

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3. Ratio of diabetic patients in Malaysia?

Ratio 1 out of 10 2-3 out of 10 4-5 out of 10 5-7 out of 10 8 out of 10

Frequency 30 78 60 27 5

Mode: 2-3 out of 10

Mean: (1x30) + (2.5x78) + (4.5x60) + (6x27) + (8x5)

200 =3.49

4. How many types of diabetes are there?

No. of types 2 3 4 5

Frequency 47 96 49 8

Mode: 3 types

15%

39%30%

13%

3%

Ratio

1 out of 10

2-3 out of 10

4-5 out of 10

5-7 out of 10

8 out of 10

23%

48%

25%

4%

No. of types

2 types

3 types

4 types

5 types

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5. Which year has the highest rate of diabetes patients?

Year 2000-2002 2002-2004 2004-2006 2006-2008 2008-2010 2010-2012

Frequency 9 20 32 11 58 70

Mode: 2010-2012

6. What stage is more likely to be diagnose with diabetes?

Stage Infants and children

Teenagers Young adults

Grown adults

Senior citizens

Frequency 0 13 13 64 110

Mode: Senior citizens

4% 10%

16%

6%

29%

35%

Rate of year

2000-2002

2002-2004

2004-2006

2006-2008

2008-2010

2010-2012

0%

6% 7%

32%55%

Stage

Infants and children

Teenagers

Young adults

Grown adults

Senior citizens

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7. How diabetes is mostly transmitted?

Reason of

diabetes

Lack of

exercise

Saliva

transmission

Genetics High sugar

level diet

Sexual

transmission

Unhygienic

lifestyle

Frequency 18 2 57 102 8 3

Mode: High sugar level diet

8. What is the sugar level of severe diabetic patients?

Sugar level 4-5 mmol/L 5-6 mmol/L 6-8 mmol/L 9-10 mmol/L

Frequency 5 44 87 64

Mode: 6-8 mmol/L

9%

1%

28%

51%

4%

7%

Reason of diabetes

Lack of exercise

Saliva transmission

Genetics

High sugar level diet

Sexual transmission

Unhygienic lifestyle

2%

22%

44%

32%

Sugar level

4-5 mmol/L

5-6 mmol/L

6-8 mmol/L

9-10 mmol/L

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9. What are the symptoms of diabetes? (Can choose more than one)

Symptoms Frequency

Frequent urination 35

Swelling on legs 53

Loss of appetite 50

Weight gain 61

Often feeling fatigue 41

Lack of concentration 35

Often numbness 12

Blurred vision 28

Mode: Weight gain

11%

17%

16%

19%

13%

11%

4%9%

Symptoms

Frequent urination

Swelling on legs

Loss of appetite

Weight gain

Often feeling fatigue

Lack of concentration

Often numbness

Blurred vision

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10. How does diabetes affect one’s daily lifestyle the most?

Consequences Frequency

Troublesome to family 50

Financial problem due to medication fees 51

Feeling depression towards life 42

The need to watch what you put into your mouth 33

Controlling lifestyle (nonetheless exercise or diet) 24

Mode: Financial problem due to medication fees

25%

25%21%

17%

12%

Consequences

Troublesome to family

Financial problem due to medication fees

Feeling depression towards life

The need to watch what you put into your mouth

Controlling lifestyle (nonetheless exercise or diet)

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11. Death rate of diabetes?

Death rate Frequency

10%-20% 17

20%-30% 38

30%-50% 84

50%-70% 46

70%-90% 15

Mode: 30%-50%

Mean: (0.15x17) + (0.25x38) + (0.4x84) + (0.6x46) + (0.8x15)

200 =0.426 (42.6%)

8%

19%

42%

23%

8%

Death rate

10%-20%

20%-30%

30%-50%

50%-70%

70%-90%

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12. Prevention rate of diabetes?

