Using sufficiency economy philosophy in living of those employed in Bangkok

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to study the 1) Demographic factors affecting the knowledge about the sufficiency economy philosophy of those employed persons in Bangkok. 2) Demographic factors affecting the use of sufficiency economy philosophy in the life of the person employed in Bangkok. 3) The relationship between knowledge about sufficiency economy philosophy and the use of sufficiency economy philosophy in the life of the employed persons in Bangkok. The samples in this research were 540 the employed persons in Bangkok selected by multistage random sampling. The research instrument was test with 10 items and questionnaires of rating scales with 30 items. The statistics used to analyze the data, including the number and percentage, mean, standard deviation, t - test for independent sample, One-Way ANOVA, Scheffe’s test analysis and simple correlation coefficients were statistical method to analyze data. The research found that: 1) Most of the respondents were female, aged less than 35 years, single status, education level Bachelor's degree career employees to a private company. The average monthly income of less than 35,000 baht, Hometown Central region. Have knowledge of the sufficiency economy philosophy at a moderate level. The sufficiency economy philosophy is applied to life at a high level. 2) Demographic factors affecting knowledge of the sufficiency economy philosophy include gender, age, education level, occupation and average monthly income. Comparison results vary statistically significantly at a significant level of 0.05. 3) Demographic factors affecting the use of sufficiency economy philosophy in the life of those employed in Bangkok include gender, age, marital status, education level, occupation and average monthly income. Comparison results vary statistically significantly at a significant level of 0.05 4) The relationship between knowledge about sufficiency economy philosophy and the use of sufficiency economy philosophy in the life of the employed persons in Bangkok. There was a relationship that was not statistically significant. At a significance level 0.05