Survey dataset on the level of sustainable consumption of Malaysian households from the perspective of income and consumption expenditure
Noorhaslinda Kulub Abd Rashid,
Nor Fatimah Che Sulaiman,
Zuraini Anang,
Bayu Taufiq Possumah,
Suriyani Muhamad,
Nor Hayati Sa'at,
Fauziah Abu Hasan,
Hairunnizam Wahid
Affiliations
Noorhaslinda Kulub Abd Rashid
Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Development, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia; Corresponding author.
Nor Fatimah Che Sulaiman
Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Development, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia; Institute of Tropical Biodiversity and Sustainable Development, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia
Zuraini Anang
Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Development, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia
Bayu Taufiq Possumah
Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Development, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia
Suriyani Muhamad
Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Development, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia
Nor Hayati Sa'at
Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Development, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia; Institute of Tropical Biodiversity and Sustainable Development, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia
Fauziah Abu Hasan
Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Development, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia
Hairunnizam Wahid
Center for Sustainable & Inclusive Development (SID), Faculty of Economics & Management, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Selangor, Malaysia
Unsustainable consumption promotes discouraging patterns of consumption with negative impacts on society. It also contributes to inequalities and poverty. Unsustainable patterns of production and consumption undermine development goals in terms of inefficiency and overconsumption. This research explores the level of sustainable consumption of Malaysian households from the perspective of income and consumption expenditure. The analysis is based on cross-sectional data obtained from questionnaires distributed to 635 Malaysian households in eight districts in Terengganu (urban and rural areas) using stratified random sampling. The findings show that the level of sustainable consumption expenditure of Muslim households in Terengganu is still low. Achieving sustainable consumption patterns is more technically and politically complex than changing production patterns because it raises important issues such as human values, equity and lifestyle choices.
