Abstract:
To study Bangkok's consumer behavior of health products. Questionnaires were used to collect the data from a total of 450 samples. Frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient, and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) were employed to analyze data. SPSS programme was used for data processing. It was found that most consumers have neutral attitudes towards health products and have low level consumer behavior. They think health products are practical, good for health but rather risky and unnecessary. Vitamins, health food, and cosmetics are most consumed products. More than half of the consumers buy products for themselves and some receive them as gift. Economic conditions have an effect upon their purchasing decision making. Besides, consumers have low level information-seeking ; they seek information mostly from mass media and consume mostly familiar news. The results of hypothesis testing are as follows : 1. Sex, profession, income level and health care level significantly different effect on consumer behavior of health products. However, other factors as age, marital status, education level, and health status do not have significantly different effect on consumer behavior of health products. 2. Health-promoting lifestyles : food taking, rest, exercise and other health behavior are positively correlated with consumer behavior of health products. 3. Attitudes toward health products are positively correlated with consumer behavior of health products. 4. Information-seeking, through academic, entertainment, advertising and familiar news, and through mass media, interpersonal and other related media, is positively correlated with consumer behavior of health products. Familiar news and other related media are mostly correlated with consumer behavior of health products.