The relationship between the perception in the marketing mix and the response of elders to buy supplementary food in the Area of Khlong Sam Subdistrict, Khlong Luang District, Pathum Thani Province
Abstract:
The objectives of this research were 1) to study the Elders perception of Marketing Mix on supplementary food of elders in the area of Khlong Sam subdistrict, Khlong Luang district, Pathum Thani province 2) to study the response of Elders to Buy Supplementary Food in the area of Khlong Sam subdistrict, Khlong Luang district, Pathum Thani province and 3) to study the relationship between the perception in the marketing mix and the response of Elderly to Buy Supplementary Food in the area of Khlong Sam subdistrict, Khlong Luang district, Pathum Thani province. The research was conducted the sample of 367 respondents from the total populations of 4,369 people. The sample size was derived by Taro Yamanes formula and the tools for data collection were a rating scale, questionnaire with reliability of 0.83 for the aspect of perception in marketing mix and 0.81 for the aspect of the response of Elders to Buy Supplementary Food. Statistics used to analyzed data were percentage, mean, standard deviation and hypotheses test with Pearson correlation coefficient. The research findings were as follows:1.The general data analysis found that the majority of sample were female (55.6 %), age 60-69 years (60.5 %), lived with family (78.2 %), education level of lower than bachelor degree (56.4 %), the last occupations were labors or company employees (36.0 %) and average income from 5,001 baht (62.4 %). 2.The perception in marketing mix on supplementary food of elderly found that in overall was at high level. When considering by each aspect, it was found that all aspect was at high level. The highest score was the aspect of product followed by the aspect of price and the aspect of marketing promotion.3.The response of elderly in buying supplementary food found that the response overall was at high level. When considering by each aspect, it was found that all aspect was at high level. The highest score was the aspect of selecting product followed by the aspect of selecting product brand and the aspect of selecting sellers respectively.4.The relationship between the perception of marketing mix on supplementary food and the response of elders to buy supplementary food found that 1) the perception of marketing mix in the aspect of product had positively correlated at a moderate level at a statistical significance of 0.05 2) the perception of marketing mix in the aspect of price had positively correlated at a moderate level at a statistical significance of 0.05 3) the perception of marketing mix in the aspect of distribution channel had positively correlated at a rather high level at a statistical significance of 0.05 and 4) the perception in marketing mix in the aspect of marketing promotion had positively correlated at a rather high level at a statistical significance of 0.05.