CHAPTER 3
FINDINGS AND ANALYSIS
INTRODUCTION
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This chapter will discuss on the findings and analysis of the study which
focus on the demography of the respondents, right to education, right to
employment, right to healthcare, and right to housing and lastly right to dignity.
The Commission had engaged with the advocates for transgender community
in order to familiarise and understand the transgender experiences as well as
to earn trust of the community.
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A pilot test was conducted which involved five respondents to test the
questionnaires and the final questionnaire had featured 106 closed ended and
several open questions. The interview sessions were done face to face.
SURVEY FINDINGS
A.
DEMOGRAPHY
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Involving the participation of 100 respondents based on voluntarily basis,
the survey recorded the age group of the respondent, how the respondent
self-identified themselves, physical ability, ethnicity, religion and faith, state of
residence and whether they have migrated from other state from any part of
Malaysia.
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The 100 respondents interviewed in this study had comprised 69 trans women,
29 trans men (including of one trans masculine) and 2 intersex persons. With
regard to the age group, the majority of the respondents were aged between
18-29 years which represents 37% of the total respondents. The age group of
the respondents as indicated in diagram 1:
Diagram 1: Age group
16%
40-49
12%
50-59
3%
60 years old and above
37%
32%
30-39
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