THE RIGHT TO HEALTH IN PRISON:
RESULTS OF A NATIONWIDE SURVEY AND REPORT
PRISON STAFF
Part I: Demographic Information
3.63 The total number of respondents involved in the survey was 886.
Regrettably, only 884 staff returned completed forms.
3.64 Graph 3 indicates that the majority of staff were of an average age of 20
to 39 years. 34 per cent (304 staff) have worked in prison for 6-10 years,
14 per cent (124 staff) worked for 11-15 years and 33 per cent (292 staff)
served for more than 16 years.
Graph 3: Average Age of Respondents
Source: Human Rights Commission of Malaysia, 2014
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