Quality of Life among Thai Worker in Tak Special Economic Development Zone

Abstract

This research aimed to study the quality of life among Thai workers in Tak Special Economic Development Zone. The population used in this study was 400 Thai workers in Tak Special Economic Development Zone. The instrument was a questionnaire-based survey. Data were analyzed using percentage, mean, standard deviation, correlation, and one-way analysis of variance (One-way Anova). The research findings found that most of the respondents were female, high school graduates, or equivalent. Most of them were salesman working one to three years and lived in their own homes. Their average annual incomes were 60,001–120,000 baht, expenditures were 60,001–120,000 baht, and saving money was less than 12,000 baht. For the life quality of Thai workers, the overall quality of life among Thai workers was at the moderate level (=3.47, S.D.=1.02). When considering each aspect, it was found that the quality of life for working was in the top three at a high level as follows: 1) democracy in the workplace (=3.56, S.D.=0.96), 2) benefits and social responsibility (=3.54, S.D.=0.97), and 3) competency development of operators ( =3.51, S.D=0.95). A comparison of  the relationship between individual factors and Thai worker quality of life found that different gender, ages, education levels, and working ages had no effect on the quality of life among Thai workers, but the different status and occupation affect the quality of life among Thai workers with the statistical significance level at 0.05.