The quality of life according to sufficiency economy and the quality of work life of the villagers under the OTOP (One Tambol One Product) Scheme of Hinhow sub - district, Lomkao district, Petchaboon province
Abstract:
This term paper on The Quality of Life according to Sufficiency Economy and the Quality of Work Life of the Villagers under the OTOP (One Tambol One Product) Scheme of Hinhow Sub-District, Lomkao District, Petchaboon Province was aimed to study the Quality of Life according to Sufficiency Economy and the Quality of Work Life, and examine the relation between the Quality of Life according to Sufficiency Economy and the Quality of Life as well as the Quality of Life according to Sufficiency Economy and the Quality of Work Life classified by personal factors of the Villagers under the OTOP (One Tambol One Product) Scheme of Hinhow Sub-District, Lomkao District, Petchaboon Province. The demographic sample participated in this study was the villagers of Hinhow Sub-District, Lomkao District, Petchaboon Province, totaling 101 households, mostly females aged between 20 and 30, married, having the academic qualifications of primary education or lower, earning incomes of Baht 5,001 or up, having expenditures of more than Baht 5,001 or up, and having a range of practice periods from 1 to 6 years. The data were collected by means of the questionnaire and were analyzed by using the statistics in Percentage, Mean, Standard Deviation, and Pearsons Correlation Coefficient.
The results of the hypothetical test showed that the villagers under the OTOP (One Tambol One Product) Scheme of Hinhow Sub-District, Lomkao District, Petchaboon Province adopted the Quality of Life according to Sufficiency Economy in the area of Reasonableness into practice at the highest level, while the other areas were adopted into practice at the high level. The study found that the villagers under the OTOP (One Tambol One Product) Scheme of Hinhow Sub-District, Lomkao District, Petchaboon province were highly satisfied with the Quality of Work Life in every area except remuneration with which the villagers were moderately satisfied. Upon having classified the database by personal factors of the villagers under the OTOP (One Tambol One Product) Scheme of Hinhow Sub-District, Lomkao District, Petchaboon Province, the study found that the Villagers Quality of Life according to Sufficiency Economy were different by individual characteristics in sex, age, education background, marital status and income level whilst others made no difference at the statistical significance level of 0.05. As for the Quality of Work Life classified by personal factors of the villagers under the OTOP (One Tambol One Product) Scheme of Hinhow Sub - District, Lomkao District, Petchaboon Province, the study found difference in Villagers Quality of Work Life with regard to remuneration by individual characteristics in age and marital status, while others made no difference at the statistical significance level of 0.05.
Recommendations: On the Quality of Life according to Sufficiency Economy of the Villagers under the OTOP (One Tambol One Product) Scheme of Hinhow Sub - District, Lomkao District, Petchaboon Province, the villagers should be taught and trained to live by the Philosophy of Sufficiency Economy. As for the Quality of Work Life, local products and its prices should be publicized to make them better known to the general public, additionally; a saving group under the OTOP scheme should be established to provide security to the members of the program.