Prevention rate Frequency

10%-20% 42

20%-30% 71

30%-50% 52

50%-70% 28

70%-90% 7

Mode: 30%-50%

Mean: (0.15x42) + (0.25x71) + (0.4x52) + (0.6x28) + (0.8x7)

200 =0.336 (33.6%)

21%

35%

26%

14%4%

Prevention rate

10%-20%

20%-30%

30%-50%

50%-70%

70%-90%

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13. Most efficient way to prevent diabetes?

Prevention way Frequency

Exercise frequently 52

Watching blood pressure carefully 47

Avoid smoking 21

Avoid alcohol 17

Watching your diet 63

Mode: Watching your diet

26%

23%10%

9%

32%

Prevention way

Exercise frequently

Watching blood pressure

carefully

Avoid smoking

Avoid alcohol

Watching your diet

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14. Curing fees of diabetes every 6 months (medication, operation, checkups)?

Curing fees Frequency

RM100-RM200 13

RM200-RM300 26

RM300-RM450 72

RM450-RM600 53

RM600-RM750 36

Mode: RM300-RM450

Mean: (150x13) + (250x26) + (375x72) + (525x53) + (675x36)

200 = RM437.86

6%13%

36%

27%

18%

Curing fees

RM100-RM200

RM200-RM300

RM300-RM450

RM450-RM600

RM600-RM750

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15. Lastly, success rate of curing diabetes?

Success rate Frequency

10%-20% 38

20%-30% 60

30%-40% 62

40%-60% 31

60%-80% 9

Mode: 30%-40%

Mean: (0.15x38) + (0.25x60) + (0.35x62) + (0.5x31) + (0.7x9)

200 = 0.321 (32.1%)

19%

30%31%

15%5%

Success rate

10%-20%

20%-30%

30%-40%

40%-60%

60%-80%

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CONCLUSION

In conclusion, we had come up with the statistics analysis of the ratio and

mode. We came up with common and uncommon questions and all the questions,

where some were to test the respondents’ understanding towards diabetes, while

some were about estimating, mostly the numerical questions.

There were some questions which were difficult to estimate. More people

assumed that male were more likely to be diagnose with diabetes, which had a

frequency of 103, whilst for female there is a close frequency of 97. The mode of

the ratio of diabetic patients in Malaysia is 2 to 3 out of 10 Malaysians. As the

world is more developed and advance, the respondents had assumed that the recent

years of 2010 to 2012 has the highest rate of diabetic patients. More people think

that financial is a more severe problem when it comes to a diabetic patient’s

lifestyle, as they have to visit the doctor more often than normal people. And that

lead to questions about the medication fees of the patients every 6 months, and that

more people had chosen the answer of RM300 to RM450, which was a more

neutral answer of the 5 answers we provided. And for the mode of the 3

percentages questions, were the death rate of 30% to 50%, prevention rate of 30%

to 50%, and curing rate of 30% to 40%. All the 3 questions had a mode towards

neutral.

While for the questions that tests the understanding level of the respondents,

firstly is to test them the types of diabetics there is, and the mode is 3 different

types. Next is the stage of a human who were more likely to be diagnose with

diabetes, and senior citizens got the highest frequency of 110. The mode for

transmission of diabetes is high sugar level diet of 102, and secondly comes

genetics, of 57. The sugar level of severe diabetic patients were mostly 6 to 8

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mmol/L chosen by the respondents, where mmol/L means millimoles per litre.

More respondents think that watching one’s diet is more likely to prevent diagnosis

of diabetes. The last question is a question where the respondents can choose more

than one answer, which is about the symptoms of diabetes. Most of the answers’

frequency were equally distributed, but the mode of weight gain with a frequency

of 61, then comes swelling on arms and legs of 53, and in third place is loss of

appetite of 50.

After an analysis of this survey, it shows that the understanding level of

diabetes of male aged 21 to 30 in total, is fairly high, but there were some

respondents who does not really understand the disease. But overall, the responses

were mostly accurate about diabetes and fair enough for us to make a comparison.