Abstract:
The purposes of this research were 1) to study the needs of social welfare for the elder in Khlung Municipality and 2) to compare the needs of social welfare for the elder in Khlung Municipality. The sample consisted of 336 elder people. The research tool was a questionnaire. The statistics were percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test and One-Way ANOVA.
The research showed that the elder needs of social welfare at a high level. The sample was 60 to 69 year old females 54.8 percent , elementary education 61.9 percent, married 65.8 percent, agriculturalists (gardeners, farmers, etc.) 52.7 percent, suffered from congenital disease 28.9 percent.
The factors effected the needs of social welfare in Khlung Municipality were the education level and marital status whereas the other factors did not.