TY - JOUR T1 - The Impingement Factors of Perceived Usefulness Towards ICT Usage Among Rural Youth in Malaysia AU - Ramli, Siti Aisyah AU - Omar, Siti Zobidah AU - Samah, Bahaman Abu AU - Bolong, Jusang AU - Hassan, Md. Salleh AU - Shaffril, Hayrol Azril Mohamed JO - Research Journal of Applied Sciences VL - 12 IS - 7 SP - 368 EP - 371 PY - 2017 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1815-932x DO - rjasci.2017.368.371 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjasci.2017.368.371 KW - ICT usage KW -community development KW -perceived usefulness KW -rural youth KW -particularly KW -analysis AB - The aim of this study is to identify the impingement factors of perceived usefulness towards ICT usage among rural youth in Malaysia. This is a quantitative research whereby via a simple random sampling, a total of 400 respondents age between 17-40 years were selected. The analysis performed has confirmed that only educational achievement has significant results with perceived usefulness while the other factors such as occupation, states, gender, income and number of household members did not record any significant relationship or difference. With the identified impingement factors, it is a hope that it can assist the concern parties in assisting the development of rural youth particularly with regard to their ICT usage. ER -