Water and electricity utilization of the students in faculty of home economics technology under rajamangara university of technology phra nakhon

Abstract

The purposes of this research are to study water and electricity consumption behavior of the students, to study understanding of water and electricity saving and to compare the difference of water and electricity consumption behavior, classified as personal characteristic of the students, Faculty of Home Economics Technology, Rajamangala University of Technology Phra Nakhon. This research was descriptive research. The sample group used in the research was the students, Faculty of Home Economics Technology, Rajamangala University of Technology Phra Nakhon. Size of the sample group was specified to be 325 people by stratified sampling. The tool used in data analysis was questionnaire divided into 3 parts, including part 1: questions regarding general details of a respondent, part 2: questions regarding knowledge of water and electricity saving consumption the students, of Faculty of Home Economics Technology, Rajamangala University of Technology Phra Nakhon and part 3: questions regarding water and electricity consumption behavior of the students, Faculty of Home Economics Technology, Rajamangala University of Technology Phra Nakhon. The statistics used in data analysis consisted of frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation and hypothesis testing using t-test and ANOVA (Analysis of Variance) for testing parallel difference by LSD method. The research result found that: 1. The level of water and electricity consumption behavior of the students, Faculty of Home Economics Technology, Rajamangala University of Technology Phra Nakhon was, overall, in the moderate level. 2. The level of understanding and knowledge regarding water and electricity saving of the students, Faculty of Home Economics Technology, Rajamangala University of Technology Phra Nakhon was, overall, in the moderate level. 3. The comparison of different behavior of water and electricity consumption, specified according to personal characteristics, could be summarized that the students having different gender, class and major had identical water consumption behavior and the students having different gender, class and major had identical electricity consumption behavior. On the other hand, the students having different major had statistical significance in electricity consumption behavior at 0.05