๊Using Sufficiency Economy Philosophy in Life of Employed Persons in Bangkok

Abstract

          The research aimed to 1) study the comparison between the demographic factors and the knowledge about the sufficiency economy philosophy of the employed persons in Bangkok,  to investigate the comparison between the demographic factors and the use of sufficiency economy philosophy in the life of the employed persons in Bangkok, and, explore the relationship between the knowledge about the 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 employed persons in Bangkok selected by multistage random sampling. The research instruments were the test and questionnaires of rating scales. The statistics used to analyze the data included the percentage, mean, standard deviation,    t - test  F-test, Scheffe’s test analysis and simple correlation coefficients.

          The results of the research revealed that most of the respondents were female, ageing less than 35 years, with single status and having Bachelor's degree and working as employees in private companies with the average monthly income of less than 35,000 baht  as well as their hometown in the central region. They had the knowledge about the sufficiency economy philosophy at a moderate level and they applied the sufficiency economy philosophy to life at a high level. It was also found that the differences of genders, age, education level, occupation, and average monthly income affected the knowledge about the sufficiency economy philosophy statistically at a significant level of 0.05. In addition, it was shown that the differences of genders, age, education level, occupation, and average monthly income affected the use of sufficiency economy philosophy in the life of those employed in Bangkok statistically at a significant level of 0.05. Concerning the comparison of the relationship between the knowledge about the sufficiency economy philosophy and the use of sufficiency economy philosophy in the life of the employed persons in Bangkok, it was found that there was no differences.