Abstract:
The purpose of this study was fourfold: first, to study the facts, problems, and attitudes of civilian in the area of Tambon Bangaja Administrative Organization (BAO); second, to study a whole general way of life of civilian (GWL) in Bangaja society; third, to compare the satisfaction between occupational groups toward the GWL of civilian in Bangaja society; and fourth, to study the causal correlation among selected factors. All completed 274 family members (from 294 random members or 93.20 percent) with multi-stage sampling were participated in this study. Data were analyzed by computing frequency, percentage, median, stepwise-multi regression correlation, and path analysis. Research results were as follows: 1. Civilian in the area of BAO, in dry season 40% of civilian had a serious problem in water consumption and agriculture. Most of them solved this problem by helping them-self, and requesting government officers for helping, respectively. In addition, 90% of civilian indicated that their area and home location were located in the appropriate area. It was also found that 60% of civilian were satisfaction on a whole general way of life from high to very high levels. 2. Population change rates in the past 1 year were as follows: birth rate as 1.39%, dead rate as 0.31%, in-migration rate (9.62%) greater than out-migration rate (5.26%) as 4.36 percent. It also revealed that the average of civilian density was 264 persons per a square kilometer. 3. Seventy-three percent of BAO civilian was in labor age (15-64 years). Most of BAO civilian revealed that the best parents were as follows: a good family leader, responsibility person, listening problems from son/daughter like a good friend, good emotion, no making decision problems with bad emotion, no concerning with all bad things, no comparing son/daughter with other's son/daughter, giving loveliness sons or daughters equality, and giving freedom to son or daughter for making decision. 4. The crucial family problems of the BAO civilian were as follows; lacking money, no resting time, conflicting between relatives, no appropriate environment for home location, abandoning elders, abandoning child )parent have a new family), etc. 5. Most of the BAO civilian knew the location of all official governmental units and clearly understood the function of those official units. 6. As a result of past elections, the BAO civilian (47%) went to vote Puyaiban and senate representatives selections more than Tambon Adminstration Organization, and Provinicial Administrative organization, respectively. 7. Ninety-five percent of BAO civilian was able to read or write books. After schooling, most of BOA civilian (95%) study increasingly from reading books by themselves, training some interesting program, and study occupational short-courses. Most of BAO civilian indicated that learning gave the highest advantage for all in high to very levels. They would give a chance to sons/daughters continuing study in higher education level. They also revealed that two subjects gave them an advantage to their occupation as agriculture, and mathematics. 8. Most of the BAO civilian's occupations were agriculture, employees, government officers, and traders, respectively. Income average of each family was 123,562 baht a year, came from selling agricultural products. On the contary, expenditure average was 112,292 baht a year, paid for running water, electric, educational fee, health care, and other miscellanies. The crucial problems or obstacles concerning agriculture of the BAO civilian were as no usual rain in rainy season. In addition, problems or obstacles of selling agricultural products were as decreasing price for selling. 9. Most of the BAO civilian believed in Buddhism. They agreed that all religions taught everybody as a good person. Moreover, the civilian had no faith in reincamation and spiritual bodies. 10. When getting sick, majority of the BAO civilian (68%) went to see doctors at provincial hospitals, 30% bought their medicine from drug store (by suggestion from a doctor, and drug seller). 11. Seventy percent of family in the BAO owned at least one set of following facilitators: radios, television, refrigerator, fan, etc. The popular radio programs were news, dramas, and songs. In same as popular television programs were news, entertainment, and features, respectively. 12. Thirteen percent of the BAO civilian had some problems on using Thai language in terms of using inappropriate words with timing and places, using the king word, and using prodigal words, etc. 13. As a whole general way of life of the BAO civilian, it was found that all 4 categories (area and home locations, family economic, family background, and political participation) were at good to very good levels. Only one category (satisfaction toward a whole general way of life-GWL) was at low level. 14 Almost all of occupational groups in the BAO area were not significantly difference toward the satisfaction on the GWL at the .05 level. Exception, agricultural group had the satisfaction on the GWL more than the employee group. 15. As a result of studying the causal relationships among selected factors, it was found that the area and home location had direct effect on the family economics (these two factors had no direct or indirect effect toward the political participation, and the satisfaction on the GWL). Moreover, it was also found that the satisfaction on the GWL received direct or indirect effect from the family background (indirect effect pass through the political participation factor), and received direct effect from the political participation factor.