Abstract:
The purposes of the research were to study 1) personal factors of the
academic staff at Rajamangala University of Technology Phra Nakhon (RMUTP)
2) fresh-coffee consumption behavior of the academic staff at RMUTP and
3) relationship between personal factors and fresh-coffee consumption behavior of
the academic staff at RMUTP. The sample group consisted of 237 academic freshcoffee
consuming personnels The instrument was a questionnaire. Frequency,
percentage, mean, standard deviation, Chi-square and Phi correlation were used in
data analysis via computer program.
The results of the study indicated that 1) majority of the samples were
female, aged between 41-45. Most of them were masters degree holding instructors
with 25,001-30,000 baht monthly income; 2) most of the staff consumed
approximately 4-5 glasses of freshly-brewed coffee weekly, spending 41-50 baht per
glass. Most purchased the fresh-coffee from a coffee booth or a coffee corner from
09.01-12.00 in the morning. Most of the samples preferred to drink iced (cold)
fresh-coffee which had bitter sweet rich taste. Milk was once in a while added.
Moreover, they liked to drink fresh-coffee together with something sweet, such as
cake, bread, and pie; and 3) concerning the relationship between personal factors of
academic staff at RMUTP, it was found that age, work status, education level, faculty
and average monthly income had a statistically significant correlation at the level of
0.5 with the consumption behavior. None of the gender was found.